2022 Elena Rybakina tennis season

The 2022 Elena Rybakina tennis season officially began on 3 January 2022, with the start of the Adelaide International 1 in Adelaide.

2022 Elena Rybakina tennis season
Full nameElena Rybakina
Country Kazakhstan
Calendar prize money$3,613,440[1]
Singles
Season record40–21
Calendar titles1
Year-end rankingNo. 22
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease 8
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open2R
French Open3R
WimbledonW
US Open1R
Doubles
Season record1–7
Current rankingNo. 119
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease 393
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenA
French Open1R
WimbledonA
US OpenA
Last updated on: 7 March 2024.
2023

Yearly Summary

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Rybakina started the season at the Adelaide International 1, making it to the final where she was defeated by world No. 1, Ash Barty.[2] Her success continued at the Sydney Tennis Classic with a lopsided defeat of reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu, in the first round. She subsequently withdrew from the tournament citing a thigh injury.[3] She reached a career-high ranking of No. 12, on 17 January 2022.

Her remaining early hardcourt season saw little progress with a second-round retirement and a walkover at the Australian Open and St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, respectively, and a first-round loss at the Qatar Ladies Open. Her "Sunshine Double" (Miami and Indian Wells) saw improvement with a quarterfinal appearance at the Indian Wells Open against Maria Sakkari and a third-round appearance to Jessica Pegula at the Miami Open.

Her clay-court season began with a second-round loss to Anhelina Kalinina after a first-round bye at Charleston. Following this, she represented Kazakhstan as the team's top seed and won both of her singles matches in a tie against Germany securing a berth in the finals later in the year. The remainder of her clay-court season saw little achievement as she failed to advance into the quarterfinals at the Stuttgart Open, Madrid Open, Italian Open, and French Open.

Rybakina's grass-court season in the lead up to Wimbledon saw a second-round loss to Shelby Rogers at the Rosmalen Open followed by a first-round bye and a second-round loss to Lesia Tsurenko at the Eastbourne International. At the Wimbledon Championships, she reached her second Grand Slam quarterfinal, defeating CoCo Vandeweghe, Bianca Andreescu, Zheng Qinwen and Petra Martić. Then she reached the semifinals at a Major for the first time, defeating Ajla Tomljanović in her quarterfinal match.[4] She became the first Kazakhstani singles player (male or female) to reach the semifinal of a Grand Slam.[5][6] Then she reached her first Major final, after defeating Simona Halep in straight sets, becoming the youngest Wimbledon finalist since Garbiñe Muguruza in 2015.[7] After dropping the first set, she defeated Ons Jabeur in three sets to secure her first major title.[8] She became the youngest woman champion since the 21-year-old Petra Kvitová in 2011. She was the fourth-youngest active Grand Slam champion, older only than Iga Świątek, Bianca Andreescu and Emma Raducanu.[9] Rybakina's Russian nationality and previous international representation of Russia became a matter of public discourse in the aftermath of her success at Wimbledon 2022, where Wimbledon had banned athletes representing Russia and Belarus due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.[10][11] Russian state media celebrated Rybakina's win as a national victory despite her longstanding decision not to represent the country of her birth.[12][13]

The North American hardcourt season began with early round losses at the Silicon Valley Classic (first round) and Canadian Open (second round). Her US Open preparations continued at the Cincinnati Open where she advanced to the quarterfinals and was defeated by Madison Keys. Her season continued next with an entry to the US Open as the 25th seed; however, she lost in the first round to qualifier Clara Burel.[14]

All matches

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This table chronicles all the matches of Elena Rybakina in 2022.

