2024 Elena Rybakina tennis season

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

2024 Elena Rybakina tennis season
Rybakina at the 2023 US Open
Full nameElena Rybakina
Country Kazakhstan
Calendar prize money$1,471,535[1]
Singles
Season record30–4 (88.2%)
Calendar titles3
Current rankingNo. 4
Ranking change from previous yearSteady
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open2R
Doubles
Season record0–0
Ranking change from previous yearSteady
Last updated on: 7 March 2024.
2023

Yearly summary edit

Elena Rybakina started her 2024 season by winning Brisbane International final against Aryna Sabalenka, following up with another title at the Abu Dhabi Open, winning in two sets against Daria Kasatkina. Rybakina also reached the final in both Qatar and Miami, on both occasions however she missed out on victory. First to Polish World number one Iga Świątek, then American Danielle Collins. Rybakina also had to withdraw from her quarter final in Dubai and then did not attempt to defend her title in Indian Wells due to gastrointestinal issues. She returned in Miami.

Rybakina reached a fifth final of the season and clinched her third title of 2024 in Stuttgart, beating Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk in straight sets.

All matches edit

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

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles matches edit

Tournament Match Round Opponent Rank Result Score
1R Bye
1 2R   Olivia Gadecki (Q) 124 Win 6–4, 6–1
2 3R   Elise Mertens (13) 30 Win 6–1, 6–0
3 QF   Anastasia Potapova[a] (5) 28 Win 6–1, ret.
4 SF   Linda Nosková 40 Win 6–3, 6–2
5 W   Aryna Sabalenka[a] (1) 2 Win (1) 6–0, 6–3
1R Bye
6 2R   Cristina Bucșa (LL) 64 Win 6–3, 7–5
7 QF   Ekaterina Alexandrova[a] 21 Loss 3–6, 3–6
8 1R   Karolína Plíšková 38 Win 7–6(8–6), 6–4
9 2R   Anna Blinkova[a] 57 Loss 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(20–22)
1R Bye
10 2R   Danielle Collins (Q) 124 Win 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
11 QF   Cristina Bucșa (LL) 74 Win 6–1, 6–4
12 SF   Liudmila Samsonova[a] (8) 15 Win 6–0, 4–6, 6–2
13 W   Daria Kasatkina[a] (7) 14 Win (2) 6–1, 6–4
  • Qatar Open
  • Doha, Qatar
  • WTA 1000
  • Hard, outdoor
  • 11 February 2024 – 17 February 2024
1R Bye
14 2R   Zhu Lin 57 Win 6–2, 6–1
15 3R   Emma Navarro (16) 23 Win 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–4
16 QF   Leylah Fernandez 38 Win 6–4, 6–2
17 SF   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova[a] 32 Win 6–2, 6–4
18 F   Iga Świątek (1) 1 Loss 6–7(8–10), 2–6
1R Bye
19 2R   Victoria Azarenka[a] 27 Win 4–6, 6–2, ret.
20 3R   Magdalena Fręch (Q) 20 Win 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–4
QF   Jasmine Paolini 26 Withdrew
Withdrew
1R Bye
21 2R   Clara Tauson (Q) 91 Win 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
22 3R   Taylor Townsend (Q) 72 Win 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–4
23 4R   Madison Keys (17) 18 Win 6–3, 7–5
24 QF   Maria Sakkari (8) 9 Win 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–4
25 SF   Victoria Azarenka[a] (27) 32 Win 6–4, 0–6, 7–6(7–2)
26 F   Danielle Collins 53 Loss 5–7, 3–6
1R Bye
27 2R   Veronika Kudermetova[a] 19 Win 7–6(7–3), 1–6, 6–4
28 QF   Jasmine Paolini 14 Win 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
29 SF   Iga Świątek (1) 1 Win 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
30 W   Marta Kostyuk 27 Win (3) 6–2, 6–2
1R Bye
31 2R   Lucia Bronzetti 46 Win 6–4, 6–3
32 3R   Mayar Sherif 72 Win 6–1, 6–4
33 4R   Sára Bejlek (Q) 136 Win 6–1, 6–3
34 QF   Yulia Putintseva 50 Win 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–5
35 SF   Aryna Sabalenka[a] (2) 2 Loss 6–1, 5–7, 6–7(5–7)
1R Bye
36 2R TBD TBD Pending TBD

