Aryna Sabalenka vs Elena RybakinaWuhan Quarter-final

Wuhan · WTA · Quarter-final
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$5.1MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 September 2019 ·
hard
#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWWWWWL
Sabalenka A.
6-3 1-6 6-1
Rybakina E.
Sabalenka A.
6162
Rybakina E.
3611

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elena Rybakina 6-3 1-6 6-1 in the Wuhan quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 10–9, defending the title. Aryna Sabalenka extended the head-to-head to 11–9.

Key context

  • Match story: Aryna Sabalenka closed it out in three sets, 6–3 1–6 6–1.

Head to head

109
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-17MiamiSFhardAryna Sabalenka6-4 6-3
2026-03-04Indian WellsFhardAryna Sabalenka3-6 6-3 7-6
2026-01-19Australian OpenFhardElena Rybakina6-4 4-6 6-4
2025-11-08WTA FinalsFhardElena Rybakina6-3 7-6(0)
2025-11-01Riyadh FinalsFhardElena Rybakina6-3 7-6
2025-10-06WuhanQFhardAryna Sabalenka6-3 6-3
2025-08-07CincinnatiQFhardElena Rybakina6-1 6-4
2025-06-16BerlinQFgrassAryna Sabalenka7-6 3-6 7-6
2024-11-06WTA FinalsRRhardElena Rybakina6-4 3-6 6-1
2024-11-04Riyadh FinalsRRhardElena Rybakina6-4 3-6 6-1
2024-04-22MadridSFclayAryna Sabalenka1-6 7-5 7-6
2024-01-01BrisbaneFhardElena Rybakina6-0 6-3
2023-11-03WTA FinalsRRhardAryna Sabalenka6-2 3-6 6-3
2023-10-30Cancun FinalsRRhardAryna Sabalenka6-2 3-6 6-3
2023-10-02BeijingQFhardElena Rybakina7-5 6-2
2023-03-06Indian WellsFhardElena Rybakina7-6 6-4
2023-01-16Australian OpenFhardAryna Sabalenka4-6 6-3 6-4
2021-06-28WimbledonR16grassAryna Sabalenka6-3 4-6 6-3
2021-01-06Abu DhabiQFhardAryna Sabalenka6-4 4-6 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
64%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.3
6.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
100
98
Break points saved·Even
93
96
Break points won·Even
99
96
Deciding sets·Even
97
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
100
92

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
59
55

Sabalenka A.: played today · 4 matches, 76 games (7d) · Rybakina E.: 1 day rest · 5 matches, 107 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw