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Will Rybakina be able to finish the year as number one? Photo: Getty Images
WTA Elena Rybakina

Can Rybakina end the year as number one?

Andrés Tomás - 22 Sep 2026 | 20:19

The newly crowned US Open champion has a good lead over her main competitors, but mathematically, there are possibilities for a change.
 

Elena Rybakina, options for number 1. Photo: gettyimages
Elena Rybakina WTA

Keys to the race for the number 1 spot in the WTA rankings by the end of the year: Rybakina has many options

Diego Jiménez - 13 Sep 2026 | 17:56

We analyze what the race will be like to finish 2026 at the top of the WTA ranking between Rybakina and Sabalenka, without ruling out Pegula, Gauff, and Andreeva.

Elena Rybakina, number 1 after the US Open. Photo: gettyimages
Elena Rybakina Aryna Sabalenka

WTA Rankings: Rybakina displaces Sabalenka from the number 1 spot

Diego Jiménez - 13 Sep 2026 | 07:01

We review in detail how the WTA ranking looks after the US Open 2026, with the big news of Rybakina taking the number 1 spot from Sabalenka.

Rybakina, options to be number 1. Photo: gettyimages
Elena Rybakina Aryna Sabalenka

Rybakina could become number 1 in the WTA ranking without playing the 2026 US Open

Diego Jiménez - 24 Aug 2026 | 12:07

Kazakhstan is in a privileged position to take the number 1 spot from Sabalenka at the 2026 US Open, a title that Pegula and Gauff will also be vying for.

Aryna Sabalenka, WTA ranking prior to the US Open. Photo: gettyimages
Aryna Sabalenka Elena Rybakina

Substantial changes in the WTA Ranking before the 2026 US Open

Diego Jiménez - 24 Aug 2026 | 09:42

We review the major changes in the WTA rankings after the Cincinnati tournament, which indicates how the top players will arrive at the 2026 US Open.

Elena Rybakina, number 1 options in Cincinnati. Photo: gettyimages
Elena Rybakina Aryna Sabalenka

Rybakina's calculations to seize the number 1 spot from Sabalenka in the WTA rankings in Cincinnati

Diego Jiménez - 15 Aug 2026 | 14:01

We analyzed all possible scenarios in which there would be a change in the number 1 spot of the WTA ranking after the Cincinnati tournament, with Rybakina having a serious chance to take it from Sabalenka.