Full name | Elena Rybakina |
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Country | Kazakhstan |
Calendar prize money | $5,493,437 [1] |
Singles | |
Season record | 47–15 (75.8%) |
Calendar titles | 2 |
Year-end ranking | No. 4 |
Ranking change from previous year | 18 |
Grand Slam & significant results | |
Australian Open | F |
French Open | 3R |
Wimbledon | QF |
US Open | 3R |
Doubles | |
Season record | 7–3 (70.0%) |
Current ranking | No. 119 |
Ranking change from previous year | 323 |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R |
French Open | A |
Wimbledon | A |
US Open | A |
Last updated on: 7 March 2024. | |
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The 2023 Elena Rybakina tennis season officially began on 1 January 2023, with the start of the Adelaide International 1 in Adelaide.
Rybakina started the season at the Adelaide International 1, defeating Danielle Collins in three sets [2] before losing to Marta Kostyuk in the second round. [3] She followed it by another loss in Adelaide International 2 to Petra Kvitová in straight sets. However, she reached the doubles final with partner Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. At the Australian Open, Rybakina defeated 2022 finalist Danielle Collins again in the third round, [4] world No. 1 Iga Świątek in the fourth round [5] to become the first Kazakhstani woman to reach the quarterfinals at this Major. [6] Next she defeated former French Open champion Jeļena Ostapenko to reach her first Australian Open semifinal. [7] In the semifinals, she defeated former world No. 1 and two-time Australian Open champion, Victoria Azarenka, in straight sets, reaching the second Grand Slam final of her career. [8] However, despite winning the first set, Rybakina ultimately lost in the championship match to Aryna Sabalenka in a high quality encounter. [9] She reached the top 10 on 30 January 2023 making her the first player representing Kazakhstan, male or female, ever to reach the Top 10 on either the ATP or WTA rankings. [10] [11]
In Abu Dhabi she reached the quarterfinals defeating Karolina Plíšková, [12] where she lost to Beatriz Haddad Maia. [13] In Dubai, she reached the third round by beating Bianca Andreescu [14] and Marie Bouzková in straight sets. She withdrew from her third round match against fifth seed Coco Gauff due to a lower-back injury. At Indian Wells, as the tenth seed, she made her second consecutive Indian Wells quarterfinal after defeating Sofia Kenin, [15] 21st seed Paula Badosa [16] and Varvara Gracheva. Then she defeated Karolína Muchová to reach her first WTA 1000 semifinal. [17] In the semifinals, she moved past the defending champion Świątek, in straight sets, for the second time in 2023 to reach her first WTA 1000 final. [18] In the final, she edged second seed Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets, reversing the result of their matchup in the Australian Open final for her first WTA 1000 title. [19] [20] This result pushed her ranking to a new career-high of world No. 7 in the WTA singles rankings. [21]
Following the final in Miami where she lost to 15th seed Petra Kvitová who prevented her from completing the Sunshine Double, [22] and an early second round exit at the Stuttgart Open and the Madrid Open to Beatriz Haddad Maia and Anna Kalinskaya, respectively, she reached a new career-high of world No. 6 on 8 May 2023. She reached the quarterfinals at the Italian Open and moved to a new career high ranking of world No. 5 with a win over Jasmine Paolini, Anna Kalinskaya by retirement and Markéta Vondroušová. Next she defeated world No. 1, Iga Świątek (who retired during the deciding set due to injury) for the third time to reach her first Rome semifinal. [23] Rybakina reached her third WTA 1000 final of the season defeating Jeļena Ostapenko. She became the third player in the Open Era to reach the final in the same season at the Australian Open, Indian Wells and Miami Open plus Rome, after Monica Seles in 1991 and Maria Sharapova in 2012. [24] She won her first WTA 1000 clay title, after Anhelina Kalinina retired in the second set, and moved to a career-high ranking of world No. 4, on 22 May 2023. [25] [26] At the 2023 French Open despite her walkover due to respiratory illness in the third round, [27] she reached No. 3 in the world rankings on 12 June 2023. [28] On 26 June 2023, Rybakina announced her withdrawal from the Eastbourne International event with a viral illness. [29]
At Wimbledon as defending champion, Rybakina reached the quarterfinals where she lost to Ons Jabeur in three sets. [30]
Following her quarterfinal loss at Wimbledon, she reached the semifinals at the Canadian Open for the first time in her career. She overcame Jennifer Brady and Sloane Stephens before defeating Daria Kasatkina in a match that lasted 3 hours and 27 minutes, the longest match of Rybakina's career. [31] The match finished at 2:55am local time. In the semifinals Rybakina lost to Liudmila Samsonova in three sets reporting that she felt 'destroyed' physically in the post match press conference because of the scheduling issues she faced during the tournament. [32]
She reached the third round of the US Open as the fourth seed, losing to Sorana Cîrstea in three sets. [33]
This table chronicles all the matches of Elena Rybakina in 2023.
