RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe rallied to defeat Americans Caroline Dolehide and Desirae Krawczyk 4-6, 6-3, (10-6) on Thursday in the WTA Finals.

With the victory, Dabrowski and Routliffe completed the round-robin stage with a perfect 3-0 record in the season-ending tournament, which features the top eight women’s doubles teams on the WTA Tour.

The No. 2 seeds secured first place in their group with the victory, coming back from a set down to finish the match in 93 minutes.

Dolehide and Krawczyk, who defeated Dabrowski and Routliffe in the final of the National Bank Open in Toronto in August, closed their first WTA Finals with a record of 0-3.

Dabrowski and Routliffe will face American Nicole Melichar-Martínez and Australian Ellen Pérez in Friday’s semifinal, who finished second in their group with a 2-1 record.

The final is scheduled for Saturday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 7, 2024.