H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Elena Rybakina vs Jasmine Paolini H2H: 3-4 (incl. walkovers)

Elena Rybakina vs Jasmine Paolini: 3–3 excluding walkovers; 3–4 including 1 walkover. Across 7 main-draw results including walkovers, Jasmine Paolini leads 3–1 on hard courts, while Elena Rybakina leads 2–1 on clay. Most recently, Elena Rybakina won the 2025 Ningbo Open semifinal 6-3 6-2.

Kazakhstan Age 27 Right-Handed 184 cm / 6'0"
H2H including walkovers
3 4
7 main-draw results
Italy Age 30 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elena Rybakina #9 6-3 6-2 Jasmine Paolini #8 Match data Oct 18, 2025 SF Ningbo Open WTA 500 Hard
Jasmine Paolini #4 7-6(5) 6-4 Elena Rybakina #5 Match data Nov 4, 2024 RR WTA Finals WTA Finals Hard
Jasmine Paolini #15 6-2 4-6 6-4 Elena Rybakina #4 Match data Jun 6, 2024* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Elena Rybakina #4 6-3 5-7 6-3 Jasmine Paolini #14 Match data Apr 20, 2024* QF Porsche Tennis Grand Prix WTA 500 Clay
Jasmine Paolini #26 (w/o) Elena Rybakina #4 Match data Feb 23, 2024* QF Dubai Tennis Championships WTA 1000 Hard
Jasmine Paolini #43 4-6 5-2 (ret.) Elena Rybakina #4 Match data Aug 18, 2023* R16 Cincinnati Open WTA 1000 Hard
Elena Rybakina #6 7-6(4) 6-1 Jasmine Paolini #65 Match data May 12, 2023* R64 Italian Open WTA 1000 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Elena Rybakina #2 #2 8,705 2,249 315 129 70.9% 3 2 1 6 2 14
Jasmine Paolini #21 #4 5,865 2,056 176 138 56.1% 0 2 0 0 1 3

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Elena Rybakina Jasmine Paolini
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2017 0–1 0.0% #435 1,540 0 0
19 2018 3–2 60.0% #182 1,568 0 0
20 2019 23–10 69.7% #37 1,756 0 1
21 2020 29–11 72.5% #19 1,874 0 2 2017 0–2 0.0% #140 1,453 0 0
22 2021 32–22 59.3% #14 1,866 0 2 2018 3–5 37.5% #192 1,498 0 0
23 2022 38–22 63.3% #21 1,904 1 3 2019 6–9 40.0% #96 1,586 0 0
24 2023 46–17 73.0% #4 2,025 1 5 2020 4–8 33.3% #96 1,550 0 0
25 2024 42–13 76.4% #6 2,070 1 8 2021 20–19 51.3% #53 1,769 0 1
26 2025 53–18 74.6% #5 2,172 1 11 2022 22–20 52.4% #62 1,741 0 1
27 2026 49–13 79.0% #2 2,190 3 14 2023 25–23 52.1% #30 1,847 0 1
28 2024 40–19 67.8% #4 1,973 0 2
29 2025 40–20 66.7% #8 2,003 0 3
30 2026 16–13 55.2% #21 1,891 0 3

