2022 Elena Rybakina tennis season explained

Fullname:	Elena Rybakina
Calendarprizemoney:	$3,613,440^[1]
Singlestitles:	1
Yearendsinglesranking:	No. 22
Australianopenresult:	2R
Frenchopenresult:	3R
Wimbledonresult:	W
Usopenresult:	1R
Currentdoublesranking:	No. 119
Australianopendoublesresult:	A
Frenchopendoublesresult:	1R
Wimbledondoublesresult:	A
Usopendoublesresult:	A
Updated:	7 March 2024
Next Season:	2023

See main article: Elena Rybakina.

The 2022 Elena Rybakina tennis season officially began on 3 January 2022, with the start of the Adelaide International 1 in Adelaide.

Yearly Summary

Rybakina started the season at the Adelaide International 1, making it to the final where she was defeated by world No. 1, Ash Barty.^[2] Her success continued at the Sydney Tennis Classic with a lopsided defeat of reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu, in the first round. She subsequently withdrew from the tournament citing a thigh injury.^[3] She reached a career-high ranking of No. 12, on 17 January 2022.

Her remaining early hardcourt season saw little progress with a second-round retirement and a walkover at the Australian Open and St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, respectively, and a first-round loss at the Qatar Ladies Open. Her "Sunshine Double" (Miami and Indian Wells) saw improvement with a quarterfinal appearance at the Indian Wells Open against Maria Sakkari and a third-round appearance to Jessica Pegula at the Miami Open.

Her clay-court season began with a second-round loss to Anhelina Kalinina after a first-round bye at Charleston. Following this, she represented Kazakhstan as the team's top seed and won both of her singles matches in a tie against Germany securing a berth in the finals later in the year. The remainder of her clay-court season saw little achievement as she failed to advance into the quarterfinals at the Stuttgart Open, Madrid Open, Italian Open, and French Open.

Rybakina's grass-court season in the lead up to Wimbledon saw a second-round loss to Shelby Rogers at the Rosmalen Open followed by a first-round bye and a second-round loss to Lesia Tsurenko at the Eastbourne International. At the Wimbledon Championships, she reached her second Grand Slam quarterfinal, defeating CoCo Vandeweghe, Bianca Andreescu, Zheng Qinwen and Petra Martić. Then she reached the semifinals at a Major for the first time, defeating Ajla Tomljanović in her quarterfinal match.^[4] She became the first Kazakhstani singles player (male or female) to reach the semifinal of a Grand Slam.^{[5] [6]} Then she reached her first Major final, after defeating Simona Halep in straight sets, becoming the youngest Wimbledon finalist since Garbiñe Muguruza in 2015.^[7] After dropping the first set, she defeated Ons Jabeur in three sets to secure her first major title.^[8] She became the youngest woman champion since the 21-year-old Petra Kvitová in 2011. She was the fourth-youngest active Grand Slam champion, older only than Iga Świątek, Bianca Andreescu and Emma Raducanu.^[9] Rybakina's Russian nationality and previous international representation of Russia became a matter of public discourse in the aftermath of her success at Wimbledon 2022, where Wimbledon had banned athletes representing Russia and Belarus due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.^{[10] [11]} Russian state media celebrated Rybakina's win as a national victory despite her longstanding decision not to represent the country of her birth.^{[12] [13]}

The North American hardcourt season began with early round losses at the Silicon Valley Classic (first round) and Canadian Open (second round). Her US Open preparations continued at the Cincinnati Open where she advanced to the quarterfinals and was defeated by Madison Keys. Her season continued next with an entry to the US Open as the 25th seed; however, she lost in the first round to qualifier Clara Burel.^[14]

All matches

See main article: Elena Rybakina career statistics.

This table chronicles all the matches of Elena Rybakina in 2022.

