Kristina Mladenovic and Guo Hanyu will play Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani in Sunday’s Wimbledon women’s doubles final, setting up a match that guarantees first-time champions at the tournament.
For Mladenovic, the run is another reminder of her consistency at the highest level. She has already been a Wimbledon runner-up in women’s doubles, finishing second with Timea Babos in 2014. Dabrowski, too, knows what it is like to come close, having finished runner-up at Wimbledon in 2019 with Xu Yifan and again in 2024 with Erin Routliffe.
How Mladenovic and Guo reached the final
Friday’s semi-final had to be fought for. Guo Hanyu and Kristina Mladenovic came from 3-0 down in the opening set before beating Xu Yifan and Jiang Xinyu 7-6, 6-4. It was the kind of response that underlined their resilience, especially after upsetting the top seeds in the quarter-finals.
Dabrowski and Stefani reached the final with a more straightforward win, defeating Shuko Aoyama and Liang En-shuo 7-5, 6-3. The pair have been strong throughout the event and now have the chance to turn that consistency into a title.
A final built on experience and opportunity
There is a clear storyline here: both finalist pairs are seeking their first Wimbledon title in women’s doubles. That matters because it adds pressure, but it also creates opportunity. Someone will leave Sunday with a breakthrough victory, and neither side will be able to rely on past success at this event to carry them through.
For Mladenovic, the chance is especially significant. She has been close before, and now she returns to the final with a new partner and a fresh route through the draw. For Dabrowski, the feeling will be familiar too, but the challenge remains the same: turn another strong Wimbledon into a title-winning run.
Whatever happens on Sunday, the final is already set up as a meeting between two pairs with different paths but the same goal. One of them will make Wimbledon history by lifting the women’s doubles trophy for the first time.
