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2026 Elena Rybakina tennis season

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2026 Elena Rybakina tennis season
Elena Rybakina (2025 DC Open) 09 (cropped) (cropped).jpg
Rybakina at the 2025 DC Open
Full name Elena Rybakina
CountryFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Calendar prize money$3,437,102 [1]
Singles
Season record17–4 (81%)
Calendar titles1
Current rankingNo. 2 (16 March 2026)
Ranking change from previous yearIncrease2.svg 3
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open W
Doubles
Season record0–0 ( – )
Current rankingNo. 268
Last updated on: 16 March 2026.
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The 2026 tennis season officially began on 4 January 2026, with the start of the Brisbane International in Brisbane.

Contents

During this season, Rybakina:

Yearly summary

Early hard court season

Rybakina began her season at the Brisbane International where she lost to Karolína Muchová in the quarterfinals. This marked an end to Rybakina's 13-match long winning streak since October. [2]

Australian Open

At the Australian Open, Seeded 5th, she reached her first major quarterfinals since 2024 Wimbledon Championships. [3] She then defeated World No. 2 Iga Swiatek, in the quarterfinals and World No. 6 Jessica Pegula in the semifinals to reach her second Australian Open final. [4] [5] There, she defeated World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka from 0–3 down in third set in a rematch of their 2023 Australian Open final, winning her first Australian Open and second major title overall becoming only the 4th women in open era to defeat the World No. 1 and World No. 2 en route to an Australian Open title. [6] As a result, she moved to No. 3 in the world rankings for the first time since early 2024.

Middle-East Swing

Following her Australian Open victory, Rybakina next participated in Qatar Open. In the second round she defeated Wang Xinyu to register her 400th career win while simultaneously completing 400 matches on the WTA Tour. [7] She then defeated Qinwen Zheng coming from a set down to reach the quarter finals where she lost to Victoria Mboko 5–7, 6–4, 4–6 despite being up 4–2 in third set. [8] [9]

She then participated at the Dubai Open where she was seeded first for the first time at a WTA 1000 tournament. She defeated Kimberly Birrell 6–1, 6–4 in the second round before retiring against Antonia Ruzic because of illness. [10]

Sunshine Doubles

Before the beginning of Indian Wells Open she participated in the mixed doubles exhibition Tie Break Tens partenering with Taylor Fritz where they were the defending champions. The pair defeated Jasmine Paolini/Matteo Berrettini and Iga Swiatek/Casper Ruud to reach the final where they defaeted Amanda Anisimova/Learner Tien 10–7 to win the tournament for second consecutive year. [11]

She began her Indian Wells camapaign by defeating Hailey Baptiste 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 6–2 in the hard-fought second round after receiving first round bye. [12] She then defeated 28th seedMarta Kostyuk [13] and Sonay Kartal [14] to reach her 19th WTA 1000 quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, she knocked out Jessica Pegula to reach semifinals. [15] As a result of her win she would reach her career high World Rank 2. [16] . She defeated ninth seed Elina Svitolina in the semifinal to set up a rematch of 2023 Indian Wells Open with World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka,won by Rybakina.This was her 12th consecutive victory over a top 10 player becoming the fifth player to do so in 21st century after Venus Williams,Serena Williams,Justin Henin, and Iga Swiatek. [17] . In the final she lost the match 6–4,3–6,6–7(6–8) after being having a championship point on her serve. [18]

All matches

This table chronicles all the matches of Elena Rybakina in 2026.

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(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.

