2023 Elena Rybakina tennis season explained

See main article: Elena Rybakina.

Fullname:	Elena Rybakina
Calendarprizemoney:	$5,493,437^[1]
Singlestitles:	2
Yearendsinglesranking:	No. 4
Australianopenresult:	F
Frenchopenresult:	3R
Wimbledonresult:	QF
Usopenresult:	3R
Currentdoublesranking:	No. 119
Australianopendoublesresult:	3R
Frenchopendoublesresult:	A
Wimbledondoublesresult:	A
Usopendoublesresult:	A
Updated:	7 March 2024
Previous Season:	2022
Next Season:	2024

The 2023 Elena Rybakina tennis season officially began on 1 January 2023, with the start of the Adelaide International 1 in Adelaide.

Yearly Summary

Rybakina started the season at the Adelaide International 1, defeating Danielle Collins in three sets^[2] before losing to Marta Kostyuk in the second round.^[3] She followed it by another loss in Adelaide International 2 to Petra Kvitová in straight sets. However, she reached the doubles final with partner Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. At the Australian Open, Rybakina defeated 2022 finalist Danielle Collins again in the third round,^[4] world No. 1 Iga Świątek in the fourth round^[5] to become the first Kazakhstani woman to reach the quarterfinals at this Major.^[6] Next she defeated former French Open champion Jeļena Ostapenko to reach her first Australian Open semifinal.^[7] In the semifinals, she defeated former world No. 1 and two-time Australian Open champion, Victoria Azarenka, in straight sets, reaching the second Grand Slam final of her career.^[8] However, despite winning the first set, Rybakina ultimately lost in the championship match to Aryna Sabalenka in a high quality encounter.^[9] She reached the top 10 on 30 January 2023 making her the first player representing Kazakhstan, male or female, ever to reach the Top 10 on either the ATP or WTA rankings.^[10] ^[11]

In Abu Dhabi she reached the quarterfinals defeating Karolina Plíšková,^[12] where she lost to Beatriz Haddad Maia.^[13] In Dubai, she reached the third round by beating Bianca Andreescu^[14] and Marie Bouzková in straight sets. She withdrew from her third round match against fifth seed Coco Gauff due to a lower-back injury.At Indian Wells, as the tenth seed, she made her second consecutive Indian Wells quarterfinal after defeating Sofia Kenin,^[15] 21st seed Paula Badosa^[16] and Varvara Gracheva. Then she defeated Karolína Muchová to reach her first WTA 1000 semifinal.^[17] In the semifinals, she moved past the defending champion Świątek, in straight sets, for the second time in 2023 to reach her first WTA 1000 final.^[18] In the final, she edged second seed Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets, reversing the result of their matchup in the Australian Open final for her first WTA 1000 title.^[19] ^[20] This result pushed her ranking to a new career-high of world No. 7 in the WTA singles rankings.^[21]

Following the final in Miami where she lost to 15th seed Petra Kvitová who prevented her from completing the Sunshine Double, and an early second round exit at the Stuttgart Open and the Madrid Open to Beatriz Haddad Maia and Anna Kalinskaya, respectively, she reached a new career-high of world No. 6 on 8 May 2023. She reached the quarterfinals at the Italian Open and moved to a new career high ranking of world No. 5 with a win over Jasmine Paolini, Anna Kalinskaya by retirement and Markéta Vondroušová. Next she defeated world No. 1, Iga Świątek (who retired during the deciding set due to injury) for the third time to reach her first Rome semifinal.^[22] Rybakina reached her third WTA 1000 final of the season defeating Jeļena Ostapenko. She became the third player in the Open Era to reach the final in the same season at the Australian Open, Indian Wells and Miami Open plus Rome, after Monica Seles in 1991 and Maria Sharapova in 2012.^[23] She won her first WTA 1000 clay title, after Anhelina Kalinina retired in the second set, and moved to a career-high ranking of world No. 4, on 22 May 2023.^[24] ^[25] At the 2023 French Open despite her walkover due to respiratory illness in the third round,^[26] she reached No. 3 in the world rankings on 12 June 2023.^[27] On 26 June 2023, Rybakina announced her withdrawal from the Eastbourne International event with a viral illness.^[28]

At Wimbledon as defending champion, Rybakina reached the quarterfinals where she lost to Ons Jabeur in three sets.^[29]

Following her quarterfinal loss at Wimbledon, she reached the semifinals at the Canadian Open for the first time in her career. She overcame Jennifer Brady and Sloane Stephens before defeating Daria Kasatkina in a match that lasted 3 hours and 27 minutes, the longest match of Rybakina's career.^[30] The match finished at 2:55am local time. In the semifinals Rybakina lost to Liudmila Samsonova in three sets reporting that she felt 'destroyed' physically in the post match press conference because of the scheduling issues she faced during the tournament.^[31]

She reached the third round of the US Open as the fourth seed, losing to Sorana Cîrstea in three sets.^[32]

All matches

See main article: Elena Rybakina career statistics.

This table chronicles all the matches of Elena Rybakina in 2023.

Singles matches

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponent	Rank	Result	Score
	1	1R	Danielle Collins (5)	14	Win	5–7, 6–2, 6–3
	2	2R	Marta Kostyuk (Q)	69	Loss	7–6^(7–5), 2–6, 3–6
	3	1R		16	Loss	3–6, 5–7

	4	1R	Elisabetta Cocciaretto	48	Win	7–5, 6–3
	5	2R	Kaja Juvan	104	Win	6–2, 6–1
	6	3R	Danielle Collins (13)	11	Win	6–2, 5–7, 6–2
	7	4R	Iga Świątek (1)	1	Win	6–4, 6–4
	8	QF	Jeļena Ostapenko (17)	17	Win	6–2, 6–4
	9	SF	Victoria Azarenka (24)	24	Win	7–6^(7–4), 6–3
	10	F	Aryna Sabalenka (5)	5	Loss	6–4, 3–6, 4–6
	–	1R	Bye
	11	2R	Karolína Plíšková	20	Win	6–4, 6–2
	12	QF	Beatriz Haddad Maia (6)	14	Loss	6–3, 3–6, 2–6
	13	1R		36	Win	6–3, 6–4
	14	2R	Marie Bouzková	26	Win	7–5, 6–2
	–	3R	Coco Gauff (5)	6	Withdrew
	–	1R	Bye
	15	2R		170	Win	7–6^(8–6), 7–6^(7–5)
	16	3R		22	Win	6–3, 7–5
	17	4R	Varvara Gracheva (Q)	66	Win	6–3, 6–0
	18	QF		76	Win	7–6^(7–4), 2–6, 6–4
	19	SF		1	Win	6–2, 6–2
	20	W		2	Win	7–6^(13–11), 2–6, 6–4
	–	1R	Bye
	21	2R	Anna Kalinskaya	64	Win	7–5, 4–6, 6–3
	22	3R		29	Win	3–6, 7–5, 6–3
	23	4R		39	Win	6–4, 6–3
	24	QF	Martina Trevisan (25)	24	Win	6–3, 6–0
	25	SF	Jessica Pegula (3)	3	Win	7–6^(7–3), 6–4
	26	F		12	Loss	6–7^(14–16), 2–6
	27	Q	Weronika Falkowska	253	Win	6–3, 6–4
	28	Q	Magda Linette	19	Win	6–4, 6–2
	29	1R	Jule Niemeier (WC)	65	Win	7–5, 6–3
	30	2R	Beatriz Haddad Maia	14	Loss	1–6, 1–3
	–	1R	Bye
	31	2R	Anna Kalinskaya	62	Loss	5–7, 6–4, 2–6
	–	1R	Bye
	32	2R	Jasmine Paolini	65	Win	7–6^(7–3), 6–1
	33	3R	Anna Kalinskaya	57	Win	4–3
	34	4R		70	Win	6–3, 6–3
	35	QF	Iga Świątek (1)	1	Win	2–6, 7–6^(7–3), 2–2
	36	SF		20	Win	6–2, 6–4
	37	W		47	Win	6–4, 1–0
	38	1R	Brenda Fruhvirtová (Q)	146	Win	6–4, 6–2
	39	2R	Linda Nosková	50	Win	6–3, 6–3
	–	3R	Sara Sorribes Tormo (PR)	132	Withdrew
	40	1R		139	Win	6–4, 6–2
	41	2R	Donna Vekić	23	Loss	7–6^(7–1), 3–6, 4–6
	42	1R	Shelby Rogers	49	Win	4–6, 6–1, 6–2
	43	2R	Alizé Cornet	84	Win	6–2, 7–6^(7–2)
	44	3R	Katie Boulter (WC)	89	Win	6–1, 6–1
	45	4R		13	Win	4–1
	46	QF		6	Loss	7–6^(7–5), 4–6, 1–6
	–	1R	Bye
	47	2R	Jennifer Brady (PR)	584	Win	6–7^(3–7), 7–6^(7–5), 6–3
	48	3R	Sloane Stephens	38	Win	6–3, 6–3
	49	QF		14	Win	5–7, 7–5, 7–6^(8–6)
	50	SF		18	Loss	6–1, 1–6, 2–6
	–	1R	Bye
	51	2R	Jeļena Ostapenko	20	Win	6–7^(6–8), 6–2, 6–4
	52	3R	Jasmine Paolini (Q)	43	Loss	6–4, 2–5
	53	1R	Marta Kostyuk	39	Win	6–2, 6–1
	–	2R	Ajla Tomljanović	127	Walkover
	54	3R		30	Loss	3–6, 7–6^(7–4), 4–6
	55	1R	Zheng Qinwen	23	Win	6–1, 6–2
	56	2R	Tatjana Maria	53	Win	7–5, 6–0
	57	3R		60	Win	2–6, 6–4, 6–1
	58	QF		1	Win	7–5, 6–2
	59	SF	Liudmila Samsonova	22	Loss	6–7^(7–9), 3–6
	60	RR		5	Loss	5–7, 2–6
	61	RR		9	Win	6–0, 6–7^(4–7), 7–6^(7–2)
	62	RR		1	Loss	2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Sources:^[33]