Singles matches

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponent	Rank	Result	Score
	1	1R	Storm Sanders (WC)	132	Win	6–4, 1–6, 6–1
	2	2R	Marie Bouzková (Q)	90	Win	6–3, 6–4
	3	QF	Shelby Rogers	40	Win	3–6, 6–3, 6–2
	4	SF		105	Win	6–4, 6–3
	5	F	Ashleigh Barty (1)	1	Loss	3–6, 2–6
	6	1R	Emma Raducanu	18	Win	6–0, 6–1
	–	2R	Caroline Garcia	75	Withdrew
	7	1R		104	Win	6–7^(3–7), 7–6^(7–3), 6–1
	8	2R	Zhang Shuai	74	Loss	4–6, 0–1 ret.
	9	1R	Varvara Gracheva (Q)	81	Win	6–2, 6–1
	–	2R	Tereza Martincová	42	Withdrew
	10	1R	Jaqueline Cristian (LL)	71	Loss	4–6, 3–6
	–	1R	Bye
	11	2R	Alison Van Uytvanck	58	Win	6–1, 7–5
	12	3R	Victoria Azarenka ^(13)	15	Win	6–3, 6–4
	13	4R		51	Win	7–6^(7–5), 6–2
	14	QF		6	Loss	5–7, 4–6
	–	1R	Bye
	15	2R	Elena-Gabriela Ruse	57	Win	6–4, 7–5
	16	3R		21	Loss	3–6, 4–6
	–	1R	Bye
	17	2R	Anhelina Kalinina	42	Loss	4–6, 6–2, 4–6
	18	Q	Laura Siegemund	232	Win	6–0, 6–1
	19	Q	Angelique Kerber	17	Win	4–6, 6–3, 7–5
	20	1R	Nastasja Schunk (Q)	224	Win	7–6^(7–3), 7–5
	21	2R	Paula Badosa (2)	3	Loss	2–6, 6–4, 6–7^(4–7)
	22	1R	Oceane Dodin (Q)	93	Win	6–2, 7–5
	23	2R	Kateřina Siniaková	51	Win	6–0, 1–0 ret.
	24	3R	Jil Teichmann	35	Loss	3–6, 1–6
	25	1R		146	Win	6–4, 7–6^(7–0)
	26	2R	Lauren Davis (Q)	102	Win	6–4, 6–3
	27	3R	Jil Teichmann	29	Loss	7–6^(7–3), 3–6, 5–7
	28	1R	Arantxa Rus	119	Win	6–3, 5–7, 6–0
	29	2R	Katie Volynets (WC)	135	Win	6–4, 6–0
	30	3R	Madison Keys (22)	22	Loss	6–3, 1–6, 6–7^(3–7)
	31	1R	Jamie Loeb (Q)	227	Win	6–4, 7–5
	32	2R	Shelby Rogers	42	Loss	2–6, 4–6
	33	1R	Lesia Tsurenko (Q)	114	Loss	6–1 5–7 3–6
	34	1R	CoCo Vandeweghe (LL)	157	Win	7–6^(7–2), 7–5
	35	2R	Bianca Andreescu	56	Win	6–4, 7–6^(7–5)
	36	3R	Zheng Qinwen	52	Win	7–6^(7–4), 7–5
	37	4R	Petra Martić	80	Win	7–5, 6–3
	38	QF	Ajla Tomljanović	44	Win	4–6, 6–2, 6–3
	39	SF	Simona Halep (16)	18	Win	6–3, 6–3
	40	W	Ons Jabeur (3)	2	Win (1)	3–6, 6–2, 6–2
	41	1R		12	Loss	6–1, 2–6, 6–0
	42	1R	Marie Bouzková (Q)	47	Win	7–5, 6–7^(3–7), 6–1
	43	2R		11	Loss	4–6, 7–6^(10–8), 6–7^(3–7)
	44	1R	Mayar Sherif	58	Win	6–3, 6–2
	45	2R		9	Win	6–3, 6–1
	46	3R	Alison Riske-Amritraj	29	Win	6–2, 6–4
	47	4R	Madison Keys	24	Loss	2–6, 4–6
	48	1R	Clara Burel (Q)	131	Loss	4–6, 4–6
	49	1R	Laura Siegemund	173	Win	6–7^(4–7), 6–4, 7–6^(10–8)
	50	2R	Tereza Martincová	66	Win	6–4, 6–1
	–	QF	Lesia Tsurenko	92	Walkover
	51	SF		65	Win	6–1, 6–1
	52	F	Kateřina Siniaková	82	Loss	7–6^(7–4), 6–7^(5–7), 4–6
	53	1R	Liudmila Samsonova	30	Loss	2–6, 4–6
	54	1R	Madison Keys	17	Win	5–7, 6–3, 6–3
	55	2R	Aliaksandra Sasnovich	31	Win	6–7^(5–7), 6–4, 7–5
	56	QF		20	Win	7–6^(7–5),, 6–4
	57	SF	Barbora Krejčíková	23	Loss	6–3, 6–7^(4–7), 4–6
	58	1R	Karolína Plíšková	20	Win	7–6^(7–5), 6–2
	59	2R		5	Loss	6–2, 3–6, 6–7^(8–10)
	60	RR	Harriet Dart	98	Win	6–1, 6–4
	61	RR	Paula Badosa	13	Loss	2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Sources:^[15]

