H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC
Elena Rybakina holds a 5–1 lead over Maria Sakkari in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Elena Rybakina leads 3–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Elena Rybakina won the 2026 Italian Open second round 6-4 6-1.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elena Rybakina | 6-4 6-1 | Maria Sakkari | Match data | May 8, 2026 | R64 | Italian Open | WTA 1000 | Clay |
| Elena Rybakina | 6-3 6-1 | Maria Sakkari | Match data | Jul 3, 2025 | R64 | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | Grass |
| Elena Rybakina | 7-5 6-7(4) 6-4 | Maria Sakkari | Match data | Mar 29, 2024* | QF | Miami Open | WTA 1000 | Hard |
| Elena Rybakina | 6-0 6-7(4) 7-6(2) | Maria Sakkari | Match data | Oct 30, 2023 | RR | WTA Finals | WTA Finals | Hard |
| Maria Sakkari | 7-5 6-4 | Elena Rybakina | Match data | Mar 18, 2022* | QF | Indian Wells Open | WTA 1000 | Hard |
| Elena Rybakina | 3-6 7-5 6-1 | Maria Sakkari | Match data | Feb 15, 2020* | SF | St. Petersburg | Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 | Hard |
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.
| 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 | 308 | 129 | 70.5% | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| Maria Sakkari | #35 | #3 | 5,085 | 2,034 | 265 | 210 | 55.8% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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 | Maria Sakkari | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 18 | 2017 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #435 | 1,540 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 2018 | 3–2 | 60.0% | #182 | 1,568 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #169 | 1,479 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2019 | 23–10 | 69.7% | #37 | 1,756 | 0 | 1 | 2016 | 5–12 | 29.4% | #98 | 1,497 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2020 | 29–11 | 72.5% | #19 | 1,874 | 0 | 2 | 2017 | 18–17 | 51.4% | #53 | 1,681 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 2021 | 32–22 | 59.3% | #14 | 1,866 | 0 | 2 | 2018 | 22–24 | 47.8% | #41 | 1,682 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 2022 | 38–22 | 63.3% | #21 | 1,904 | 1 | 3 | 2019 | 29–22 | 56.9% | #23 | 1,801 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | 2023 | 46–17 | 73.0% | #4 | 2,025 | 1 | 5 | 2020 | 20–11 | 64.5% | #22 | 1,884 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | 2024 | 42–13 | 76.4% | #6 | 2,070 | 1 | 8 | 2021 | 38–20 | 65.5% | #6 | 1,955 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | 2025 | 53–18 | 74.6% | #5 | 2,171 | 1 | 11 | 2022 | 40–23 | 63.5% | #6 | 1,919 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | 2026 | 42–13 | 76.4% | #2 | 2,128 | 2 | 13 | 2023 | 35–24 | 59.3% | #9 | 1,883 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 21–15 | 58.3% | #32 | 1,838 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 20–25 | 44.4% | #52 | 1,782 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 | 17–16 | 51.5% | #35 | 1,825 | 0 | 2 |
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 | Maria Sakkari | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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% | — | — | — | — | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 2019 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 66.7% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 2016 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18.2% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 21 | 2020 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 73.3% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | — | — | — | — | 2017 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 56.3% | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38.5% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% |
