2024 Elena Rybakina tennis season explained

See main article: Elena Rybakina.

Fullname:Elena Rybakina
Calendarprizemoney:$1,471,535[1]
Singlestitles:3
Currentsinglesranking:No. 4
Australianopenresult:2R
Frenchopenresult:QF
Updated:6 June 2024
Previous Season:2023

The 2024 Elena Rybakina tennis season officially began on 31 December 2023, with the start of the Brisbane International in Brisbane.

Yearly summary

Rybakina started her 2024 season by winning the Brisbane International final against Aryna Sabalenka,[2] before going out in the second-round at the Australian Open to Anna Blinkova in a match that featured the longest tie-break in Grand Slam history.[3] [4]

She won the Abu Dhabi Open in February, beating Daria Kasatkina in the final.[5] Rybakina secured her third title of the season in April at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, beating two-time defending champion Iga Swiatek in the semifinals,[6] and then Marta Kostyuk in straight sets in the final.[7] She made it through to the quarter-finals at the French Open, before losing to eventual runner-up Jasmine Paolini.[8]

Moving onto the grass-court swing of the year, Rybakina retired due to illness during her quarter-final against Victoria Azarenka at the Berlin Ladies Open[9] and then withdrew from the following week's Eastbourne International.[10] At Wimbledon she steamrollered former world number one Caroline Wozniacki in just 57 minutes and for the loss of only one game in the third-round[11] before winning her round four match when opponent Anna Kalinskaya retired injured in the second set.[12] Rybakina defeated Elina Svitolina in the quarter-finals[13] but lost to Barbora Krejčíková in the semi-finals.[14]

Rybakina withdrew from the Paris Olympics two days before it got underway due to acute bronchitis.[15]

All matches

See main article: Elena Rybakina career statistics.

This table chronicles all the matches of Elena Rybakina in 2024.

Singles matches

TournamentMatchRoundOpponentRankResultScore
1RBye
12R Olivia Gadecki (Q)124Win6–4, 6–1
23R Elise Mertens (13)30Win6–1, 6–0
3QF Anastasia Potapova (5)28Win6–1, 0–0
4SF Linda Nosková40Win6–3, 6–2
5W Aryna Sabalenka (1)2Win (1)6–0, 6–3
1RBye
62R Cristina Bucșa (LL)64Win6–3, 7–5
7QF Ekaterina Alexandrova21Loss3–6, 3–6
81R Karolína Plíšková38Win7–6(8–6), 6–4
92R Anna Blinkova57Loss4–6, 6–4, 6–7(20–22)
1RBye
102R Danielle Collins (Q)124Win4–6, 6–3, 6–3
11QF Cristina Bucșa (LL)74Win6–1, 6–4
12SF Liudmila Samsonova (8)15 Win6–0, 4–6, 6–2
13W Daria Kasatkina (7)14Win (2)6–0, 6–4
1RBye
142R Zhu Lin57Win6–2, 6–1
153R Emma Navarro (16)23Win6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–4
16QF Leylah Fernandez38Win6–4, 6–2
17SF Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova32Win6–2, 6–4
18F Iga Świątek (1)1Loss 6–7(8–10), 2–6
1RBye
192R Victoria Azarenka27Win4–6, 6–2, 0–0
203R Magdalena Fręch (Q)20Win7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–4
QF Jasmine Paolini26Withdrew
Withdrew
1RBye
212R Clara Tauson (Q)91Win3–6, 7–5, 6–4
223R Taylor Townsend (Q)72Win6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–4
234R Madison Keys (17)18Win6–3, 7–5
24QF Maria Sakkari (8)9Win7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–4
25SF Victoria Azarenka (27)32Win6–4, 0–6, 7–6(7–2)
26F Danielle Collins53Loss5–7, 3–6
1RBye
272R19Win7–6(7–3), 1–6, 6–4
28QF14Win6–3, 5–7, 6–3
29SF Iga Świątek (1)1Win6–3, 4–6, 6–3
30W Marta Kostyuk27Win (3)6–2, 6–2
1RBye
312R Lucia Bronzetti46Win6–4, 6–3
323R Mayar Sherif72Win6–1, 6–4
334R Sára Bejlek (Q)136Win6–1, 6–3
34QF Yulia Putintseva50Win4–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–5
35SF Aryna Sabalenka (2)2Loss6–1, 5–7, 6–7(5–7)
Withdrew
361R Greet Minnen86Win6–2, 6–3
372R Arantxa Rus50Win6–4, 6–3
383R Elise Mertens (25)27Win6–4, 6–2
394R Elina Svitolina (15)19Win6–4, 6–3
40QF Jasmine Paolini (12)15Loss2–6, 6–4, 4–6
1RBye
412R Veronika Kudermetova (Q)35Win6–4, 7–5
42QF Victoria Azarenka19Loss3–1
431R Elena-Gabriela Ruse (Q)152Win6–3, 6–1
442R Laura Siegemund72Win6–3, 3–6, 6–3
453R Caroline Wozniacki (WC)91Win6–0, 6–1
464R Anna Kalinskaya (17)18Win6–3, 3–0
47QF Elina Svitolina (21)21Win6–3, 6–2
48SF Barbora Krejčíková (31)32Loss6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Withdrew
1RBye
492R Leylah Fernandez26Loss6–3, 6–7(3–7), 4–6

