Aryna Sabalenka def. Elena Rybakina — Final, Indian Wells Open 2026
WTA 1000HardIndian Wells, USA
Played15 Mar 2026
🇧🇾ranked WTA number 1 going into this drawWon
Aryna Sabalenka seeded 1 3 6 7
🇰🇿ranked WTA number 3 going into this draw
Elena Rybakina seeded 3 6 3 66
🇧🇾Aryna Sabalenka
🇰🇿Elena Rybakina
Match stats
Serve
10
Aces
12
3
Double faults
2
56%
1st serve in
58%
67%
1st serve points won
63%
56%
2nd serve points won
70%
62%
Service points won
66%
6/9
Break points saved
5/8
Return
34%
Return points won
38%
3/8
Break points won
3/9
100
Total points won
104
Head to head
5–5 level
- This matchIndian Wells Fwon by Sabalenka
- 2026HardMelbourne Fwon by Rybakina
- 2025IndoorRiyadh Fwon by Rybakina
- 2025HardWuhan QFwon by Sabalenka
- 2025HardCincinnati QFwon by Rybakina
- 2025GrassBerlin QFwon by Sabalenka
- 2024HardRiyadh RRwon by Rybakina
- 2024ClayMadrid SFwon by Sabalenka
- 2024HardBrisbane Fwon by Rybakina
- 2023HardMelbourne Fwon by Sabalenka
Stats, 6 months going in
Won–lost
9–1
Last 10 matches
8–2
5–0
Last 30 days
6–1
By surface
19–2
Hard
26–6
4–1
Indoor hard
5–0
By round
1–2
F
3–0
8–1
At WTA 1000s
11–4
How their matches go
26
Completed matches
34
77%
Won in straight sets
65%
12%
Won after losing a set
24%
8%
Lost after winning a set
9%
4%
Lost in straight sets
3%
5–2
Tiebreaks
5–1
3–2
Deciding sets
8–3
22/23
Won after winning set 1
26/26
1/3
Won after losing set 1
4/8
Serve and return, last 5 matches
69%
1st serve in
62%
76%
1st serve points won
71%
60%
2nd serve points won
51%
88%
Break points saved
69%
43%
Return points won
42%
34%
Break points won
58%
6.6
Aces a match
5.2
2.0
Double faults a match
2.2
Last 14 days
5
Matches
5
10
Sets
11
2
Days since last match
2
Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in
| Opponent | Aryna Sabalenka | Elena Rybakina |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇿NoskovaNo. 14 | ||
| 🇨🇿NoskovaNo. 14 | WonIndian Wells SF | LostTokyo SFWonWuhan R16 |
| 🇺🇦SvitolinaNo. 9 | ||
| 🇺🇦SvitolinaNo. 9 | WonMelbourne SF | WonIndian Wells SF |
| 🇨🇦MbokoNo. 10 | ||
| 🇨🇦MbokoNo. 10 | WonIndian Wells QFWonMelbourne R16 | LostDoha QFWonTokyo QF |
| 🇺🇸PegulaNo. 5 | ||
| 🇺🇸PegulaNo. 5 | WonRiyadh RRLostWuhan SF | WonIndian Wells QFWonMelbourne SFWonRiyadh SF |
| 🇺🇦KostyukNo. 28 | ||
| 🇺🇦KostyukNo. 28 | WonBrisbane F | WonIndian Wells R32 |
| 🇷🇴CristianNo. 33 | ||
| 🇷🇴CristianNo. 33 | WonIndian Wells R32 | WonWuhan R32 |
| Total | ||
| Total | 10–1 | 10–3 |