| 22 | 2021 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 55.6% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | 2018 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 46.9% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 23 | 2022 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 60.5% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 8 | 2 | 10 | 80.0% | 2019 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 45.8% | 13 | 5 | 18 | 72.2% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% |
| 24 | 2023 | 32 | 12 | 44 | 72.7% | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 2020 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 66.7% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 2024 | 24 | 9 | 33 | 72.7% | 12 | 2 | 14 | 85.7% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 2021 | 28 | 15 | 43 | 65.1% | 9 | 4 | 13 | 69.2% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 26 | 2025 | 39 | 12 | 51 | 76.5% | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 2022 | 25 | 14 | 39 | 64.1% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% |
| 27 | 2026 | 29 | 7 | 36 | 80.6% | 10 | 3 | 13 | 76.9% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 2023 | 26 | 17 | 43 | 60.5% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 58.8% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 40.7% | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 60.0% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| Career | — | 203 | 87 | 290 | 70.0% | 68 | 26 | 94 | 72.3% | 37 | 16 | 53 | 69.8% | — | 167 | 133 | 300 | 55.7% | 69 | 50 | 119 | 58.0% | 29 | 27 | 56 | 51.8% |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 400/439 of Elena Rybakina's and 450/475 of Maria Sakkari'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 | Maria Sakkari | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | 2016 | 17/17 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 70.8% | 59.0% | 39.3% | 49.2% | 38.2% | 53.2% | 43.5% |
| 21 | 2020 | 39/40 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 59.8% | 70.7% | 49.6% | 60.2% | 46.7% | 62.2% | 43.3% | 2017 | 34/35 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 66.5% | 59.8% | 45.7% | 47.5% | 48.3% | 55.0% | 43.1% |
| 22 | 2021 | 46/54 | 6.1 | 3.3 | 57.6% | 73.4% | 49.6% | 58.1% | 48.3% | 63.2% | 42.8% | 2018 | 45/46 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 58.6% | 63.6% | 47.3% | 54.1% | 49.5% | 56.8% | 42.6% |
| 23 | 2022 | 55/60 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 56.1% | 73.3% | 53.0% | 56.1% | 42.5% | 64.2% | 41.8% | 2019 | 51/51 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 58.3% | 65.3% | 47.4% | 54.0% | 48.7% | 58.1% | 44.7% |
| 24 | 2023 | 60/63 | 7.6 | 3.0 | 56.9% | 74.5% | 49.3% | 59.3% | 44.7% | 63.7% | 43.9% | 2020 | 31/31 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 60.8% | 67.5% | 50.3% | 52.5% | 44.3% | 60.6% | 43.3% |
| 25 | 2024 | 53/55 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 61.6% | 73.9% | 47.9% | 59.5% | 47.6% | 63.9% | 45.7% | 2021 | 51/58 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 56.7% | 70.7% | 47.6% | 60.0% | 45.4% | 60.6% | 44.7% |
| 26 | 2025 | 55/72 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 57.2% | 76.0% | 51.8% | 64.8% | 45.4% | 65.8% | 43.4% | 2022 | 63/63 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 58.5% | 68.7% | 49.4% | 56.8% | 43.5% | 60.7% | 43.4% |
| 27 | 2026 | 53/56 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 59.3% | 73.1% | 52.2% | 59.7% | 48.6% | 64.5% | 42.4% | 2023 | 59/59 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 59.6% | 67.2% | 48.5% | 61.6% | 44.4% | 59.5% | 43.0% |
| 28 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 32/36 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 59.1% | 68.5% | 46.1% | 58.0% | 46.4% | 59.4% | 42.9% |
