Rybakina surpassed Svitolina in terms of victories over the top 2. Only one has more

November 2, Kazakhstani tennis player Yelena Rybakinaafter defeating world number two Iga Swiontek at the WTA Finals tournament, for the 11th time in her career, she beat an opponent from the top 2 of the WTA ranking and took second place according to this indicator among current female tennis players.

Only the legendary American has more such victories Venus Williams – 28. In third place is a Ukrainian woman Elina Svitolina with 10 victories – she was overtaken by Rybakina.

Elena beat the second racket of the world for the fourth time in her career – twice it was Arina Sobolenko, as well as Ons Zhaber. In 2025, Rybakina also set a personal record for victories over representatives of the top 10 of the WTA ranking – eight such matches won.

Rybakina and Swiontek at the WTA Finals perform in Serena Williams’ group. Yelena already has two victories – in the first round she dealt with Madison Keys.

11 – Among current players, only Venus Williams (28) has made more wins over opponents ranked in the top-2 of the WTA Rankings than Elena Rybakina (11, surpassing Elina Svitolina). Targets 🎯#WTAFinalsRiyadh | @WTA @WTAFinalsRiyadh pic.twitter.com/uONihCevXd

— OptaAce (@OptaAce) November 3, 2025