When Elena Rybakina won her first Porsche in Stuttgart in 2024, she wasn’t able to drive it, lacking a driver’s license at the time. Now licensed, the Kazakhstani has returned to the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix winner’s circle and this time she can take her prize for a spin.
World No. 2 Rybakina captured her second Stuttgart clay title with a 7-5 6-1 victory over seventh seed Karolina Muchova in Sunday’s final. Her run to the trophy also included wins over sixth seed Mirra Andreeva, Leylah Fernandez, where she saved two match points in their quarterfinal, and Diana Shnaider earlier in the week.
In the championship match, the top seed edged a tightly contested opening set before pulling away decisively in the second, sealing the win in one hour and 18 minutes. Notably, top seeds have now claimed the last six WTA Tour titles. Prior to Rybakina’s Stuttgart triumph, Aryna Sabalenka lifted the trophies at Indian Wells and Miami Open, Jessica Pegula won Charleston Open, Marie Bouzkova triumphed in Bogota, and Mirra Andreeva took the title in Linz.
Two-time Grand Slam champion Rybakina has now won 25 matches in 2026, moving past Pegula for the most Tour victories this season. The 26-year-old has claimed two titles this year, adding this triumph to her Australian Open success in January.