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent | Rank | Result | Score |
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| 1 | 1R | Danielle Collins (5) | 14 | Win | 5–7, 6–2, 6–3 |
2 | 2R | Marta Kostyuk (Q) | 69 | Loss | 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 3–6 | |
| 3 | 1R | Petra Kvitová (12) | 16 | Loss | 3–6, 5–7 |
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4 | 1R | Elisabetta Cocciaretto | 48 | Win | 7–5, 6–3 | |
5 | 2R | Kaja Juvan | 104 | Win | 6–2, 6–1 | |
6 | 3R | Danielle Collins (13) | 11 | Win | 6–2, 5–7, 6–2 | |
7 | 4R | Iga Świątek (1) | 1 | Win | 6–4, 6–4 | |
8 | QF | Jeļena Ostapenko (17) | 17 | Win | 6–2, 6–4 | |
9 | SF | Victoria Azarenka [lower-alpha 1] (24) | 24 | Win | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | |
10 | F | Aryna Sabalenka [lower-alpha 1] (5) | 5 | Loss | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 | |
| – | 1R | Bye | |||
11 | 2R | Karolína Plíšková | 20 | Win | 6–4, 6–2 | |
12 | QF | Beatriz Haddad Maia (6) | 14 | Loss | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 | |
| 13 | 1R | Bianca Andreescu | 36 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 |
14 | 2R | Marie Bouzková | 26 | Win | 7–5, 6–2 | |
– | 3R | Coco Gauff (5) | 6 | Withdrew | — | |
| – | 1R | Bye | |||
15 | 2R | Sofia Kenin (WC) | 170 | Win | 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5) | |
16 | 3R | Paula Badosa (21) | 22 | Win | 6–3, 7–5 | |
17 | 4R | Varvara Gracheva (Q) | 66 | Win | 6–3, 6–0 | |
18 | QF | Karolína Muchová (PR) | 76 | Win | 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–4 | |
19 | SF | Iga Świątek (1) | 1 | Win | 6–2, 6–2 | |
20 | W | Aryna Sabalenka [lower-alpha 1] (2) | 2 | Win (1) | 7–6(13–11), 2–6, 6–4 | |
| – | 1R | Bye | |||
21 | 2R | Anna Kalinskaya [lower-alpha 1] | 64 | Win | 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 | |
22 | 3R | Paula Badosa (22) | 29 | Win | 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 | |
23 | 4R | Elise Mertens | 39 | Win | 6–4, 6–3 | |
24 | QF | Martina Trevisan (25) | 24 | Win | 6–3, 6–0 | |
25 | SF | Jessica Pegula (3) | 3 | Win | 7–6(7–3), 6–4 | |
26 | F | Petra Kvitová (15) | 12 | Loss | 6–7(14–16), 2–6 | |
| 27 | Q | Weronika Falkowska | 253 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 |
28 | Q | Magda Linette | 19 | Win | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 29 | 1R | Jule Niemeier (WC) | 65 | Win | 7–5, 6–3 |
30 | 2R | Beatriz Haddad Maia | 14 | Loss | 1–6, 1–3 ret | |
| – | 1R | Bye | |||
31 | 2R | Anna Kalinskaya [lower-alpha 1] | 62 | Loss | 5–7, 6–4, 2–6 | |
| – | 1R | Bye | |||
32 | 2R | Jasmine Paolini | 65 | Win | 7–6(7–3), 6–1 | |
33 | 3R | Anna Kalinskaya [lower-alpha 1] | 57 | Win | 4–3 ret | |
34 | 4R | Markéta Vondroušová | 70 | Win | 6–3, 6–3 | |
35 | QF | Iga Świątek (1) | 1 | Win | 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 2–2 ret | |
36 | SF | Jeļena Ostapenko (13) | 20 | Win | 6–2, 6–4 | |
37 | W | Anhelina Kalinina (30) | 47 | Win (2) | 6–4, 1–0 ret | |
| 38 | 1R | Brenda Fruhvirtová (Q) | 146 | Win | 6–4, 6–2 |
39 | 2R | Linda Nosková | 50 | Win | 6–3, 6–3 | |
– | 3R | Sara Sorribes Tormo (PR) | 132 | Withdrew | — | |
| 40 | 1R | Polina Kudermetova [lower-alpha 1] (Q) | 139 | Win | 6–4, 6–2 |