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

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Tournament Match Round Opponent Rank Result Score
1 1R   Storm Sanders (WC) 132 Win 6–4, 1–6, 6–1
2 2R   Marie Bouzková (Q) 90 Win 6–3, 6–4
3 QF   Shelby Rogers 40 Win 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
4 SF   Misaki Doi 105 Win 6–4, 6–3
5 F   Ashleigh Barty (1) 1 Loss 3–6, 2–6
6 1R   Emma Raducanu 18 Win 6–0, 6–1
2R   Caroline Garcia 75 Withdrew
7 1R   Zarina Diyas 104 Win 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–1
8 2R   Zhang Shuai 74 Loss 4–6, 0–1 ret.
9 1R   Varvara Gracheva (Q) 81 Win 6–2, 6–1
2R   Tereza Martincová 42 Withdrew
  • Qatar Open
  • Doha, Qatar
  • WTA 1000
  • Hard, outdoor
  • 21 February 2022 – 27 February 2022
10 1R   Jaqueline Cristian (LL) 71 Loss 4–6, 3–6
1R Bye
11 2R   Alison Van Uytvanck 58 Win 6–1, 7–5
12 3R   Victoria Azarenka[a] (13) 15 Win 6–3, 6–4
13 4R   Viktorija Golubic (31) 51 Win 7–6(7–5), 6–2
14 QF   Maria Sakkari (6) 6 Loss 5–7, 4–6
1R Bye
15 2R   Elena-Gabriela Ruse 57 Win 6–4, 7–5
16 3R   Jessica Pegula (16) 21 Loss 3–6, 4–6
1R Bye
17 2R   Anhelina Kalinina 42 Loss 4–6, 6–2, 4–6
18 Q   Laura Siegemund 232 Win 6–0, 6–1
19 Q   Angelique Kerber 17 Win 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
20 1R   Nastasja Schunk (Q) 224 Win 7–6(7–3), 7–5
21 2R   Paula Badosa (2) 3 Loss 2–6, 6–4, 6–7(4–7)
22 1R   Oceane Dodin (Q) 93 Win 6–2, 7–5
23 2R   Kateřina Siniaková 51 Win 6–0, 1–0 ret.
24 3R   Jil Teichmann 35 Loss 3–6, 1–6
25 1R   Elina Avanesyan (Q) 146 Win 6–4, 7–6(7–0)
26 2R   Lauren Davis (Q) 102 Win 6–4, 6–3
27 3R   Jil Teichmann 29 Loss 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 5–7
28 1R   Arantxa Rus 119 Win 6–3, 5–7, 6–0
29 2R   Katie Volynets (WC) 135 Win 6–4, 6–0
30 3R   Madison Keys (22) 22 Loss 6–3, 1–6, 6–7(3–7)
31 1R   Jamie Loeb (Q) 227 Win 6–4, 7–5
32 2R   Shelby Rogers 42 Loss 2–6, 4–6
33 1R   Lesia Tsurenko (Q) 114 Loss 6–1 5–7 3–6
34 1R   CoCo Vandeweghe (LL) 157 Win 7–6(7–2), 7–5
35 2R   Bianca Andreescu 56 Win 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
36 3R   Zheng Qinwen 52 Win 7–6(7–4), 7–5
37 4R   Petra Martić 80 Win 7–5, 6–3
38 QF   Ajla Tomljanović 44 Win 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
39 SF   Simona Halep (16) 18 Win 6–3, 6–3
40 W   Ons Jabeur (3) 2 Win (1) 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
41 1R   Daria Kasatkina[a] (7) 12 Loss 6–1, 2–6, 6–0
42 1R   Marie Bouzková (Q) 47 Win 7–5, 6–7(3–7), 6–1
43 2R   Coco Gauff (10) 11 Loss 4–6, 7–6(10–8), 6–7(3–7)
44 1R   Mayar Sherif 58 Win 6–3, 6–2
45 2R   Garbiñe Muguruza (8) 9 Win 6–3, 6–1
46 3R   Alison Riske-Amritraj 29 Win 6–2, 6–4
47 4R   Madison Keys 24 Loss 2–6, 4–6
48 1R   Clara Burel (Q) 131 Loss 4–6, 4–6
49 1R   Laura Siegemund 173 Win 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–6(10–8)
50 2R   Tereza Martincová 66 Win 6–4, 6–1
QF   Lesia Tsurenko 92 Walkover
51 SF   Ana Bogdan 65 Win 6–1, 6–1
52 F   Kateřina Siniaková 82 Loss 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 4–6
53 1R   Liudmila Samsonova[a] 30 Loss 2–6, 4–6
54 1R   Madison Keys 17 Win 5–7, 6–3, 6–3
55 2R   Aliaksandra Sasnovich[a] 31 Win 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–5
56 QF   Petra Kvitová (WC) 20 Win 7–6(7–5),, 6–4
57 SF   Barbora Krejčíková 23 Loss 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 4–6
58 1R   Karolína Plíšková 20 Win 7–6(7–5), 6–2
59 2R   Jessica Pegula (3) 5 Loss 6–2, 3–6, 6–7(8–10)
60 RR   Harriet Dart 98 Win 6–1, 6–4
61 RR   Paula Badosa 13 Loss 2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Sources:[15]

