Rybakina beats Fernandez to keep Ningbo crown and close on year-end No 1
Elena Rybakina beat Leylah Fernandez 6-2, 6-2 in the Ningbo Open final to claim the 15th title of her career, adding 305 points to reach 9,501 in the rankings, 1,951 clear of Aryna Sabalenka in the race for year-end No 1.
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Ningbo — Elena Rybakina conquistou seu primeiro troféu desde que assumiu o posto de número 1 do mundo, ao derrotar Leylah Fernandez por 6-2 e 6-2 na final do Ningbo Open.
Disputando a 28ª final de simples da carreira, a cabeça de chave 1 chegou ao 15º título da carreira e ao quarto em 2026, depois das conquistas no Australian Open, em Stuttgart e no US Open.
É a primeira vez que ela defende um título de simples do WTA Tour, depois de ter batido Ekaterina Alexandrova na edição de 2025 do mesmo torneio chinês.
Fernandez buscava o sétimo troféu da carreira e o segundo em menos de um mês, depois de vencer o Singapore Open em setembro.
Um título WTA 500 rende 500 pontos, mas as jogadoras também defendem resultados do período equivalente um ano antes. Rybakina tinha 195 pontos de uma semifinal em Tóquio a defender no início da semana, então soma 305 e sobe a 9.501 no Live WTA Rankings — 1.951 à frente de Aryna Sabalenka, segunda colocada, com Mirra Andreeva mais 1.315 atrás.
Rybakina, que também joga o Pan Pacific Open na próxima semana, está à beira de confirmar o número 1 do ano, mesmo que perca 1.500 pontos quando o WTA Finals for disputado.
Fernandez começou o torneio em 30ª e sobe sete posições, para 23ª. A canadense, ex-número 13 do mundo, somou 325 pontos como vice-campeã, embora tivesse 60 a defender de 2025, então o ganho líquido é de 265. Belinda Bencic, 20ª, está 248 pontos à frente dela, e as duas jogam em Tóquio na próxima semana.
O troféu de Ningbo valeu US$ 185.500 para Rybakina, cuja premiação de 2026 estava em US$ 10.915.445 antes do torneio e agora passa da marca de US$ 11.000.000, com ganhos de carreira pouco acima de US$ 35 milhões. Fernandez recebeu US$ 114.500 e vai passar de US$ 9.000.000, tendo acumulado US$ 1.629.341 nesta temporada e US$ 8.987.480 antes da final.
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