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Rybakina Beats Muchova to Win Stuttgart Crown - and a Porsche - for Second Time
- On Sunday, April 19, 2026, Elena Rybakina overpowered Karolina Muchova with a decisive 7-5, 6-1 win at the Stuttgart Open, claiming her second title of the season.
- Rybakina reached the final after brushing aside Russian sixth seed Mirra Andreeva in the semifinals, while Muchova booked her spot on Saturday by edging Ukrainian Elina Svitolina in a three-set match.
- Dominating the second set, Rybakina surged to a 5-0 lead, sealing victory in one hour and 17 minutes, while Muchova's path required a grueling 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 win to advance.
- Securing the title grants Rybakina a coveted Porsche, matching a 2024 milestone, and places her among tennis elites like Venus Williams and Iga Swiatek on the WTA tour.
- This victory cements Rybakina's status among top competitors, adding to her achievements on the global tour as her consistency confirms her talent and rising prominence in professional tennis.
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WTA roundup: Elena Rybakina wins at Stuttgart for second time
Second-seeded Elena Rybakina won 25 of her 32 first-serve points (78.1%) and needed just 78 minutes on Sunday to post a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Karolina Muchova to win the championship match of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart,…
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Elena Rybakina won the women's singles title at the 2026 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Karolina Muchova in the final. The result marked the World No.
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Elena Rybakina defeated Karolina Muchova 7-5, 6-1 on Sunday to win the Stuttgart Open title for the second time.
The WTA 500 tournament in Stuttgart, Germany, was won by world number two Jelena Rõbakina, who defeated Czech Karolina Muchova (WTA 12th) 7:5, 6:1 in Sunday's final.
Kazakhstan's Yelena Rybakina is the winner of the strongest WTA tennis tournament this week in Stuttgart. She received a prize of over 160,000 euros and a yellow Porsche 911 Carrera convertible sports car, which is worth about the same as the prize money. She had to defeat seventh-seeded Czech Karolina Muchova in the final 7:5, 6:1.
After the Australian Open, Jelena Rybakina also won the high-class Stuttgart Tennis Grand Prix. At the beginning, the five German tennis players all lost early.
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