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

Elena Rybakina vs Taylor Townsend H2H: 2-0

Elena Rybakina holds a 2–0 lead over Taylor Townsend in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Elena Rybakina leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Elena Rybakina won the 2026 Cincinnati Open second round 6-3 6-4.

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Elena Rybakina
Kazakhstan Age 27 Right-Handed 184 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Taylor Townsend
United States Age 30 Left-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elena Rybakina #2 6-3 6-4 Taylor Townsend #94 Match data Aug 16, 2026 R64 Cincinnati Open WTA 1000 Hard
Elena Rybakina #4 6-3 6-7(3) 6-4 Taylor Townsend #72 Match data Mar 24, 2024* R32 Miami Open WTA 1000 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.

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
Taylor Townsend #96 #46 1,267 1,886 74 88 45.7% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Taylor Townsend
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2013 1–3 25.0% #365 1,502 0 0
18 2017 0–1 0.0% #435 1,540 0 0 2014 5–6 45.5% #104 1,573 0 0
19 2018 3–2 60.0% #182 1,568 0 0 2015 2–5 28.6% #309 1,557 0 0
20 2019 23–10 69.7% #37 1,756 0 1 2016 1–3 25.0% #135 1,570 0 0
21 2020 29–11 72.5% #19 1,874 0 2 2017 5–7 41.7% #94 1,624 0 0
22 2021 32–22 59.3% #14 1,866 0 2 2018 5–7 41.7% #90 1,633 0 0
23 2022 38–22 63.3% #21 1,904 1 3 2019 7–8 46.7% #81 1,683 0 0
24 2023 46–17 73.0% #4 2,025 1 5 2020 1–3 25.0% #89 1,627 0 0
25 2024 42–13 76.4% #6 2,070 1 8 — — — — — — —
26 2025 53–18 74.6% #5 2,172 1 11 2022 1–4 20.0% #133 1,647 0 0
27 2026 49–13 79.0% #2 2,190 3 14 2023 8–7 53.3% #81 1,741 0 0
28 — — — — — — — 2024 15–16 48.4% #68 1,785 0 0
29 — — — — — — — 2025 9–8 52.9% #117 1,828 0 0
30 — — — — — — — 2026 14–11 56.0% #96 1,881 0 0

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 Taylor Townsend
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 2017 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2014 3 4 7 42.9% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 2018 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2015 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2019 12 6 18 66.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 2016 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
21 2020 22 8 30 73.3% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2017 4 6 10 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
22 2021 20 16 36 55.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 2018 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 2022 23 15 38 60.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 8 2 10 80.0% 2019 4 5 9 44.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2023 32 12 44 72.7% 9 3 12 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2020 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2024 24 9 33 72.7% 12 2 14 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 2025 39 12 51 76.5% 9 3 12 75.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2022 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2026 36 7 43 83.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 2023 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 13 10 23 56.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 12 7 19 63.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 210 87 297 70.7% 68 26 94 72.3% 37 16 53 69.8% — 58 61 119 48.7% 14 20 34 41.2% 2 7 9 22.2%