Tournament schedule

Singles schedule

Date	Tournament	Location	Category	Surface	Previous result	Previous points	New points	Outcome
3 January 2022 – 9 January 2022	Adelaide International	Australia	WTA 500	Hard			305	bgcolor=thistle	Final lost to Ashleigh Barty 3–6, 2–6
10 January 2022 – 15 January 2022	Sydeny International	Australia	WTA 500	Hard			55	Withdrew prior to the second round
17 January 2022 – 30 January 2022	Australian Open	Australia	Grand Slam	Hard	2R	70	70	Second round lost to Shuai Zhang 4–6, 0–1 ret.
7 February 2022 – 14 February 2022	St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy	Russia	WTA 500	Hard			55	Withdrew prior to the second round
21 February 2022 – 27 February 2022	Qatar Open	Qatar	WTA 1000	Hard	1R	1	1	First round lost to Jaqueline Cristian 4–6, 3–6
7 March 2022 – 20 March 2022	Indian Wells Open	United States	WTA 1000	Hard	1R	10	215	bgcolor=ffebcd	Quarterfinals lost to Maria Sakkari 5–7, 4–6
21 March 2022 – 3 April 2022	Miami Open	United States	WTA 1000	Hard	3R	65	65	Third round lost to Jessica Pegula 3–6, 4–6
4 April 2022 – 10 April 2022	Charleston Open	United States	WTA 500	Clay	1R	1	1	Second round lost to Anhelina Kalinina 4–6, 6–2, 4–6
18 April 2022 – 24 April 2022	Stuttgart Open	Germany	WTA 500	Clay (i)			55	Second round lost to Paula Badosa 2–6, 6–4, 6–7^(4–7)
28 April 2022 – 7 May 2022	Madrid Open	Spain	WTA 1000	Clay	2R	65	120	Third round lost to Jil Teichmann 3–6, 1–6
9 May 2022 – 15 May 2022	Italian Open	Italy	WTA 1000	Clay			105	Third round lost to Jil Teichmann 7–6^(7–3), 3–6, 5–7
22 May 2022 – 5 June 2022	French Open	France	Grand Slam	Clay	bgcolor=ffebd	QF	430	130	Third round lost to Madison Keys 6–3, 1–6, 6–7^(3–7)
6 June – 12 June 2022	Rosmalen Open	Netherlands	WTA 250	Grass			30	Second round lost to Shelby Rogers 2–6, 4–6
19 June – 25 June 2022	German Open	Germany	WTA 500	Grass	2R	55	55	Second round lost to Lesia Tsurenko 6–1 5–7 3–6
27 June 2022 – 10 July 2022	Wimbledon Championships	United Kingdom	Grand Slam	Grass	4R	240		bgcolor=lime	Winner, defeated Ons Jabeur 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
1 August 2022 – 7 August 2022	Silicon Valley Classic	United States	WTA 500	Hard	bgcolor=ffebd	QF	100	1	First round lost to Daria Kasatkina 6–1, 2–6, 0–6
8 August 2022 – 14 August 2022	Canadian Open	Canada	WTA 1000	Hard	1R	1	60	Second round lost to Coco Gauff 4–6, 7–6^(10–8), 6–7^(3–7)
15 August 2022 – 21 August 2022	Cincinnati Open	United States	WTA 1000	Hard	3R	105	190	bgcolor=ffebcd	Quarterfinals lost to Madison Keys 2–6, 4–6
29 August 2022 – 11 September 2022	US Open	United States	Grand Slam	Hard	3R	130	10	First round lost to Clara Burel 4–6, 4–6
12 September 2022– 18 September 2022	Slovenia Open	Slovenia	WTA 250	Hard			180	bgcolor=thistle	Final lost to Kateřina Siniaková 7–6^(7–4), 6–7^(5–7), 4–6
19 September 2022– 25 September 2022	Pan Pacific Open	Japan	WTA 500	Hard			1	First round lost to Liudmila Samsonova 2–6, 4–6
3 October 2022 – 9 October 2022	Ostrava Open	Czech Republic	WTA 500	Hard (i)	bgcolor=ffebd	QF	100	185	bgcolor=yellow	Semifinals lost to Barbora Krejčíková 6–3, 6–7^(4–7), 4–6
17 October 2022 – 25 October 2022	Guadalajara Open	Mexico	WTA 1000	Hard			60	Second round lost to Harriet Dart 6–1, 6–4
Total year-end points						2855	1860	995

