Elena Rybakina

Also known as Elena Andreyevna Rybakina, Lena Rybakina, Rybakina

Elena Andreyevna Rybakina is a Russian-born Kazakhstani professional tennis player. She is currently ranked world No. 2 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Rybakina has won 13 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including two majors at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships and the 2026 Australian Open, as well as the 2025 WTA Finals and two WTA 1000 events. Rybakina is the first Kazakhstani player to win a major and to be ranked inside the world's top 10.

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Full name: Elena Andreyevna Rybakina
Native name: Елена Андреевна Рыбакина
Country sports: Russia (2014–2018), Kazakhstan (2018–)
Residence: Dubai , United Arab Emirates
Born: ( 1999-06-17 ) 17 June 1999 (age 26) , Moscow , Russia
Height: 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach: Stefano Vukov (2019–2024, 2025–)
Prize money: US$ 28,401,509 13th all-time in earnings
Career record: 415–167

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Elena Andreyevna Rybakina (born 17 June 1999) is a professional tennis player from Kazakhstan. She is currently ranked world No. 2 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Rybakina has won 13 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including two majors at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships and the 2026 Australian Open, as well as the 2025 WTA Finals and two WTA 1000 events. Rybakina is the first Kazakhstani player to win a major and to be ranked inside the world's top 10.

A former junior world No. 3, Rybakina started her career competing for Russia before switching federations to Kazakhstan in 2018. She broke through in 2020 when she played in five tour finals, the most of any player that year. Rybakina won her first major title in 2022 at Wimbledon, before reaching the 2023 Australian Open final. At the end of 2025, Rybakina won the WTA Finals, followed by the 2026 Australian Open, and shortly after rose to a career-high ranking of world No. 2.