Rybakina seals year-end No 1 as the 17th woman to do it
Elena Rybakina will finish 2026 as the year-end world No 1 after her run at the Pan Pacific Open made it mathematically impossible for Aryna Sabalenka to catch her. The Kazakh beat Yulia Putintseva 6-2 6-3 to move 1,511 points clear.
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Elena Rybakina vai terminar 2026 como número 1 do mundo no ranking de fim de ano, depois de a campanha no Pan Pacific Open tornar matematicamente impossível para Aryna Sabalenka alcançá-la.
A cazaque venceu a qualifier Yulia Putintseva por 6-2 e 6-3 na segunda rodada em Tóquio, resultado que a colocou nas quartas de final e elevou a margem para 1.511 pontos. Ela começou a semana com 8.001 pontos na corrida ao vivo da WTA contra 6.550 de Sabalenka — diferença de 1.451, com 1.500 ainda em jogo para uma campeã invicta no WTA Finals.
Sabalenka reinou por 99 semanas seguidas, entre outubro de 2022 e setembro de 2026, até Rybakina assumir o posto depois do US Open deste ano. Tricampeã de Grand Slam, ela subiu formalmente ao topo em 14 de setembro, tornando-se a 30ª mulher a ocupar o número 1, mas ainda precisava de resultados: uma derrota precoce surpreendente em Pequim foi seguida pelo título em Ningbo, deixando uma vitória a ser conquistada em Tóquio.
Ela é a 17ª mulher a terminar uma temporada no topo desde que o ranking começou, em 1975, depois de Swiatek (15ª, em 2022) e Sabalenka (16ª, em 2024). Evert abriu a lista naquele ano; Navratilova, Graf, Seles, Hingis e Serena Williams vieram depois.
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