Sabalenka vs Rybakina: WTA Indian Wells Final Preview — Deciding the Desert Kingdom
Aryna Sabalenka faces Elena Rybakina in the Indian Wells final. H2H tied 5-5, but Rybakina leads on hard courts. Can Sabalenka reverse…
Elena Rybakina is a professional tennis player from Kazakhstan, currently ranked #2 in WTA singles, with a 2026 season record of 30-8 and 13 titles.
| Opponent | Score | Round | Tournament | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | l. to Yuliia Starodubtseva | 3-6 6-1 7-6(4) | Round of 64 | French Open 2026 | May 27 |
| W | d. Veronika Erjavec | 6-2 6-2 | Round of 128 | French Open 2026 | May 25 |
| L | l. to Elina Svitolina | 2-6 6-4 6-4 | Quarterfinal | Rome 2026 | May 13 |
| W | d. Ka. Pliskova | 6-0 6-2 | Round of 16 | Rome 2026 | May 11 |
| W | d. Alexandra Eala | 6-4 6-3 | Round of 32 | Rome 2026 | May 10 |
| L | l. to Anastasia Potapova | 7-6(8) 6-4 | Round of 16 | Madrid 2026 | Apr 27 |
| W | d. Qinwen Zheng | 4-6 6-4 6-3 | Round of 32 | Madrid 2026 | Apr 26 |
| W | d. Gabriela Ruse Elena | 4-6 6-3 7-5 | Round of 64 | Madrid 2026 | Apr 24 |
| W | d. Karolina Muchova | 7-5 6-1 | Final | Stuttgart 2026 | Apr 19 |
| W | d. Mirra Andreeva | 7-5 6-1 | Semifinal | Stuttgart 2026 | Apr 18 |
| W | d. Leylah Fernandez | 6-7(5) 6-4 7-6(6) | Quarterfinal | Stuttgart 2026 | Apr 17 |
| W | d. Diana Shnaider | 6-3 6-4 | Round of 16 | Stuttgart 2026 | Apr 16 |
| L | l. to Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 6-3 | Semifinal | Miami 2026 | Mar 26 |
| W | d. Jessica Pegula | 2-6 6-3 6-4 | Quarterfinal | Miami 2026 | Mar 25 |
| W | d. Talia Gibson | 6-2 6-2 | Round of 16 | Miami 2026 | Mar 23 |
| W | d. Marta Kostyuk | 6-3 6-4 | Round of 32 | Miami 2026 | Mar 22 |
| W | d. Yulia Putintseva | 6-3 6-3 | Round of 64 | Miami 2026 | Mar 20 |
| L | l. to Aryna Sabalenka | 3-6 6-3 7-6(6) | Final | WTA Indian Wells 2026 | Mar 15 |
| W | d. Jessica Pegula | 6-1 7-6(4) | Quarterfinal | WTA Indian Wells 2026 | Mar 12 |
| W | d. Marta Kostyuk | 6-4 6-4 | Round of 32 | WTA Indian Wells 2026 | Mar 10 |
| W | d. Hailey Baptiste | 7-6(5) 2-6 6-2 | Round of 64 | WTA Indian Wells 2026 | Mar 7 |
| W | d. Kimberly Birrell | 6-1 6-2 | 1/16-finals | WTA Dubai 2026 | Feb 17 |
| Year | Tournament | Level | Surface | Final Opponent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Stuttgart | Grass | d. Karolina Muchova | Recap | |
| 2026 | WTA Australian Open | grand_slam | Hard | ||
| 2025 | Finals - Riyadh | 1000 | |||
| 2025 | Ningbo | 250 | Hard | ||
| 2025 | Strasbourg | 250 | Clay | ||
| 2024 | Abu Dhabi | 250 | Hard | ||
| 2024 | Brisbane | 500 | Hard | ||
| 2024 | Stuttgart | 250 | d. Karolina Muchova | Recap | |
| 2023 | Indian Wells | 1000 | Hard | ||
| 2023 | Rome | 1000 | Clay | ||
| 2022 | Wimbledon | grand_slam | Grass | ||
| 2020 | Hobart | 250 | Hard | ||
| 2019 | Bucharest | 250 | Clay |
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