Singles matches

TournamentMatchRoundOpponentRankResultScore
–1RBye
12R Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai (Q)79Win6–3, 7–5
23R Flag of Spain.svg Paula Badosa (15)25Win6–3, 6–2
3QF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Muchová (11)20Loss2–6, 6–2, 4–6
41R Flag of Slovenia.svg Kaja Juvan 100Win6–4, 6–3
52R Flag of France.svg Varvara Gracheva 104Win7–5, 6–2
63R Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tereza Valentová 54Win6–2, 6–3
74R Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens (21)21Win6–1, 6–3
8QF Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek (2)2Win7–5, 6–1
9SF Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Pegula (6)6Win6–3, 7–6(9–7)
10WFlag placeholder.svg Aryna Sabalenka [a] (1)1 Win (1)6–4, 4–6, 6–4
  • Qatar Open
  • Doha, Qatar
  • WTA 1000
  • Hard, outdoor
  • 8 February 2025 – 14 February 2026
–1RBye
112R Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Xinyu 33Win6–2, 6–4
123R Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Qinwen 26Win4–6, 6–2, 7–5
13QF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Victoria Mboko (10)13Loss5–7, 6–4, 4–6
  • Dubai Open
  • Dubai, UAE
  • WTA 1000
  • Hard, outdoor
  • 15 February 2025 – 21 February 2026
–1RBye
142R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kimberly Birrell (Q)94Win6–1, 6–2
153R Flag of Croatia.svg Antonia Ružić (LL)67Loss7–5, 4–6, 0–1 ret
–1RBye
162R Flag of the United States.svg Hailey Baptiste 43Win7–6(7–5), 2–6, 6–2
173R Flag of Ukraine.svg Marta Kostyuk (28)28Win6–4, 6–4
184R Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sonay Kartal 54Win6–4, 4–3 ret
19QF Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Pegula (5)5Win6–1, 7–6(7–4)
20SF Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina (9)9Win7–5, 6–4
21FFlag placeholder.svg Aryna Sabalenka [a] (1)1Loss6–3, 3–6, 6–7(6–8)
  • Miami Open
  • Miami, United States
  • WTA 1000
  • Hard, outdoor
  • 17 March 2026 – 29 March 2026
–1RBye
222RFlag placeholder.svg

Source: [19]

Schedule

This is Rybakina's current 2026 schedule (subject to change). [20]

Singles schedule

Key
W F SFQF#RRR
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage.
DateTournamentLocationTierSurfacePrev.
result		Prev.
points		New
points		Result
4 January 2026 –
11 January 2026		 Brisbane International Australia WTA 500 HardA(150)†108QF (lost to Karolina Muchova, 2–6, 6–2, 4–6)
18 January 2026 –
1 February 2026		 Australian Open Australia Grand Slam Hard4R2402000W (defeated Aryna Sabalenka, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4)
8 February 2026 –
14 February 2026		 Qatar Open Qatar WTA 1000 HardQF215215QF (lost to Victoria Mboko, 5–7, 6–4, 4–6)
15 February 2026 –
21 February 2026		 Dubai Tennis Championships UAEWTA 1000HardSF3901203R(retired against Antonia Ruzic, 7–5, 4–6, 0–1r)
4 March 2026 –
16 March 2026		 Indian Wells Open United StatesWTA 1000Hard4R120650Final (Lost to Aryna Sabalenka, 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(6–8))
17 March 2026 –
29 March 2026		 Miami Open United StatesWTA 1000Hard2R10
21 April 2026 –
3 May 2026		 Madrid Open SpainWTA 1000Clay3R65
7 May 2026 –
18 May 2026		 Italian Open ItalyWTA 1000Clay3R65
17 May 2026 –
23 May 2026		 Internationaux de Strasbourg FranceWTA 500ClayW500
24 May 2026 –
7 June 2026		 French Open FranceGrand SlamClay4R240
Total year-end points (as of Dubai Tennis Championships)13103093
Total year-end points 58507783Increase2.svg 1933

† Defending points from another tournament held in the same week.

Yearly records

Head-to-head match-ups

Rybakina has a 17–4 (81%) WTA match win–loss record in the 2026 season. Her record against players who were part of the WTA rankings top ten at the time of their meetings is 5–1 (83%). Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at the time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:

Top 10 record

ResultW–LOpponentRkTournamentSurfaceRdScoreRkRef
Win1–0 Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek 2 Australian Open, AustraliaHardQF7–5, 6–15 [21]
Win2–0 Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Pegula 6Australian Open, AustraliaHardSF6–3, 7–6(9–7)5 [22]
Win3–0Flag placeholder.svg Aryna Sabalenka [a] 1Australian Open, AustraliaHardF6–4, 4–6, 6–45 [23]
Win4–0 Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Pegula5 Indian Wells Open, United StatesHardQF6–1, 7–6(7–4)3 [24]
Win5–0 Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina 9Indian Wells Open, United StatesHardSF7–5, 6–43 [25]
Loss5–1Flag placeholder.svg Aryna Sabalenka [a] 1Indian Wells Open, United StatesHardF6–3, 3–6, 6–7(6–8)3 [26]

