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Elena Rybakina
Елена Рыбакина
Rybakina at the 2019 French Open
Full nameElena Andreyevna Rybakina
Country (sports) Kazakhstan (2018–)
 Russia (2013–18)
Born (1999-06-17) 17 June 1999 (age 24)
Moscow, Russia
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Turned proDec 2014
PlaysRight-handed
(Two-handed backhand)
CoachAndrei Chesnokov (2017–2019)
Stefano Vukov (2019–)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,198,876
Singles
Career record161–67 (70.6%)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 17 (24 February 2020)
Current rankingNo. 17 (9 March 2020)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2020)
French Open1R (2019)
WimbledonQ3 (2019)
US Open1R (2019)
Doubles
Career record32–24 (57.1%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 344 (3 February 2020)
Current rankingNo. 355 (9 March 2020)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2020)
US Open1R (2019)
Last updated on: 14 March 2020.

Elena Andreyevna Rybakina (Russian: Елена Андреевна Рыбакина; born 17 June 1999[2]) is a Russian–born Kazakh professional tennis player who has won two singles titles on the WTA Tour.[3][4] She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 17.[5]

Rybakina won her first WTA title in Bucharest, Romania in July 2019 at the age of 20, first cracked the top 20 in February 2020 and rose to prominence at the 2020 Dubai Tennis Championships by recording her first top 5 victory against world No. 3 Karolína Plíšková and defeating 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin.[6]

Early life and background

Elena Rybakina was born on June 17, 1999 in Moscow. At five, her father, who was engaged in various sports, brought her to tennis. In 2016, Rybakina began her professional career.[7]

From 2013 to 2018, Rybakina represented Russia, then she changed her nationality to represent Kazakhstan.[8]

Junior career

Rybakina is a former world No. 3 junior. She reached the semifinals of the junior girl's singles event at the Australian Open and Roland Garros in 2017.[8] She is also quarterfinalist of the junior girl's singles event at the US Open, also in 2017. As junior, she had 32–11 record.[9]

Professional career

2014–17: ITF debut

Rybakina began playing on the ITF Women's Circuit in December 2014 at the age of 15. She reached her first singles final at $10K Antalya, Turkey in November 2015, where she lost to Ekaterine Gorgodze.

2017: WTA debut, first ITF singles and doubles titles

In October 2017, Rybakina made her WTA debut at the Kremlin Cup, but she was defeated in the round by Irina-Camelia Begu.[10]

On the ITF, she won her first single title at the $15K Kazan, Russia in March 2018, defeating Russian player Daria Nazarkina in straight sets, and she won her first double title at the $15K Istanbul, Turkey in April 2017 with Russian Ekaterina Kazionova.

2018: First top 10 win, playing for Kazakhstan

At the 2018 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, Rybakina recorded her first WTA main-draw win against Timea Bacsinszky, then she defeated world No. 7, Caroline Garcia.[11] In the quarterfinals, Rybakina lost to Julia Görges.[12] In June 2018, she chose to represent Kazakhstan.[8]

2019: First WTA title, debut at the top 50

In 2019, Rybakina won her first WTA title at the Bucharest Open at the age of 20, playing only her seventh tournament main draw; she beat Patricia Maria Țig in the final. The win took her into the top 70 in the WTA Rankings.[13] On September 16, 2019 she made debut within the top 50.[14]

2020: First Grand Slam win, debut at the top 20

Rybakina started the new season by reaching the final in Shenzhen, where she lost to Ekaterina Alexandrova.[15] The following week, she won her second WTA title in Hobart, defeating Zhang Shuai.[16] At the Australian Open, Rybakina, as 29th seed, had her first Grand Slam win. She beat Bernarda Pera and Greet Minnen, but then lost to world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty.[17] After the St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, where she lost in the final to Kiki Bertens, she reached the top 20 in the WTA rankings.[18] At the Dubai Tennis Championships, Rybakina scored her first top 5 win by defeating world No. 3 Karolína Plíšková.[19] In the first round she upset the 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin before reaching her fourth final of the 2020 season where she lost to Simona Halep.[20] After defeating Sorana Cîrstea and Alison Van Uytvanck in close three set matches, Rybakina withdrew from Doha prior to her third round match against Barty due to injury.[21]

