Elena Rybakina vs Paula Badosa — Dubai Round of 16
Dubai · WTA · Round of 16
KAZ6#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWWWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 February 2025 ·
hard
ESP9#84WTA
1780ELO
1748Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
Rybakina E.4-6 7-6 7-6
Badosa P.
Rybakina E.
4772
Badosa P.
6661
Elena Rybakina defeated Paula Badosa 4-6 7-6 7-6 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's quarter-final. Elena Rybakina extended the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Elena Rybakina dropped the opening set before beating Paula Badosa 4–6 7–6 7–6.
Head to head
4–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-04 | Brisbane | R16 | hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2023-03-25 | Miami | R32 | hard | Elena Rybakina | 3-6 7-5 6-3 |
| 2023-03-06 | Indian Wells | R32 | hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2022-11-09 | BJK Cup Finals RR: ESP vs KAZ | RR | hard | Paula Badosa | 6-2 3-6 6-4 |
| 2022-04-18 | Stuttgart | R16 | clay | Paula Badosa | 6-2 4-6 7-6 |
| 2021-08-16 | Cincinnati | R16 | hard | Paula Badosa | 6-2 7-6 |
| 2019-07-15 | Bucharest | R32 | clay | Elena Rybakina | 7-5 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
65%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.9
4.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.8
5.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (119 vs 50). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
98
91
Break points saved·Clear edge
96
84
Break points won·Even
96
95
Deciding sets·Slight edge
98
93
Tiebreaks·Even
92
95
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
56
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Rybakina E.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 87 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast