Qinwen Zheng vs Elena Rybakina — Riyadh Finals Round Robin
Riyadh Finals · WTA · Round Robin
CHN7#127WTA
1852ELO
1832Hard ELO
$283kYTD
$10MCAREER
23 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 November 2024 ·
hard
KAZ5#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWWWWWL
Zheng Q.7-6 3-6 6-1
Rybakina E.
Zheng Q.
7362
Rybakina E.
6611
Qinwen Zheng defeated Elena Rybakina 7-6 3-6 6-1 in the Riyadh Finals round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 4–0. Qinwen Zheng claimed a first win over Elena Rybakina in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Qinwen Zheng came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 3–6 6–1.
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | Madrid | R32 | clay | Elena Rybakina | 4-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2026-02-08 | Doha | R16 | hard | Elena Rybakina | 4-6 6-2 7-5 |
| 2023-10-02 | Beijing | R64 | hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2022-06-27 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Elena Rybakina | 7-6 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
65%
Aces / match·Even
6.7
6.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
2.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (127 vs 180). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
88
98
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
96
Break points won·Even
98
96
Deciding sets·Even
98
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
86
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
100
56
Zheng Q.: 18 days rest · Rybakina E.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 87 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast