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Local pro tennis player scores biggest title of career with first-time doubles partner

July 13, 2015: Gaby Dabrowski of Team Canada competes in the Women’s singles tennis against Louisa Chirico of Team USA at the Canadian Tennis Centre during the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto, Canada. Gaby won by 2-sets to 1 to progress to the quarter-finals.

Ottawa native Gabriela Dabrowski celebrated her 25th birthday by winning the biggest title of her tennis career a day later on Apr. 2 at the Miami Open.

Teaming up with China’s Yifan Xu for the very first time, the new pair entered the top-flight tournament unseeded but emerged with 5 victories over many of the world’s best women’s doubles teams to earn a $385,170 payday.

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