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Rybakina secures year-end number one ranking

First reported 2026-10-29 10:38 UTC · Updated 2026-10-29 15:57 UTC · 3 independent sources

Elena Rybakina beat fellow Kazakh Yulia Putintseva 6-2 6-3 in the second round of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Thursday to secure the year-end world number one ranking for the first time, more than a week before the season-ending WTA Finals. Rybakina received a bye into the last 16 of the WTA…

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  1. 2026-10-29 10:38 UTCBBC · bbc.co.uk ↗
  2. 2026-10-29 11:42 UTCEl Nacional via AFP · elnacional.com ↗
  3. 2026-10-29 15:57 UTCCyprus Mail · cyprus-mail.com ↗

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