Elena Rybakina

Elena Andreyevna Rybakina is a Russian-born Kazakhstani professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 3 in women's singles by the WTA. Rybakina has won 11 WTA Tour–level singles titles, including a major at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, as well as the 2025 WTA Finals and two WTA 1000 events. Rybakina is the first Kazakhstani to win a major and to be ranked in the world's top 10. She is also the first player representing an asian country to win the WTA finals. She received the largest payout in the history of women's sport and the history of tennis for winning the WTA finals singles title.