Overview
- Coco Gauff and Victoria Mboko are set to debut as a team in Doha against seventh seeds Cristina Bucșa and Nicole Melichar‑Martinez in the first round.
- Mboko told Tennis Channel the duo linked up only after their initially planned partners failed to make the doubles draw.
- Both players have indicated the arrangement is a short‑term opportunity, with singles remaining their main focus.
- Gauff enters the singles field as the No. 4 seed following Aryna Sabalenka’s withdrawal and receives a first‑round bye.
- Reflecting on her heavy Australian Open quarter‑final defeat, Gauff said she plans to play more aggressively in Doha.