Aryna Sabalenka def. Elena Rybakina — Quarterfinal, Wuhan Open 2025

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Wuhan Open 2025

WTA 1000HardWuhan, China

Played10 Oct 2025

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

🇧🇾ranked WTA number 1 going into this drawWon

Aryna Sabalenka seeded 1 6 6

🇰🇿ranked WTA number 10 going into this draw

Elena Rybakina seeded 8 3 3

🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkavE. RybakinaElena Rybakina🇰🇿

🇧🇾Aryna Sabalenka

🇰🇿Elena Rybakina

Match stats

Serve

2

Aces

6

5

Double faults

1

60%

1st serve in

58%

79%

1st serve points won

68%

48%

2nd serve points won

32%

67%

Service points won

53%

2/3

Break points saved

1/5

Return

47%

Return points won

33%

4/5

Break points won

1/3

66

Total points won

50

Head to head

4–3 Sabalenka

  1. This matchWuhan QFwon by Sabalenka
  2. 2025HardCincinnati QFwon by Rybakina
  3. 2025GrassBerlin QFwon by Sabalenka
  4. 2024HardRiyadh RRwon by Rybakina
  5. 2024ClayMadrid SFwon by Sabalenka
  6. 2024HardBrisbane Fwon by Rybakina
  7. 2023HardMelbourne Fwon by Sabalenka

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

9–1

Last 10 matches

7–3

2–0

Last 30 days

3–1

By surface

12–1

Hard

16–5

18–3

Clay

9–3

7–2

Grass

5–3

By round

6–2

QF

4–2

4–2

SF

1–3

14–2

At WTA 1000s

13–5

How their matches go

41

Completed matches

40

66%

Won in straight sets

53%

20%

Won after losing a set

20%

5%

Lost after winning a set

15%

10%

Lost in straight sets

13%

18–0

Tiebreaks

7–9

8–2

Deciding sets

8–6

30/31

Won after winning set 1

25/28

5/10

Won after losing set 1

4/12

Serve and return, last 5 matches

64%

1st serve in

54%

70%

1st serve points won

75%

61%

2nd serve points won

48%

68%

Break points saved

53%

43%

Return points won

42%

51%

Break points won

40%

5.0

Aces a match

8.0

2.6

Double faults a match

3.8

Last 14 days

2

Matches

4

5

Sets

10

1

Days since last match

1

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentAryna SabalenkaElena Rybakina
🇷🇺SamsonovaNo. 21
🇷🇺SamsonovaNo. 21WonWuhan R16WonStrasbourg F
🇨🇿Vondrousova
🇨🇿VondrousovaWonNew York QFWonCincinnati R64LostBerlin SFLostNew York R16
🇨🇦FernandezNo. 25
🇨🇦FernandezNo. 25WonNew York R32LostWashington SF
🇬🇧RaducanuNo. 32
🇬🇧RaducanuNo. 32WonCincinnati R32WonLondon R32WonNew York R32
🇵🇱ŚwiątekNo. 2
🇵🇱ŚwiątekNo. 2WonParis SFLostCincinnati SFLostParis R16
🇧🇪MertensNo. 22
🇧🇪MertensNo. 22WonLondon R16WonMadrid R32WonStuttgart QFWonCincinnati R32
Total
Total13–25–5

Last 10 matches going in

LatestAryna SabalenkaElena Rybakina
1Won🇷🇺L. SamsonovaLiudmila SamsonovaNo. 21No. 21 · 9 OctWuhan R16 · 9 OctWon🇨🇿L. NoskovaLinda NoskovaNo. 27No. 27 · 9 OctWuhan R16 · 9 Oct
2Won🇸🇰R. SramkovaRebecca SramkovaNo. 55No. 55 · 8 OctWuhan R32 · 8 OctWon🇷🇴J. CristianJaqueline CristianNo. 42No. 42 · 8 OctWuhan R32 · 8 Oct
3Won🇺🇸A. AnisimovaAmanda AnisimovaNo. 9No. 9 · 6 SepNew York F · 6 SepLost🇩🇪E. LysEva LysNo. 69No. 69 · 28 SepBeijing R32 · 28 Sep
4Won🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 4No. 4 · 4 SepNew York SF · 4 SepWon🇺🇸C. McNallyCaty McNallyNo. 93No. 93 · 26 SepBeijing R64 · 26 Sep
5Won🇨🇿M. VondrousovaMarketa VondrousovaQF · 2 SepNew York QF · 2 SepLost🇨🇿M. VondrousovaMarketa VondrousovaR16 · 31 AugNew York R16 · 31 Aug
6Won🇪🇸C. BucsaCristina BucsaNo. 93No. 93 · 31 AugNew York R16 · 31 AugWon🇬🇧E. RaducanuEmma RaducanuNo. 35No. 35 · 29 AugNew York R32 · 29 Aug
7Won🇨🇦L. FernandezLeylah FernandezNo. 33No. 33 · 29 AugNew York R32 · 29 AugWon🇨🇿T. ValentovaTereza ValentovaNo. 94No. 94 · 27 AugNew York R64 · 27 Aug
8Won🇺🇿P. KudermetovaPolina KudermetovaNo. 64No. 64 · 27 AugNew York R64 · 27 AugWon🇺🇸J. ParejaJulieta ParejaR128 · 25 AugNew York R128 · 25 Aug
9Won🇨🇭R. MasarovaRebeka MasarovaNo. 109No. 109 · 24 AugNew York R128 · 24 AugLost🇵🇱I. ŚwiątekIga ŚwiątekNo. 3No. 3 · 17 AugCincinnati SF · 17 Aug
10Lost🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 12No. 12 · 15 AugCincinnati QF · 15 AugWon🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 15 AugCincinnati QF · 15 Aug