Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe captured the Cincinnati Open women&rsquo;s doubles crown with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Guo Hanyu and Alexandra Panova, securing their first WTA 1000 title as a pair.
The Canadian-New Zealand duo, who began their partnership in 2022, have now collected six career titles together, including the US Open and the WTA Finals. This was their second title of the 2025 season. With the triumph, Dabrowski will climb to World No. 8 in the doubles rankings, while Routliffe stays at No. 7.
For Routliffe, it marked back-to-back Cincinnati wins, having lifted last year&rsquo;s trophy with Asia Muhammad. Dabrowski, meanwhile, celebrated her fifth WTA 1000 doubles crown, and first since Madrid 2022.
In the men&rsquo;s doubles final, Nikola Mektic and Rajeev Ram overcame Italy&rsquo;s Lorenzo Musetti and Lorenzo Sonego 4-6, 6-3, 10-5 to clinch their maiden Masters 1000 title as a team. The victory capped a remarkable run for the pair, who were competing in just their third tournament together.
The win carried extra milestones: Mektic joined Rohan Bopanna and Mate Pavic as the only active players to reach finals of all nine ATP Masters 1000 tournaments and claimed his 11th Masters 1000 crown overall, the most among active doubles players.
For Ram, at 41 years and 4 months, it was a historic triumph, making him the second-oldest Cincinnati men&rsquo;s doubles champion in the Open Era, after Daniel Nestor (42) in 2015.
With both finals producing history, Cincinnati 2025 added new chapters to the doubles game&rsquo;s legacy.
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Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe captured the Cincinnati Open women’s doubles crown

Routliffe-Dabrowski lift women’s crown; Mektic-Ram claim men’s doubles glory at Cincinnati

Routliffe-Dabrowski, Mektic-Ram Win Cincy Titles

Routliffe-Dabrowski lift women’s crown; Mektic-Ram claim men’s doubles glory at Cincinnati

August 18, 2025 | 15:50 IST