2022 Elena Rybakina tennis season
 Rybakina with the Venus Rosewater Dish at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Full name | Elena Rybakina |
|---|---|
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Calendar prize money | $3,613,440[1] |
| Singles | |
| Season record | 40–21 |
| Calendar titles | 1 |
| Year-end ranking | No. 22 |
| Ranking change from previous year |  8 |
| Grand Slam & significant results | |
| Australian Open | 2R |
| French Open | 3R |
| Wimbledon | W |
| US Open | 1R |
| Doubles | |
| Season record | 1–7 |
| Current ranking | No. 119 |
| Ranking change from previous year | 393 |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | A |
| French Open | 1R |
| Wimbledon | A |
| US Open | A |
| Last updated on: 7 March 2024. | |
2023 → | |
The 2022 Elena Rybakina tennis season officially began on 3 January 2022, with the start of the Adelaide International 1 in Adelaide.
Yearly Summary
[edit]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
[edit]This table chronicles all the matches of Elena Rybakina in 2022.
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles matches
[edit]| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent | Rank | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 | 1R |  Storm Sanders (WC)
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132 | Win | 6–4, 1–6, 6–1 |
| 2 | 2R |  Marie Bouzková (Q)
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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 | — | |
|
10 | 1R |  Jaqueline Cristian (LL)
|
71 | Loss | 4–6, 3–6 |
|
– | 1R | Bye | |||
| 11 | 2R |  Alison Van Uytvanck
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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
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42 | Loss | 4–6, 6–2, 4–6 | |
|
18 | Q |  Laura Siegemund
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232 | Win | 6–0, 6–1 |
| 19 | Q | Angelique Kerber
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17 | Win | 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 | |
|
20 | 1R | Nastasja Schunk (Q)
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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)
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93 | Win | 6–2, 7–5 |
| 23 | 2R | Kateřina Siniaková
|
51 | Win | 6–0, 1–0 ret. | |
| 24 | 3R | Jil Teichmann
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35 | Loss | 3–6, 1–6 | |
|
25 | 1R | Elina Avanesyan (Q)
|
146 | Win | 6–4, 7–6(7–0) |
| 26 | 2R | Lauren Davis (Q)
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102 | Win | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| 27 | 3R | Jil Teichmann
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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)
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135 | Win | 6–4, 6–0 | |
| 30 | 3R | Madison Keys (22)
|
22 | Loss | 6–3, 1–6, 6–7(3–7) | |
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31 | 1R | Jamie Loeb (Q)
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227 | Win | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 32 | 2R | Shelby Rogers
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42 | Loss | 2–6, 4–6 | |
|
33 | 1R | Lesia Tsurenko (Q)
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114 | Loss | 6–1 5–7 3–6 |
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| 34 | 1R | CoCo Vandeweghe (LL)
|
157 | Win | 7–6(7–2), 7–5 | |
| 35 | 2R |  Bianca Andreescu
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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)
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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]
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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
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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
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98 | Win | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 61 | RR | Paula Badosa
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13 | Loss | 2–6, 6–3, 4–6 | |
| Sources:[15] | ||||||
Tournament schedule
[edit]Singles schedule
[edit]| 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
[edit]Head-to-head match-ups
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
[edit]| 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ 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]
- ^ 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
[edit]- ^ "WTA Prize Money Leaders" (PDF). wtafiles.wtatennis.com. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
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- ^ "Kontaveit, Krejcikova, Badosa win in Sydney; injured Rybakina withdraws".
- ^ "Rybakina powers past Martic into first Wimbledon quarterfinal". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ^ "Russia-born Rybakina steps up title charge into Wimbledon last four". The Guardian. 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
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- ^ "Rybakina tops Halep at Wimbledon, makes first Grand Slam final". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ Maine, D'Arcy (9 July 2022). "Wimbledon 2022: In a tournament of the unexpected, Elena Rybakina is a champion". ESPN. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "Rybakina claims historic Wimbledon title with comeback win over Jabeur".
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Elena Rybakina becomes one of Wimbledon's biggest surprise women's champions". NBC Sports. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Russia claims credit for Elena Rybakina's Wimbledon title". Associated Press. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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- ^ Koiki, Adesina O. (30 August 2022). "Clara Burel upsets Wimbledon champ Elena Rybakina at 2022 US Open". US Open. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Elena Rybakina | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Statement from Steve Simon on UK grass-court events". WTA Tennis. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "WTA prize money leaders" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Joint Statement by the International Governing Bodies of Tennis". WTA Tennis. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.