Tournament schedule

Singles schedule

DateTournamentLocationCategorySurfacePrev.
result
Prev.
points
New
points
Outcome
31 December 2023 –
7 January 2024
Brisbane InternationalAustraliaWTA 500Hard500Winner defeated Aryna Sabalenka
6–0, 6–3
8 January 2024 –
15 January 2024
Adelaide InternationalAustraliaWTA 500Hard2R55108Quarterfinal lost to Ekaterina Alexandrova
3–6, 3–6
14 January 2024–
28 January 2024
AustraliaHard F130070Second round lost to Anna Blinkova
4–6, 6–4, 6–7(20–22)
5 February 2024–
11 February 2024
Abu Dhabi OpenUAEWTA 500HardQF100500Winner defeated Daria Kasatkina
6–1, 6–4
12 February 2024–
18 February 2024
Qatar OpenQatarWTA 1000Hard650bgcolor=thistleFinal lost to Iga Świątek
6–7(8–10), 2–6
19 February 2024–
25 February 2024
Dubai Tennis ChampionshipsUAEWTA 1000Hard3R105215Withdrew prior to the Quarterfinals
6 March 2024 –
17 March 2024
Indian Wells OpenUnited StatesWTA 1000HardW10000Withdrew
20 March 2024 –
31 March 2024
Miami OpenUnited StatesWTA 1000Hard F650650bgcolor=thistleFinal lost to Danielle Collins
5–7, 3–6
15 April 2024 –
21 April 2024
Stuttgart OpenGermanyWTA 500Clay (i)2R55500Winner defeated Marta Kostyuk
6–2, 6–2
23 April 2024 –
5 May 2024
Madrid OpenSpainWTA 1000Clay2R10390Semifinal lost to Aryna Sabalenka
6–1, 5–7, 6–7(5–7)
8 May 2024 –
19 May 2024
Italian OpenItalyWTA 1000ClayW10000Withdrew
20 May 2024 –
9 June 2024
French OpenFranceGrand SlamClay3R130430Quarterfinal lost to Jasmine Paolini
2–6, 6–4, 4–6
17 June 2024 –
23 June 2024
German OpenGermanyWTA 500Grass2R55108Quarterfinal lost to Victoria Azarenka
3–1
1 July 2024 –
14 July 2024
Wimbledon ChampionshipsUnited KingdomGrand SlamGrassQF430780Semifinal lost to Barbora Krejčíková
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Total year-end points48904901 11 (difference)

Yearly records

Head-to-head match-ups

Rybakina has a WTA match win–loss record in the 2024 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

Resultclass=unsortableW–LPlayerEventSurfaceclass=unsortableclass=unsortableScoreclass=unsortable
Win1–0 Aryna Sabalenkabgcolor=thistle2Brisbane International, Australiabgcolor=#ccfHardbgcolor=limeF6–0, 6–34[16]
Loss1–1 Iga Świątekbgcolor=lime1Qatar Open, QatarHardbgcolor=thistleF6–7(8–10), 2–6bgcolor=eee8aa 4[17]
Win2–1 Maria Sakkari9Miami Open, United StatesHardQF7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–4bgcolor=eee8aa 4[18]
Win3–1 Iga Świątekbgcolor=lime1Stuttgart Open, GermanyClay (i)bgcolor=yellowSF6–3, 4–6, 6–34[19]
Loss3–2 Aryna Sabalenkabgcolor=thistle 2Madrid Open, SpainClay bgcolor=yellowSF6–1, 5–7, 6–7(5–7)4[20]

