Elena Rybakina
Age: 25 (Jun 17 1999)
Plays: Right-Handed
Ranking: 6
- Coached by Goran Ivanisevic
- Trained at Spartak Club in Moscow as a junior; previous coaches included Andrei Cheshnokov (Elena Vesnina’s former coach) and Evgenia Kulikovskaya
- Nominated for 2019 WTA Newcomer of the Year Award
- Started playing tennis aged five and favorite surface is hard
Career Highlights
SINGLES
Winner (8): 2024 – Brisbane, Abu Dhabi, Suttgart; 2023 – Indian Wells, Rome; 2022 – Wimbledon; 2020 – Hobart; 2019 – Bucharest.
Finalists (11): 2024 – Doha, Miami; 2023 – Australian Open, Miami; 2022 – Adelaide, Portoroz; 2020 – Shenzhen, St. Petersburg, Dubai, Strasbourg; 2019 – Nanchang.
DOUBLES
Finalist (2): 2023 – Adelaide 2 (w/Pavlyuchenkova); 2021 – Indian Wells (w/Kudermetova).