After defeating No. 3 seed Ons Jabeur in a one-hour, 48-minute final, 17th seed Elena Rybakina became the first Asian Wimbledon champion and the first Kazakh Grand Slam singles champion in history, e take a look at her journey to championship, prize money, and other details of the Wimbledon 2022 final women’s singles
Rybakina, 23, won the Wimbledon championship and became the youngest woman to win the Venus Rosewater Dish since Petra Kvitova, 21, did so in 2011. The victory was the first Wimbledon championship match involving first-time Grand Slam finalists of the Open Era.
Wimbledon 2022 Women’s Singles Final Winner, Elena Rybakina vs Ons Jabeur Score, Results And Prize Money 2022
Wimbledon Women’s Singles Final Result Today, Scores, Winner, And Tournament Summary
By defeating Ons Jabeur in the championship match, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, Elena Rybakina achieved her first Grand Slam victory. After Li Na (China) and Naomi Osaka, Rybakina became the third player from an Asian country to win the Grand Slam and the first Kazakh to win the singles title (Japan). She also made history by becoming the first Kazakh to advance through the major quarterfinals.
The 2021 champion, Ashleigh Barty, retired from competitive tennis in March 2022 and hence there was no reigning champion in the women’s singles division at 2022 Wimbledon. Jabeur became the first African woman in the Open Era, the first Arab player to compete in a major singles final, and the first African woman to do it while not playing for South Africa.
Since 2009, this was the first women’s singles final where neither of the final participants was from a non-European country. A first-time major champion was ensured by the defeats of Simona Halep in the semifinals and Jeena Ostapenko in the fourth round.
The 37-match winning streak that Iga Swiatek had going back to Qatar in February came to an end in the third round as she was upset by Alizé Cornet. Only her fourth defeat of the year, it ties for the longest losing run in the Open Era. At Wimbledon, Cornet overcame the current world No. 1 for the second match in her career. In 2014, she also defeated Serena Williams.
Women’s Singles Quarterfinal Results
Australia Ajla Tomljanović 6 2 3
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Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 4 6 6
Romania Simona Halep 6 6
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United States Amanda Anisimova 2 4
Czech Republic Marie Bouzková 6 1 1
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Tunisia Ons Jabeur 3 6 6
Germany Tatjana Maria 4 6 7
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Germany Jule Niemeier 6 2 5
Women’s Singles Semi-final Results
Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 6 6
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Romania Simona Halep 3 3
Tunisia Ons Jabeur 6 3 6
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Germany Tatjana Maria 2 6 1
Women’s Singles Final Results
Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 3 6 6
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Tunisia Ons Jabeur 6 2 2
Elena Rybakina Final Performance And Tournament Journey
In the Wimbledon final, Elena Rybakina overcame Ons Jabeur after falling behind a set to win and become the first Kazakh Grand Slam champion in history.
In order to win the second set, Rybakina had to up her offensive level and play some of her finest career defense. She increased the proportion of first serves she made from 58 to 63, but her movement was essential to this section of play.
As the third set got underway, Rybakina kept her composure despite the mounting tension on Centre Court. After passing that test, Rybakina sped to victory, breaking Jabeur once more for a 5-2 lead, and serving out the match at her first available chance.
First Round: Win against CoCo Vandeweghe 7-6(2), 7-5
Second Round: Defeated Andreescu 6-4, 7-6(5)
Third Round: Win against Zheng Qinwen 7-6(4), 7-5
Round of 16: Defeated Petra Martic 7-5, 6-3
Quarterfinal: Win against Ajla Tomljanovic 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
Semi-final: Defeated Simona Halep 6-3, 6-3
Final: Win against Ons Jabeur 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
Prize Money Pool Distribution
The women’s singles champion Elena Rybakina will take home $ 2.5 Million as a result of her famous maiden Wimbledon title meanwhile, the runner-up Ons Jabeur will take home $1.29 Million for her superb run where she reached the final. Total player remuneration from Wimbledon is $50.5 million. The sum is $48.8 million when per diem is not included.
| Place | Prize Money |
| Champion | $2,500,000 |
| Finalist | $1,290,000 |
| Semifinalist | $636,000 |
| Quarterfinalist | $380,000 |
| Fourth Round | $233,000 |
| Third Round | $147,000 |
| Second Round | $96,000 |
| First Round | $61,000 |
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