Tournament schedule edit

Singles schedule edit

Date Tournament Location Category Surface Previous
result
Previous
points
New
points
Outcome
31 December 2023 –
7 January 2024
Brisbane International Australia WTA 500 Hard 500 Winner defeated   Aryna Sabalenka[a] 6–0, 6–3
8 January 2024 –
15 January 2024
Adelaide International Australia WTA 500 Hard 2R 55 108 Quarterfinal lost to   Ekaterina Alexandrova[a] 3–6, 3–6
14 January 2024–
28 January 2024
Australian Open Australia Grand Slam Hard F 1300 70 Second round lost to   Anna Blinkova[a] 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(20–22)
5 February 2024–
11 February 2024
Abu Dhabi Open UAE WTA 500 Hard QF 100 500 Winner defeated   Daria Kasatkina[a] 6–1, 6–4
12 February 2024–
18 February 2024
Qatar Open Qatar WTA 1000 Hard 650 Final lost to   Iga Świątek 6–7(8–10), 2–6
19 February 2024–
25 February 2024
Dubai Tennis Championships UAE WTA 1000 Hard 3R 105 215 Withdrew prior to the Quarterfinals
6 March 2024 –
17 March 2024
Indian Wells Open United States WTA 1000 Hard W 1000 0 Withdrew
20 March 2024 –
31 March 2024
Miami Open United States WTA 1000 Hard F 650 650 Final lost to   Danielle Collins 5–7, 3–6
15 April 2024 –
21 April 2024
Stuttgart Open Germany WTA 500 Clay (i) 2R 55 500 Winner defeated   Marta Kostyuk 6–2, 6–2
23 April 2024 –
5 May 2024
Madrid Open Spain WTA 1000 Clay 2R 10 390 Semifinal lost to   Aryna Sabalenka[a] 6–1, 5–7, 6–7(5–7)
Total year-end points 3275 3583   308 (difference)

Yearly records edit

Head-to-head match-ups edit

Rybakina has a 30–5 (85.7%) 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 3–1 (75.0%). 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 edit

Result W–L Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score ERR Ref
Win 1–0   Aryna Sabalenka[a] No. 2 Brisbane International, Australia Hard Final 6–0, 6–3 No. 4 [2]
Loss 1–1   Iga Świątek No. 1 Qatar Open, Qatar Hard Final 6–7(8–10), 2–6 No. 4 [3]
Win 2–1   Maria Sakkari No. 9 Miami Open, United States Hard Quarterfinals 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–4 No. 4 [4]
Win 3–1   Iga Świątek No. 1 Stuttgart Open, Germany Clay (i) Semifinals 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 No. 4 [5]
Loss 3–2   Aryna Sabalenka[a] No. 2 Madrid Open, Spain Clay Semifinals 6–1, 5–7, 6–7(5–7) No. 4 [6]

Finals edit

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

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)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2024 Brisbane International, Australia WTA 500 Hard   Aryna Sabalenka[a] 6–0, 6–3
Win 2–0 Jan 2024 Abu Dhabi Open, UAE WTA 500 Hard   Daria Kasatkina[a] 6–1, 6–4
Loss 2–1 Feb 2024 Qatar Open, Qatar WTA 1000 Hard   Iga Świątek 6–7(8–10), 2–6
Loss 2–2 Apr 2024 Miami Open, United States WTA 1000 Hard   Danielle Collins 5–7, 3–6
Win 3–2 Apr 2024 Stuttgart Open, Germany WTA 500 Clay (i)   Marta Kostyuk 6–2, 6–2

Earnings edit

  • Bold font denotes tournament win
Singles
Event Prize money Year-to-date
Brisbane International $220,000 $220,000
Adelaide International $24,200 $264,200
Australian Open A$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
$1,879,605
Doubles
Event Prize money Year-to-date
$0
Total [7]
$1,879,605

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Russian and Belarus players are not allowed to compete under the name or flag of their country following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "WTA Prize Money Leaders" (PDF). wtafiles.wtatennis.com. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Rybakina beats Sabalenka to Brisbane title as Dimitrov ends trophy drought". The Guardian. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Top-ranked Iga Swiatek wins her third straight Qatar Open". Hindustan Times. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Miami Open 2024: Rybakina survives Sakkari battle to reach semifinal". Sportstar. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Rybakina ends Swiatek's Stuttgart reign in semis". ESPN. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Aryna Sabalenka chased Elena Rybakina for three sets, before winning a photo-finish tiebreaker in Madrid". Tennis.com. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  7. ^ "WTA prize money leaders" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Joint Statement by the International Governing Bodies of Tennis". WTA Tennis. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

External links edit