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Elena Rybakina Jasmine Paolini
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
18 2017 0 1 1 0.0%
19 2018 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 2019 12 6 18 66.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 3 1 4 75.0%
21 2020 22 8 30 73.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 2017 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2021 20 16 36 55.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 2018 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
23 2022 23 15 38 60.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 8 2 10 80.0% 2019 2 3 5 40.0% 4 6 10 40.0%
24 2023 32 12 44 72.7% 9 3 12 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2020 0 3 3 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
25 2024 24 9 33 72.7% 12 2 14 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 2021 17 13 30 56.7% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2025 39 12 51 76.5% 9 3 12 75.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2022 13 11 24 54.2% 9 8 17 52.9% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2026 36 7 43 83.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 2023 19 15 34 55.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 0 3 3 0.0%
28 2024 20 12 32 62.5% 12 5 17 70.6% 8 2 10 80.0%
29 2025 24 14 38 63.2% 13 3 16 81.3% 3 3 6 50.0%
30 2026 9 7 16 56.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 2 6 66.7%
Career 210 87 297 70.7% 68 26 94 72.3% 37 16 53 69.8% 104 81 185 56.2% 57 45 102 55.9% 15 12 27 55.6%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 407/445 of Elena Rybakina's and 293/315 of Jasmine Paolini's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Elena Rybakina Jasmine Paolini
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
18 2017 1/1 2.0 2.0 61.6% 50.9% 57.6% 53.9% 50.0% 53.5% 31.8% —/—
19 2018 5/5 3.4 4.8 62.1% 63.3% 44.2% 55.3% 50.1% 55.5% 43.5% —/—
20 2019 33/33 3.6 3.0 58.5% 68.8% 51.2% 56.1% 51.2% 61.4% 45.5% —/—
21 2020 39/40 4.9 3.4 59.8% 70.7% 49.6% 60.2% 46.7% 62.2% 43.3% 2017 2/2 0.0 3.0 57.7% 43.8% 38.8% 63.0% 0.0% 40.4% 28.4%
22 2021 46/54 6.1 3.3 57.6% 73.4% 49.6% 58.1% 48.3% 63.2% 42.8% 2018 8/8 0.4 1.6 66.1% 52.3% 45.2% 51.3% 50.3% 50.2% 43.5%
23 2022 55/60 6.7 2.7 56.1% 73.3% 53.0% 56.1% 42.5% 64.2% 41.8% 2019 15/15 0.7 3.2 66.2% 56.5% 45.9% 54.7% 50.4% 52.8% 41.7%
24 2023 60/63 7.6 3.0 56.9% 74.5% 49.3% 59.3% 44.7% 63.7% 43.9% 2020 12/12 0.7 2.9 63.6% 54.1% 41.6% 49.3% 44.2% 49.7% 47.1%
25 2024 53/55 6.8 2.6 61.6% 73.9% 47.9% 59.5% 47.6% 63.9% 45.7% 2021 38/39 0.9 2.5 66.3% 59.5% 45.8% 55.3% 49.1% 54.9% 43.2%
26 2025 55/72 7.3 3.0 57.2% 76.0% 51.8% 64.8% 45.4% 65.8% 43.4% 2022 40/42 0.8 2.3 66.5% 59.5% 46.8% 53.2% 49.7% 55.4% 43.9%
27 2026 60/62 6.2 2.8 57.7% 74.6% 52.5% 60.5% 48.3% 65.2% 42.6% 2023 47/48 0.9 1.8 68.3% 59.0% 48.4% 51.4% 45.2% 55.7% 43.5%
28 —/— 2024 53/59 1.3 1.8 67.8% 63.6% 47.8% 52.9% 52.6% 58.5% 45.8%
29 —/— 2025 51/61 1.3 1.5 68.1% 62.2% 49.5% 52.0% 49.2% 57.9% 45.7%
30 —/— 2026 27/29 1.6 2.0 67.8% 60.6% 49.2% 58.9% 46.2% 56.5% 44.4%
Career 407/445 6.3 3.0 58.1% 73.3% 50.6% 59.4% 46.6% 63.8% 43.5% 293/315 1.1 2.0 67.2% 60.1% 47.4% 53.4% 48.5% 55.9% 44.3%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Elena Rybakina Jasmine Paolini
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
18 2017 1541 106.5 +0.44 -1.64 0.683 44.3% 33.3% -1.67 0–1 +0.10
19 2018 1568 116.3 -1.53 +1.92 0.978 49.8% +44 54.5% +0.27 1–0 2–1 (67%) -0.11
20 2019 1757 132.5 +3.24 +1.67 1.179 53.3% -47 -58 -31 65.3% +1.17 7–3 (70%) 5–3 (63%) 107.8 +1.32 2016 1484
21 2020 1875 147.2 +4.32 +0.59 1.145 52.7% -14 -104 68.5% +1.08 9–5 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 104.7 +0.37 2017 1454 95.0 -0.81 -0.44 0.476 36.0% 0.0% -5.25 -0.39
22 2021 1866 151.0 +5.80 +0.56 1.165 53.1% -24 -47 -11 61.7% +0.85 6–10 (38%) 6–13 (32%) 88.7 +0.11 2018 1499 110.7 -1.60 -1.28 0.874 47.0% +21 37.5% -0.88 1–1 +0.11
23 2022 1905 152.2 +6.27 -0.63 1.167 52.5% -4 -89 +122 63.1% +0.92 10–10 (50%) 13–10 (57%) 102.7 +1.31 2019 1587 114.9 -2.75 -0.55 0.884 47.2% -71 +39 37.1% -1.12 4–1 (80%) 1–1 -0.63
24 2023 2026 167.3 +7.04 +2.34 1.210 53.8% +35 -91 +26 71.5% +1.29 11–9 (55%) 15–5 (75%) 103.3 -1.22 2020 1550 117.8 -2.87 +2.21 0.937 48.4% -99 +114 33.3% -0.85 2–1 (67%) -0.53
25 2024 2071 166.5 +6.78 +3.55 1.264 54.5% +35 +5 +84 71.2% +1.52 14–6 (70%) 6–9 (40%) 100.8 +0.07 2021 1770 130.2 -1.17 -0.08 0.958 49.4% -55 -35 47.8% -0.30 9–5 (64%) 4–2 (67%) 110.2 -0.03
26 2025 2172 167.2 +8.24 +1.21 1.267 54.3% +50 -83 -22 69.5% +1.49 15–10 (60%) 14–10 (58%) 101.1 +0.87 2022 1742 131.6 -1.55 +0.45 0.984 49.9% -12 +2 50.5% +0.13 11–10 (52%) 2–7 (22%) 98.4 -0.51
27 2026 2190 173.3 +7.80 +1.56 1.222 53.6% +139 -73 -145 72.4% +1.45 16–7 (70%) 7–6 (54%) 103.2 -1.67 2023 1848 138.9 -0.40 +0.93 0.981 49.6% -23 -12 -324 47.7% -0.21 10–5 (67%) 5–4 (56%) 106.5 -1.68
28 2024 1973 157.6 +2.06 +3.44 1.105 52.2% -50 -13 -140 63.3% +0.79 9–9 (50%) 11–3 (79%) 105.7 +0.64
29 2025 2004 161.4 +1.61 +2.90 1.085 52.0% -5 +75 -162 62.5% +0.68 11–5 (69%) 8–5 (62%) 106.8 +1.91
30 2026 1891 138.3 -0.19 +0.80 1.021 50.6% +23 +89 +18 50.7% +0.16 9–4 (69%) 1–5 (17%) 99.0 +2.54
Career 2250 164.6 +6.35 +1.39 1.201 53.5% +31 -66 +15 67.9% +1.22 89–61 (59%) 76–63 (55%) 103.8 +0.26 2056 144.8 -0.10 +1.43 1.005 50.3% -26 +27 -129 52.4% +0.10 65–40 (62%) 33–28 (54%) 112.0 +0.46

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.