 Rybakina at the 2023 US Open | |
| Full name | Elena Rybakina |
|---|---|
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Calendar prize money | $3,876,915 [1] |
| Singles | |
| Season record | 42–11 (79%) |
| Calendar titles | 3 |
| Current ranking | No. 5 |
| Ranking change from previous year |  1 |
| Grand Slam & significant results | |
| Australian Open | 2R |
| French Open | QF |
| Wimbledon | SF |
| US Open | 2R |
| Last updated on: 7 November 2024. | |
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The 2024 Elena Rybakina tennis season officially began on 31 December 2023, with the start of the Brisbane International in Brisbane.
Rybakina started her 2024 season by winning the Brisbane International final against Aryna Sabalenka, [2] before going out in the second-round at the Australian Open to Anna Blinkova in a match that featured the longest tie-break in Grand Slam history. [3] [4]
She won the Abu Dhabi Open in February, beating Daria Kasatkina in the final. [5] Rybakina secured her third title of the season in April at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, beating two-time defending champion Iga Swiatek in the semifinals, [6] and then Marta Kostyuk in straight sets in the final. [7] She made it through to the quarter-finals at the French Open, before losing to eventual runner-up Jasmine Paolini. [8]
Moving onto the grass-court swing of the year, Rybakina retired due to illness during her quarter-final against Victoria Azarenka at the Berlin Ladies Open [9] and then withdrew from the following week's Eastbourne International. [10] At Wimbledon she steamrollered former world number one Caroline Wozniacki in just 57 minutes and for the loss of only one game in the third-round [11] before winning her round four match when opponent Anna Kalinskaya retired injured in the second set. [12] Rybakina defeated Elina Svitolina in the quarter-finals [13] but lost to Barbora Krejčíková in the semi-finals. [14]
Rybakina withdrew from the Paris Olympics two days before it got underway due to acute bronchitis. [15] She defeated qualifier Destanee Aiava in the first round at the US Open [16] but then withdrew from the tournament due to unspecified injuries. [17] On 23 September, Rybakina announced she would miss the entire Asian swing of the season due to a back injury. [18]
Rybakina played her first match since August at the WTA Finals in November, losing her opening group contest to Jasmine Paolini in straight sets. [19] She lost her second group match in three sets to Zheng Qinwen. [20] Despite defeating world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka in her final group match, Rybakina failed to reach the semifinals. [21]
This table chronicles all the matches of Elena Rybakina in 2024.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 1R | Bye | |||
| 1 | 2R |  Olivia Gadecki (Q) | 124 | Win | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| 2 | 3R |  Elise Mertens (13) | 30 | Win | 6–1, 6–0 | |
| 3 | QF |  Anastasia Potapova [a] (5) | 28 | Win | 6–1, 0–0 ret | |
| 4 | SF |  Linda Nosková | 40 | Win | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| 5 | W | Aryna Sabalenka [a] (1) | 2 | Win (1) | 6–0, 6–3 | |
| – | 1R | Bye | |||
| 6 | 2R |  Cristina Bucșa (LL) | 64 | Win | 6–3, 7–5 | |
| 7 | QF | Ekaterina Alexandrova [a] | 21 | Loss | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| 8 | 1R | Karolína Plíšková | 38 | Win | 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
| 9 | 2R | Anna Blinkova [a] | 57 | Loss | 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(20–22) | |
| – | 1R | Bye | |||
| 10 | 2R |  Danielle Collins (Q) | 124 | Win | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 | |
