Dabrowski Stefani Win China Open Doubles Title in Beijing

Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani won the China Open doubles title in Beijing on October 11, 2026, defeating top seeds Katerina Siniakova and Zhang Shuai in straight sets. The No. 2 seeds captured their fifth title of the season after a 59-minute final, according to wtatennis.com. Dabrowski and Stefani defeated Siniakova and Zhang 6-1, 6-2 to claim their seventh title as a team, wtatennis.com reported.

Their 2026 championship run also included victories in Dubai, Strasbourg, Eastbourne and Sao Paulo, while they finished runners-up at Wimbledon. According to wtatennis.com, Dabrowski earned her 25th career tour-level doubles title and seventh WTA 1000 crown with the victory. Stefani moved to 18 career doubles titles and five WTA 1000 titles, while the pair improved their team record to 75-19.

Siniakova and Zhang entered the Beijing final as the top seeds and had been playing together for their sixth tour-level event, according to wtatennis.com. The pair had won titles at the 2024 Guangzhou Open, Adelaide and Toronto before their loss in Beijing.

The defeat ended Siniakova and Zhang's 13-match winning streak and marked their first loss as a team in 2026, wtatennis.com reported. They now hold a 19-3 record as a partnership. Earlier in the tournament, Polish player Maja Chwalińska and Czech player Nikola Bartunkova were eliminated in the doubles competition after losing to Siniakova and Zhang 6-2, 6-1, according to ua.news. The match lasted 57 minutes, with the top seeds recovering after Chwalińska and Bartunkova won the opening two games.

Ua.news reported that Siniakova and Zhang won the final 10 games of that match after the early deficit and took control of both sets. Chwalińska was making her doubles debut at the Beijing tournament after a singles loss to Dayana Yastremska.