Victoria Mboko continues to go from strength to strength on the WTA Tour, where she is one of the most exciting players right now.

Mboko has a 13-4 win-loss record in 2026 so far, with her fine efforts including a run to the finals of the Adelaide International and the Qatar Open.

The 19-year-old fell short of a third career title on both occasions, having lifted the trophies in Montreal and Hong Kong in 2025.

Mboko had planned to compete at this week’s Dubai Tennis Championships, but injury has ruled the Canadian out of the WTA 1000 event.

Victoria Mboko follows Jennifer Capriati in rapid WTA rise

Mboko has, however, received very positive news amid her injury blow, having just broken the WTA Top 10 for the first time in her career.

Last January, she was remarkably ranked 333rd on the WTA Tour, but now finds herself as the new world number 10.

It’s a rise reminiscent of tennis Hall of Fame member Jennifer Capriati, who also enjoyed a rapid climb towards her rivals.

At 350 days, Mboko has now enjoyed the fastest rise from a Top 200 debut to Top 10 since Capriati in 1990, who took 203 days.

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It’s a superb achievement from Mboko, although it does also highlight just how remarkable the career of Capriati was.

The American made it all the way to the top of the WTA rankings, and finished her fantastic career with 14 titles.

That included three Grand Slam titles – two at the Australian Open and one at the French Open – and an Olympic gold medal.

She impressively beat fellow legends Martina Hingis and Kim Clijsters in those major finals, after overcoming Steffi Graf at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

Mboko will now be eyeing a hugely successful career too, although the teenager must simply take each tournament as it comes at this stage of proceedings.

She has dealt with her rise superbly thus far, and really doesn’t look like slowing down any time soon.

Mboko has already etched her name into her nation’s history, becoming just the fourth Canadian to break the WTA Top 10.

She has joined Carling Bassett-Seguso, Eugenie Bouchard and Bianca Andreescu on that exclusive list.

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