Elena Rybakina

Elena Rybakina is a Russian-born Kazakhstani professional tennis player, born on 17 June 1999. She represented Russia as a junior and early professional before switching federations to Kazakhstan in 2018, and she became the first Kazakhstani player to win a major singles title and to reach the world top ten. Her first major came at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, and she has won three majors in all, along with WTA 1000 titles and the 2025 WTA Finals. She was runner-up at the 2023 Australian Open and reached the quarterfinals at the 2021 French Open in singles and doubles. She is noted for a strong serve, powerful groundstrokes from the baseline and a calm manner on court that has earned her the nickname Ice Queen.