Coco Gauff vs Elena Rybakina Head-to-Head
Elena Rybakina leads Coco Gauff 2-1 in their career head-to-head, and all three meetings have come on outdoor hard court. Gauff won the first, 6-4, 6-7(8), 7-6(3) in the round of 32 in Toronto in 2022. Rybakina levelled it four years later on the same courts, winning the 2026 National Bank Open semi-final 5-7, 6-2, 6-2, and then went ahead in the 2026 US Open semi-final, again from a set down, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Head-to-Head Overview
| Category | Gauff | Rybakina |
|---|---|---|
| Overall record | 1 | 2 |
| Hard court | 1 | 2 |
| Grand Slams | 0 | 1 |
| Current ranking | No. 4 | No. 1 |
By Surface
All three tour-level meetings have been on hard court (outdoor), where Rybakina leads 2-1. They have never met on clay, grass or indoors.
Complete Match History
2026
2026
2022
Grand Slam Meetings
| Date | Grand Slam | Round | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | US Open | SF | Rybakina | 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
Key Stats & Records
Rivalry Analysis
Three matches and the same shape every time: whoever controlled the rally length won, and every one of them went the distance. In 2022 Gauff dragged Rybakina into extra balls and survived a third-set tie-break despite 13 double faults. In both 2026 meetings Gauff took the opening set and Rybakina answered the same way, serving through the back end of the match and shortening points before the defence could engage. That is the axis of the rivalry: Rybakina's first serve against Gauff's ability to force a fourth and fifth ball.
Betting Tips: Gauff vs Rybakina
Rybakina leads 2-1 and has won the last two, both from a set down. Every meeting has gone to three sets, which argues for the three-set and total-games markets over either outright. The pattern to note is the first set: Gauff has won it in all three, and lost two of them. Odds are approximate at time of writing.
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