Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil's Luisa Stefani advanced to the French Open women's doubles quarterfinals with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Norway's Ulrikke Eikeri and the United States' Quinn Gleason on Monday, according to Sportsnet.ca. The fourth-seeded pair won 80 per cent of first-serve points and converted four of eight break points to secure the win.
How did Dabrowski and Stefani clinch the match?
The decisive break came in the second set when Dabrowski and Stefani moved to 5-4, then held serve to close out the victory. This marked the second consecutive win over Eikeri and Gleason; the Canadian-Brazilian duo defeated the same pair in the Strasbourg International final on May 23, according to Sportsnet.ca.
What's next for the pair?
Dabrowski and Stefani will face the 11th-seeded combination of Germany's Laura Siegemund and Russia's Vera Zvonareva in the quarterfinals. The match represents another opportunity for the fourth seeds to advance deeper in the clay-court Grand Slam.
Meanwhile, fellow Canadian Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Quebec, and her Russian partner Diana Shnaider exited the women's doubles draw after losing 6-3, 6-1 to the Russian pairing of Oksana Selekhmeteva and Anastasia Zakharova, according to EverythingGP.
Sources
- Sportsnet.ca: Canada's Dabrowski, Brazil's Stefani advance to French Open doubles quarterfinals. Published 2026-06-01.
- EverythingGP: Dabrowski, Stefani win doubles opener in straight sets at French Open. Published 2026-05-27.
- paNOW: Ottawa's Dabrowski, Brazil's Stefani advance to doubles third round at French Open. Published 2026-05-29.
Reported from public sources.