Elena Rybakina
Elena Rybakina is a tennis player representing Kazakhstan, a three-time Grand Slam singles champion and the 2026 year-end world No. 1.
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Known for
Wimbledon
Australian Open
US Open
WTAOverview
- Born
- 17 June 1999 · Moscow, Russia
- Represents
- Kazakhstan
- Sport
- Professional tennis · right-handed
- First WTA title
- Bucharest, 2019
- Grand Slam breakthrough
- Wimbledon singles champion, 2022
Mini bio
How it started.
Before tennis, Elena tried gymnastics and ice skating with her sister. Her father, who loved tennis, brought her to a court as a child. She trained at Moscow’s Spartak Club and later chose a professional tennis career over university offers in the United States.
Finding her footing.
Support from the Kazakhstan Tennis Federation helped her commit to the tour. After finishing school, she could focus fully on tennis and travel with a private coach. Her first WTA singles title came in Bucharest in 2019, followed by Hobart in 2020.
The breakthrough.
At Wimbledon in 2022, she came from a set down to beat Ons Jabeur and became the first player representing Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam singles title. Her powerful serve and aggressive game remain central to her tennis.
Building on it.
She won her first WTA 1000 titles at Indian Wells and Rome in 2023. An unbeaten WTA Finals run in 2025 preceded Australian Open and US Open titles in 2026, the year she first reached world No. 1.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2026US OpenChampion
- 2026Australian OpenChampion
- 2025WTA Finals, RiyadhChampion
- 2022WimbledonChampion
Awards
Quotes
I love tennis. It was always a game for me.Elena Rybakina, WTA Insider
In a January 2020 interview in Melbourne, she explained what she enjoyed about playing.
Trivia
- She tried gymnastics and ice skating before taking up tennis.
- In her 2020 WTA Insider interview, she named Roger Federer as a tennis idol and said she admired Justine Henin’s game.
- She told WTA Insider in 2020 that she had a beagle named Mulia.
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