Elena Rybakina def. Elina Svitolina — Semifinal, Indian Wells Open 2026

🇺🇸
Indian Wells Open 2026

WTA 1000HardIndian Wells, USA

Played13 Mar 2026

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

🇰🇿ranked WTA number 3 going into this drawWon

Elena Rybakina seeded 3 7 6

🇺🇦ranked WTA number 9 going into this draw

Elina Svitolina seeded 9 5 4

🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinavE. SvitolinaElina Svitolina🇺🇦

🇰🇿Elena Rybakina

🇺🇦Elina Svitolina

Match stats

Serve

6

Aces

6

1

Double faults

8

61%

1st serve in

59%

78%

1st serve points won

64%

38%

2nd serve points won

43%

63%

Service points won

55%

7/9

Break points saved

7/11

Return

45%

Return points won

37%

4/11

Break points won

2/9

85

Total points won

75

Head to head

3–1 Rybakina

  1. This matchIndian Wells SFwon by Rybakina
  2. 2025ClayMadrid R32won by Svitolina
  3. 2024GrassLondon QFwon by Rybakina
  4. 2024ClayParis R16won by Rybakina

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

8–2

Last 10 matches

8–2

6–2

Last 30 days

8–2

By surface

25–6

Hard

19–3

5–0

Indoor hard

–

By round

3–1

SF

2–1

3–0

F

1–1

10–4

At WTA 1000s

9–2

How their matches go

33

Completed matches

20

64%

Won in straight sets

55%

24%

Won after losing a set

30%

9%

Lost after winning a set

0%

3%

Lost in straight sets

15%

5–1

Tiebreaks

5–2

8–3

Deciding sets

6–0

25/25

Won after winning set 1

15/15

4/8

Won after losing set 1

2/5

Serve and return, last 5 matches

60%

1st serve in

59%

70%

1st serve points won

73%

51%

2nd serve points won

48%

67%

Break points saved

66%

40%

Return points won

41%

68%

Break points won

57%

6.0

Aces a match

2.8

3.0

Double faults a match

3.2

Last 14 days

4

Matches

4

9

Sets

10

1

Days since last match

1

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentElena RybakinaElina Svitolina
🇺🇸PegulaNo. 5
🇺🇸PegulaNo. 5WonIndian Wells QFWonMelbourne SFWonRiyadh SFLostDubai F
🇵🇱ŚwiątekNo. 2
🇵🇱ŚwiątekNo. 2WonMelbourne QFWonRiyadh RRWonIndian Wells QF
🇬🇧KartalNo. 52
🇬🇧KartalNo. 52WonIndian Wells R16WonAuckland QF
🇭🇷RuzicNo. 51
🇭🇷RuzicNo. 51LostDubai R16WonDubai QF
🇪🇸Badosa GibertNo. 85
🇪🇸Badosa GibertNo. 85WonBrisbane R16WonDubai R32
🇨🇳WangNo. 30
🇨🇳WangNo. 30WonDoha R32WonAuckland F
Total
Total12–27–2

Last 10 matches going in

LatestElena RybakinaElina Svitolina
1Won🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 5No. 5 · 12 MarIndian Wells QF · 12 MarWon🇵🇱I. ŚwiątekIga ŚwiątekNo. 2No. 2 · 12 MarIndian Wells QF · 12 Mar
2Won🇬🇧S. KartalSonay KartalNo. 52No. 52 · 11 MarIndian Wells R16 · 11 MarWon🇨🇿K. SiniakovaKaterina SiniakovaNo. 43No. 43 · 11 MarIndian Wells R16 · 11 Mar
3Won🇺🇦M. KostyukMarta KostyukNo. 28No. 28 · 9 MarIndian Wells R32 · 9 MarWon🇺🇸A. KruegerAshlyn KruegerNo. 103No. 103 · 9 MarIndian Wells R32 · 9 Mar
4Won🇺🇸H. BaptisteHailey BaptisteNo. 42No. 42 · 7 MarIndian Wells R64 · 7 MarWon🇩🇪L. SiegemundLaura SiegemundNo. 53No. 53 · 7 MarIndian Wells R64 · 7 Mar
5Lost🇭🇷A. RuzicAntonia RuzicNo. 66No. 66 · 18 FebDubai R16 · 18 FebLost🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 6No. 6 · 21 FebDubai F · 21 Feb
6Won🇦🇺K. BirrellKimberly BirrellNo. 96No. 96 · 17 FebDubai R32 · 17 FebWon🇺🇸C. GauffCoco GauffNo. 5No. 5 · 20 FebDubai SF · 20 Feb
7Lost🇨🇦V. MbokoVictoria MbokoNo. 13No. 13 · 12 FebDoha QF · 12 FebWon🇭🇷A. RuzicAntonia RuzicNo. 66No. 66 · 19 FebDubai QF · 19 Feb
8Won🇨🇳Q. ZhengQinwen ZhengNo. 26No. 26 · 11 FebDoha R16 · 11 FebWon🇨🇭B. BencicBelinda BencicNo. 11No. 11 · 18 FebDubai R16 · 18 Feb
9Won🇨🇳X. WangXinyu WangNo. 33No. 33 · 10 FebDoha R32 · 10 FebWon🇪🇸P. Badosa GibertPaula Badosa GibertNo. 64No. 64 · 17 FebDubai R32 · 17 Feb
10Won🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 31 JanMelbourne F · 31 JanLost🇷🇺A. KalinskayaAnna KalinskayaNo. 27No. 27 · 11 FebDoha R16 · 11 Feb