Playing style

Rybakina is known for her aggressive game which is played mostly from the baseline. Her groundstrokes are powerful from both wings, and her power has been described as "effortless" by some commentators.[22] She has a strong, powerful, and accurate serve which is capable of reaching 115 mph (185 km/h), and, so far in 2020, she has led the WTA tour in the number of aces served, at 144 in 25 matches, up to 9 March 2020.[23] She employs a 'first-strike' style of game, choosing to finish points quickly. She possesses exceptional variety, being capable of incorporating drop shots and sliced backhands into points whilst still playing aggressively, is comfortable at the net and is an adept volleyer, and has been praised for her intelligent shot selection, point construction, and patience, not making as many unforced errors as other players with a similarly aggressive game. Since 2019, she has won the vast majority of three set matches she has participated in, having won 90% of such matches in 2020, and has been noted for her tenacity and competitive spirit.

Endorsements

As of 2020, Rybakina is sponsored by Adidas for clothing and shoes, and by Yonex for rackets. Previously, she was endorsed by Nike for apparel and shoes.

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
  • Sourced from WTA[24]

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the suspension of the 2020 WTA Tour.

Russia Kazakhstan
Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments[25]
Australian Open A A Q1 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
French Open A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A A Q3 NH* 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A Q2 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Premier 5 tournaments
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] A A A 3R[b] 0 / 1 2–0 100%
Cincinnati Open A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wuhan Open A A QF 0 / 1 3–1 75%
Career statistics[26]
Tournaments 1 2 11 6 Career total: 20
Titles 0 0 1 1 Career total: 2
Finals 0 0 2 4 Career total: 6
Hard Win–Loss 0–1 2–1 12–6 21–4 1 / 14 35–12 74%
Clay Win–Loss 0–0 1–1 8–3 0–0 1 / 5 9–4 69%
Grass Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 0 / 1 3–1 75%
Overall Win–Loss 0–1 3–2 23–10 21–4 2 / 20 47–17 73%
Win (%) 0% 60% 70% 84% Career total: 73%
Year-end ranking[c] 425 191 37 $1,198,875

Doubles

Current through the suspension of the 2020 WTA Tour.

Russia Kazakhstan
Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments[25]
Australian Open A A A 2R2 0 / 1 1–1 50%
French Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0 0%
Wimbledon A A A NH* 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A 1R1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 3 2 1 Career total: 7
Titles 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Overall Win–Loss 0–1 0–3 0–2 1–1 0 / 7 1–7 13%
Year-end ranking[d] 682 484 516

Notes

WTA career finals

Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–2)
International (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–4)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2019 Bucharest Open, Romania International Clay Romania Patricia Maria Țig 6–2, 6–0
Loss 1–1 Sep 2019 Jiangxi Open, China International Hard Sweden Rebecca Peterson 2–6, 0–6
Loss 1–2 Jan 2020 Shenzhen Open, China International Hard Russia Ekaterina Alexandrova 2–6, 4–6
Win 2–2 Jan 2020 Hobart International, Australia International Hard China Zhang Shuai 7–6(9–7), 6–3
Loss 2–3 Feb 2020 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, Russia Premier Hard (i) Netherlands Kiki Bertens 1–6, 3–6
Loss 2–4 Feb 2020 Dubai Championships, United Arab Emirates Premier Hard Romania Simona Halep 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(5–7)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–0)
$80,000 tournaments (0–0)
$60,000 tournaments (1–1)
$25,000 tournaments (2–2)
$15,000 tournaments (1–0)
$10,000 tournaments (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–4)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2015 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze 5–7, 7–6(7–3), 3–6
Loss 0–2 Nov 2016 ITF Helsinki, Finland 10,000 Hard (i) Denmark Karen Barritza 3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–3 Jun 2017 ITF Fergana, Uzbekistan 25,000 Hard Uzbekistan Sabina Sharipova 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 1–3 Mar 2018 ITF Kazan, Russia 15,000 Hard (i) Russia Daria Nazarkina 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 1–4 Apr 2018 Lale Cup, Turkey 60,000 Hard Uzbekistan Sabina Sharipova 6–7(0–7), 4–6
Loss 1–5 Jan 2019 Playford International, Australia 25,000 Hard Russia Anna Kalinskaya 4–6, 4–6
Win 2–5 Feb 2019 Launceston International, Australia 60,000 Hard Russia Irina Khromacheva 7–5, 3–3 ret.
Win 3–5 Mar 2019 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Hard (i) Ukraine Ganna Poznikhirenko 7–5, 6–0
Win 4–5 Mar 2019 ITF Kazan, Russia 25,000+H Hard (i) Poland Urszula Radwańska 6–2, 6–3

