Elena Rybakina

Rybakina started the new season by reaching the final in Shenzhen, where she lost to Ekaterina Alexandrova. The following week, she won her second WTA title in Hobart, defeating Zhang Shuai. At the Australian Open, Rybakina, as 29th seed, had her first Grand Slam win. She beat Bernarda Pera and Greet Minnen, but then lost to world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty. After the St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, where she lost in the final to Kiki Bertens, she reached the top 20 in the WTA rankings. At the Dubai Tennis Championships, Rybakina scored her first top 5 win by defeating world No. 3 Karolína Plíšková. In the first round she upset the 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin before reaching her fourth final of the 2020 season where she lost to Simona Halep. After defeating Sorana Cîrstea and Alison Van Uytvanck in close three set matches, Rybakina withdrew from Doha prior to her third round match against Barty due to injury.

Rybakina is known for her aggressive game which is played mostly from the baseline. Her groundstrokes are powerful from both wings, and her power has been described as "effortless" by some commentators. She has a strong, powerful, and accurate serve which is capable of exceeding 110 mph (177 km/h), and, so far in 2020, she has led the WTA tour in the number of aces served, at 144 in 25 matches, up to 9 March 2020. She employs a 'first-strike' style of game, choosing to finish points quickly. She possesses exceptional variety, being capable of incorporating drop shots and sliced backhands into points whilst still playing aggressively, is comfortable at the net and is an adept volleyer, and has been praised for her intelligent shot selection, point construction, and patience, not making as many unforced errors as other players with a similarly aggressive game. Since 2019, she has won the vast majority of three set matches she has participated in, having won 90% of such matches in 2020, and has been noted for her tenacity and competitive spirit.

As of 2020, Rybakina is sponsored by Adidas for clothing and shoes, and by Yonex for rackets. Previously, she was endorsed by Nike for apparel and shoes.

Current through the suspension of the 2020 WTA Tour.

Current through the suspension of the 2020 WTA Tour.

Rybakina's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10 (as of March 9, 2020):

Rybakina won her first WTA title in Bucharest, Romania in July 2019 at the age of 20, first cracked the top 20 in February 2020 and rose to prominence at the 2020 Dubai Tennis Championships by recording her first top 5 victory against world No. 3 Karolína Plíšková and defeating 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin.

In 2019, Rybakina won her first WTA title at the Bucharest Open at the age of 20, playing only her seventh tournament main draw; she beat Patricia Maria Țig in the final. The win took her into the top 70 in the WTA Rankings. On September 16, 2019 she made debut within the top 50.

On the ITF, she won her first single title at the $15K Kazan, Russia in March 2018, defeating Russian player Daria Nazarkina in straight sets, and she won her first double title at the $15K Istanbul, Turkey in April 2017 with Russian Ekaterina Kazionova.

At the 2018 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, Rybakina recorded her first WTA main-draw win against Timea Bacsinszky, then she defeated world No. 7, Caroline Garcia. In the quarterfinals, Rybakina lost to Julia Görges. In June 2018, she chose to represent Kazakhstan.

Rybakina is a former world No. 3 junior. She reached the semifinals of the junior girl's singles event at the Australian Open and Roland Garros in 2017. She is also quarterfinalist of the junior girl's singles event at the US Open, also in 2017. As junior, she had 32–11 record.

In October 2017, Rybakina made her WTA debut at the Kremlin Cup, but she was defeated in the round by Irina-Camelia Begu.

Rybakina began playing on the ITF Women's Circuit in December 2014 at the age of 15. She reached her first singles final at $10K Antalya, Turkey in November 2015, where she lost to Ekaterine Gorgodze.

From 2013 to 2018, Rybakina represented Russia, then she changed her nationality to represent Kazakhstan.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Elena Andreyevna Rybakina (Russian: Елена Андреевна Рыбакина ; born 17 June 1999) is a Russian–born Kazakh professional tennis player who has won two singles titles on the WTA Tour. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 17.

Elena Rybakina was born on June 17, 1999 in Moscow. At five, her father, who was engaged in various sports, brought her to tennis. In 2016, Rybakina began her professional career.