Finals

Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
WTA Elite Trophy (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–2)
WTA 500 (3–0)
WTA 250 (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (2–2)
Indoor (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jan 2024Brisbane International, Australia WTA 500Hard Aryna Sabalenka6–0, 6–3
Win2–0Jan 2024Abu Dhabi Open, UAEWTA 500Hard Daria Kasatkina6–1, 6–4
Loss2–1Qatar Open, QatarWTA 1000Hard Iga Świątek6–7(8–10), 2–6
Loss2–2Miami Open, United StatesWTA 1000Hard Danielle Collins5–7, 3–6
Win3–2Stuttgart Open, GermanyWTA 500Clay (i) Marta Kostyuk6–2, 6–2

Earnings

Singles
Event Prize money Year-to-date
Brisbane International$220,000$220,000
Adelaide International$24,200$264,200
Australian OpenA$180,000$383,250
Abu Dhabi Open$142,000$525,250
Qatar Open$308,320$833,570
Dubai Tennis Championships$72,965$886,535
Miami Open$585,000$1,471,535
Stuttgart Open$123,480$1,595,015
Madrid Open€284,590$1,879,605
French Open€415,000$2,294,605
Berlin Ladies Open€21,660$2,316,265
$2,316,265
Doubles
Event Prize money Year-to-date
$0
Total [21]
$2,316,265
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: Elena Rybakina defeats Sabalenka in Brisbane to become first WTA title winner of the year. Tennis.com. 8 July 2024.
  3. Web site: Australian Open 2024 results: Elena Rybakina beaten by Anna Blinkova in longest tie-break in Grand Slam history. BBC Sport. 8 July 2024.
  4. Web site: Elena Rybakina loses longest-ever grand slam tiebreak in defeat to Anna Blinkova. The Independent. 8 July 2024.
  5. Web site: Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open: Elena Rybakina wins title with comfortable win against Daria Kasatkina. Sky Sports. 8 July 2024.
  6. Web site: Stuttgart Open: Elena Rybakina beats Iga Swiatek to reach final. BBC Sport. 8 July 2024.
  7. Web site: Elena Rybakina targets grand slam success after winning in Stuttgart. The Independent. 8 July 2024.
  8. Web site: Paolini stuns Rybakina to reach French Open semis. BBC Sport. 8 July 2024.
  9. Web site: Unwell Rybakina retires in Berlin, rain delays matches. Reuters. 8 July 2024.
  10. Web site: Ostapenko, Dart prevail in Eastbourne; Rybakina withdraws. WTA. 8 July 2024.
  11. Web site: Inside Rybakina's 57-minute masterclass vs. Wozniacki at Wimbledon. WTA. 8 July 2024.
  12. Web site: Elena Rybakina back in Wimbledon quarter-finals after Anna Kalinskaya withdraws. The Independent. 8 July 2024.
  13. Web site: Rybakina cruises past Svitolina into Wimbledon semifinals. WTA. 10 July 2024.
  14. Web site: Krejcikova topples Rybakina to reach Wimbledon final. WTA. 11 July 2024.
  15. Web site: Olympic draw: Kerber faces Osaka in first round; Rybakina withdraws. Women's Tennis Association. 26 July 2024.
  16. News: Rybakina beats Sabalenka to Brisbane title as Dimitrov ends trophy drought . 2 May 2024 . The Guardian . 7 January 2024.
  17. News: Top-ranked Iga Swiatek wins her third straight Qatar Open . 2 May 2024 . Hindustan Times . 18 February 2024 . en.
  18. News: Miami Open 2024: Rybakina survives Sakkari battle to reach semifinal . 2 May 2024 . Sportstar . 27 March 2024 . en.
  19. News: Rybakina ends Swiatek's Stuttgart reign in semis . 2 May 2024 . ESPN . 20 April 2024 . en.
  20. Web site: Aryna Sabalenka chased Elena Rybakina for three sets, before winning a photo-finish tiebreaker in Madrid . Tennis.com . 3 May 2024 . en.
  21. Web site: WTA prize money leaders. Women's Tennis Association. 31 January 2024.