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 158/162 of Taylor Townsend'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 Taylor Townsend
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%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 4/4 2.0 4.8 55.2% 55.1% 39.1% 39.3% 39.0% 48.0% 35.3%
18 2017 1/1 2.0 2.0 61.6% 50.9% 57.6% 53.9% 50.0% 53.5% 31.8% 2014 11/11 2.3 5.2 62.4% 59.8% 43.5% 56.2% 39.8% 53.7% 39.8%
19 2018 5/5 3.4 4.8 62.1% 63.3% 44.2% 55.3% 50.1% 55.5% 43.5% 2015 7/7 3.6 3.0 62.4% 59.1% 54.6% 50.0% 26.1% 57.1% 33.6%
20 2019 33/33 3.6 3.0 58.5% 68.8% 51.2% 56.1% 51.2% 61.4% 45.5% 2016 4/4 1.5 2.3 60.1% 65.5% 43.4% 60.0% 41.7% 56.1% 39.0%
21 2020 39/40 4.9 3.4 59.8% 70.7% 49.6% 60.2% 46.7% 62.2% 43.3% 2017 12/12 1.8 2.3 69.4% 58.5% 44.9% 49.7% 44.3% 54.2% 43.2%
22 2021 46/54 6.1 3.3 57.6% 73.4% 49.6% 58.1% 48.3% 63.2% 42.8% 2018 12/12 2.7 2.6 65.7% 59.6% 46.9% 66.8% 43.8% 55.4% 39.2%
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 3.3 2.3 64.6% 64.5% 49.1% 59.2% 49.1% 59.0% 39.5%
24 2023 60/63 7.6 3.0 56.9% 74.5% 49.3% 59.3% 44.7% 63.7% 43.9% 2020 4/4 3.8 3.3 69.3% 63.5% 43.9% 70.8% 49.1% 57.2% 37.6%
25 2024 53/55 6.8 2.6 61.6% 73.9% 47.9% 59.5% 47.6% 63.9% 45.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2025 55/72 7.3 3.0 57.2% 76.0% 51.8% 64.8% 45.4% 65.8% 43.4% 2022 5/5 2.6 2.6 63.4% 62.4% 50.1% 59.4% 52.6% 58.0% 40.7%
27 2026 60/62 6.2 2.8 57.7% 74.6% 52.5% 60.5% 48.3% 65.2% 42.6% 2023 15/15 4.7 1.7 66.0% 68.3% 53.2% 57.1% 39.3% 63.1% 41.2%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 31/31 5.9 2.6 64.3% 67.6% 46.1% 48.8% 39.3% 59.9% 41.2%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2025 14/17 5.1 2.6 68.8% 67.3% 47.7% 59.6% 41.0% 61.5% 40.8%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2026 24/25 4.4 1.8 65.5% 67.6% 48.3% 60.0% 46.1% 61.0% 42.9%
Career — 407/445 6.3 3.0 58.1% 73.3% 50.6% 59.4% 46.6% 63.8% 43.5% — 158/162 4.0 2.6 65.1% 64.5% 47.5% 56.2% 42.3% 58.6% 40.5%

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 Taylor Townsend
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1502 104.1 -0.84 -1.79 0.678 42.7% +26 — — 22.2% -2.89 1–0 1–0 — -0.50
18 2017 1541 106.5 +0.44 -1.64 0.683 44.3% — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — +0.10 2014 1574 128.6 -0.80 -1.58 0.859 47.1% -6 +13 — 42.3% -0.58 3–1 (75%) 2–0 — -0.82
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 1557 114.7 -0.50 -1.91 0.784 45.4% +10 — — 29.4% -1.29 2–1 (67%) 1–2 (33%) 100.9 -0.54
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 1571 109.8 +0.84 -0.72 0.888 46.9% — — — 33.3% -1.11 0–1 — — +0.05
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 1625 115.8 -1.20 -0.43 0.943 48.6% +23 — — 42.9% -0.57 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +0.49
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 1634 117.5 -0.54 -2.71 0.880 47.3% -7 -71 — 42.9% -0.78 2–2 (50%) — — -0.28
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 1684 129.6 +1.95 -1.49 0.963 49.3% -20 -103 — 50.0% -0.34 3–5 (38%) 4–1 (80%) 101.7 -0.42
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 1627 106.3 +0.06 -1.17 0.878 47.6% -7 — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–1 — +0.01
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1647 115.1 +0.27 -1.15 0.969 49.3% +6 — — 33.3% -0.92 0–2 — — +0.05
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 -1.68 2023 1741 131.8 +3.65 -0.47 1.118 51.9% -39 -60 — 55.6% +0.61 2–4 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 100.2 +0.21
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1786 139.0 +2.59 -0.84 1.026 50.1% +32 -149 — 48.6% +0.10 6–6 (50%) 5–4 (56%) 100.9 -0.68
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1829 135.5 +2.83 -0.68 1.059 51.0% +19 — — 52.6% -0.08 2–2 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 99.1 -0.55
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1882 146.3 +3.98 +1.43 1.101 51.8% +41 -197 — 55.2% +0.40 4–4 (50%) 6–3 (67%) 102.5 -1.62
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 — 1887 139.3 +1.70 -0.76 0.978 49.4% +13 -107 — 46.8% -0.25 27–31 (47%) 27–17 (61%) 105.7 -2.84

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.