Career timeline
The journey
Career titles
Grand Slam titles
Milestones
- 2026age 26
Grand Slam
Won Australian Open
She won her second Grand Slam title at the 2026 Australian Open, beating Aryna Sabalenka in the final.
- age 26
Ranking
Career-high World No. 2
She reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 2 in March 2026.
- 2025age 26
Won WTA Finals
She won the 2025 WTA Finals in Riyadh, defeating World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the final.
- 2 years2023age 23
Ranking
First top-10 ranking
In January 2023 she became the first player representing Kazakhstan to reach the WTA top 10.
- 2022age 23
Grand Slam
Won Wimbledon
She won the 2022 Wimbledon title over Ons Jabeur, becoming Kazakhstan's first Grand Slam singles champion.
- 3 years2019age 20
First WTA title
She won her first WTA singles title at the 2019 Bucharest Open.
- 2018age 19
Switched to Kazakhstan
In 2018 she began representing Kazakhstan after its federation offered financial backing for her career.
- 13 years2005age 6
Started playing tennis
She began playing tennis at age six, training at the Spartak club in Moscow.
- 6 years1999
Born in Moscow
Elena Rybakina was born on 17 June 1999 in Moscow, Russia.