Yearly records

See also: Elena Rybakina career statistics.

Head-to-head match-ups

Rybakina has a WTA match win–loss record in the 2022 season. Her record against players who were part of the WTA rankings top ten at the time of their meetings is . Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at the time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:

Top 10 Record

Result	class=unsortable	W–L	Player	Rank	Event	Surface		class=unsortable	Score
Loss	0–1	Ashleigh Barty	bgcolor=lime	No. 1	Adelaide International 1, Australia	bgcolor=#ccf	Hard	bgcolor=thistle	F	3–6, 2–6	No. 14
Loss	0–2	Maria Sakkari	No. 6	Indian Wells Open, U.S.	bgcolor=#ccf	Hard	QF	5–7, 4–6	No. 20
Loss	0–3	Paula Badosa	bgcolor=#9cf	No. 3	Stuttgart Open, Germany	Clay	2R	2–6, 6–4, 6–7^(4–7)	No. 19
Win	1–3	Ons Jabeur	bgcolor=thistle	No. 2	Wimbledon, UK	bgcolor=#cfc	Grass	bgcolor=lime	F	3–6, 6–2, 6–2	No. 23
Win	2–3	Garbiñe Muguruza	No. 9	Cincinnati Open, U.S.	Hard	2R	6–3, 6–1	No. 25
Loss	2–4	Jessica Pegula	No. 5	Guadalajara Open, Mexico	bgcolor=#ccf	Hard	2R	6–2, 3–6, 6–7^(8–10)	No. 24

Finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (1–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (Premier) (0–1)
WTA 250 (International) (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1		Adelaide International, Australia	WTA 500	Hard		3–6, 2–6
style=background:#98fb98	Win	1–1		Wimbledon, United Kingdom	Grand Slam	Grass		3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss	1–2	Sep 2022	Slovenia Open, Slovenia	WTA 250	Hard		7–6^(7–4), 6–7^(5–7), 4–6

