Elena Rybakina def. Diana Shnaider — Round of 16, Cincinnati Open 2026

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Cincinnati Open 2026

WTA 1000HardCincinnati, USA

Played19 Aug 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇰🇿ranked WTA number 2 going into this drawWon

Elena Rybakina seeded 2 6 6

🇷🇺ranked WTA number 14 going into this draw

Diana Shnaider seeded 14 4 4

🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinavD. ShnaiderDiana Shnaider🇷🇺

🇰🇿Elena Rybakina

🇷🇺Diana Shnaider

Match stats

Serve

8

Aces

1

4

Double faults

2

63%

1st serve in

63%

85%

1st serve points won

69%

32%

2nd serve points won

57%

66%

Service points won

65%

7/7

Break points saved

1/3

Return

35%

Return points won

34%

2/3

Break points won

0/7

70

Total points won

63

Head to head

2–0 Rybakina

  1. This matchCincinnati R16won by Rybakina
  2. 2026ClayStuttgart R16won by Rybakina

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

8–2

Last 10 matches

7–3

7–1

Last 30 days

7–2

By surface

16–3

Hard

8–4

10–3

Clay

10–5

3–3

Grass

1–3

By round

6–2

R16

4–1

4–2

QF

2–2

21–5

At WTA 1000s

8–5

How their matches go

37

Completed matches

31

46%

Won in straight sets

45%

30%

Won after losing a set

16%

11%

Lost after winning a set

10%

14%

Lost in straight sets

29%

5–6

Tiebreaks

5–3

11–4

Deciding sets

5–3

21/24

Won after winning set 1

16/17

7/13

Won after losing set 1

3/14

Serve and return, last 5 matches

55%

1st serve in

67%

73%

1st serve points won

65%

55%

2nd serve points won

54%

61%

Break points saved

52%

41%

Return points won

46%

32%

Break points won

39%

6.2

Aces a match

1.8

3.2

Double faults a match

2.0

Last 14 days

8

Matches

5

20

Sets

10

2

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentElena RybakinaDiana Shnaider
🇩🇪MariaNo. 80
🇩🇪MariaNo. 80WonLondon R16WonCincinnati R64
🇵🇱ŚwiątekNo. 5
🇵🇱ŚwiątekNo. 5LostCanada FLostCanada QF
🇯🇵OsakaNo. 13
🇯🇵OsakaNo. 13WonCanada QFLostRome R32
🇷🇺SamsonovaNo. 43
🇷🇺SamsonovaNo. 43WonCanada R16WonWashington QFLostLondon R64
🇺🇸PegulaNo. 3
🇺🇸PegulaNo. 3WonMiami QFWonIndian Wells QFWonCanada R16LostWashington SFLostCharleston QF
🇦🇹PotapovaNo. 25
🇦🇹PotapovaNo. 25LostMadrid R16WonWashington R16
Total
Total7–47–5

Last 10 matches going in

LatestElena RybakinaDiana Shnaider
1Won🇵🇱M. FrechMagdalena FrechNo. 41No. 41 · 17 AugCincinnati R32 · 17 AugWon🇵🇱M. ChwalinskaMaja ChwalinskaNo. 23No. 23 · 17 AugCincinnati R32 · 17 Aug
2Won🇺🇸T. TownsendTaylor TownsendNo. 94No. 94 · 16 AugCincinnati R64 · 16 AugWon🇩🇪T. MariaTatjana MariaNo. 80No. 80 · 15 AugCincinnati R64 · 15 Aug
3Lost🇵🇱I. ŚwiątekIga ŚwiątekNo. 8No. 8 · 13 AugCanada F · 13 AugLost🇵🇱I. ŚwiątekIga ŚwiątekNo. 8No. 8 · 10 AugCanada QF · 10 Aug
4Won🇺🇸C. GauffCoco GauffNo. 4No. 4 · 12 AugCanada SF · 12 AugWon🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 3No. 3 · 8 AugCanada R16 · 8 Aug
5Won🇯🇵N. OsakaNaomi OsakaNo. 13No. 13 · 11 AugCanada QF · 11 AugWon🇷🇺A. KalinskayaAnna KalinskayaNo. 20No. 20 · 6 AugCanada R32 · 6 Aug
6Won🇷🇺L. SamsonovaLiudmila SamsonovaNo. 70No. 70 · 9 AugCanada R16 · 9 AugWon🇸🇰R. SramkovaRebecca SramkovaNo. 131No. 131 · 4 AugCanada R64 · 4 Aug
7Won🇺🇸A. LiAnn LiNo. 31No. 31 · 7 AugCanada R32 · 7 AugLost🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 3No. 3 · 1 AugWashington SF · 1 Aug
8Won🇦🇺D. KasatkinaDaria KasatkinaNo. 61No. 61 · 5 AugCanada R64 · 5 AugWon🇷🇺L. SamsonovaLiudmila SamsonovaNo. 70No. 70 · 31 JulWashington QF · 31 Jul
9Lost🇧🇪E. MertensElise MertensNo. 26No. 26 · 4 JulLondon R32 · 4 JulWon🇦🇹A. PotapovaAnastasia PotapovaNo. 27No. 27 · 30 JulWashington R16 · 30 Jul
10Won🇺🇸C. McNallyCaty McNallyNo. 50No. 50 · 2 JulLondon R64 · 2 JulLost🇷🇺L. SamsonovaLiudmila SamsonovaNo. 42No. 42 · 2 JulLondon R64 · 2 Jul