Doubles: 4 (4 titles)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–0)
$80,000 tournaments (0–0)
$60,000 tournaments (0–0)
$25,000 tournaments (1–0)
$15,000 tournaments (3–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2017 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 15,000 Hard (i) Russia Ekaterina Kazionova Greece Eleni Daniilidou
Israel Vlada Ekshibarova 		6–1, 6–3
Win 2–0 May 2017 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Russia Amina Anshba Russia Daria Nazarkina
Russia Anna Ukolova 		7–5, 4–6, [10–8]
Win 3–0 Mar 2018 ITF Kazan, Russia 15,000 Hard (i) Russia Alena Fomina Russia Anastasia Frolova
Russia Ksenia Lykina 		6–4, 1–6, [10–6]
Win 4–0 Mar 2019 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Hard (i) Russia Sofya Lansere Ukraine Ganna Poznikhirenko
Germany Vivian Heisen 		1–6, 6–3, [10–4]

ITF Junior Circuit finals

Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Category GA (1–0)
Category G1 (2–1)
Category G2 (1–1)
Category G3 (2–0)
Category G4 (0–0)
Category G5 (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2014 ITF Almetievsk, Russia G3 Hard Russia Sofiya Esterman 6–3, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Jun 2014 ITF Moscow, Russia G2 Clay Russia Anna Blinkova 1–6, 2–6
Win 2–1 Nov 2014 ITF Novokuznetsk, Russia G3 Carpet Russia Daria Kruzhkova 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss 2–2 Jan 2015 ITF Bratislava, Slovakia G2 Carpet Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 1–6
Loss 2–3 May 2015 ITF Charleroi, Belgium G1 Clay Germany Katharina Hobgarski 1–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win 3–3 Jul 2015 ITF Moscow, Russia G2 Clay Belarus Nika Shytkouskaya 6–3, 6–0
Win 4–3 Feb 2016 ITF Kazan, Russia G1 Hard Russia Valeriya Zeleva 6–2, 6–4
Win 5–3 Mar 2016 ITF Umag, Croatia G1 Clay Ukraine Katarina Zavatska 6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–5)
Win 6–3 May 2017 ITF Milan, Italy GA Clay Poland Iga Świątek 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3