Tournament schedule

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Singles schedule

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Date Tournament Location Category Surface Previous
result
Previous
points
New
points
Outcome
3 January 2022 –
9 January 2022
Adelaide International Australia WTA 500 Hard 305 Final lost to   Ashleigh Barty 3–6, 2–6
10 January 2022 –
15 January 2022
Sydney International Australia WTA 500 Hard 55 Withdrew prior to the second round
17 January 2022 –
30 January 2022
Australian Open Australia Grand Slam Hard 2R 70 70 Second round lost to   Shuai Zhang 4–6, 0–1 ret.
7 February 2022 –
14 February 2022
St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy Russia WTA 500 Hard 55 Withdrew prior to the second round
21 February 2022 –
27 February 2022
Qatar Open Qatar WTA 1000 Hard 1R 1 1 First round lost to   Jaqueline Cristian 4–6, 3–6
7 March 2022 –
20 March 2022
Indian Wells Open United States WTA 1000 Hard 1R 10 215 Quarterfinals lost to   Maria Sakkari 5–7, 4–6
21 March 2022 –
3 April 2022
Miami Open United States WTA 1000 Hard 3R 65 65 Third round lost to   Jessica Pegula 3–6, 4–6
4 April 2022 –
10 April 2022
Charleston Open United States WTA 500 Clay 1R 1 1 Second round lost to   Anhelina Kalinina 4–6, 6–2, 4–6
18 April 2022 –
24 April 2022
Stuttgart Open Germany WTA 500 Clay (i) 55 Second round lost to   Paula Badosa 2–6, 6–4, 6–7(4–7)
28 April 2022 –
7 May 2022
Madrid Open Spain WTA 1000 Clay 2R 65 120 Third round lost to   Jil Teichmann 3–6, 1–6
9 May 2022 –
15 May 2022
Italian Open Italy WTA 1000 Clay 105 Third round lost to   Jil Teichmann 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 5–7
22 May 2022 –
5 June 2022
French Open France Grand Slam Clay QF 430 130 Third round lost to   Madison Keys 6–3, 1–6, 6–7(3–7)
6 June –
12 June 2022
Rosmalen Open Netherlands WTA 250 Grass 30 Second round lost to   Shelby Rogers 2–6, 4–6
19 June –
25 June 2022
German Open Germany WTA 500 Grass 2R 55 55 Second round lost to   Lesia Tsurenko 6–1 5–7 3–6
27 June 2022 –
10 July 2022
Wimbledon Championships United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass 4R 240 [b] Winner, defeated   Ons Jabeur 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
1 August 2022 –
7 August 2022
Silicon Valley Classic United States WTA 500 Hard QF 100 1 First round lost to   Daria Kasatkina[a] 6–1, 2–6, 0–6
8 August 2022 –
14 August 2022
Canadian Open Canada WTA 1000 Hard 1R 1 60 Second round lost to   Coco Gauff 4–6, 7–6(10–8), 6–7(3–7)
15 August 2022 –
21 August 2022
Cincinnati Open United States WTA 1000 Hard 3R 105 190 Quarterfinals lost to   Madison Keys 2–6, 4–6
29 August 2022 –
11 September 2022
US Open United States Grand Slam Hard 3R 130 10 First round lost to   Clara Burel 4–6, 4–6
12 September 2022–
18 September 2022
Slovenia Open Slovenia WTA 250 Hard 180 Final lost to   Kateřina Siniaková 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 4–6
19 September 2022–
25 September 2022
Pan Pacific Open Japan WTA 500 Hard 1 First round lost to   Liudmila Samsonova[a] 2–6, 4–6
3 October 2022 –
9 October 2022
Ostrava Open Czech Republic WTA 500 Hard (i) QF 100 185 Semifinals lost to   Barbora Krejčíková 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 4–6
17 October 2022 –
25 October 2022
Guadalajara Open Mexico WTA 1000 Hard 60 Second round lost to   Harriet Dart 6–1, 6–4
Total year-end points 2855 1860   995

Yearly records

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Head-to-head match-ups

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Rybakina has a 40–21 WTA match win–loss record in the 2022 season. Her record against players who were part of the WTA rankings top ten at the time of their meetings is 2–4. 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

