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TENNIS365 · NEWS Wuhan Open withdrawals: 11 stars OUT as Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff, Naomi Osaka absent Rybakina Gauff
World No. 1 Elena Rybakina is 49–14 in 2026 with three titles (Australian Open, Stuttgart and US Open) and a run to the Indian Wells final.
Elena Rybakina went out of China Open in the round of 64, losing to Alina Charaeva.
As of 8 October 2026, 19:46 UTC.
Next match
Opponent, time and what people predict.
Elena Rybakina is out of China Open: lost the round of 64 to Alina Charaeva. The next tournament appears here once a draw is published.
World ranking
No. 1
No change since 28 Sept
2026 season
49–14
Last 5 matches
W W W W L
Career titles
14
Grand Slams
3
49–14
2026 record
3 titles (Australian Open, Stuttgart and US Open), runner-up at Indian Wells and National Bank Open.
- Hard
- 36–8
- Clay
- 10–3
- Grass
- 3–3
9
Match winning streak
Australian Open to Doha, 20 Jan to 11 Feb.
- Vs current top 10
- 13–6
- Deciding sets
- 16–7
- Tiebreaks
- 7–6
Tournament Run
Elena Rybakina’s road through China Open 2026.
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Round of 64
Market profile
Where Polymarket's longer-term markets place Elena Rybakina, at the time this page was built. Market-implied, not a tip or a forecast of ours.
As of 8 October 2026, 19:46 UTC.
News & Insights
What is happening around Elena Rybakina - headlines from our approved sources, links go to the source.
Elena Rybakina is currently world No. 1 and has withdrawn from the Wuhan Open due to unspecified reasons, with a 34-word statement issued regarding her exit. She recently lost to Alina Charaeva at the China Open, where she set an unwanted WTA history record. Despite this loss, she has defeated both Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff at the US Open.
AI-generated summary of recent headlines. Generated 4 Oct 2026.
Insights
- TENNIS365 · NEWS Wuhan Open withdrawals: Elena Rybakina and Emma Navarro out as former No 1 makes it 7 exits Rybakina Navarro Negative
- TENNIS365 · NEWS Elena Rybakina sends 34-word message after withdrawing from big WTA Tour event Rybakina Neutral
- TENNIS365 · NEWS How Aryna Sabalenka’s shock China Open exit affects world No 1 battle with Elena Rybakina Sabalenka Rybakina Neutral
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Serve & return, 2026
How the points are won, from the match statistics api-tennis records. The tick on each bar is the median of the WTA top 100.
25 matches with statistics
On serve 10 points better than the WTA median at holding serve
- Aces per match
- 7.2 tour median 2.8 · more than most
- Double faults per match
- 4.0 tour median 3.6 · more than most
- 1st serve points won
- 73% tour median 65%
- 2nd serve points won
- 49% tour median 46%
- Service games held
- 78% tour median 68%
- Break points saved
- 64% tour median 56%
On return 5 points worse than the WTA median at converting break points
- Return games won
- 28% tour median 37%
- Break points converted
- 41% tour median 46%
Career
14 singles titles · best year-end No. 4 (2023). Year-end singles ranking by season, from api-tennis.
Results
Every singles result on record, newest first. Opponents link to their page and the score to the match page, where we have one; "people predicted" is this player's Polymarket price before the match.
| Date | Result | Opponent | Tournament | Score | People predicted |
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| 3 Oct 2026 | L | Alina Charaeva | China Open · Round of 64 | 6–3 4–6 3–6 | 94% |
| 12 Sept 2026 | W |  Aryna Sabalenka | US Open · Final | 6–4 5–7 6–2 | |
| 11 Sept 2026 | W |  Coco Gauff | US Open · Semi-finals | 3–6 6–4 6–4 | |
| 9 Sept 2026 | W |  Qinwen Zheng | US Open · Quarter-finals | 3–6 6–1 6–4 | |
| 7 Sept 2026 | W |  Naomi Osaka | US Open · Round of 16 | 6–1 6–4 | |
| 6 Sept 2026 | W |  Yuliia Starodubtseva | US Open · Round of 32 | 7–6(6) 6–3 | |
| 4 Sept 2026 | W |  Jessica Bouzas Maneiro | US Open · Round of 64 | 6–2 6–4 | |
| 1 Sept 2026 | W |  Thea Frodin | US Open · Round of 128 | 6–3 6–2 |
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| 20 Aug 2026 | L |  Iga Swiatek | Cincinnati · Quarter-finals | 1–4 ret. | |
| 19 Aug 2026 | W |  Diana Shnaider | Cincinnati · Round of 16 | 6–4 6–4 | |
