China’s Guo Hanyu and France’s Kristina Mladenovic won the Wimbledon 2026 women’s doubles title after defeating second seeds Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani 6-3, 7-5 in Sunday’s final.
The 10th seeds, claiming their first Grand Slam title together, made a blistering start after quickly reading Dabrowski’s early lobs. Guo and Mladenovic raced to a 5-0 lead before the Canadian-Brazilian pair responded by winning three consecutive games.
The recovery, however, came too late to save the opening set.
Dabrowski and Stefani, who had reached the final without dropping a set, settled into the contest in the second and pushed hard for the first break. Guo and Mladenovic saved two break points, with the Frenchwoman’s powerful cross-court forehands helping the pair remain level at 5-5.
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Guo then produced the decisive intervention in the 11th game. Her sharp backhand returns at the net created a break-point opportunity before the 28-year-old, playing in her maiden Grand Slam final, converted it with an angled cross-court backhand.
Serving for the championship, Mladenovic remained composed and sealed the straight-sets victory with a forehand that Dabrowski could only return into the net.
It was Guo’s first Grand Slam title and Mladenovic’s first women’s doubles crown at Wimbledon, 12 years after the Frenchwoman finished runner-up at the All England Club. Mladenovic also added a seventh women’s doubles major title to her collection.
- With inputs from Reuters
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Published on Jul 12, 2026