Anastasia Potapova vs Elena Rybakina | Anastasia Potapova Wins 7-6 6-4

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MadridR16ClayMon 27 AprFinal

Anastasia PotapovaWTA #25 · RUS

Elena RybakinaWTA #1 · KAZ

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Anastasia Potapova defeated Elena Rybakina 7-6 6-4 in the Madrid round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Anastasia Potapova claimed a first win over Elena Rybakina in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.

Key context

Match story: Anastasia Potapova edged Elena Rybakina in two tight sets (7–6 6–4).

How the match was decided

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Potapova A. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

13 shared · last 12 months

Potapova A. and Rybakina E. faced 13 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Potapova A. went 8–9 (47%) against them, Rybakina E. 16–7 (70%). Rybakina E. came out better against 7 of 13 comparable opponents, Potapova A. against 1.

8–947%Potapova A. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents16–770%Rybakina E. · better vs 7

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

18–21Sets36–17

180–197Games294–218

4–2Tiebreaks3–4

3–2Deciding sets3–4

vs Sabalenka A.#2L6-7(4) 6-7(7)Australian Open · hardW6-4 4-6 6-4Australian Open · hard
vs Andreeva M.#5L6-1 4-6 3-6Linz · hardW7-5 6-1Stuttgart · clay
vs Noskova L.#6L2-6 4-6Beijing · hardW6-3 6-4Wuhan · hard

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vs Swiatek I.#9L1-6 4-6Cincinnati · hardL5-7 3-6Cincinnati · hard
vs Shnaider D.#14L1-6 3-6Brisbane · hardW6-3 6-4Stuttgart · clay
vs Mboko V.#15W7-6(5) 7-5Beijing · hardW6-3 7-6Tokyo · hard
vs Paolini J.#20L7-6(5) 2-6 3-6Indian Wells · hardW6-3 6-2Ningbo · hard
vs Ostapenko J.#32W4-6 6-4 6-4Madrid · clayW6-2 6-2Roland Garros · clay
vs Birrell K.#41L4-6 4-6Adelaide · hardW6-1 6-2Dubai · hard
vs Siniakova K.#55W6-3 6-4Beijing · hardW6-4 7-6Berlin · grass
vs Zhang S.#57W6-4 6-4Linz · hardW6-3 7-5Brisbane · hard
vs Raducanu E.#100W7-6(3) 6-2Australian Open · hardW6-1 6-2US Open · hard
vs Yastremska D.#111W2-6 7-6(6) 6-3Rome · clayW6-4 6-7 6-3Ningbo · hard

Head-to-head

2 meetings · level 1–1

Clay: Potapova A. leads 1–0 · Hard: Rybakina E. leads 1–0

Potapova A.April 2026MadridThis matchClay7-6(8) 6-4
Rybakina E.January 2024BrisbaneHard6-1

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Potapova A.Rybakina E.1 980ELO2 2611 831Clay ELO1 8925–5Last 108–225Age26175 cmHeight184 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $6.7M2026 $1.4MEarningsCareer $29.8M2026 $5.4M

Cite this

Anastasia Potapova beat Elena Rybakina 7-6(8) 6-4. Umpiry, "Anastasia Potapova vs Elena Rybakina — Madrid Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-04-27/potapova-vs-rybakina-madrid-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 27 April 2026).