| 11 | QF | Cristina Bucșa (LL) | 74 | Win | 6–1, 6–4 | |
| 12 | SF | Liudmila Samsonova [a] (8) | 15 | Win | 6–0, 4–6, 6–2 | |
| 13 | W | Daria Kasatkina [a] (7) | 14 | Win (2) | 6–0, 6–4 | |
| – | 1R | Bye | |||
| 14 | 2R |  Zhu Lin | 57 | Win | 6–2, 6–1 | |
| 15 | 3R | Emma Navarro (16) | 23 | Win | 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–4 | |
| 16 | QF |  Leylah Fernandez | 38 | Win | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 17 | SF | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [a] | 32 | Win | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| 18 | F |  Iga Świątek (1) | 1 | Loss | 6–7(8–10), 2–6 | |
| – | 1R | Bye | |||
| 19 | 2R | Victoria Azarenka [a] | 27 | Win | 4–6, 6–2, 0–0 ret | |
| 20 | 3R | Magdalena Fręch (Q) | 20 | Win | 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–4 | |
| – | QF |  Jasmine Paolini | 26 | Withdrew | — | |
| Withdrew | |||||
| – | 1R | Bye | |||
| 21 | 2R |  Clara Tauson (Q) | 91 | Win | 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 | |
| 22 | 3R | Taylor Townsend (Q) | 72 | Win | 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–4 | |
| 23 | 4R | Madison Keys (17) | 18 | Win | 6–3, 7–5 | |
| 24 | QF |  Maria Sakkari (8) | 9 | Win | 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–4 | |
| 25 | SF | Victoria Azarenka [a] (27) | 32 | Win | 6–4, 0–6, 7–6(7–2) | |
| 26 | F | Danielle Collins | 53 | Loss | 5–7, 3–6 | |
| – | 1R | Bye | |||
| 27 | 2R | Veronika Kudermetova [a] | 19 | Win | 7–6(7–3), 1–6, 6–4 | |
| 28 | QF | Jasmine Paolini | 14 | Win | 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 | |
| 29 | SF | Iga Świątek (1) | 1 | Win | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 | |
| 30 | W |  Marta Kostyuk | 27 | Win (3) | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| – | 1R | Bye | |||
| 31 | 2R | Lucia Bronzetti | 46 | Win | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| 32 | 3R |  Mayar Sherif | 72 | Win | 6–1, 6–4 | |
| 33 | 4R | Sára Bejlek (Q) | 136 | Win | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| 34 | QF | Yulia Putintseva | 50 | Win | 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–5 | |
| 35 | SF | Aryna Sabalenka [a] (2) | 2 | Loss | 6–1, 5–7, 6–7(5–7) | |
| Withdrew | |||||
| 36 | 1R | Greet Minnen | 86 | Win | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 37 | 2R |  Arantxa Rus | 50 | Win | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| 38 | 3R | Elise Mertens (25) | 27 | Win | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 39 | 4R | Elina Svitolina (15) | 19 | Win | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| 40 | QF | Jasmine Paolini (12) | 15 | Loss | 2–6, 6–4, 4–6 | |
| – | 1R | Bye | |||
| 41 | 2R | Veronika Kudermetova [a] (Q) | 35 | Win | 6–4, 7–5 | |
| 42 | QF | Victoria Azarenka [a] | 19 | Loss | 3–1 ret | |
| 43 | 1R |  Elena-Gabriela Ruse (Q) | 152 | Win | 6–3, 6–1 | |
| 44 | 2R |  Laura Siegemund | 72 | Win | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| 45 | 3R | Caroline Wozniacki (WC) | 91 | Win | 6–0, 6–1 | |
| 46 | 4R | Anna Kalinskaya [a] (17) | 18 | Win | 6–3, 3–0 ret | |
| 47 | QF | Elina Svitolina (21) | 21 | Win | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| 48 | SF | Barbora Krejčíková (31) | 32 | Loss | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Withdrew | |||||
| – | 1R | Bye | |||
| 49 | 2R | Leylah Fernandez | 26 | Loss | 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 4–6 | |
| 50 | 1R | Destanee Aiava (Q) | 134 | Win | 6–1, 7–6(7–1) |
| – | 2R |  Jessika Ponchet (Q) | 143 | Withdrew | — | |
| 51 | RR | Jasmine Paolini (4) | 4 | Loss | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
