Won three titles from five finals in 2024, tasting success at Brisbane, Abu Dhabi and Stuttgart and finishing R-Up at Doha and Miami. Qualified for her second WTA Finals and defeated WTA World No.1 Sabalenka in the group stage. Reached second Grand Slam final at 2023 Australian Open (l.

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.

5 days ago · How the match was won: After a 36-minute first set, where Swiatek won the first three games and never faced a break point, Rybakina converted on her second chance in the second set's opening game to set a new tone for the match.. What followed was an hour-long set in which Rybakina bent, but never broke -- at least at first. She saved two break points in her first service game to lead 2-0, and ...

19 hours ago · Rybakina has publicly maintained that she has not filed a formal complaint with WTA officials about Vukov, but the information the organization received was enough for the organization to open an ...

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...

6 days ago · DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Elena Rybakina said on Wednesday she was “disappointed” with the WTA Tour’s decision to ban for her former coach Stefano Vukov following the governing body’s investigation into a potential breach of its code of conduct. “I’m just disappointed with the situation, and how the process went.

Feb 11, 2025 · Stefano Vukov (left) was Elena Rybakina's coach when she won Wimbledon in 2022 Stefano Vukov, the former coach of world number five Elena Rybakina, will remain banned from the WTA Tour following ...

Feb 12, 2025 · But Rybakina said before the Australian Open that Vukov would be rejoining her team. At that time, the WTA noted that Vukov was under provisional suspension and ineligible to obtain a WTA credential, preventing him from going into player-only areas at tournaments such as practice courts or training areas.

Feb 11, 2025 · The WTA Tour has banned Stefano Vukov, Elena Rybakina’s former coach, from coaching and from obtaining credentials for professional tennis events.. The organization did not specify the length of ...

5 days ago · After beating Rybakina at last month's United Cup, Swiatek has now leveled her all-time head-to-head against the Kazakh to 4-4. Brilliant, brilliant, BRILLIANT 🗣️ @iga_swiatek extends her dominant Doha record with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Rybakina to reach the semifinals!