Elena Rybakina

Elena Rybakina is a professional tennis player from Kazakhstan, who was born on June 17, 1999, in Moscow, Russia. She achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 3 in June 2023, and is ranked No. 12 as of May 2025. She is the first player from Kazakhstan to be ranked in the world's top 10. Rybakina won her first Grand Slam title at the 2022 Wimbledon, becoming the first player from Kazakhstan to win a major title. She has won eight WTA singles titles in her career as of May 2025, including one grand slam and two WTA 1000 titles.

Rybakina finished as a semifinalist at the 2025 Dubai Tennis Championships and the 2025 Abu Dhabi Open. She made it to the quarterfinals of the 2025 Qatar Open, where she lost to top seed Iga Swiatek. Due to illness and back injury, she missed the entire Asian season, along with the 2024 US Open and the 2024 Paris Olympics. She qualified for the 2024 WTA Finals but lost to Jasmine Paolini, Qinwen Zheng, and Aryna Sabalenka in the group stage. Rybakina is an aggressive baseliner who is known for her powerful groundstrokes. She likes to finish points at the net.

Elena Rybakina Personal Information

Elena Rybakina's Early Life

Rybakina was born on June 17, 1999, in Moscow, Russia. In childhood, she tried different sports with her sister, focusing more on ice skating and gymnastics. However, she was told she could not play both sports professionally because she was too tall for them.

To encourage her daughter, Rybakina's father suggested she start playing tennis. She started playing tennis when she was six. Rybakina began her tennis training at Dynamo Sports Club in Moscow and later moved to the Spartak Tennis Club. During her childhood, she idolized Roger Federer.

In 2023, Rybakina became the third women’s player in the Open Era to reach the final of Rome, Miami, Indian Wells, and the Australian Open in the same season. She emerged victorious at the 2024 Stuttgart Open, registering a win against Marta Kostyuk in straight sets. Her best grand slam performance of the season included reaching the semifinals of the 2024 Wimbledon Open, where she lost to Barbora Krejcikova.

Elena Rybakina's Personal Life

Rybakina was born to Ekaterina Rybakina and Andrey Rybakina, in Moscow, Russia. She began playing tennis at the age of six, after her father's advice. She began training at the Spartak Tennis Club, where she was coached by former top-10 player Andrey Chesnokov and Evgenia Kulikovskaya

Rybakina did not get any individual training until she was a junior. She used to play tennis in a group of eight until she turned 15. She played in a group of four until the age of 18. She only played tennis for two hours to maintain a balance between school and tennis. She hired Andrei Chesnokov to be her private coach in 2018. When she turned 19, she changed her citizenship from Russia to Kazakhstan. The tennis association from Kazakhstan offered financial support to Rybakina and her family during their tough times (via The City University of New York).

Rybakina is a former No. 3 junior player who won her first title at the Grade-3 Almetievsk Cup. She made her junior major debut at the 2015 US Open, reaching the tournament's third round. She loves to play on hard courts.

Elena Rybakina's Family Background

Ekaterina Rybakina and Andrey Rybakina are Elena Rybakina's parents. The couple also has an elder daughter named Anna Rybakina. Anna is a digital creator. Both sisters were into sports from a very young age and showed great interest in ice skating and gymnastics.

After Rybakina won the 2022 Wimbledon, her father revealed that her daughter wanted to quit tennis. In an interview with the Russian newspaper Sport Express, Rybakina's father shared that her daughter wanted to quit tennis before her win at the 2022 Wimbledon. He said Rybakina was frustrated with the results as she was not winning any tournaments. But he and his wife stood by her and convinced her never to give up (via The Express).

While giving an interview with WTA, Rybakina said (via The sportsreview): "My dad brought me to the tennis court at six years old. My dad was like, OK, just try tennis because he loves tennis. He actually tried to play when he was 20. So, yes, I started to play tennis like this. He brought me to the tennis."

Elena Rybakina Boyfriend

Rybakina is single and not dating anybody. Additionally, there is no hint of any past relationships. She is completely focused on her tennis career.

Elena Rybakina Social Media

Rybakina's Instagram handle is @lenarybakina, where she has over 600k followers.

Elena Rybakina Net Worth

Elena Rybakina's net worth is estimated at around $7.9 million as of May 2025, according to Forbes. Tennis prize money and sponsorship deals are her major sources of earnings.

Elena Rybakina Prize Money

Rybakina has won around $16.9 million in prize money, as of May 2025, according to the WTA's official website. She has won eight WTA singles titles to date.

Elena Rybakina Endorsements

Elena Rybakina is one of the most well-known names on the WTA tour, and she has signed endorsement deals with many big brands. Yonex is Rybakina's apparel and footwear sponsor. She also plays with the Yonex racquet. She uses the Yonex VCORE 100 racquet.