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Result W–L Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score Rank
Loss 0–1   Ashleigh Barty No. 1 Adelaide International 1, Australia Hard F 3–6, 2–6 No. 14
Loss 0–2   Maria Sakkari No. 6 Indian Wells Open, U.S. Hard QF 5–7, 4–6 No. 20
Loss 0–3   Paula Badosa No. 3 Stuttgart Open, Germany Clay 2R 2–6, 6–4, 6–7(4–7) No. 19
Win 1–3   Ons Jabeur No. 2 Wimbledon, UK Grass F 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 No. 23
Win 2–3   Garbiñe Muguruza No. 9 Cincinnati Open, U.S. Hard 2R 6–3, 6–1 No. 25
Loss 2–4   Jessica Pegula No. 5 Guadalajara Open, Mexico Hard 2R 6–2, 3–6, 6–7(8–10) No. 24

Finals

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Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (1–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (Premier) (0–1)
WTA 250 (International) (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2022 Adelaide International, Australia WTA 500 Hard   Ashleigh Barty 3–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Jul 2022 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass   Ons Jabeur 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss 1–2 Sep 2022 Slovenia Open, Slovenia WTA 250 Hard   Kateřina Siniaková 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 4–6

Earnings

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  • Bold font denotes tournament win
# Tournament Singles
Prize money
Doubles
Prize money
Year-to-date
1. Adelaide International 1 $66,800 $0 $66,800
2. Sydney Tennis Classic $10,000 $0 $76,800
3. Australian Open $115,873 $0 $192,673
4. St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy $9,500 $0 $202,173
5. Qatar Open $10,820 $0 $212,993
6. Indian Wells Open $179,940 $8,790 $401,723
7. Miami Open $54,400 $8,790 $464,913
8. Charleston Open $5,420 $0 $470,333
9. Stuttgart Open $9,081 $0 $479,414
10. Madrid Open $112,524 $8,387 $600,325
11. Italian Open $28,730 $5,310 $634,365
12. French Open $133,038 $8,195 $775,598
13. Libéma Open $3,800 $900 $780,298
14. Eastbourne International $5,420 $0 $785,718
15. Wimbledon $2,580,275 $0 $3,365,993
16. Silicon Valley Classic $8,110 $2,100 $3,376,203
17. Canadian Open $17,445 $0 $3,393,648
18. Cincinnati Open $57,440 $0 $3,451,088
19. US Open $80,000 $0 $3,531,088
20. Slovenia Open $15,922 $0 $3,547,010
21. Pan Pacific Open $8,080 $0 $3,555,090
22. Ostrava Open $42,010 $0 $3,597,100
23. Guadalajara Open $16,340 $0 $3,613,440
Total prize money[17] $3,570,968 $42,472 $3,613,440

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Russian and Belarus players are not allowed to compete under the name or flag of their country following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[18]
  2. ^ Following the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club's decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from the 2022 Wimbledon Championships due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the ITF, ATP, and WTA stripped the event of ranking points.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "WTA Prize Money Leaders" (PDF). wtafiles.wtatennis.com. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Barty rolls past Rybakina to second Adelaide title; sweeps doubles with Sanders".
  3. ^ "Kontaveit, Krejcikova, Badosa win in Sydney; injured Rybakina withdraws".
  4. ^ "Rybakina powers past Martic into first Wimbledon quarterfinal". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  5. ^ "Russia-born Rybakina steps up title charge into Wimbledon last four". The Guardian. 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  6. ^ Tennis.com. "Elena Rybakina credits Kazakh Federation for helping her near Wimbledon pinnacle". Tennis.com. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  7. ^ "Rybakina tops Halep at Wimbledon, makes first Grand Slam final". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  8. ^ Maine, D'Arcy (9 July 2022). "Wimbledon 2022: In a tournament of the unexpected, Elena Rybakina is a champion". ESPN. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Rybakina claims historic Wimbledon title with comeback win over Jabeur".
  10. ^ Futterman, Matthew (8 July 2022). "Despite a Wimbledon ban on Russian players, a Russian woman might win". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Elena Rybakina becomes one of Wimbledon's biggest surprise women's champions". NBC Sports. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Russia claims credit for Elena Rybakina's Wimbledon title". Associated Press. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  13. ^ Clarey, Christopher (9 July 2022). "With a Wimbledon Title, Elena Rybakina Finally Cracks a Smile". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  14. ^ Koiki, Adesina O. (30 August 2022). "Clara Burel upsets Wimbledon champ Elena Rybakina at 2022 US Open". US Open. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  15. ^ "Elena Rybakina | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Statement from Steve Simon on UK grass-court events". WTA Tennis. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  17. ^ "WTA prize money leaders" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  18. ^ "Joint Statement by the International Governing Bodies of Tennis". WTA Tennis. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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