Earnings

• Bold font denotes tournament win

	Tournament	Singles Prize money	Doubles Prize money	Year-to-date
1.	Adelaide International 1	$66,800	$0	$66,800
2.	Sydney Tennis Classic	$10,000	$0	$76,800
3.	Australian Open	$115,873	$0	$192,673
4.	St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy	$9,500	$0	$202,173
5.	Qatar Open	$10,820	$0	$212,993
6.	Indian Wells Open	$179,940	$8,790	$401,723
7.	Miami Open	$54,400	$8,790	$464,913
8.	Charleston Open	$5,420	$0	$470,333
9.	Stuttgart Open	$9,081	$0	$479,414
10.	Madrid Open	$112,524	$8,387	$600,325
11.	Italian Open	$28,730	$5,310	$634,365
12.	French Open	$133,038	$8,195	$775,598
13.	Libéma Open	$3,800	$900	$780,298
14.	Eastbourne International	$5,420	$0	$785,718
15.	Wimbledon	$2,580,275	$0	$3,365,993
16.	Silicon Valley Classic	$8,110	$2,100	$3,376,203
17.	Canadian Open	$17,445	$0	$3,393,648
18.	Cincinnati Open	$57,440	$0	$3,451,088
19.	US Open	$80,000	$0	$3,531,088
20.	Slovenia Open	$15,922	$0	$3,547,010
21.	Pan Pacific Open	$8,080	$0	$3,555,090
22.	Ostrava Open	$42,010	$0	$3,597,100
23.	Guadalajara Open	$16,340	$0	$3,613,440
Total prize money^[16]		$3,570,968	$42,472	$3,613,440

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

Notes and References

1. Web site: WTA Prize Money Leaders . 20 January 2024 . wtafiles.wtatennis.com.
2. Web site: Barty rolls past Rybakina to second Adelaide title; sweeps doubles with Sanders .
3. Web site: Kontaveit, Krejcikova, Badosa win in Sydney; injured Rybakina withdraws .
4. Web site: Rybakina powers past Martic into first Wimbledon quarterfinal . 2022-07-06 . Women's Tennis Association .
5. Web site: 2022-07-06 . Russia-born Rybakina steps up title charge into Wimbledon last four . 2022-07-08 . The Guardian.
6. Web site: Tennis.com . Elena Rybakina credits Kazakh Federation for helping her near Wimbledon pinnacle . 2022-07-08 . Tennis.com .
7. Web site: Rybakina tops Halep at Wimbledon, makes first Grand Slam final . 2022-07-08 . Women's Tennis Association .
8. Web site: Maine . D'Arcy . Wimbledon 2022: In a tournament of the unexpected, Elena Rybakina is a champion . ESPN . 9 July 2022 . 9 July 2022.
9. Web site: Rybakina claims historic Wimbledon title with comeback win over Jabeur .
10. News: Despite a Wimbledon ban on Russian players, a Russian woman might win . The New York Times. 8 July 2022 . 6 January 2023. Futterman . Matthew .
11. Web site: Elena Rybakina becomes one of Wimbledon's biggest surprise women's champions . 9 July 2022 . NBC Sports . 6 January 2023.
12. News: Russia claims credit for Elena Rybakina's Wimbledon title. 10 July 2022. Associated Press. 25 March 2023.
13. News: With a Wimbledon Title, Elena Rybakina Finally Cracks a Smile. Clarey. Christopher. Christopher Clarey. 9 July 2022. The New York Times. 25 March 2023.
14. Web site: Koiki . Adesina O. . 30 August 2022 . Clara Burel upsets Wimbledon champ Elena Rybakina at 2022 US Open . 4 October 2023 . US Open.
15. Web site: Elena Rybakina Player Stats & More – WTA Official . Women's Tennis Association . 10 March 2024 . en.
16. Web site: WTA prize money leaders. Women's Tennis Association. 28 August 2023. 28 August 2023.