How does Elena Rybakina pronounce her name?

Elena Rybakina pronounces her name as “Ry-BAH-kina” or “Rib Uh KEEN Uh.

Elena Andreyevna Rybakina was born on June 17, 1999, in Moscow, Russia. Elena Rybakina began playing on the ITF Junior Circuit in November 2013 at the age of 14.

In March 2014, Elena Rybakina won her first title at her second career event, the Grade-3 Almetievsk Cup.

While she was playing on the junior circuit, Elena Rybakina reached three ITF finals in singles and two in doubles, winning both of the doubles finals only in 2017.

Elena Rybakina also made her WTA Tour debut in October 2017 at the Kremlin Cup. Elena Rybakina is the current Kazakhstani No. 1 player in women’s singles.

Elena Rybakina had a career-high combined junior ranking of No. 3 and reached two junior Grand Slam semifinals and won a Grade-A title at the Trofeo Bonfiglio in 2017.

Elena Rybakina’s first consistent success on the WTA Tour came in mid-2019 when she had her first WTA title at the Bucharest Open as well as her top 100 debut.