Mboko beaten in Qatar Open final in straight sets by Muchova
skysports - 2/14/2026 7:21:22 PM - GMT (+2 )

Young star Victoria Mboko was beaten 6-4 7-5 by Karolina Muchova in the Qatar Open final.

The victory is a first ever WTA 1000 title for the 15th seed and former French Open finalist.

On the way to the final, Mboko stunned Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina in the quarter-finals and she blasted past Latvian Ostapenko in 74 minutes to reach her second WTA 1000 final, following on from her dream run to the National Bank Open title in Montreal last August.

Meanwhile, Muchova had defeated Maria Sakkari 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the other semi-final.

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This time last year, Mboko was ranked No 211 and on the way to collecting her fourth ITF title of 2025 at the Manchester W35.

She had played just one WTA main draw in her career, and had yet to win a match at that level.

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