The 2024 Elena Rybakina tennis season officially began on 31 December 2023, with the start of the Brisbane International in Brisbane.
During this season, Rybakina:
Won three titles at WTA 500 titles at Brisbane International, Abu Dhabi Open, and Stuttgart Open.
Reached two WTA 1000 finals at Qatar Open, and Miami Open.
Reached the semifinals of Wimbledon.
Finished the year with over 75% winning percentage for second consecutive year.
Yearly summary Rybakina started her 2024 season by winning the Brisbane International final against Aryna Sabalenka, 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.
She won the Abu Dhabi Open in February, beating Daria Kasatkina in the final. 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, and then Marta Kostyuk in straight sets in the final. She made it through to the quarter-finals at the French Open, before losing to eventual runner-up Jasmine Paolini.
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 and then withdrew from the following week's Eastbourne International. 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 before winning her round four match when opponent Anna Kalinskaya retired injured in the second set. Rybakina defeated Elina Svitolina in the quarter-finals but lost to Barbora Krejčíková in the semi-finals.
Rybakina withdrew from the Paris Olympics two days before it got underway due to acute bronchitis. She defeated qualifier Destanee Aiava in the first round at the US Open but then withdrew from the tournament due to unspecified injuries. On 23 September, Rybakina announced she would miss the entire Asian swing of the season due to a back injury.
Rybakina played her first match since August at the WTA Finals in November, losing her opening group contest to Jasmine Paolini in straight sets. She lost her second group match in three sets to Zheng Qinwen. Despite defeating world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka in her final group match, Rybakina failed to reach the semifinals.
All matches
This table chronicles all the matches of Elena Rybakina in 2024.
Singles matches 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 (5) 28 Win 6–1, 0–0 4 SF Linda Nosková 40 Win 6–3, 6–2 5 W Aryna Sabalenka (1) 2Win (1) 6–0, 6–3 – 1R Bye 6 2R Cristina Bucșa (LL)64 Win 6–3, 7–5 7 QF Ekaterina Alexandrova21 Loss 3–6, 3–6 8 1R Karolína Plíšková 38 Win 7–6(8–6), 6–4 9 2R Anna Blinkova 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 (8) 15 Win 6–0, 4–6, 6–2 13 W Daria Kasatkina (7) 14Win (2) 6–0, 6–4 – 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 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 27 Win 4–6, 6–2, 0–0 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 (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 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 (2) 2 Loss 6–1, 5–7, 6–7(5–7) Withdrew 36 1R Greet Minnen 86 Win 6–2, 6–3 37 2R Arantxa Rus 50 Win 6–4, 6–3 38 3R Elise Mertens (25) 27 Win 6–4, 6–2 39 4R Elina Svitolina (15) 19 Win 6–4, 6–3 40 QF Jasmine Paolini (12) 15 Loss 2–6, 6–4, 4–6 – 1R Bye 41 2R Veronika Kudermetova (Q) 35 Win 6–4, 7–5 42 QF Victoria Azarenka 19 Loss 3–1 43 1R Elena-Gabriela Ruse (Q) 152 Win 6–3, 6–1 44 2R Laura Siegemund 72 Win 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 45 3R Caroline Wozniacki (WC) 91 Win 6–0, 6–1 46 4R Anna Kalinskaya (17) 18 Win 6–3, 3–0 47 QF Elina Svitolina (21) 21 Win 6–3, 6–2 48 SF Barbora Krejčíková (31) 32 Loss 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 Withdrew – 1R Bye 49 2R Leylah Fernandez 26 Loss 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 4–6 50 1R Destanee Aiava (Q) 134 Win 6–1, 7–6(7–1) – 2R Jessika Ponchet (Q) 143 Withdrew 51 RR Jasmine Paolini (4) 4 Loss 6–7(5–7), 4–6 52 RR Zheng Qinwen (7) 7 Loss 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 1–6 53 RR Aryna Sabalenka (1) 1 Win 6–4, 3–6, 6–1Source:
Tournament schedule
Singles schedule Date Tournament Location Category Surfaceresultpoints Newpoints Outcome 31 December 2023 – 7 January 2024 Brisbane International Australia WTA 500 Hard 500 Winner defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6–0, 6–3 8 January 2024 – 15 January 2024 Adelaide International Australia WTA 500 Hard2R55108 Quarterfinal lost to Ekaterina Alexandrova 3–6, 3–6 14 January 2024–28 January 2024 Australian Open Australia Grand Slam Hard F130070 Second round lost to Anna Blinkova 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(20–22)5 February 2024–11 February 2024 Abu Dhabi Open UAE WTA 500 Hard QF100500 Winner defeated Daria Kasatkina 6–1, 6–4 12 February 2024–18 February 2024 Qatar Open Qatar WTA 1000 Hard 650Final