Finals

Singles: 2(1 Title, 1 Final)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (1–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–1)
WTA 500 (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–1)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Jan 2026 Australian Open, AustraliaGrand SlamHardFlag placeholder.svg Aryna Sabalenka [a] 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss1–1 Mar 2026 Indian Wells Open, AustraliaWTA 1000HardFlag placeholder.svg Aryna Sabalenka [a] 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(6–8)

Earnings

Singles
EventPrize moneyYear-to-date
Brisbane International $37,640$37,640
Australian Open A$4,150,000$2,724,432
Qatar Open $98,500$2,822,932
Dubai Open $49,250$2,872,182
Indian Wells Open $564,920$3,437,102
Miami Open $$
$3,437,102
Total [1]
$3,437,102

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Russian and Belarus players are not allowed to compete under the name or flag of their country following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [27]

References

  1. 1 2 "WTA Prize Money Leaders" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Muchova halts Rybakina's win streak; to face Sabalenka in Brisbane semis". Women's Tennis Association. 2026-01-09. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  3. ↑ "Rybakina secures spot in the quarterfinals in Australia with aces". Puntodebreak.com. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  4. ↑ Services, ESPN News (2026-01-28). "Elena Rybakina tops Iga Swiatek to reach Australian Open semis". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  5. ↑ Eccleshare, Charlie (2026-01-29). "Elena Rybakina fends off Jessica Pegula comeback for Australian Open final with Aryna Sabalenka". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  6. ↑ "Rybakina outlasts Sabalenka in three sets to capture first Australian Open title". Women's Tennis Association. 2026-01-31. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
  7. ↑ "Zheng holds on in three to set up meeting with Rybakina in Doha". wtatennis.com. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  8. ↑ "Rybakina overcomes Zheng in three sets to reach Doha quarterfinals". wtatennis.com. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  9. ↑ "Mboko ousts Australian Open champion Rybakina to reach Doha semifinals". wtatennis.com. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  10. ↑ "Rybakina aces opening test in Dubai, ousts Birrell in one hour". wtatennis.com. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  11. ↑ "Congratulations Taylor Fritz & Elena Rybakina". tiebreaktens. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  12. ↑ "Rybakina, Muchova save set points, move on in Indian Wells". wtatennis.com. Retrieved 2026-03-08.
  13. ↑ "Rybakina challenged by Kostyuk, but through to Round of 16 at Indian Wells". wtatennis.com. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
  14. ↑ "Rybakina, Svitolina into Indian Wells quarterfinals after Kartal, Siniakova retire". wtatennis.com. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
  15. ↑ "Indian Wells preview: Are we destined for another Sabalenka-Rybakina final?". WTA. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  16. ↑ "Rybakina set to rise to No. 2 in WTA rankings, overtaking Swiatek". WTA. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  17. ↑ "Rybakina hits 12 straight Top 10 wins, earns Indian Wells final rematch with Sabalenka". WTA. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  18. ↑ "Sabalenka saves championship point to win Indian Wells thriller over Rybakina". WTA. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  19. ↑ "Elena Rybakina WTA Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". Tennis Abstract. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  20. ↑ "WTA Schedule". Live Tennis. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  21. ↑ "Rybakina pulls away to defeat Swiatek in Australian Open quarterfinals". WTA. 28 January 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  22. ↑ "Rybakina survives rally from Pegula to set up Sabalenka rematch in final". The Guardian. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  23. ↑ "Elena Rybakina rocks Aryna Sabalenka to grab first Australian Open triumph". The Guardian. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  24. ↑ "Indian Wells preview: Are we destined for another Sabalenka-Rybakina final?". WTA. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  25. ↑ "Rybakina hits 12 straight Top 10 wins, earns Indian Wells final rematch with Sabalenka". WTA. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  26. ↑ "Sabalenka saves championship point to win Indian Wells thriller over Rybakina". WTA. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  27. "Joint Statement by the International Governing Bodies of Tennis". WTA Tennis . 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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