Victoria Mboko is the newest member of the world’s top 10, and has cracked the elite bracket in near-record time.
The teen star from Canada entered the top 10 this week after her run to the WTA 1000 final in Doha, where she stunned Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina along the way.
She ultimately lost to Karolina Muchova – the Czech who won just the second title of her career, almost seven years after her first – yet this was Mboko’s second WTA 1000 final, after winning in Montreal six months earlier.
The performance elevated the Canadian from world No.13 to a career-high mark of 10th, one ahead of Muchova, who jumped from 19th to 11th.
Mboko’s top-10 debut is significant in many ways. In mid-January 2025 – just 13 months ago – she was the world No.337, competing at ITF 35K events in the Caribbean. Her success on the ITF circuit meant she cracked the top 200 on 3 March 2025.
By reaching the top 10 less than a year later, this represents the fastest journey from top-200 debut to top-10 debut since teen phenom Jennifer Capriati in 1990.
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"It's kind of crazy. I never expected something to happen so fast for me,” Mboko said, in comments reported by wtatennis.com.
“I just have been taking it day by day, tournament by tournament. Every tournament I enter, I want to do well. I don't really hold that much expectation of myself. It's not like when I enter a tournament I'm going to say I'm going to win it, but you always want to try your best.
"I think this came relatively fast, but it's a nice feeling. It's nice to see that, to have that milestone, to see that number.
“So, yeah, I'm pretty happy with that."
It’s also one of the fastest rises, at 55 weeks, from top-300 debut to top-10 debut, behind only Capriati and Emma Raducanu since 1990.
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Mboko’s rise was made possible by a number of impressive results. She qualified for the WTA 1000 tournament in Rome and reached the second round, before progressing to the third round of Roland Garros as a qualifier.
Following her electrifying success on home soil in Montreal, she claimed her second WTA title in Hong Kong to close the 2025 season.
Already in 2026 Mboko has won 13 of 17 matches. She reached the Adelaide final – where she fell to Andreeva – then advanced to the fourth round at Australian Open 2026, her best Grand Slam result.
With Mboko joining Andreeva as a top-10 player, this marks the first time since 2009 that two teenagers are simultaneously ranked inside the WTA top 10.
And she avenged that Adelaide final defeat to Andreeva in Doha, outperforming her higher-ranked rival 6-3 3-6 7-6(5).
Andreeva made her top-10 debut around this time last year during the Middle East swing.