LIVE RANKINGS. Rybakina’s rankings prior to squaring off with Pliskova in Abu Dhabi

See the the live rankings of Elena Rybakina before fighting against Karolina Pliskova in the 2nd round of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open

Thursday Live Ranking Elena Rybakina

Elena Rybakina is about to play against Karolina Pliskova on Thursday the 9th of February in Abu Dhabi. Here is an update about her live rankings.

Elena Rybakina is currently ranked no.10 occupying the position of Kazakhstani no.1 with 2815 points preceding Yulia Putintseva who has 1114 points and is ranked no.45.

On the other part of the net, Karolina Pliskova is now ranked no.20 with 1880 points placed as the Czech no.2 after Petra Kvitova who is her compatriot no.1 with 2281 points ranked no.13.

Live Rankings

Rybakina didn’t have any movement in terms of live rankings to still be the world no.10. That still represents her best rank.

Elena Rybakina will not improve her live rankings if she defeats Pliskova in the 2nd round. In fact, as of now the next player in line is Belinda Bencic who has 2905 points. If Rybakina wins, she will have 2860 points.

Rybakina will have only 1 point to defend in the next 4 weeks. The point will be dropped on the 27th of February (Qatar TotalEnergies Open – Doha)

In her live rankings, out of 2761 points, Elena has gained 2136 points (77%) on Hard Court, 410 points (15%) on Clay, 185 points (7%) on Indoor and 30 points (1%) on Grass.

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Year-to-date live rankings

In terms of live year-to-date rankings, Rybakina is still ranked no.10 occupying the position of Kazakhstani no.1.

IMPORTANT! Live rankings change regularly. Click the following buttons for the latest updates.

H2H Elena Rybakina vs. Karolina Pliskova

Rybakina and Pliskova played each other twice. The head to head is 2-0 for Rybakina.

The last time that they played each other it was Guadalajara (Guadalajara Open Akron) when Rybakina won 7-6(5) 6-2. The prediction is Pliskova to win in 2 sets.

Pliskova in Abu Dhabi, ranking, and results in 2023

Elena Rybakina

1 - 2win/loss

Hard
1-2
33 year old
LLW
2025 Highlights

Now ranked no.20, Pliskova has a 7-3 win-loss record in 2023. The Czech is competing in Abu Dhabi where she bested Ysaline Bonaventure 6-1 6-3.

Karolina Pliskova will compete against the world no.10 Elena Rybakina in the 2nd round on Thursday at 7:00 pm on Stadium Court. Their current record is 2-0 for Rybakina .

Karolina won 16 titles in her career: 8 on hard courts, 3 on clay courts, 2 on indoor courts and 3 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)

Pliskova
Abu Dhabi
Pliskova's Record
Pliskova
Projected
Draw

Karolina Pliskova in 2023

Karolina Pliskova

66 - 25win/loss

Hard
45-17
I Hard
5-0
Clay
11-4
Grass
5-4
26 year old
WWWWWWWLWW
2025 Highlights

Now the world no.10 (career-high), Rybakina played her last match on the 28th of January when she lost to world no.2 Aryna Sabalenka 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the final in Australian Open (draw).

This season Elena has a compiled 7-3 record. Karolina Pliskova’s latest run at the Australian Open was the best achievement of her season.

Rybakina
Australian Open
Rybakina 's Record