Dabrowski won Grand Slam, helped Canada win Billie Jean King Cup in strong 2023

Doubles star Gabriela Dabrowski made history on more than one occasion this season to cement her place in the Canadian tennis record books.

She teamed with Erin Routliffe to become the first Canadian duo to win a Grand Slam women's doubles title last summer at the U.S. Open.

Dabrowski capped her memorable campaign a couple months later by helping Canada win the Billie Jean King Cup for the first time.

Leylah Fernandez was a force for the Canadian side at the women's team tennis event in Spain. Canada swept its way to the weekend playoffs before beating Italy 2-0 in the final.

Fernandez, a Montreal native, won all five of her matches while relative unknown Marina Stakusic of Mississauga, Ont., delivered three upset victories. Dabrowski teamed with Fernandez in the deciding semifinal match to push Canada past Czechia.

Heidi el Tabakh captained a roster that also included Montreal native Eugenie Bouchard and Vancouver's Rebecca Marino.

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Dabrowski, from Ottawa, was ready if the best-of-three final went the distance, but the doubles match wasn't required after Stakusic and Fernandez won their singles matches in straight sets.

"I just feel like we're pretty good front-runners and we're pretty good with carrying momentum very quickly," Dabrowski said.

Canada made its debut at the annual tournament — previously known as the Federation Cup — in 1963. The country's best previous result was a semifinal appearance in 1988.

The Canadian men, meanwhile, were unable to duplicate their run to the Davis Cup title in 2022. Canada earned an automatic berth in this year's Final 8 as defending champion but crashed out in the first round to Finland.

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