Elena Andreyevna Rybakina [a] (born 17 June 1999) is a Russian-born Kazakhstani professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 3 by the WTA, making her the first Kazakhstani to be ranked in the world's top 10 and the current Kazakhstani No. 1.

19 hours ago · Elena Rybakina had to show a lot of character in her second-round win at the 2025 Abu Dhabi Open.. Rybakina came to Abu Dhabi as the defending champion. She won the tournament last year, and this year, she will want to defend her title at the WTA 500 event to avoid a drop in the rankings.. The Kazakhstani player was ranked fifth in the world prior to this tournament, but if she loses early ...

20 hours ago · No. 1 seed Elena Rybakina survived a scare from qualifier Katie Volynets to open her Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open title defense, advancing to the quarterfinals 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in 2 hours and 27 minutes. Abu Dhabi: Draws | Scores | Order of play | 411 Rybakina, who had a first-round bye, is bidding ...

5 days ago · Two years ago, during the course of her title run at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, I asked Elena Rybakina how she enjoyed herself away from tennis. Her answer: riding rollercoasters. When ...

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4 days ago · Elena Rybakina is one of the best tennis players in the world and was the 2022 Wimbledon champion. She is aiming to become world No 1, as she told Tennis Majors in 2020. Her game is characterised by great power, which is also evident on the serve, particularly because of her height (1.84 m).

Jan 2, 2025 · Elena Rybakina made waves around the tennis world in the early hours of the New Year when she announced Thursday Down Under (Wednesday in the rest of the world) that her polarizing former coach ...

Nov 6, 2024 · Rybakina has won eight WTA singles titles in her career so far and finished as runner-up in 11 more finals. She lifted her first Grand Slam trophy at Wimbledon 2022 after coming back from a set...

Jun 17, 1999 · Elena Rybakina guided Kazakhstan to a 2-1 victory against Spain in her United Cup debut at the RAC Arena in Perth on Friday, and Gao Xinyu stunned Beatriz Haddad Maia in China's victory over ...

Playing with both power and poise on the Wimbledon grass, Elena Rybakina took the 2022 title to become the first player from Kazakhstan, man or woman, to win a Grand Slam singles title. Equally classy on hard courts, she reached her second major final at the 2023 Australian Open, a run that launched her into the top 10 for the first time.