{"id":615247,"date":"2026-04-19T21:48:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T21:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/615247\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T21:48:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T21:48:11","slug":"elena-rybakina-crowned-stuttgarts-tennis-queen-once-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/615247\/","title":{"rendered":"Elena Rybakina crowned Stuttgart\u2019s tennis queen once again"},"content":{"rendered":"


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911 Carrera S (WLTP, preliminary values)*:\u00a0Fuel consumption combined: 10.7 \u2013 10.2 l\/100 km; CO\u2082 emissions combined: 242 \u2013 230 g\/km; CO\u2082 class: G<\/p>\n

19\/04\/2026<\/p>\n

Elena Rybakina has won the 2026 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix to claim the Stuttgart title for the second time after 2024. The top-seeded Kazakh defeated Karolina Muchova 7-5, 6-1 in the final in front of 4,400 thrilled spectators in the sold-out Porsche Arena. Her main prize was a Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet.<\/p>\n

At a glance<\/p>\n

\tThe world No. 2 wins the final 7-5, 6-1 against Karolina Muchova to secure the title for the second time after 2024.\u2028
\n\tIn front of a 4,400 capacity crowd in the Porsche Arena, the Kazakh takes possession of a Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet as the main prize.\u2028
\n\tTournament Director Markus G\u00fcnthardt and Operating Tournament Director Anke Huber are highly positive when reviewing the tournament week which was attended by over 34,000 spectators.\u2028
\n\tThe tournament\u2019s side events featuring \u201cAces for Charity\u201d, the Porsche One Point Challenge and the Stuttgarter Ballet made their mark too.<\/p>\n

For Elena Rybakina, the triumph in Stuttgart was the 13th career title. After winning a tight opening set, she then started to increasingly dominate play to force Karolina Muchova onto the back foot. A powerful serve set up the final winning point and she then raised her fist aloft with a big smile on her face.<\/p>\n

\u201cWinning a tournament for the second time is something very special,\u201d said Rybakina. \u201cIt\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve managed it.\u201d She felt the first set was decisive: \u201cWinning it was extremely important and it made my start to the second easier.\u201d She also singled out the atmosphere in the Porsche Arena. \u201cIt\u2019s such a great tournament, I\u2019d like to come back every year. We players really enjoy our time in Stuttgart.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the victory ceremony, the new champion received the trophy and the key for the Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet from Dr. Michael Leiters, Chairman of the Executive Board of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. Smiling, she remarked that she can \u201cluckily enough enjoy the winner\u2019s car\u201d this time around because she now has a driver\u2019s licence.<\/p>\n


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911 Carrera S (WLTP, preliminary values)*:\u00a0Fuel consumption combined: 10.7 \u2013 10.2 l\/100 km; CO\u2082 emissions combined: 242 \u2013 230 g\/km; CO\u2082 class: G<\/p>\n

Despite the final defeat, Karolina Muchova can look back on an excellent week. In only her second main-draw appearance in Stuttgart, the Czech reached the final for the first time after wins over Elise Mertens, Coco Gauff and Elina Svitolina. \u201cI had a lot of fun in Stuttgart, we players feel at home here,\u201d she said. Missing out on the title this time around has done nothing to lessen her enthusiasm for the tournament: \u201cI\u2019ll definitely try to come back and win the Porsche.\u201d<\/p>\n

Finals day once again began with a special cultural highlight as the world-famous Stuttgart Ballet, supported by Porsche, presented an excerpt from Roman Novitzky\u2019s ballet \u201cThe Place of Choice\u201d on Centre Court. With 17 dancers taking part, it was the biggest cast ever to appear in the Porsche Arena.<\/p>\n


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Doubles winners cruise to the title<\/p>\n

The doubles final was next up in the Porsche Arena after the singles presentation ceremony. Nicole Melichar-Martinez from USA and Liudmila Samsonova won 6-1, 6-1 against top-seeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia and her Chinese partner Shuai Zhang. The winners\u2019 trophies were awarded by Dr. Jochen Breckner, Member of the Executive Board, Finance and IT of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.<\/p>\n

Over 34,000 spectators in the Porsche Arena<\/p>\n

Tournament Director Markus G\u00fcnthardt was highly positive when reviewing the past week. \u201cOver 34,000 spectators and world-class tennis, we\u2019re delighted,\u201d he said pointing to the sold-out Porsche Arena on four days as well as the fantastic way the tournament\u2019s enhanced overall experience has been received. Particularly important for him was that the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix has once again impressed both on court and in terms of atmosphere in the arena which was \u201cemotional, fair and knowledgeable, exactly for what Stuttgart is known for\u201d. Anke Huber, the Operating Tournament Director, was also impressed by the level of play: \u201cWe had an outstanding field of players, six of the tournament\u2019s Top 8 were in the quarterfinals. It reflects the exceptional quality of the event.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAces for Charity\u201d: Porsche donates 30,000 euro for children<\/p>\n

A success was also the \u201cAces for Charity\u201d fundraiser. It has been an integral part of the long-established Stuttgart tournament for many years. For every ace hit, Porsche donates 100 euro to good causes. A total of 272 aces were struck, 30 of them by Linda Noskova alone. Porsche rounded up the donation to 30,000 euro, which was shared equally between the tournament\u2019s charity partners, Stiftung Agapedia and the Stuttgarter Kinderstiftung. The cheques were presented by Joachim Scharnagl, Member of the Executive Board Procurement at Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, before the doubles final on Centre Court. The money will go towards projects to benefit children.<\/p>\n


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Sunday\u2019s results<\/p>\n

Final, singles
[1] E. Rybakina (KAZ) def [7] K. Muchova (CZE) 7-5, 6-1<\/p>\n

Final, doubles
[4] N. Melichar-Martinez (USA)\/L. Samsonova def [1] J. Ostapenko (LAT)\/S. Zhang (CHN) 6-1, 6-1<\/p>\n

Porsche in tennis<\/p>\n

The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix is the flagship of the Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG\u2018s worldwide involvement in women\u2019s tennis. First played in 1978, the Stuttgart WTA tournament stands for tradition and innovation, just like the Porsche brand. As the most loyal sponsor of women\u2019s international tennis, Porsche has accompanied the WTA\u2019s oldest indoor event right from the start. Porsche has also been a premium partner of the \u201cDeutsche Tennis Bund\u201d (DTB \u2013 German Tennis Association) since 2012 and is committed to fostering up-and-coming players in the Porsche Talent Team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"911 Carrera S (WLTP, preliminary values)*:\u00a0Fuel consumption combined: 10.7 \u2013 10.2 l\/100 km; CO\u2082 emissions combined: 242 \u2013…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":615248,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[442],"tags":[49,48,82,593],"class_list":["post-615247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=615247"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615247\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/615248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=615247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=615247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=615247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}