Doubles matches

Match	Round	Opponents	Rank	Result	Score
1	1R	Ana Bogdan / Angelina Gabueva	333 / 99	Win	7–6^(7–5), 6–2
2	QF	Nicole Melichar-Martinez / Samantha Stosur	19 / 133	Win	6–3, 6–3
3	SF	Lyudmyla Kichenok / Jeļena Ostapenko (3)	9 / 14	Win	6–4, 7–5
4	F	Luisa Stefani / Taylor Townsend	47 / 24	Loss	5–7, 6–7^(3–7)
5	1R	Lyudmyla Kichenok / Jeļena Ostapenko (5)	9 / 11	Win	6–4, 6–4
6	2R	Latisha Chan / Alexa Guarachi	92 / 42	Win	6–1, 6–2
7	3R	Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (10)	25 / 23	Loss	2–6, 6–7^(7–9)
8	1R	Kirsten Flipkens / Laura Siegemund (8)	33 / 24	Win	6–1, 6–2
–	2R	Monica Niculescu / Kimberley Zimmermann	41 / 39	Withdrew
9	1R	Storm Hunter / Elise Mertens (6)	14 / 13	Loss	6–7^(2–7), 2–6
10	1R	Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (7)	19 / 21	Win	6–0, 6–1
–	2R	Marta Kostyuk / Elena-Gabriela Ruse	32 / 39	Withdrew

Tournament schedule

Singles schedule

Date	Tournament	Location	Category	Surface	Prev. result	Prev. points	New points	Outcome
1 January 2023 – 8 January 2023	Adelaide International 1	Australia	WTA 500	Hard	bgcolor=thistle	F	305	55	Second round lost to Marta Kostyuk 7–6^(7–5), 2–6, 3–6
9 January 2023 – 14 January 2023	Adelaide International 2	Australia	WTA 500	Hard			1	First round lost to Petra Kvitova 3–6, 5–7
16 January 2023 – 29 January 2023	Australian Open	Australia	Grand Slam	Hard	2R	70	1300	bgcolor=thistle	Final lost to Aryna Sabalenka 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
6 February 2023– 12 February 2023	Abu Dhabi Open	Abu Dhabi, UAE	WTA 500	Hard			100	Quarterfinal lost to Beatriz Haddad Maia 6–3, 3–6, 2–6
20 February 2023 – 26 February 2023	Dubai Tennis Championships	United Arab Emirates	WTA 1000	Hard			105	Withdrew prior to the third round
6 March 2023 – 19 March 2023	Indian Wells Open	United States	WTA 1000	Hard	QF	215	1000	bgcolor=lime	Winner, defeated Aryna Sabalenka 7–6^(13–11), 6–4
21 March 2023 – 2 April 2023	Miami Open	United States	WTA 1000	Hard	3R	65	650	bgcolor=thistle	Final lost to Petra Kvitova 6–7^(14–16), 2–6
17 April 2023 – 23 April 2023	Stuttgart Open	Germany	WTA 500	Clay (i)	2R	55	55	Second round lost to Beatriz Haddad Maia 1–6, 1–3 ret.
24 April 2023 – 7 May 2023	Madrid Open	Spain	WTA 1000	Clay	3R	120	10	Second round lost to Anna Kalinskaya 5–7, 6–4, 2–6
9 May 2023 – 21 May 2023	Italian Open	Italy	WTA 1000	Clay	3R	105	1000	bgcolor=lime	Winner, defeated Anhelina Kalinina 6–4, 1–0 ret.
28 May 2023 – 11 June 2023	French Open	France	Grand Slam	Clay	3R	130	130	Withdrew prior to the third round
19 June 2023 – 25 June 2023	German Open	Germany	WTA 500	Grass			55	Second round lost to Donna Vekić 7–6^(7–1), 3–6, 4–6
3 July 2022 – 16 July 2022	Wimbledon	United Kingdom	Grand Slam	Grass	bgcolor=lime	W		430	Quarterfinal lost to Ons Jabeur 7–6^(7–5), 4–6, 1–6
7 August 2023 – 13 August 2023	Canadian Open	Canada	WTA 1000	Hard	2R	60	350	bgcolor=yellow	Semifinal lost to Liudmila Samsonova 6–1, 1–6, 2–6
13 August 2023 – 20 August 2023	Cincinnati Open	United States	WTA 1000	Hard	QF	190	105	Third round lost to Jasmine Paolini 6–4, 2–5 ret.
28 August 2023 – 4 September 2023	US Open	United States	Grand Slam	Hard	1R	10	130	Third round lost to Sorana Cirstea 3–6, 7–6^(8–6), 4–6
30 September 2023 – 8 October 2023	China Open	China	WTA 1000	Hard	Not held	0	390	bgcolor=yellow	Semifinal lost to Liudmila Samsonova 6–7^(7–9), 3–6
29 October 2023 – 5 November 2023	WTA Finals	Mexico	WTA Finals	Hard	DNQ	0	500	Eliminated in Group Stage
Total year-end points						1860	6365	4,505

