Aryna Sabalenka def. Elena Rybakina — Final, Indian Wells Open 2026
WTA 1000HardIndian Wells, USA2 – 15 Mar
Points earned
+1000
Sabalenka · Rybakina banks 650
Head to head
1–1 level
In Setlex records · including this match
Around this match
Seeds left
2 of 22 — nos. 1, 3
Both roads here
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🇯🇵Himeno Sakatsume
6-4 6-2
Hailey Baptiste🇺🇸
7-6(5) 2-6 6-2
🇷🇴Jaqueline Cristian
6-4 6-1
Marta Kostyuk🇺🇦
6-4 6-4
🇯🇵Naomi Osaka
6-2 6-4
Sonay Kartal🇬🇧
6-4 4-3 RET
🇨🇦Victoria Mboko
7-6(0) 6-4
Jessica Pegula🇺🇸
6-1 7-6(4)
🇨🇿Linda Noskova
6-3 6-4
Elina Svitolina🇺🇦
7-5 6-4
Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 64: Aryna Sabalenka beat Himeno Sakatsume; Elena Rybakina beat Hailey Baptiste. Round of 32: Aryna Sabalenka beat Jaqueline Cristian; Elena Rybakina beat Marta Kostyuk. Round of 16: Aryna Sabalenka beat Naomi Osaka; Elena Rybakina beat Sonay Kartal. Quarterfinal: Aryna Sabalenka beat Victoria Mboko; Elena Rybakina beat Jessica Pegula. Semifinal: Aryna Sabalenka beat Linda Noskova; Elena Rybakina beat Elina Svitolina
How they arrived
derived from those scorelines
10–0
Sets won
10–1
64%
Games won
58%
1–0
Tiebreaks
2–0
0
Deciding sets
1
Aryna Sabalenka left, Elena Rybakinaright. Longer isn't always better — a deciding set is a harder week, not a worse player.
Previous meetings
1 meeting in Setlex records
Elena Rybakina leads 1–0
2025 · Hard
Elena Rybakina won — Cincinnati, USA, Quarterfinal
6-1 6-4