Elena Rybakina vs Tatjana MariaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats

๐ฐ๐ฟElena Rybakina
#1 ยท 26 yrs ยท Right-Handed
3 meetings ยท sets 4โ3

๐ฉ๐ชTatjana Maria
#71 ยท 38 yrs ยท Right-Handed
4TitleElena Rybakina and Tatjana Maria have met 3 times since 2023; Elena Rybakina leads 2โ1. Their first meeting came at China Open - Beijing in 2023 on hard. On grass courts they are level 1โ1. Across all meetings Rybakina has taken 4 sets to Maria's 3. Their most recent meeting: Elena Rybakina won at The HSBC Championships - London (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches ยท Last 12 months
| Indicator | Rybakina | Maria | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Elena Rybakina | Tatjana Maria | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 67% | 40/60 | 94% | 30/32 |
| Wins a set when losing | 58% | 7/12 | 29% | 8/28 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 38% | 27/72 | 17% | 10/60 |
| Covers โ1.5 sets as favorite | 61% | 39/64 | 82% | 23/28 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 75% | 6/8 | 45% | 14/31 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 56% | 9/16 | 58% | 7/12 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 92% | 47/51 | 86% | 31/36 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 78% | 40/51 | 83% | 30/36 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 2 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Rybakina 1, Maria 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Rybakina
๐ค Servebot
Maria
๐ฅ Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
๐ค Servebot vs ๐ฅ Big Hitter is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 3,072 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Jun 12, 2026
The HSBC Championships - London
G Grass ยท 2nd Round
Jun 13, 2025
LTA London Championships - London
G Grass ยท Quarterfinals
Oct 3, 2023
China Open - Beijing
H Hard ยท 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets ยท Last 90 days
| Outcome | Rybakina | Maria | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Elena Rybakina | Tatjana Maria | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 16/16 | 100% | 12/12 |
| 3 or more | 94% | 15/16 | 58% | 7/12 |
| 5 or more | 88% | 14/16 | 42% | 5/12 |
| 10 or more | 31% | 5/16 | 8% | 1/12 |
| 15 or more | 13% | 2/16 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/12 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches ยท Last 90 days
| Metric | Rybakina | Maria |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 15โ2 | 8โ5 |
| Avg odds | 1.47 | 2.04 |
| ROI % | +28.5% | -6.7% |
| Units P/L | +4.85u | -0.87u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Rybakina | Maria |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 1 | 2 |
| Matches | 1 | 5 |
| Distance | 0 mi ยท 0 km | โ |
| Route | ROU | UKR โ TUR |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced ยท Last 12 months
Rybakina has a higher win rate against shared opponents (90% vs Maria's 60%).
| Opponent | Rybakina | Maria |
|---|---|---|
| Taylor Townsend | W 63 64 | L 76 36 26 |
| Diana Shnaider | W 64 64 | L 26 57 |
| Dayana Yastremska | W 64 67 63 | W 61 62 |
| Caty Mcnally | W 61 62 | L 64 67 16 |
| Talia Gibson | W 62 62 | W 60 63 |
| Elise Mertens | L 67 16 | L 57 06 |
| Yulia Putintseva | W 63 63 | W 64 64 |
| Tereza Valentova | W 62 63 | W 63 75 |
| Jasmine Paolini | W 63 62 | W 64 63 |
| Maria Sakkari | W 64 61 | W 63 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Alina Charaeva
China Open - Beijing ยท 2nd Round
Oct 3
Aryna Sabalenka
U.S. Open - New York ยท Final
Sep 12
Coco Gauff
U.S. Open - New York ยท Semifinals
Sep 11
Qinwen Zheng
U.S. Open - New York ยท Quarterfinals
Sep 9
Naomi Osaka
U.S. Open - New York ยท 4th Round
Sep 7
Yuliia Starodubtseva
U.S. Open - New York ยท 3rd Round
Sep 6
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
U.S. Open - New York ยท 2nd Round
Sep 4
Thea Frodin
U.S. Open - New York ยท 1st Round
Sep 1
Madison Brengle
W100 Templeton ยท Final
Oct 4
Malaika Rapolu
W100 Templeton ยท Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Lea Ma
W100 Templeton ยท 2nd Round
Oct 1
Lucciana Perez Alarcon
W100 Templeton ยท 1st Round
Sep 30
Taylor Townsend
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara ยท 1st Round
Sep 14
Nikola Bartunkova
U.S. Open - New York ยท 2nd Round
Sep 3
Jelena Ostapenko
U.S. Open - New York ยท 1st Round
Sep 3
Diana Shnaider
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati ยท 2nd Round
Aug 15
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won ยท Last 12 months ยท 60โ72 matches
| Metric | Rybakina | Maria |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 83% | 53% |
| Sets won | 74% | 55% |
| Games won | 58% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Rybakina | Maria |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 500 | 1 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Rybakina | Maria |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
| Grass | 1 | 1 |
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