Three records created by Elena Rybakina with her 2026 Australian Open triumph

This was Rybakina’s second Grand Slam title and first since 2022.

Elena Rybakina recorded a memorable three-set victory over World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka to win the 2026 Australian Open, her second Grand Slam title. After a series of difficult results, the Kazakhstani tennis star finally made the cut in Melbourne.

After her triumph, she said (via BBC Sport), “I always believed I can come back to the level I was [but] we all have ups and downs. I thought maybe I will never again be in the final, or even get a trophy. But we’ve been putting in a lot of work as a team and in the moments when I was not that positive they would be helping out.”

Following her win, the 26-year-old also set a few records, making the victory even more remarkable. Thus, without any further ado, let’s take a look at the three records created by Elena Rybakina after her 2026 Australian Open triumph.

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Records set by Elena Rybakina at Australian Open 2026

3. First winner since 2010 to face a top-10 player in each round from the quarter-finals onwards

After winning against Elise Mertens in the last 16, Rybakina defeated second seed Iga Swiatek in the quarter-finals. Later, she also recorded a straight-set triumph over sixth-seed Jessica Pegula and secured a duel against two-time champion Sabalenka in the final.

Nevertheless, after a contest of nip and tuck, Rybakina became the champion in Melbourne for the first time.

The last time a champion faced consecutive top-10 opponents from the quarter-finals onwards was in 2009, when Serena Williams defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova (8th seed), Elena Dementieva (4th seed), and Dinara Safina (3rd seed) in the quarter-finals, semis, and the final, respectively, to win the title.

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2. Surpass Serena Williams’ record for most victories against World No. 1s

With her memorable victory over Aryna Sabalenka in the 2026 Australian Open final, Rybakina now has a 60% winning percentage against world number ones. She has already surpassed the likes of tennis icons Steffi Graf, Lindsay Davenport, Justine Henin, and, most recently, 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams.

Rybakina has played 15 matches against the world No. 1s and has won nine of them. Meanwhile, Williams maintained a 58.6% record when he retired from professional tennis.

1. First Kazakh player to win Australian Open

Rybakina has become the first Kazakh tennis player to win the Australian Open. She enjoyed a splendid campaign as she marched towards her maiden major in Melbourne. She dropped only one set throughout the campaign and recorded resounding victories over top-10 opponents such as Pegula and Swiatek.

The former Wimbledon champion also smashed 47 aces throughout the campaign, the most by any player in the 2026 Australian Open. Her rival in the summit clash, Sabalenka, recorded 27 aces, the joint second-most alongside Wang Xinyu in the campaign.

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