| 17 Aug 2026 | W |  Magdalena Frech | Cincinnati · Round of 32 | 6–4 7–6(2) | |
| 16 Aug 2026 | W |  Taylor Townsend | Cincinnati · Round of 64 | 6–3 6–4 | |
| 13 Aug 2026 | L | Iga Swiatek | National Bank Open · Final | 2–6 3–6 | |
| 13 Aug 2026 | W | Coco Gauff | National Bank Open · Semi-finals | 5–7 6–2 6–2 | |
| 11 Aug 2026 | W | Naomi Osaka | National Bank Open · Quarter-finals | 4–6 7–6(5) 6–4 | |
| 9 Aug 2026 | W |  Liudmila Samsonova | National Bank Open · Round of 16 | 6–4 4–6 6–4 | |
| 7 Aug 2026 | W |  Ann Li | National Bank Open · Round of 32 | 6–2 7–5 | |
| 5 Aug 2026 | W |  Daria Kasatkina | National Bank Open · Round of 64 | 6–3 5–7 6–4 | |
| 4 Jul 2026 | L |  Elise Mertens | Wimbledon · Round of 32 | 6–7(4) 1–6 | |
| 2 Jul 2026 | W |  Caty McNally | Wimbledon · Round of 64 | 6–1 6–2 | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | W |  Lois Boisson | Wimbledon · Round of 128 | 6–4 1–6 6–3 | |
| 18 Jun 2026 | L |  Alexandra Eala | Berlin · Round of 16 | 5–7 4–6 | |
| 12 Jun 2026 | L |  Katie Boulter | London · Quarter-finals | 5–7 6–2 4–6 | |
| 12 Jun 2026 | W |  Tatjana Maria | London · Round of 16 | 6–7(4) 7–5 6–0 | |
| 27 May 2026 | L | Yuliia Starodubtseva | French Open · Round of 64 | 6–3 1–6 6–7(4) | |
| 25 May 2026 | W |  Veronika Erjavec | French Open · Round of 128 | 6–2 6–2 | |
| 13 May 2026 | L |  Elina Svitolina | Rome · Quarter-finals | 6–2 4–6 4–6 | |
| 11 May 2026 | W |  Karolina Pliskova | Rome · Round of 16 | 6–0 6–2 |
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| 10 May 2026 | W | Alexandra Eala | Rome · Round of 32 | 6–4 6–3 | |
| 8 May 2026 | W |  Maria Sakkari | Rome · Round of 64 | 6–4 6–1 | |
| 27 Apr 2026 | L |  Anastasia Potapova | Madrid · Round of 16 | 6–7(8) 4–6 | |
| 26 Apr 2026 | W | Qinwen Zheng | Madrid · Round of 32 | 4–6 6–4 6–3 | |
| 24 Apr 2026 | W |  Gabriela Ruse | Madrid · Round of 64 | 4–6 6–3 7–5 | |
| 19 Apr 2026 | W |  Karolina Muchova | Stuttgart · Final | 7–5 6–1 | |
| 18 Apr 2026 | W |  Mirra Andreeva | Stuttgart · Semi-finals | 7–5 6–1 | |
| 17 Apr 2026 | W | Leylah Fernandez | Stuttgart · Quarter-finals | 6–7(5) 6–4 7–6(6) | |
| 16 Apr 2026 | W | Diana Shnaider | Stuttgart · Round of 16 | 6–3 6–4 | |
| 27 Mar 2026 | L | Aryna Sabalenka | Miami · Semi-finals | 4–6 3–6 | |
| 25 Mar 2026 | W |  Jessica Pegula | Miami · Quarter-finals | 2–6 6–3 6–4 | |
| 24 Mar 2026 | W |  Talia Gibson | Miami · Round of 16 | 6–2 6–2 | |
| 22 Mar 2026 | W |  Marta Kostyuk | Miami · Round of 32 | 6–3 6–4 | |
| 21 Mar 2026 | W |  Yulia Putintseva | Miami · Round of 64 | 6–3 6–3 | |
| 15 Mar 2026 | L | Aryna Sabalenka | Indian Wells · Final | 6–3 3–6 6–7(6) | |
| 14 Mar 2026 | W | Elina Svitolina | Indian Wells · Semi-finals | 7–5 6–4 | |
| 13 Mar 2026 | W | Jessica Pegula | Indian Wells · Quarter-finals | 6–1 7–6(4) | |
| 11 Mar 2026 | W | Sonay Kartal | Indian Wells · Round of 16 | 6–4 4–3 ret. | |
| 10 Mar 2026 | W | Marta Kostyuk | Indian Wells · Round of 32 | 6–4 6–4 | |
| 7 Mar 2026 | W |  Hailey Baptiste | Indian Wells · Round of 64 | 7–6(5) 2–6 6–2 |
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| 18 Feb 2026 | L |  Antonia Ruzic | Dubai · Round of 16 | 7–5 4–6 0–1 ret. | |
| 17 Feb 2026 | W |  Kimberly Birrell | Dubai · Round of 32 | 6–1 6–2 | |
| 12 Feb 2026 | L |  Victoria Mboko | Doha · Quarter-finals | 5–7 6–4 4–6 | |
| 11 Feb 2026 | W | Qinwen Zheng | Doha · Round of 16 | 4–6 6–2 7–5 | |
| 10 Feb 2026 | W |  Xinyu Wang | Doha · Round of 32 | 6–2 6–4 | |
| 31 Jan 2026 | W | Aryna Sabalenka | Australian Open · Final | 6–4 4–6 6–4 | |
| 29 Jan 2026 | W | Jessica Pegula | Australian Open · Semi-finals | 6–3 7–6(7) | |
| 28 Jan 2026 | W | Iga Swiatek | Australian Open · Quarter-finals | 7–5 6–1 | |
| 26 Jan 2026 | W | Elise Mertens | Australian Open · Round of 16 | 6–1 6–3 | |
| 24 Jan 2026 | W |  Tereza Valentova | Australian Open · Round of 32 | 6–2 6–3 | |
| 22 Jan 2026 | W | Varvara Gracheva | Australian Open · Round of 64 | 7–5 6–2 | |
| 20 Jan 2026 | W | Kaja Juvan | Australian Open · Round of 128 | 6–4 6–3 | |
| 9 Jan 2026 | L | Karolina Muchova | Brisbane · Quarter-finals | 2–6 6–2 4–6 | |
| 8 Jan 2026 | W |  Paula Badosa | Brisbane · Round of 16 | 6–3 6–2 | |
| 6 Jan 2026 | W |  Shuai Zhang | Brisbane · Round of 32 | 6–3 7–5 |