Yearly records

Head-to-head match-ups

Rybakina has a WTA match win–loss record in the 2023 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
Win	1–0	Iga Świątek	bgcolor=lime	No. 1	Australian Open, Australia	Hard	4R	6–4, 6–4	No. 25
Loss	1–1	Aryna Sabalenka	No. 5	Australian Open, Australia	bgcolor=#ccf	Hard	bgcolor=thistle	F	6–4, 3–6, 4–6	No. 25
Win	2–1	Iga Świątek	bgcolor=lime	No. 1	Indian Wells Open, U.S.	Hard	bgcolor=yellow	SF	6–2, 6–2	No. 10
Win	3–1	Aryna Sabalenka	bgcolor=thistle	No. 2	Indian Wells Open, U.S.	Hard	bgcolor=lime	F	7–6^(13–11), 6–4	No. 10
Win	4–1	Jessica Pegula	No. 3	Miami Open, U.S.	Hard	bgcolor=yellow	SF	7–6^(7–3), 6–4	No. 7
Win	5–1	Iga Świątek	bgcolor=lime	No. 1	Italian Open, Italy	Clay	QF	2–6, 7–6^(7–3), 2–2, ret.	No. 6
Loss	5–2	Ons Jabeur	No. 6	Wimbledon, UK	bgcolor=#cfc	Grass	QF	7–6^(7–5), 4–6, 1–6	No. 3
Win	6–2	Aryna Sabalenka	bgcolor=lime	No. 1	China Open, China	bgcolor=#ccf	Hard	QF	7–5, 6–2	No. 5
Loss	6–3	Jessica Pegula	No. 5	WTA Finals, Mexico	Hard	RR	5–7, 2–6	No. 4
Win	7–3	Maria Sakkari	No. 9	WTA Finals, Mexico	Hard	RR	6–0, 6–7^(4–7), 7–6^(7–2)	No. 4
Loss	7–4	Aryna Sabalenka	bgcolor=lime	No. 1	WTA Finals, Mexico	Hard	RR	2–6, 6–3, 3–6	No. 4

Finals

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–1)
WTA 1000 (2–1)
WTA 500 (Premier) (0–0)
WTA 250 (International) (0–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (1–0)

Result	W–L	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Australian Open, Australia	Grand Slam	Hard	Aryna Sabalenka	6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win	1–1	Indian Wells Open, United States	WTA 1000	Hard	Aryna Sabalenka	7–6^(13–11), 6–4
Loss	1–2	Miami Open, United States	WTA 1000	Hard	Petra Kvitová	6–7^(14–16), 2–6
Win	2–2	Italian Open, Italy	WTA 1000	Clay	Anhelina Kalinina	6–4, 1–0, ret.

