Elena Rybakina

pWotD Episode 3420: Elena Rybakina Welcome to popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today.With 416,703 views on Saturday, 12 September 2026 our article of the day is Elena Rybakina.Elena Andreyevna Rybakina (born 17 June 1999) is a Russian-born Kazakhstani professional tennis player. She will be ranked No. 1 in WTA singles, starting on 14 September 2026. Rybakina has won 14 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including three majors at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, the 2026 Australian Open, and the 2026 US Open, as well as the 2025 WTA Finals and two WTA 1000 events. Rybakina is the first Kazakhstani player to win a major and to be ranked world No. 1 and in the world's top 10.A former junior world No. 3, Rybakina started her career competing for Russia before switching federations to Kazakhstan in 2018. She broke through in 2020 when she played in five tour finals, the most of any player that year. Rybakina won her first major title in 2022 at Wimbledon, before reaching the 2023 Australian Open final. At the end of 2025, Rybakina won the WTA Finals, followed by the 2026 Australian Open, and shortly after rose to a career-high ranking of world No. 2. She won her third major at the 2026 US Open and became the world no. 1 player for the first time in her career later in the year.Rybakina is noted for her excellent serve and ability to generate high-powered groundstrokes. She plays primarily from the baseline. She is known for her calm demeanour on court, and is often referred to with the nickname "Ice Queen".This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:49 UTC on Sunday, 13 September 2026.For the full current version of the article, see Elena Rybakina on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Bluesky at @wikioftheday.com.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm generative Olivia.