A. Sabalenka

WTA · World · age 28 · right-handed · recent form 6-2

A. Sabalenka is a WTA tennis player. Current hard-court ELO 2186 (207-62). Recent form: 6-2 over the last 8 matches.

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ELO ratings by surface (since 2018)

SurfaceELORecordMatches
Hard2186207-62269
Clay201864-1983
Grass191630-1343

Playing style

style Elite aggressive baseliner - relentless deep, heavy groundstrokes that force errors; the benchmark version of that game on tour.

weapon Serve and sheer power are what bail her out when the rest of the game misfires — 13 aces in her second-round win here.

pattern Historically performs well in Cincinnati conditions.

pattern Semifinal or better in each of her last four US Open appearances

weapon Raw power from the back of the court is the main weapon

pattern Opponents try to make her hit one extra ball by stretching rallies out

style Hard-hitting baseliner who can be disrupted by variety and net play.

style Aggressive power baseliner, effective on fast New York courts.

Recent intel

form Looked more vulnerable this season than in previous years, but her hard-court slam pedigree stands; the Noskova quarter-final was seen as her toughest test of the event. · Sept. 7, 2026 source

motivation Played all four 2026 majors without winning one; the US Open is her last chance at a slam title this season. · Sept. 7, 2026 source

form Reached the second week in New York without dropping a set and looked settled and fresh. · Sept. 6, 2026 source

motivation Still without a major title in 2026; this event is her last chance for one this season. · Sept. 6, 2026 source

form Dominant through the first week: long unbeaten run at this event and no break point faced in three rounds, after a somewhat weaker season overall. · Sept. 5, 2026 source

form Solid, untroubled early rounds at this event. · Sept. 4, 2026 source

Style and intel notes are our own summaries of published tennis coverage, not quotations. Durable traits accumulate across independent reports; situational notes expire.

Recent match history

DateOpponentScoreEventH2H
Sept. 12, 2026 L E. Rybakina 1 - 2 US Open · hard H2H
Sept. 10, 2026 W J. Pegula 2 - 0 US Open · hard H2H
Sept. 8, 2026 W L. Noskova 2 - 1 US Open · hard H2H
Sept. 6, 2026 W T. Townsend 2 - 0 US Open · hard
Sept. 4, 2026 W K. Rakhimova 2 - 0 US Open · hard H2H
Sept. 2, 2026 W P. Iatcenko 2 - 0 US Open · hard
Aug. 31, 2026 W C. Osorio 2 - 0 US Open · hard
Aug. 20, 2026 L S. Bejlek 0 - 2 Cincinnati · hard
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