Guo, Mladenovic capture first Grand Slam crown as partners at Wimbledon

Facing the No. 2 seeds who entered on an 18-set winning streak, Guo Hanyu and Kristina Mladenovic rose to the occasion Sunday, defeating Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani 6-3, 7-5 in 1 hour and 32 minutes to win the Wimbledon women's doubles title.

Making her major final debut, Guo claimed her first Grand Slam trophy. Mladenovic a former doubles World No. 1, earned her seventh major title in women's doubles and 10th overall, including three mixed doubles crowns. It's her first Grand Slam triumph since winning Roland Garros in 2022.

It is the pair's second title of 2026, following their victory in their team debut in Auckland in January. It also marks the first Wimbledon crown for both players in the discipline.

"Hanyu said that she's lucky that I picked her, but I would like to thank her for believing in me and wanting to play with me because I was the one who asked her to play with me at the beginning of the season," Mladenovic said during the trophy presentation. "When I was coming back, I had no ranking. I had a tough injury last year, and she didn't hesitate at all. And I'm very proud to be standing here with her."

Season of highs continues for Guo and Mladenovic

It has been a fruitful season for Mladenovic in her return. In addition to her two titles with Guo, which bring her career total to 31 WTA Tour Driven by Mercedes-Benz doubles titles, she reached the Australian Open mixed doubles final with countryman Manuel Guinard and won a WTA 125 title in Oeiras with Veronika Erjavec.

Following their Wimbledon triumph, Mladenovic is projected to rise to No. 13 in the PIF WTA Doubles Rankings, while Guo is set to achieve a new career-high ranking of World No. 9, marking her Top 10 debut. The pair will be fourth in the Race to Indian Wells on Monday.

Guo's seventh career title is her first above the WTA 500 level, and she now has won multiple titles in a season for the third straight year. She has also made strides in singles, reaching her first WTA 125 final in Midland in February and finishing runner-up at the W50 in Maanshan en route to a career-best ranking of No. 156.

"Another person I want to thank is Alan (Ma)," Guo said. "He helped me to see lots of possibilities in my career and always helped me, giving me advice when I didn't know what to do. So thank you so much. I will keep trying and keep building. Let's see what's going to happen next."

 

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