41 | 2R | Donna Vekić | 23 | Loss | 7–6(7–1), 3–6, 4–6 | |
42 | 1R | Shelby Rogers | 49 | Win | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 | |
43 | 2R | Alizé Cornet | 84 | Win | 6–2, 7–6(7–2) | |
44 | 3R | Katie Boulter (WC) | 89 | Win | 6–1, 6–1 | |
45 | 4R | Beatriz Haddad Maia (13) | 13 | Win | 4–1 ret. | |
46 | QF | Ons Jabeur (6) | 6 | Loss | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 1–6 | |
| – | 1R | Bye | |||
47 | 2R | Jennifer Brady (PR) | 584 | Win | 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | |
48 | 3R | Sloane Stephens | 38 | Win | 6–3, 6–3 | |
49 | QF | Daria Kasatkina [lower-alpha 1] (10) | 14 | Win | 5–7, 7–5, 7–6(8–6) | |
50 | SF | Liudmila Samsonova [lower-alpha 1] (15) | 18 | Loss | 6–1, 1–6, 2–6 | |
| – | 1R | Bye | |||
51 | 2R | Jeļena Ostapenko | 20 | Win | 6–7(6–8), 6–2, 6–4 | |
52 | 3R | Jasmine Paolini (Q) | 43 | Loss | 6–4, 2–5 ret | |
| 53 | 1R | Marta Kostyuk | 39 | Win | 6–2, 6–1 |
– | 2R | Ajla Tomljanović | 127 | Walkover | — | |
54 | 3R | Sorana Cîrstea (30) | 30 | Loss | 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 4–6 | |
| 55 | 1R | Zheng Qinwen | 23 | Win | 6–1, 6–2 |
56 | 2R | Tatjana Maria | 53 | Win | 7–5, 6–0 | |
57 | 3R | Mirra Andreeva [lower-alpha 1] (Q) | 60 | Win | 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 | |
58 | QF | Aryna Sabalenka [lower-alpha 1] (1) | 1 | Win | 7–5, 6–2 | |
59 | SF | Liudmila Samsonova [lower-alpha 1] | 22 | Loss | 6–7(7–9), 3–6 | |
| 60 | RR | Jessica Pegula (5) | 5 | Loss | 5–7, 2–6 |
61 | RR | Maria Sakkari (8) | 9 | Win | 6–0, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–2) | |
62 | RR | Aryna Sabalenka [lower-alpha 1] (1) | 1 | Loss | 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 | |
Sources: [34] |
Tournament | Match | Round | Opponents | Rank | Result | Score |
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| 1 | 1R | Ana Bogdan / Angelina Gabueva | 333 / 99 | Win | 7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
2 | QF | Nicole Melichar-Martinez / Samantha Stosur | 19 / 133 | Win | 6–3, 6–3 | |
3 | SF | Lyudmyla Kichenok / Jeļena Ostapenko (3) | 9 / 14 | Win | 6–4, 7–5 | |
4 | F | Luisa Stefani / Taylor Townsend | 47 / 24 | Loss | 5–7, 6–7(3–7) | |
| 5 | 1R | Lyudmyla Kichenok / Jeļena Ostapenko (5) | 9 / 11 | Win | 6–4, 6–4 |
6 | 2R | Latisha Chan / Alexa Guarachi | 92 / 42 | Win | 6–1, 6–2 | |
7 | 3R | Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (10) | 25 / 23 | Loss | 2–6, 6–7(7–9) | |
| 8 | 1R | Kirsten Flipkens / Laura Siegemund (8) | 33 / 24 | Win | 6–1, 6–2 |
– | 2R | Monica Niculescu / Kimberley Zimmermann | 41 / 39 | Withdrew | — | |
| 9 | 1R | Storm Hunter / Elise Mertens (6) | 14 / 13 | Loss | 6–7(2–7), 2–6 |
| 10 | 1R | Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (7) | 19 / 21 | Win | 6–0, 6–1 |
– | 2R | Marta Kostyuk / Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 32 / 39 | Withdrew | — |
Date | Tournament | Location | Category | Surface | Previous result | Previous points | New points | Outcome |
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1 January 2023 – 8 January 2023 | Adelaide International 1 | Australia | WTA 500 | Hard | F | 305 | 55 | Second round lost to Marta Kostyuk 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 3–6 |