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Earnings

Bold font denotes tournament win

	Tournament	Singles Prize money	Doubles Prize money	Year-to-date
1.	Adelaide International 1	$11,145	$0	$11,145
2.	Adelaide International 2	$6,750	$11,000	$18,995
3.	Australian Open	$1,136,556	$23,518	$1,179,069
4.	Abu Dhabi Open	$18,685	$0	$1,197,754
5.	Dubai Tennis Championships	$31,650	$5,925	$1,235,329
6.	Indian Wells Open	$1,262,220	$9,010	$2,506,559
7.	Miami Open	$662,360	$0	$3,168,919
8.	Stuttgart Open	$10,086	$0	$3,179,005
9.	Madrid Open	$27,045	$14,650	$3,220,700
10.	Italian Open	$521,754	$0	$3,742,454
11.	French Open	$142,000	$0	$3,884,454
12.	German Open	$10,086	$0	$3,894,540
13.	Wimbledon	$430,347	$0	$4,324,887
14.	Canadian Open	$138,000	$0	$4,462,887
15.	Cincinnati Open	$31,650	$0	$4,494,537
16.	US Open	$191,000	$0	$4,685,537
17.	China Open	$402,000	$0	$5,087,537
18.	WTA Finals	$396,000	$0	$5,493,437
Total prize money^[34]		$5,429,334	$64,103	$5,493,437

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

Notes and References

Web site: WTA Prize Money Leaders . 20 January 2024 . wtafiles.wtatennis.com.
Web site: Rybakina wins Adelaide opener; Samsonova to face Sabalenka.
Web site: Kostyuk stuns Rybakina to make Adelaide 1 quarterfinals.
Web site: Swiatek rolls, Rybakina bests Collins in Australian Open third round.
Web site: Takeaways: Rybakina knocks out world No. 1 Swiatek in Melbourne.
Web site: Aussie Open Day 7 by the numbers: Azarenka's experience, Ostapenko's milestone .
Web site: Rybakina eases past Ostapenko into Australian Open semifinals.
Web site: Wimbledon champion Rybakina advances to Australian Open final.
Web site: Sabalenka holds off Rybakina to win Australian Open, first Slam title.
Web site: Set for a Top 10 debut, Rybakina confident the best is to come.
Web site: Ranking Reaction: Novak Djokovic returns to No. 1 after winning 10th Australian Open title .
Web site: Kasatkina, Rybakina book Abu Dhabi quarterfinal spots .
Web site: Haddad Maia, Samsonova seal last two Abu Dhabi semifinal berths.
Web site: Takeaways: Rybakina fends off Andreescu in Dubai.
Web site: Wimbledon champion Rybakina holds off Kenin to advance at Indian Wells . 2023-03-18 . Women's Tennis Association .
Web site: Rybakina ousts former champion Badosa in Indian Wells. 2023-03-18. Women's Tennis Association.
Web site: Rybakina into Indian Wells semis; defeats Muchova in three sets . 2023-03-18 . Women's Tennis Association .
Web site: Rybakina dominates No.1 Swiatek to make Indian Wells final . 2023-03-18 . Women's Tennis Association .
Web site: Rybakina tops Sabalenka to win Indian Wells title.
Web site: Champions Corner: Sibling support, better organization key for Rybakina.
Web site: Rankings Watch: Muchova continues resurgence, Rybakina hits career-high.
Web site: Rybakina advances to Rome semifinals after Swiatek retires with injury .
Web site: Rybakina defeats Ostapenko to advance to Rome final .
Web site: Rybakina takes Rome title over injured Kalinina .
Web site: Rankings Watch: Rybakina hits Top 5 for first time; Zheng makes Top 20 debut .
Web site: Rybakina pulls out of French Open due to illness . 3 June 2023 .
Web site: Elena Rybakina to enter top-3 for first time in career after French Open 2023 . 8 June 2023 .
Web site: Rybakina withdraws from Eastbourne with viral illness . 2023-06-26 . Women's Tennis Association .
News: Parkinson . Hannah Jane . 2023-07-12 . Ons Jabeur knocks out Elena Rybakina to avenge 2022 final defeat . en-GB . The Guardian. 2023-08-14.
Web site: Rybakina outlasts Kasatkina in Montreal late-night marathon . 2023-08-14 . Women's Tennis Association . en.
News: Rybakina 'destroyed' by Canadian Open scheduling . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-08-14.
Web site: Braden . Jonathon . 2 September 2023 . Cirstea stuns former Wimbledon champion Rybakina at 2023 US Open . 4 October 2023 . US Open.
Web site: Tennis Abstract: Elena Rybakina WTA Match Results, Splits, and Analysis . tennisabstract . 27 March 2024.
Web site: WTA prize money leaders. Women's Tennis Association. 28 August 2023. 28 August 2023.