Elena Rybakina has returned to winning ways on the WTA Tour after securing the title at the Ningbo Open.
Rybakina is now a two-time winner on the WTA Tour in 2025 following her Strasbourg success, while she boasts 10 titles in her career so far.
She came from behind to defeat Ekaterina Alexandrova 3-6, 6-0, 6-2 in the final of the Ningbo Open, where Rybakina was the sixth seed.
Alexandrova praised Rybakina before their match, with the champion now rising two spots in the WTA rankings to seventh.
The runner-up meanwhile remains in 10th place following her run to the final, while Rybakina has improved her WTA Finals chances by lifting the trophy in China.
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Elena Rybakina reacts after winning her 10th WTA title at the Ningbo Open
Rybakina won four matches en route to her latest title, which she has now celebrated on her social media.
She posted on Instagram: “Thank you Ningbo Open for the great hospitality and an amazing atmosphere this week. Can’t wait to be back!”
The Kazakhstan ace defeated Dayana Yastremska, Ajla Tomljanovic and second seed Jasmine Paolini before her final win over Alexandrova.
Elena Rybakina’s WTA titles after her Ningbo Open success
Rybakina has enjoyed a fantastic career on the WTA Tour, on which the 26-year-old boasts 382 wins and almost $20million in prize money.
A total of 51 of those wins have arrived this season, although the world number seven remains some way off her career-high ranking of third in the world.
But she is certainly trending in the right direction, and has sent a real message to the rest of the WTA Tour with her latest run.
They are, of course, already well aware of her talent, with Rybakina having won Wimbledon in 2022 before losing the Australian Open final the following year.
| Year | Titles | Tournaments |
| 2019 | 1 | Bucharest |
| 2020 | 1 | Hobart |
| 2022 | 1 | Wimbledon |
| 2023 | 2 | Indian Wells, Rome |
| 2024 | 3 | Brisbane, Abu Dhabi, Stuttgart |
| 2025 | 2 | Strasbourg, Ningbo |
A spot at next month’s WTA Finals in Riyadh will now be on her agenda, for which Rybakina is currently in ninth place in qualifying.
Seven of the eight spots have already been secured, with Paolini the latest to join the list despite losing to Rybakina in Ningbo.
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