Setlex

Iga Swiatek def. Elena Rybakina — Quarterfinal, Cincinnati Open 2026

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Cincinnati Open 2026

WTA 1000HardCincinnati, USA

Played21 Aug 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇵🇱7 seedranked WTA number 5 going into this drawWon

Iga Swiatek4

Winner meets Jessica Pegula

Retired

🇰🇿2 seedranked WTA number 2 going into this draw

Elena Rybakina1

What this match is worth

Points earned

+390

Swiatek · Rybakina banks 215

Head to head

3–2 Swiatek

In Setlex records · including this match

Around this match

Seeds left

7 of 19 — nos. 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9…

Both roads here

Swiatek
Round
Rybakina

🇨🇴Emiliana Arango

6-3 6-0

R64

Taylor Townsend🇺🇸

6-3 6-4

🇬🇷Maria Sakkari

4-6 6-1 6-1

R32

Magdalena Frech🇵🇱

6-4 7-6(2)

🇫🇷Diane Parry

6-3 6-3

R16

Diana Shnaider🇷🇺

6-4 6-4

Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 64: Iga Swiatek beat Emiliana Arango; Elena Rybakina beat Taylor Townsend. Round of 32: Iga Swiatek beat Maria Sakkari; Elena Rybakina beat Magdalena Frech. Round of 16: Iga Swiatek beat Diane Parry; Elena Rybakina beat Diana Shnaider

How they arrived

6–1

Sets won

6–0

70%

Games won

60%

0–0

Tiebreaks

1–0

1

Deciding sets

0

Previous meetings

4 meetings in Setlex records

Level at 2–2

  1. 2026 · HardIga Swiatek won — Canada, Final6-2 6-3
  2. 2026 · HardElena Rybakina won — Melbourne, Australia, Quarterfinal7-5 6-1
  3. 2025 · HardIga Swiatek won — Cincinnati, USA, Semifinal7-5 6-3
  4. 2023 · HardElena Rybakina won — Melbourne, Australia, Round of 166-4 6-4