Elena Rybakina #7 def. Paula Badosa #10

4-6 7-6(8) 7-6(2)

Elena Rybakina defeated Paula Badosa 4-6 7-6(8) 7-6(2) in the 2025 Dubai Tennis Championships third round on hard courts on February 19, 2025.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatElena RybakinaPaula Badosa
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
108
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
88
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.5%58.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.8%68.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
44.0%46.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
70.6%60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
59.1%59.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%29.4%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.7%40.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.6%49.4%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+2.3+2.5
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-2.5-2.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2025 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldElena RybakinaPaula Badosa
Country KAZ ESP
Birth dateJun 17, 1999Nov 15, 1997
Age2527
Height184 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)710
Ranking points (entering)4,1533,588
Elo (entering)2,0571,995
Current career W-L316–130182–119
Current career earnings$35,354,162$10,064,144
Pre-match H2H
Elena Rybakina #7 3 – 2 Paula Badosa #10

Path

Elena Rybakina's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Moyuka Uchijima #626-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 18, 2025R32

Elena Rybakina's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sofia Kenin #566-2 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataFeb 20, 2025QF

Paula Badosa's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elise Mertens #316-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 18, 2025R32
Lulu Sun #436-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 16, 2025R64