# Elena Rybakina vs Katarzyna Kawa — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/elena-rybakina-vs-katarzyna-kawa?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:5&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:22673
Tour: WTA

Elena Rybakina holds a 1–0 lead over Katarzyna Kawa in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Elena Rybakina leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Elena Rybakina won the 2026 Ningbo Open quarterfinal 6-1 3-6 6-1.

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## Overall
- Elena Rybakina: 1 wins
- Katarzyna Kawa: 0 wins
- Total meetings: 1

## By surface
- Hard: Elena Rybakina 1 - 0 Katarzyna Kawa

## By tournament category
- WTA 500: Elena Rybakina 1 - 0 Katarzyna Kawa

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Elena Rybakina | 2250 | 164.5 | 6.37 | 1.42 | 1.202 | 53.5% | 31 | -64 | 16 | 67.8% | 1.22 | 90-62 (59%) | 76-63 (55%) | 103.4 | 0.24 |
| Katarzyna Kawa | 1721 | 116.2 | -1.7 | 1.5 | 0.986 | 49.8% | -113 | 118 | 112 | 47.0% | 0.03 | 9-10 (47%) | 1-7 (13%) | 97.6 | 1.9 |

## Recent meetings (last 10)
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 2026-10-23 | Ningbo Open | WTA 500 | QF | Hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-1 3-6 6-1 |

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