9 January 2023 – 14 January 2023 | Adelaide International 2 | Australia | WTA 500 | Hard | — | — | 1 | First round lost to Petra Kvitova 3–6, 5–7 |
16 January 2023 – 29 January 2023 | Australian Open | Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | 2R | 70 | 1300 | Final lost to Aryna Sabalenka [lower-alpha 1] 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
6 February 2023– 12 February 2023 | Abu Dhabi Open | Abu Dhabi, UAE | WTA 500 | Hard | — | — | 100 | Quarterfinal lost to Beatriz Haddad Maia 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
20 February 2023 – 26 February 2023 | Dubai Tennis Championships | United Arab Emirates | WTA 1000 | Hard | — | — | 105 | Withdrew prior to the third round |
6 March 2023 – 19 March 2023 | Indian Wells Open | United States | WTA 1000 | Hard | QF | 215 | 1000 | Winner, defeated Aryna Sabalenka [lower-alpha 1] 7–6(13–11), 6–4 |
21 March 2023 – 2 April 2023 | Miami Open | United States | WTA 1000 | Hard | 3R | 65 | 650 | Final lost to Petra Kvitova 6–7(14–16), 2–6 |
17 April 2023 – 23 April 2023 | Stuttgart Open | Germany | WTA 500 | Clay (i) | 2R | 55 | 55 | Secound round lost to Beatriz Haddad Maia 1–6, 1–3 ret. |
24 April 2023 – 7 May 2023 | Madrid Open | Spain | WTA 1000 | Clay | 3R | 120 | 10 | Secound round lost to Anna Kalinskaya [lower-alpha 1] 5–7, 6–4, 2–6 |
9 May 2023 – 21 May 2023 | Italian Open | Italy | WTA 1000 | Clay | 3R | 105 | 1000 | Winner, defeated Anhelina Kalinina 6–4, 1–0 ret. |
28 May 2023 – 11 June 2023 | French Open | France | Grand Slam | Clay | 3R | 130 | 130 | Withdrew prior to the third round |
19 June 2023 – 25 June 2023 | German Open | Germany | WTA 500 | Grass | — | — | 55 | Second round lost to Donna Vekić 7–6(7–1), 3–6, 4–6 |
3 July 2022 – 16 July 2022 | Wimbledon | United Kingdom | Grand Slam | Grass | W | — [lower-alpha 2] | 430 | Quarterfinal lost to Ons Jabeur 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 1–6 |
7 August 2023 – 13 August 2023 | Canadian Open | Canada | WTA 1000 | Hard | 2R | 60 | 350 | Semifinal lost to Liudmila Samsonova [lower-alpha 1] 6–1, 1–6, 2–6 |
13 August 2023 – 20 August 2023 | Cincinnati Open | United States | WTA 1000 | Hard | QF | 190 | 105 | Third round lost to Jasmine Paolini 6–4, 2–5 ret. |
28 August 2023 – 4 September 2023 | US Open | United States | Grand Slam | Hard | 1R | 10 | 130 | Third round lost to Sorana Cirstea 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 4–6 |
30 September 2023 – 8 October 2023 | China Open | China | WTA 1000 | Hard | Not held | 0 | 390 | Semifinal lost to Liudmila Samsonova [lower-alpha 1] 6–7(7–9), 3–6 |
29 October 2023 – 5 November 2023 | WTA Finals | Mexico | WTA Finals | Hard | DNQ | 0 | 500 | Eliminated in Group Stage |
Total year-end points | 1860 | 6365 | 4,505 |
Rybakina has a 47–15 (75.8%) WTA match win–loss record in the 2023 season. Her record against players who were part of the WTA rankings top ten at the time of their meetings is 7–4 (63.6%). Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at the time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:
Result | W–L | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Rank |
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Win | 1–0 | Iga Świątek | No. 1 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | 4R | 6–4, 6–4 | No. 25 |