Doubles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Category GA (0–1)
Category G1 (1–1)
Category G2 (1–1)
Category G3 (1–1)
Category G4 (0–1)
Category G5 (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2014 ITF Istanbul,
Turkey 		G4 Hard Russia Valeriya Yushchenko Turkey Ayla Aksu
Turkey Muge Topsel 		1–6, 5–7
Win 1–1 Jun 2014 ITF Almaty,
Kazakhstan 		G3 Clay Russia Amina Anshba Russia Elisabeth Lyukshinova
Russia Anna Ureke 		7–5, 7–6
Loss 1–2 Nov 2014 ITF Novokuznetsk,
Russia 		G3 Carpet Russia Valeriya Deminova Russia Daria Kruzhkova
Russia Tatiana Nikolaeva 		3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–3 Feb 2015 ITF Siauliai,
Lithuania 		G2 Hard Russia Olesya Pervushina Netherlands Nina Kruijer
Netherlands Liza Lebedzeva 		6–3, 3–6, [5–10]
Win 2–3 Jul 2015 ITF Moscow,
Russia 		G2 Clay Russia Maria Galiy Russia Sofiya Esterman
Russia Anastasia Gasanova 		6–2, 1–6, [10–6]
Loss 2–4 May 2016 ITF Milan,
Italy 		GA Clay Russia Amina Anshba Russia Olesya Pervushina
Russia Anastasia Potapova 		4–6, 1–6
Win 3–4 Sep 2016 ITF Repentigny,
Canada 		G1 Hard Norway Malene Helgø China Wang Xiyu
China Zheng Wushuang 		7–6(8–6), 6–4
Loss 3–5 Apr 2017 ITF Beaulieu-sur-Mer,
France 		G1 Clay United Kingdom Emily Appleton United Kingdom Ali Collins
Germany Jule Niemeier 		6–7(1–7), 3–6

WTA ranking

Year 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Singles[27]
Highest ranking 606 420 175 36
Lowest ranking 964 616 454 196
Year-end ranking 616 425 191 37
Doubles[27]
Highest ranking 1140 634 468 351
Lowest ranking 1169 1163 994 516
Year-end ranking 1166 682 484 516

WTA Tour career earnings

Year Grand Slam
singles titles 		WTA
singles titles 		Total
singles titles 		Earnings (US$) Money list rank
2014 0 0 0 N/A N/A
2015 0 0 0 221 2403
2016 0 0 0 2,712 991
2017 0 1 1 15,841 450
2018 0 0 0 64,386 263
2019 0 1 0
2020 0 1 1 754,132 7
Career* 0 2 2 1,198,876 362

*As of 9 March 2020

Career Grand Slam statistics

Grand Slam tournament seedings

The tournaments won by Rybakina are in boldface, and advanced into finals by Rybakina are in italics.

Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
2018 Did not play Did not play Did not play Did Not Qualify
2019 Did Not Qualify Not seeded Did Not Qualify Not seeded
2020 29th Not Held

Record against other players

Record against top 10 players

Rybakina's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10 (as of March 9, 2020):

Player Record Win% Hard Clay Grass Last Match
Number 1 ranked players
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 1–0 100% 1–0 0–0 0–0 Won (7–6(7–1), 6–3) at 2020 Dubai
Romania Simona Halep 1–1 50% 1–1 0–0 0–0 Loss (6–3, 3–6, 6–7(5–7)) at 2020 Dubai
Australia Ashleigh Barty 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 Loss (3–6, 2–6) at 2020 Australian Open
Number 4 ranked players
France Caroline Garcia 1–0 100% 1–0 0–0 0–0 Won (4–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5)) at 2018 St. Petersburg
Netherlands Kiki Bertens 0–2 0% 0–1 0–0 0–1 Loss (1–6, 3–6) at 2020 St. Petersburg
Number 5 ranked players
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 Loss (5–7, 1–6) at 2019 Linz
Number 9 ranked players
Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky 1–0 100% 1–0 0–0 0–0 Won (6–4, 6–3) at 2018 St. Petersburg
Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 Loss (6–3, 1–6, 1–6) at 2019 Wuhan
Germany Julia Görges 0–2 0% 0–2 0–0 0–0 Loss (3–6, 4–6) at 2019 Luxembourg
Total 4–8 33% 4–7

(36%)

0–0

( – )

0–1

(0%)

Top 10 wins

Season 2018 2019 2020 Total
Wins 1 1 2 4
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score ERR
2018
1. France Caroline Garcia No. 7 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, Russia Hard (i) 2R 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5) No. 450
2019
2. Romania Simona Halep No. 6 Wuhan Open, China Hard 3R 5–4 ret. No. 50
2020
3. United States Sofia Kenin No. 7 Dubai Championships, United Arab Emirates Hard 1R 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–3 No. 19
4. Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková No. 3 Dubai Championships, United Arab Emirates Hard QF 7–6(7–1), 6–3 No. 19

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