Qinwen Zheng vs Elena Rybakina — Riyadh Finals Round Robin

Riyadh Finals · WTA · Round Robin
CHN
Qinwen Zheng
[7]
#56WTA
1909ELO
1860Hard ELO
$283kYTD
$10MCAREER
23 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 November 2024
hard
KAZ
Elena Rybakina
[5]
#2WTA
2175ELO
2136Hard ELO
$4.2MYTD
$29MCAREER
26 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Qinwen Zheng defeated Elena Rybakina 7-6 3-6 6-1 in the Riyadh Finals round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 4–0, but Qinwen Zheng had arrived on a 7-match winning run. Qinwen Zheng claimed a first win over Elena Rybakina in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Qinwen Zheng came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 3–6 6–1.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Zheng Q.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
Rybakina E.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 84 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
1.5Hard Elo 1860
Surface ELO
8.5+276 Hard Elo edge
1.6Overall Elo 1909
ELO gap
8.4Overall Elo 2175
0.0
H2H
10.0
9.1
Surface form
6.6
9.07-match win streak
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
6.0
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
8.0
Prev. match
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0
Opponent rise
2.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Zheng Q.
77362
Rybakina E.
64611

Head to head

0–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-04-21MadridR32clayElena Rybakina4-6 6-4 6-3
2026-02-08DohaR16hardElena Rybakina4-6 6-2 7-5
2023-10-02BeijingR64hardElena Rybakina6-1 6-2
2022-06-27WimbledonR32grassElena Rybakina7-6(4) 7-5
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Statistics

Recent form
Zheng Q.Rybakina E.
56%1st serve in+4%60%
72%1st serve points won72%
45%2nd serve points won+8%53%
60%Service points won+5%65%
42%Return points won+1%41%
58%Break points saved+8%66%
7.4Aces / match+0.86.6
4.9Double faults / match+2.52.4

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Gauff C.[3]
Zheng Q.[7]
3-66-47-62
Semi-finals
Zheng Q.[7]
Krejcikova B.[8]
6-37-5
Gauff C.[3]
Sabalenka A.[1]
7-646-3
Round Robin
Swiatek I.[2]
Krejcikova B.[8]
4-67-56-2
Sabalenka A.[1]
Paolini J.[4]
6-37-5
Zheng Q.[7]
Paolini J.[4]
6-16-1
Swiatek I.[2]
Kasatkina D.
6-16-0
Zheng Q.[7]
Rybakina E.[5]
7-643-66-1
Gauff C.[3]
Swiatek I.[2]
6-36-4
Gauff C.[3]
Pegula J.[6]
6-36-2
Krejcikova B.[8]
Gauff C.[3]
7-56-4
Krejcikova B.[8]
Pegula J.[6]
6-36-3
Sabalenka A.[1]
Zheng Q.[7]
6-36-4
Paolini J.[4]
Rybakina E.[5]
7-656-4
Rybakina E.[5]
Sabalenka A.[1]
6-43-66-1