Loss | 1–1 | Aryna Sabalenka [lower-alpha 1] | No. 5 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | F | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 | No. 25 |
Win | 2–1 | Iga Świątek | No. 1 | Indian Wells Open, U.S. | Hard | SF | 6–2, 6–2 | No. 10 |
Win | 3–1 | Aryna Sabalenka [lower-alpha 1] | No. 2 | Indian Wells Open, U.S. | Hard | F | 7–6(13–11), 6–4 | No. 10 |
Win | 4–1 | Jessica Pegula | No. 3 | Miami Open, U.S. | Hard | SF | 7–6(7–3), 6–4 | No. 7 |
Win | 5–1 | Iga Świątek | No. 1 | Italian Open, Italy | Clay | QF | 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 2–2, ret. | No. 6 |
Loss | 5–2 | Ons Jabeur | No. 6 | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | QF | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 1–6 | No. 3 |
Win | 6–2 | Aryna Sabalenka [lower-alpha 1] | No. 1 | China Open, China | Hard | QF | 7–5, 6–2 | No. 5 |
Loss | 6–3 | Jessica Pegula | No. 5 | WTA Finals, Mexico | Hard | RR | 5–7, 2–6 | No. 4 |
Win | 7–3 | Maria Sakkari | No. 9 | WTA Finals, Mexico | Hard | RR | 6–0, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–2) | No. 4 |
Loss | 7–4 | Aryna Sabalenka [lower-alpha 1] | No. 1 | WTA Finals, Mexico | Hard | RR | 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 | No. 4 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2023 | Australian Open, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | Aryna Sabalenka [lower-alpha 1] | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Mar 2023 | Indian Wells Open, United States | WTA 1000 | Hard | Aryna Sabalenka [lower-alpha 1] | 7–6(13–11), 6–4 |
Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2023 | Miami Open, United States | WTA 1000 | Hard | Petra Kvitová | 6–7(14–16), 2–6 |
Win | 2–2 | May 2023 | Italian Open, Italy | WTA 1000 | Clay | Anhelina Kalinina | 6–4, 1–0, ret. |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2023 | Adelaide International, Australia | WTA 500 | Hard | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | Luisa Stefani Taylor Townsend | 5–7, 6–7(3–7) |
# | Tournament | Singles Prize money | Doubles Prize money | Year-to-date |
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1. | Adelaide International 1 | $11,145 | $0 | $11,145 |
2. | Adelaide International 2 | $6,750 | $11,000 | $18,995 |
3. | Australian Open | $1,136,556 | $23,518 | $1,179,069 |
4. | Abu Dhabi Open | $18,685 | $0 | $1,197,754 |
5. | Dubai Tennis Championships | $31,650 | $5,925 | $1,235,329 |
6. | Indian Wells Open | $1,262,220 | $9,010 | $2,506,559 |
7. | Miami Open | $662,360 | $0 | $3,168,919 |
8. | Stuttgart Open | $10,086 | $0 | $3,179,005 |
9. | Madrid Open | $27,045 | $14,650 | $3,220,700 |
10. | Italian Open | $521,754 | $0 | $3,742,454 |
11. | French Open | $142,000 | $0 | $3,884,454 |
12. | German Open | $10,086 | $0 | $3,894,540 |
13. | Wimbledon | $430,347 | $0 | $4,324,887 |
14. | Canadian Open | $138,000 | $0 | $4,462,887 |
15. | Cincinnati Open | $31,650 | $0 | $4,494,537 |
16. | US Open | $191,000 | $0 | $4,685,537 |
17. | China Open | $402,000 | $0 | $5,087,537 |
18. | WTA Finals | $396,000 | $0 | $5,493,437 |
Total prize money [36] | $5,429,334 | $64,103 | $5,493,437 |
Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.
