Canada's Dabrowski, Brazil's Stefani fall in U.S. Open women's doubles semifinals

Luisa Stefani of Brazil and Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada, back to the camera, speak in the women's doubles final at Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London on July 12, 2026. (Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP Photo)

NEW YORK — Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil’s Luisa Stefani are out of the U.S. Open.

The second-seeded women’s doubles duo was ousted by Americans Robin Montgomery and Ashley Krueger 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8) in the semifinals on Wednesday night.

Dabrowski and Stefani converted on five of their seven break-point chances while saving seven of Montgomery and Krueger’s 12 opportunities.

Dabrowski and Stefani lost the final two games of the second set to end up in a third set. And in the final set, they lost three of the last four games after being ahead 5-4 -- including being up 8-2 during the tiebreak before losing eight straight points.

The loss ends Dabrowski’s hopes of a repeat.

Dabrowski won the Grand Slam event in 2023 and 2025 with New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe as her partner.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 9, 2026.