This Week in Tennis: Rybakina Wins Tour-Leading Fourth Title at Ningbo Open

Rybakina Beats Fernandez for Fourth Title of 2026

Elena Rybakina beat Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez 6-2, 6-2 to defend her title at the Ningbo Open on Sunday.

It is yet another notch in the belt of the world No. 1, who now owns a tour-leading four titles, including two Grand Slam wins at the Australian Open and the US Open, this season.

"Very happy and definitely for me, Ningbo is already a special place," Rybakina told the media. "Last year, I started to play really well from this tournament and all the way, so hopefully it's going to give me more motivation and more good energy to continue this season and start the next one.”

Ningbo represents the 15th career title for the Kazakhstani and ninth on hard courts. Rybakina’s 53 match wins are also the most on tour, just edging out Mirra Andreeva and Jessica Pegula, who are tied with 50 each.

Read also: Fernandez Denied by Rybakina in Ningbo Final

Elsewhere on the WTA Tour, Katerina Siniakova snapped a three-year singles title drought with a victory over Ashlyn Krueger to win the Japan Open title in Osaka. The current top-ranked doubles player claimed the sixth singles title of her career and first since the Jiangxi Open in 2023.

Medvedev Defends Almaty Title

Daniil Medvedev successfully defended an ATP title for the first time in his career, thanks to a 6-7(6), 6-1, 6-3 win over Nikoloz Basilashvili at the Almaty Open.

The tournament’s top seed captured his fourth title of the season and 25th of his career. The former world No. 1 has won all four titles on hard court, adding to triumphs in Brisbane, Dubai, and Chengdu. His four titles trail only Jannik Sinner (6) for most on tour this season.

He is now fifth in the ATP Live rankings as he looks to return to the ATP Finals after failing to qualify last season. He has the chance to seal qualification next week in Vienna, where he can join qualifiers Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz and Ben Shelton.

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All Winners This Week:

WTA 500 - Ningbo

●    Women’s Singles: Elena Rybakina* (4/15) d. Leylah Annie Fernandez 
●    Women’s Doubles: Desirae Krawczyk and Fanny Stoll d. Cristina Bucsa and Nicole Melichar Martinez

WTA 250 - Osaka

●    Women’s Singles: Katerina Siniakova* (1/6) d. Ashlyn Krueger
●    Women’s Doubles: Storm Hunter and Janice Tjen d. Jesika Maleckova and Miriam Skoch

ATP 250 - Almaty

●    Men’s Singles: Daniil Medvedev * (4/25) d. Nikoloz Basilashvili
●    Men’s Doubles: Yuki Bhambri and Ryan Seggerman d. Lucas Miedler and Neil Oberleitner

ATP 250 - Lyon

●    Men’s Singles: Lorenzo Musetti* (1/3) d. Taylor Fritz
●    Men’s Doubles: Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool d. Theo Arribage and Albano Olivetti

ATP 250 - Brussels

●    Men’s Singles: Tallon Griekspoor* (1/4) d. Jan-Lennard Struff
●    Men’s Doubles: Constantin Frantzen and Robert Galloway d. Sadio Doumbia and Bart Stevens

* 2026 Titles/Career Titles

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Feature Photo : WTA Tour/Huang Jinwen