| 29 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 35/45 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 60.2% | 63.2% | 46.5% | 50.3% | 42.9% | 56.3% | 42.9% |
| 30 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 | 32/34 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 62.9% | 64.0% | 49.9% | 52.2% | 53.1% | 58.5% | 42.3% |
| Career | — | 400/439 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 58.3% | 73.1% | 50.5% | 59.3% | 46.6% | 63.7% | 43.5% | — | 450/476 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 60.1% | 65.9% | 47.6% | 55.2% | 46.1% | 58.5% | 43.4% |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 | Maria Sakkari | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | +0.17 | -1.75 | 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 | 2015 | 1480 | 95.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.00 | — | — | — | +0.33 |
| 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%) | — | +1.32 | 2016 | 1498 | 118.0 | -1.88 | -0.74 | 0.929 | 48.0% | -42 | +76 | — | 39.5% | -0.84 | 2–7 (22%) | 1–2 (33%) | — | -0.27 |
| 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%) | — | +0.37 | 2017 | 1682 | 121.4 | -0.86 | -0.66 | 0.959 | 49.1% | -31 | -161 | -2 | 50.0% | -0.47 | 7–5 (58%) | 6–2 (75%) | — | +0.44 |
| 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%) | — | +0.11 | 2018 | 1683 | 137.5 | +0.35 | +0.12 | 0.988 | 50.0% | -28 | -6 | -50 | 50.0% | -0.06 | 4–8 (33%) | 6–3 (67%) | — | +0.34 |
| 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%) | — | +1.31 | 2019 | 1802 | 145.4 | +1.49 | +2.58 | 1.067 | 51.3% | -77 | +60 | -130 | 54.6% | +0.29 | 10–9 (53%) | 6–6 (50%) | — | -0.39 |
| 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%) | — | -1.22 | 2020 | 1885 | 152.6 | +2.80 | +1.40 | 1.098 | 51.8% | +7 | -62 | — | 61.8% | +0.51 | 7–7 (50%) | 9–1 (90%) | — | +0.50 |
| 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%) | — | +0.07 | 2021 | 1955 | 163.4 | +4.17 | +3.15 | 1.135 | 52.3% | +3 | -36 | — | 64.3% | +0.98 | 8–11 (42%) | 5–8 (38%) | — | -1.76 |
| 26 | 2025 | 2172 | 167.3 | +8.24 | +1.21 | 1.267 | 54.3% | +51 | -83 | -21 | 69.5% | +1.49 | 15–10 (60%) | 14–10 (58%) | — | +0.89 | 2022 | 1919 | 155.0 | +3.75 | +1.73 | 1.104 | 51.9% | +44 | +18 | -164 | 61.6% | +0.74 | 12–12 (50%) | 7–10 (41%) | — | +1.65 |
| 27 | 2026 | 2129 | 171.8 | +7.17 | +1.27 | 1.193 | 53.3% | +141 | -18 | -92 | 71.1% | +1.38 | 13–7 (65%) | 6–6 (50%) | — | -1.02 | 2023 | 1884 | 156.5 | +2.61 | +1.63 | 1.060 | 51.1% | +44 | +25 | -123 | 55.9% | +0.47 | 12–8 (60%) | 6–8 (43%) | — | +0.82 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 1839 | 149.7 | +2.38 | +0.63 | 1.058 | 51.4% | +92 | +66 | -85 | 58.4% | +0.87 | 4–5 (44%) | 2–4 (33%) | — | +2.20 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 1782 | 142.6 | +0.02 | -0.02 | 0.982 | 49.5% | +20 | +84 | -67 | 44.4% | -0.39 | 5–5 (50%) | 7–6 (54%) | — | -1.36 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 | 1826 | 147.3 | +1.93 | +0.31 | 1.018 | 50.4% | +55 | -8 | -120 | 50.7% | +0.11 | 5–4 (56%) | 4–5 (44%) | — | +0.30 |
| Career | — | 2249 | 164.2 | +6.24 | +1.35 | 1.197 | 53.4% | +28 | -58 | +21 | 67.7% | +1.21 | 86–61 (59%) | 75–63 (54%) | 102.9 | +0.43 | — | 2034 | 152.6 | +1.91 | +1.20 | 1.046 | 50.9% | +11 | +7 | -104 | 55.0% | +0.30 | 76–81 (48%) | 59–55 (52%) | 100.0 | +0.59 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aryna Sabalenka | 7 | 10 | 17 | Mar 27, 2026 | H2H |
| Iga Swiatek | 6 | 7 | 13 | Aug 20, 2026 | H2H |
| Elise Mertens | 7 | 2 | 9 | Jul 4, 2026 | H2H |
| Elina Svitolina | 4 | 4 | 8 | May 13, 2026 | H2H |
| Jessica Pegula | 5 | 3 | 8 | Mar 25, 2026 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Pegula | 5 | 7 | 12 | Jul 30, 2025 | H2H |
| Coco Gauff | 5 | 6 | 11 | Aug 7, 2026 | H2H |
| Anett Kontaveit | 5 | 6 | 11 | Feb 13, 2022 | H2H |
| Iga Swiatek | 4 | 6 | 10 | Aug 17, 2026 | H2H |
| Aryna Sabalenka | 3 | 7 | 10 | Oct 30, 2023 | H2H |