Rybakina has also signed a multi-year deal with Red Bull. Recently, she has partnered with a cooperating bank named Kazakhstan Bank RBK. The 25-year-old has joined hands with KAZ Minerals for two seasons from 2023 to 2025 (via the KAZ Minerals official website). She signed an endorsement deal with Kazakhmys Corporation in 2023. Rybakina has been associated with Lexus Kazakhstan since September 2024. She was roped in by Red Bull for brand promotion in May 2023(via sportskhabri). She was previously associated with Adidas and Nike.

Elena Rybakina Career Stats

Rybakina holds a career singles record of 349-151 as of May 2025. According to the WTA website, she has served 128 aces and has a first-serve percentage of 60.4% as of 2025. Rybakina wins 72.8% of his first-se­rve points and 47.4% of his second-se­rve points.

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Rybakina has won 79% of 257 service games till now. Regarding her returning record, her first serve return points won are at 36.4%, whereas his second serve return points are 53.3%.

Elena Rybakina Achievements

Some of Rybakina's career achievements are as follows:

WTA 1000 Tournaments

Rybakina has won two WTA 1000 titles: the 2023 Rome Open and the 2023 Indian Wells Open. In the 2023 Rome Open final, she defeated Anhelina Kalinina, who retired due to an injury. In the 2023 Indian Wells final, she defeated Aryna Sabalenka.

Wimbledon Title

Rybakina won the Wimbledon title in 2022 and became the first Kazakhstani player to do so. She defeated Simona Halep in the semifinals to reach her first major final. Rybakina then defeated Ons Jabeur in the final by 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. She became the youngest champion since Petra Kvitova in 2011.

World No. 3

Rybakina achieved her career-high ranking of world No. 3 in June 2023, after the 2023 French Open.

Top Kazakhstani player

Rybakina is currently the number one women's tennis player from Kazakhstan and the first tennis player from the nation to win a major title.

Awards

Rybakina won the Order of Friendship (Kazakhstan) II Degree Award in 2022.

Elena Rybakina Titles Won

As of May 2025, Rybakina had won eight WTA Tour singles titles, including the 2022 Wimbledon. She also won three titles in 2024, including the Brisbane Open, the Abu Dhabi Open, and the Stuttgart Open.

Elena Rybakina's Best Finish at Each Grand Slam

The table below lists Rybakina's best finish at each Grand Slam.

Elena Rybakina Coaching Staff

As of May 2025, former Italian tennis player Davide Sanguinetti is the coach of Elena Rybakina. His best grand slam was reaching the quarterfinals of the 1998 Wimbledon Open and winning two ATP singles titles. He coached Brandon Nakashima in October 2023.

In November 2024, Elena Rybakina hired Goran Ivanišević as the new coach for the 2025 season. He has coached many successful ATP players, including Marin Cilic, helping him win the 2014 US Open title. He has also coached former No. 1 Novak Djokovic from 2019 to 2024. Ivanišević was included in the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2020 and emerged victorious at the 2001 Wimbledon Open. The duo worked together till the 2025 Australian Open.

Rybakina was previously coached by Stefano Vukov. He is a former professional tennis player from Croatia. He started coaching Rybakina in 2019 when she entered the WTA top 200. Rybakina even shared in an interview that her coach, Vukov, helped her improve her playing style. She quickly rose to the ranking list under Vukov's guidance.

When Rybakina won her first major title at the 2022 Wimbledon, Vukov followed on a two-year-old bet to get a tattoo of Rybakina's name if she won the title. Before Vukov, Rybakina was previously coached by Andrei Chesnokov. Chesnokov was a professional tennis player from Russia. He only coached Rybakina in Moscow and did not travel to her tennis tournaments outside Russia.

Besides Vukov and Chesnokov, Rybakina was also coached by former top 100 WTA player Evgenia Kulikovskaya. Kulikovskaya is a former professional tennis player from Moscow, Russia. She achieved her career-high ranking of No. 91 in June 2003. Kulikovskaya had more success in doubles WTA tournaments, winning four doubles WTA tour titles.

Irina Kiseleva was one of Rybakina's fitness coaches. She was also the gold medalist in the modern pentathlon, winning five consecutive medals at the World Modern Pentathlon Championships.

Elena Rybakina Diet

Rybakina pays close attention to her diet. She follows a highly balanced diet that includes healthy fats, lean proteins, and complex carbohydrates. This helps her maintain her energy levels and keep her physically fit. She even shared in an interview that she likes to have a lot of sweets when she is not playing tennis. (via tennis365)

According to her post on her 20th birthday, Rybakina is seen enjoying a slice of cake, a drink with a chocolate unicorn dipped in it, and sprinkles. She was also seen enjoying ice cream with her friends when she was not training.

Elena Rybakina Car

Elena Rybakina owns a Porsche. She won the 2024 Stuttgart Open, sponsored by Porsche. After winning the tournament, she received the Porsche Taycan 4S Sport Turismo (via tennis.com).