Elena Rybakina: Difference between revisions

{{Short description| Russian born Kazakhstani tennis player (born 1999)}}

'''Elena Andreyevna Rybakina'''{{efn|1={{Pronunciation|Elena Rybakina.ogg}}; {{lang-ru|Елена Андреевна Рыбакина}}, {{lang-kk|Елена Андреевна Рыбакина}}}} (born 17 June 1999) is a Russian born Kazakhstani<!--Do not change to Kazakh. A Kazakh is an ethnic group indigenous to Kazakhstan, while a Kazakhstani is a national of Kazakhstan regardless of ethnicity. Rybakina is an ethnic Russian who is a national of Kazakhstan.--> professional [[tennis]] player. She has a career-high singles [[WTA Rankings|ranking]] of world No. 3 by the [[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]], making her the first Kazakhstani to be ranked in the world's top 10 and the current No. 1 Kazakhstani player. Rybakina is the first player from Kazakhstan to win a title at a [[Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments|major tournament]], claiming the [[2022 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2022 Wimbledon Championships]].<ref>{{Cite web |author=Ben Morse |title=Elena Rybakina wins Wimbledon women's singles title, her first Grand Slam and first for Kazakhstan |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/09/tennis/elena-rybakina-womens-final-ons-jabeur-wimbledon-2022-spt-intl/index.html |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=CNN|date=9 July 2022 }}</ref> Rybakina has won eight titles on the [[WTA Tour]], including two [[WTA 1000 tournaments|WTA 1000]] titles at the [[2023 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles|2023 Indian Wells Open]] and the [[2023 Italian Open – Women's singles|2023 Italian Open]].