| 52 | RR | Zheng Qinwen (7) | 7 | Loss | 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 1–6 | |
| 53 | RR | Aryna Sabalenka [a] (1) | 1 | Win | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 | |
| Source: [22] | ||||||
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR |
| Date | Tournament | Location | Category | Surface | Prev. result | Prev. points | New points | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2023 – 7 January 2024 | Brisbane International | Australia | WTA 500 | Hard | A | A | 500 | Winner defeated Aryna Sabalenka [a] 6–0, 6–3 |
| 8 January 2024 – 15 January 2024 | Adelaide International | Australia | WTA 500 | Hard | 2R | 55 | 108 | Quarterfinal lost to Ekaterina Alexandrova [a] 3–6, 3–6 |
| 14 January 2024– 28 January 2024 | Australian Open | Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | F | 1300 | 70 | Second round lost to Anna Blinkova [a] 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(20–22) |
| 5 February 2024– 11 February 2024 | Abu Dhabi Open | UAE | WTA 500 | Hard | QF | 100 | 500 | Winner defeated Daria Kasatkina [a] 6–1, 6–4 |
| 12 February 2024– 18 February 2024 | Qatar Open | Qatar | WTA 1000 | Hard | A | A | 650 | Final lost to Iga Świątek 6–7(8–10), 2–6 |
| 19 February 2024– 25 February 2024 | Dubai Tennis Championships | UAE | WTA 1000 | Hard | 3R | 105 | 215 | Withdrew prior to the Quarterfinals |
| 6 March 2024 – 17 March 2024 | Indian Wells Open | United States | WTA 1000 | Hard | W | 1000 | 0 | Withdrew |
| 20 March 2024 – 31 March 2024 | Miami Open | United States | WTA 1000 | Hard | F | 650 | 650 | Final lost to Danielle Collins 5–7, 3–6 |
| 15 April 2024 – 21 April 2024 | Stuttgart Open | Germany | WTA 500 | Clay (i) | 2R | 55 | 500 | Winner defeated Marta Kostyuk 6–2, 6–2 |
| 23 April 2024 – 5 May 2024 | Madrid Open | Spain | WTA 1000 | Clay | 2R | 10 | 390 | Semifinal lost to Aryna Sabalenka [a] 6–1, 5–7, 6–7(5–7) |
| 8 May 2024 – 19 May 2024 | Italian Open | Italy | WTA 1000 | Clay | W | 1000 | 0 | Withdrew |
| 20 May 2024 – 9 June 2024 | French Open | France | Grand Slam | Clay | 3R | 130 | 430 | Quarterfinal lost to Jasmine Paolini 2–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| 17 June 2024 – 23 June 2024 | German Open | Germany | WTA 500 | Grass | 2R | 55 | 108 | Quarterfinal lost to Victoria Azarenka [a] 3–1 ret |
| 1 July 2024 – 14 July 2024 | Wimbledon Championships | United Kingdom | Grand Slam | Grass | QF | 430 | 780 | Semifinal lost to Barbora Krejčíková 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| 6 August 2024 – 12 August 2024 | Canadian Open | Canada | WTA 1000 | Hard | SF | 350 | 0 | Withdrew |
| 13 August 2024 – 19 August 2024 | Cincinnati Open | United States | WTA 1000 | Hard | 3R | 105 | 10 | Second round lost to Leylah Fernandez 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
| 26 August 2024 – 8 September 2024 | US Open | United States | Grand Slam | Hard | 3R | 130 | 70 | Withdrew prior to second round |
| 25 September2024 – 6 October 2024 | China Open | China | WTA 1000 | Hard | SF | 390 | 0 | Withdrew |
| 7 October 2024 – 13 October 2024 | Wuhan Open | China | WTA 1000 | Hard | Not Held | 108 [b] | 0 | Withdrew |
| 2 Novewmber 2024 – 9 November 2024 | WTA Finals | Saudi Arabia | WTA Finals | Hard | RR | 500 | 200 | Eliminated in the round-robin stage (1 Win–2 Losses) |
| Total year-end points | 6,473 | 5,181 | 1,292 (difference) | |||||
Rybakina has a 42–11 (79%) WTA match win–loss record in the 2024 season. Her record against players who were part of the WTA rankings top ten at the time of their meetings is 4–4 (50%). Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at the time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:
