Victoria Mboko def. Elena Rybakina — Quarterfinal, Qatar Open 2026

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Qatar Open 2026

WTA 1000HardDoha, Qatar

Played12 Feb 2026

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

🇨🇦ranked WTA number 13 going into this drawWon

Victoria Mboko seeded 10 7 4 6

🇰🇿ranked WTA number 3 going into this draw

Elena Rybakina seeded 2 5 6 4

🇨🇦V. MbokoVictoria MbokovE. RybakinaElena Rybakina🇰🇿

🇨🇦Victoria Mboko

🇰🇿Elena Rybakina

Match stats

Serve

6

Aces

11

2

Double faults

1

70%

1st serve in

62%

66%

1st serve points won

65%

41%

2nd serve points won

43%

58%

Service points won

57%

4/9

Break points saved

6/12

Return

43%

Return points won

42%

6/12

Break points won

5/9

109

Total points won

105

Head to head

2–2 level

  1. This matchDoha QFwon by Mboko
  2. 2025HardTokyo QFwon by Rybakina
  3. 2025HardCanada SFwon by Mboko
  4. 2025HardWashington R16won by Rybakina

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

8–2

Last 10 matches

9–1

9–2

Last 30 days

9–0

By surface

18–8

Hard

25–6

–

Indoor hard

5–0

By round

2–1

QF

4–2

2–0

SF

3–2

3–2

At WTA 1000s

7–3

How their matches go

25

Completed matches

35

28%

Won in straight sets

63%

40%

Won after losing a set

23%

4%

Lost after winning a set

9%

28%

Lost in straight sets

6%

3–6

Tiebreaks

4–2

10–1

Deciding sets

8–3

12/12

Won after winning set 1

25/25

5/13

Won after losing set 1

5/10

Serve and return, last 5 matches

66%

1st serve in

58%

66%

1st serve points won

75%

42%

2nd serve points won

49%

44%

Break points saved

63%

45%

Return points won

43%

40%

Break points won

45%

4.0

Aces a match

6.2

6.2

Double faults a match

1.6

Last 14 days

3

Matches

4

7

Sets

10

1

Days since last match

1

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentVictoria MbokoElena Rybakina
🇧🇾SabalenkaNo. 1
🇧🇾SabalenkaNo. 1LostMelbourne R16WonMelbourne FWonRiyadh FLostWuhan QFWonCincinnati QF
🇧🇪MertensNo. 22
🇧🇪MertensNo. 22LostPerth & Sydney RRWonMelbourne R16
🇺🇸McNallyNo. 71
🇺🇸McNallyNo. 71WonMelbourne R64WonBeijing R64
🇺🇸KeysNo. 15
🇺🇸KeysNo. 15WonAdelaide QFWonCincinnati R16
🇷🇺AlexandrovaNo. 11
🇷🇺AlexandrovaNo. 11LostWuhan R64WonRiyadh RRWonNingbo F
🇨🇦FernandezNo. 25
🇨🇦FernandezNo. 25WonHong Kong SFWonTokyo R16
Total
Total4–410–2

Last 10 matches going in

LatestVictoria MbokoElena Rybakina
1Won🇷🇺M. AndreevaMirra AndreevaNo. 7No. 7 · 11 FebDoha R16 · 11 FebWon🇨🇳Q. ZhengQinwen ZhengNo. 26No. 26 · 11 FebDoha R16 · 11 Feb
2Won🇷🇺V. ZvonarevaVera ZvonarevaR32 · 10 FebDoha R32 · 10 FebWon🇨🇳X. WangXinyu WangNo. 33No. 33 · 10 FebDoha R32 · 10 Feb
3Won🇨🇿M. BouzkovaMarie BouzkovaNo. 37No. 37 · 8 FebDoha R64 · 8 FebWon🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 31 JanMelbourne F · 31 Jan
4Lost🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 25 JanMelbourne R16 · 25 JanWon🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 6No. 6 · 29 JanMelbourne SF · 29 Jan
5Won🇩🇰C. TausonClara TausonNo. 14No. 14 · 23 JanMelbourne R32 · 23 JanWon🇵🇱I. ŚwiątekIga ŚwiątekNo. 2No. 2 · 28 JanMelbourne QF · 28 Jan
6Won🇺🇸C. McNallyCaty McNallyNo. 83No. 83 · 21 JanMelbourne R64 · 21 JanWon🇧🇪E. MertensElise MertensNo. 21No. 21 · 26 JanMelbourne R16 · 26 Jan
7Won🇦🇺E. JonesEmerson JonesNo. 155No. 155 · 19 JanMelbourne R128 · 19 JanWon🇨🇿T. ValentovaTereza ValentovaNo. 60No. 60 · 24 JanMelbourne R32 · 24 Jan
8Lost🇷🇺M. AndreevaMirra AndreevaNo. 9No. 9 · 17 JanAdelaide F · 17 JanWon🇫🇷V. GrachevaVarvara GrachevaNo. 74No. 74 · 22 JanMelbourne R64 · 22 Jan
9Won🇦🇺K. BirrellKimberly BirrellNo. 106No. 106 · 16 JanAdelaide SF · 16 JanWon🇸🇮K. JuvanKaja JuvanR128 · 20 JanMelbourne R128 · 20 Jan
10Won🇺🇸M. KeysMadison KeysNo. 7No. 7 · 15 JanAdelaide QF · 15 JanLost🇨🇿K. MuchováKarolína MuchováNo. 19No. 19 · 9 JanBrisbane QF · 9 Jan