lost to Iga Świątek 6–7(8–10), 2–6 19 February 2024–25 February 2024 Dubai Tennis Championships UAE WTA 1000 Hard3R105215Withdrew prior to the Quarterfinals 6 March 2024 – 17 March 2024 Indian Wells Open United States WTA 1000 Hard W10000 Withdrew 20 March 2024 –31 March 2024 Miami Open United States WTA 1000 Hard F650650Final lost to Danielle Collins 5–7, 3–6 15 April 2024 –21 April 2024 Stuttgart Open Germany WTA 500 Clay (i)2R55500 Winner defeated Marta Kostyuk 6–2, 6–2 23 April 2024 –5 May 2024 Madrid Open Spain WTA 1000 Clay2R10390Semifinal lost to Aryna Sabalenka 6–1, 5–7, 6–7(5–7) 8 May 2024 –19 May 2024 Italian Open Italy WTA 1000 Clay W10000 Withdrew 20 May 2024 –9 June 2024 French Open France Grand Slam Clay3R130430Quarterfinal lost to Jasmine Paolini 2–6, 6–4, 4–6 17 June 2024 –23 June 2024 German Open Germany WTA 500 Grass2R 55 108Quarterfinal lost to Victoria Azarenka 3–1 1 July 2024 –14 July 2024 Wimbledon Championships United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass QF430780Semifinal lost to Barbora Krejčíková 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 6 August 2024 –12 August 2024 Canadian Open Canada WTA 1000 HardSF3500 Withdrew 13 August 2024 –19 August 2024 Cincinnati Open United States WTA 1000 Hard3R10510 Second round lost to Leylah Fernandez 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 4–6 26 August 2024 –8 September 2024 US Open United States Grand Slam Hard3R13070 Withdrew prior to second round 25 September2024 –6 October 2024 China Open China WTA 1000 Hard SF 390 0 Withdrew 7 October 2024 –13 October 2024 Wuhan Open China WTA 1000 Hard 108 0 Withdrew 2 Novewmber 2024 –9 November 2024 WTA Finals Saudi Arabia WTA Finals Hard RR 500 200 Eliminated in the round-robin stage (1 Win–2 Losses) Total year-end points6,4735,181 1,292 (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:
Cristina Bucșa 2–0 Elise Mertens 2–0 Veronika Kudermetova 2–0 Elina Svitolina 2–0 Victoria Azarenka 2–1 Aryna Sabalenka 2–1 Olivia Gadecki 1–0 Anastasia Potapova 1–0 Linda Nosková 1–0 Karolína Plíšková 1–0 Liudmila Samsonova 1–0 Daria Kasatkina 1–0 Zhu Lin 1–0 Emma Navarro 1–0 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 1–0 Magdalena Fręch 1–0 Clara Tauson 1–0 Taylor Townsend 1–0 Madison Keys 1–0 Maria Sakkari 1–0 Marta Kostyuk 1–0 Lucia Bronzetti 1–0 Mayar Sherif 1–0 Sara Bejlek 1–0 Yulia Putintseva 1–0 Greet Minnen 1–0 Arantxa Rus 1–0 Elena-Gabriela Ruse 1–0 Laura Siegemund 1–0 Caroline Wozniacki 1–0 Anna Kalinskaya 1–0 Destanee Aiava 1–0 Danielle Collins 1–1 Iga Świątek 1–1 Leylah Fernandez 1–1 Ekaterina Alexandrova 0–1 Anna Blinkova 0–1 Barbora Krejčíková 0–1 Zheng Qinwen 0–1 Jasmine Paolini 1–2
Top 10 Record ResultW–LPlayerEventSurfaceScore Win 1–0 Aryna Sabalenka2Brisbane International, AustraliaHard F 6–0, 6–3 4 Loss 1–1 Iga Świątek 1 Qatar Open, Qatar Hard F 6–7(8–10), 2–6 4 Win 2–1 Maria Sakkari 9 Miami Open, United States Hard QF 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–4 4 Win 3–1 Iga Świątek 1 Stuttgart Open, Germany Clay (i) SF 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 4 Loss 3–2 Aryna Sabalenka2Madrid Open, Spain Clay SF 6–1, 5–7, 6–7(5–7) 4 Loss 3–3 Jasmine Paolini4WTA Finals, Saudi ArabiaHard (i)RR 6–7(5–7), 4–6 5 Loss 3–4 Zheng Qinwen7WTA Finals, Saudi ArabiaHard (i)RR 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 1–65 Win 4–4 Aryna Sabalenka1WTA Finals, Saudi ArabiaHard (i)RR 6–4, 3–6, 6–15
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)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent ScoreWin1–0Jan 2024Brisbane International, Australia WTA 500Hard Aryna Sabalenka6–0, 6–3Win2–0Jan 2024Abu Dhabi Open, UAEWTA 500Hard Daria Kasatkina6–1, 6–4Loss2–1Qatar Open, QatarWTA 1000Hard Iga Świątek6–7(8–10), 2–6Loss2–2Miami Open, United StatesWTA 1000Hard Danielle Collins5–7, 3–6Win3–2 Stuttgart Open, Germany WTA 500Clay (i) Marta Kostyuk6–2, 6–2
Earnings Bold font denotes tournament win Singles Event Prize money Year-to-dateBrisbane International$220,000$220,000Adelaide International$24,200$264,200Australian OpenA$180,000$383,250Abu Dhabi Open$142,000$525,250Qatar Open$308,320$833,570Dubai Tennis Championships$72,965$886,535Miami Open$585,000$1,471,535Stuttgart Open$123,480$1,595,015Madrid Open€284,590$1,879,605French Open€415,000$2,294,605Berlin Ladies Open€21,660$2,316,265Wimbledon Championships€715,000$3,031,265Cincinnati Open$20,650$3,051,915US Open$140,000$3,191,915WTA Finals$685,000$3,876,915 $3,876,915 Doubles Event Prize money Year-to-date $0 Total $3,876,915 Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.
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