Playing with both power and poise on the grass at Wimbledon, Elena Rybakina took the 2022 title to become the first player from Kazakhstan, man or woman, to win a Grand Slam singles title. Equally classy on hard courts, she reached her second major final at the Australian Open in 2023, a run that launched her into the top 10 for the first time. Rybakina won her maiden WTA 1000 singles title at Indian Wells in 2023 after becoming the first woman in history to beat both the World No. 1 and No. 2 at the tournament in the same year. She had a hugely successful start to the 2024 season, winning three WTA 500 titles inside the first four months of the year with victories in Brisbane, Abu Dhabi and Stuttgart, and she also went on to capture the 2025 WTA Finals title.

In 2026, she added a second Grand Slam trophy to her résumé with an impressive victory at the Australian Open.