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Aryna Sabalenka def. Elena Rybakina — Final, Indian Wells Open 2026

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Indian Wells Open 2026

WTA 1000HardIndian Wells, USA

Played15 Mar 2026

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

🇧🇾1 seedWon

Aryna Sabalenka367

From a set down

🇰🇿3 seed

Elena Rybakina6366

What this match is worth

Points earned

+1000

Sabalenka · Rybakina banks 650

Head to head

3–3 level

In Setlex records · including this match

Around this match

Seeds left

2 of 22 — nos. 1, 3

Both roads here

Sabalenka
Round
Rybakina

🇯🇵Himeno Sakatsume

6-4 6-2

R64

Hailey Baptiste🇺🇸

7-6(5) 2-6 6-2

🇷🇴Jaqueline Cristian

6-4 6-1

R32

Marta Kostyuk🇺🇦

6-4 6-4

🇯🇵Naomi Osaka

6-2 6-4

R16

Sonay Kartal🇬🇧

6-4 4-3 RET

🇨🇦Victoria Mboko

7-6(0) 6-4

QF

Jessica Pegula🇺🇸

6-1 7-6(4)

🇨🇿Linda Noskova

6-3 6-4

SF

Elina Svitolina🇺🇦

7-5 6-4

Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 64: Aryna Sabalenka beat Himeno Sakatsume; Elena Rybakina beat Hailey Baptiste. Round of 32: Aryna Sabalenka beat Jaqueline Cristian; Elena Rybakina beat Marta Kostyuk. Round of 16: Aryna Sabalenka beat Naomi Osaka; Elena Rybakina beat Sonay Kartal. Quarterfinal: Aryna Sabalenka beat Victoria Mboko; Elena Rybakina beat Jessica Pegula. Semifinal: Aryna Sabalenka beat Linda Noskova; Elena Rybakina beat Elina Svitolina

How they arrived

10–0

Sets won

10–1

64%

Games won

58%

1–0

Tiebreaks

2–0

0

Deciding sets

1

Previous meetings

5 meetings in Setlex records

Elena Rybakina leads 3–2

  1. 2026 · HardElena Rybakina won — Melbourne, Australia, Final6-4 4-6 6-4
  2. 2025 · HardElena Rybakina won — Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Final6-3 7-6(0)
  3. 2025 · HardAryna Sabalenka won — Wuhan, China, Quarterfinal6-3 6-3
  4. 2025 · HardElena Rybakina won — Cincinnati, USA, Quarterfinal6-1 6-4
  5. 2023 · HardAryna Sabalenka won — Melbourne, Australia, Final4-6 6-3 6-4