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Petra Kvitová defeated Elena Rybakina in the final, 7–6(16–14), 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2023 Miami Open. It was Kvitová's first WTA 1000 title since the 2018 Madrid Open, and her 30th career title overall; she also became the first Czech player to win the title. Rybakina was attempting to complete the Sunshine Double, having already won the title at Indian Wells.
Defending champion Iga Świątek defeated Karolína Muchová in the final, 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2023 French Open. It was her third French Open title and fourth major title overall. Świątek became the third woman in the Open Era to win her first four major finals, and the youngest woman to win four majors since Serena Williams in 2002. Świątek also became the first player to defend the French Open title since Justine Henin in 2007, and the first woman to defend a major title since Serena Williams at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships. Świątek dropped just one set en route to the title, to Muchová in the final. Świątek retained the world No. 1 ranking after she reached the final and Aryna Sabalenka lost in the semifinals.
Markéta Vondroušová defeated Ons Jabeur in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships. It was her first major singles title and her first title overall in six years. Vondroušová became the first unseeded female player to win the Wimbledon title, the first to contest the final since Billie Jean King did so in 1963, and at world No. 42 was the second-lowest-ranked finalist since the WTA rankings were established in 1975. By winning the title, Vondroušová made her debut in the top ten of the WTA rankings.
Coco Gauff defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2023 US Open. It was her first major title. Gauff became the first American teenager to win the title since Serena Williams in 1999, and one of three teenagers to win the title within five years, following Bianca Andreescu in 2019 and Emma Raducanu in 2021. Sabalenka became the first woman since Serena Williams in 2016 to reach at least the semifinals of all four majors in a season.
The 2023 Aryna Sabalenka tennis season officially began on 4 January 2023 with the start of the Adelaide International.
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka defeated Zheng Qinwen in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2024 Australian Open. It was her second major singles title. Sabalenka did not lose a set during the tournament, and lost only 31 games in total. Sabalenka became the first player to defend the title since Victoria Azarenka in 2013.
Iga Świątek defeated Maria Sakkari in the final, 6–4, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2024 Indian Wells Open. It was her eighth WTA 1000 and 19th career WTA Tour title, and she did not lose a set en route. Świątek became the first woman to win multiple titles at Indian Wells since Victoria Azarenka in 2016, and just the tenth woman to do so overall. She was the first player since Maria Sharapova in 2013 to win the title without dropping a set, and lost just 21 games throughout the entire tournament; this was the fewest since Steffi Graf lost 16 games in 1994. The final was a rematch of the 2022 final, which Świątek also won.
Danielle Collins defeated Elena Rybakina in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2024 Miami Open. It was her first WTA 1000 title, and her third WTA Tour title overall. Collins became the second unseeded woman to win the tournament, after Kim Clijsters in 2005. Ranked as the world No. 53, Collins became the lowest-ranked women's singles champion, the second lowest-ranked finalist in the tournament's history, and the oldest first-time WTA 1000 champion since Elena Vesnina at the 2017 Indian Wells Open. Collins lost only one set en route to the title, in the first round against Bernarda Pera.