Cristina Bucșa 2–0 Elise Mertens 2–0 Veronika Kudermetova [a] 2–0 Elina Svitolina 2–0 Victoria Azarenka [a] 2–1 Aryna Sabalenka [a] 2–1 Olivia Gadecki 1–0 Anastasia Potapova [a] 1–0 Linda Nosková 1–0 Karolína Plíšková 1–0 Liudmila Samsonova [a] 1–0 Daria Kasatkina [a] 1–0 Zhu Lin 1–0 Emma Navarro 1–0 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [a] 1–0 Magdalena Fręch 1–0 Clara Tauson 1–0 Taylor Townsend 1–0 Madison Keys 1–0 Maria Sakkari 1–0 Marta Kostyuk 1–0 Lucia Bronzetti 1–0 Mayar Sherif 1–0 Sara Bejlek 1–0 Yulia Putintseva 1–0 Greet Minnen 1–0 Arantxa Rus 1–0 Elena-Gabriela Ruse 1–0 Laura Siegemund 1–0 Caroline Wozniacki 1–0 Anna Kalinskaya [a] 1–0 Destanee Aiava 1–0 Danielle Collins 1–1 Iga Świątek 1–1 Leylah Fernandez 1–1 Ekaterina Alexandrova [a] 0–1 Anna Blinkova [a] 0–1 Barbora Krejčíková 0–1 Zheng Qinwen 0–1 Jasmine Paolini 1–2| Result | W–L | Player | Rk | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Rk | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Aryna Sabalenka [a] | 2 | Brisbane International, Australia | Hard | F | 6–0, 6–3 | 4 | [23] |
| Loss | 1–1 | Iga Świątek | 1 | Qatar Open, Qatar | Hard | F | 6–7(8–10), 2–6 | 4 | [24] |
| Win | 2–1 | Maria Sakkari | 9 | Miami Open, United States | Hard | QF | 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–4 | 4 | [25] |
| Win | 3–1 | Iga Świątek | 1 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | Clay (i) | SF | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 | 4 | [26] |
| Loss | 3–2 | Aryna Sabalenka [a] | 2 | Madrid Open, Spain | Clay | SF | 6–1, 5–7, 6–7(5–7) | 4 | [27] |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jasmine Paolini | 4 | WTA Finals, Saudi Arabia | Hard (i) | RR | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | 5 | [28] |
| Loss | 3–4 | Zheng Qinwen | 7 | WTA Finals, Saudi Arabia | Hard (i) | RR | 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 1–6 | 5 | [29] |
| Win | 4–4 | Aryna Sabalenka [a] | 1 | WTA Finals, Saudi Arabia | Hard (i) | RR | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 | 5 | [30] |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2024 | Brisbane International, Australia | WTA 500 | Hard | Aryna Sabalenka [a] | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jan 2024 | Abu Dhabi Open, UAE | WTA 500 | Hard | Daria Kasatkina [a] | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Feb 2024 | Qatar Open, Qatar | WTA 1000 | Hard | Iga Świątek | 6–7(8–10), 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Apr 2024 | Miami Open, United States | WTA 1000 | Hard | Danielle Collins | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Apr 2024 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | WTA 500 | Clay (i) | Marta Kostyuk | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Singles | ||
| Event | Prize money | Year-to-date |
|---|---|---|
| Brisbane International | $220,000 | $220,000 |
| Adelaide International | $24,200 | $264,200 |
| Australian Open | A$180,000 | $383,250 |
| Abu Dhabi Open | $142,000 | $525,250 |
| Qatar Open | $308,320 | $833,570 |
| Dubai Tennis Championships | $72,965 | $886,535 |
| Miami Open | $585,000 | $1,471,535 |
| Stuttgart Open | $123,480 | $1,595,015 |
| Madrid Open | €284,590 | $1,879,605 |
| French Open | €415,000 | $2,294,605 |
| Berlin Ladies Open | €21,660 | $2,316,265 |
| Wimbledon Championships | €715,000 | $3,031,265 |
| Cincinnati Open | $20,650 | $3,051,915 |
| US Open | $140,000 | $3,191,915 |
| WTA Finals | $685,000 | $3,876,915 |
| $3,876,915 | ||
| Doubles | ||
| Event | Prize money | Year-to-date |
| $0 | ||
| Total [31] | ||
| $3,876,915 | ||
Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.
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