Victoria Mboko’s stellar start to the season has continued at the Qatar Open following her progress to the final four.
The Canadian holds an impressive 12-3 record from her first four tournaments of 2026 at the United Cup, Adelaide International, Australian Open, and Qatar Open.
Mboko, who has been tipped to become World No. 1, will enter the top 10 of the rankings for the first time if she reaches the final in Qatar.
The star’s victory against Rybakina in the quarter-final earned her a Qatar Open record that has never been achieved before.
Victoria Mboko hits multiple top 10 victories at the Qatar Open
Mboko has now become the first WTA player to beat multiple top 10 players at a single event at the Qatar Open, according to OptaAce.
The Canadian defeated Mirra Andreeva in a three set battle, and followed it up with a win against Rybakina with the same scoreline.
Mboko is now the highest seed left in the competition, after knocking out Rybakina and Iga Swiatek’s exit at the hands of Maria Sakkari.
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The star will now play Jelena Ostapenko in the Qatar Open semi-finals, a player she is yet to face on the WTA Tour.
With the draw as open as it has become, Mboko has a real chance to win her third WTA title in six months.
Sakkari and Karolina Muchova will play out the other side of the draw in the semi-finals of the Qatar Open.
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Mboko’s incredibly impressive run in 2026 so far has seen her reach double figures for wins already, but she has been beaten.
The star was shocked by Elise Mertens in her first loss of the year at the United Cup, as Canada were beaten by Belgium.
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Mboko was also dismantled by Andreeva in the final of the Adelaide International, where the Canadian managed to win just four games against the Russian.
She was also defeated by Aryna Sabalenka in the last 16 of the Australian Open. Mboko struggled with the world number one in the first set, losing 6-1, but she made life more difficult in the second set.
She forced a tie-break with Sabalenka, which she lost, to confirm her exit from the first Grand Slam of the year.
