Factbox on Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina, who beat Tunisia's Ons Jabeur 3-6 6-2 6-2 in the Wimbledon final to win her first Grand Slam title on Saturday:
Age: 23
Nation: Kazakhstan
WTA ranking: 23
Seeding: 17
Grand Slam titles: 1 (Wimbledon 2022)
EARLY LIFE* Began playing tennis aged six.
* Born in Moscow but switched allegiance to Kazakhstan in 2018.
CAREER TO DATE* Began her professional career on the ITF Circuit in 2014.
* Won two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in 2017, as well as one singles and one doubles title in 2018.
* Defeated Patricia Maria Tig to claim her maiden WTA title at Bucharest in 2019. Broke into the top 50.
* Reached the finals at four of her first five events in 2020 before the WTA Tour shut down for more than five months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Won second WTA title at Hobart. Became the first player from Kazakhstan to break into the WTA's top 20.
* Reached the quarter-finals at French Open in 2021 and finished the year ranked 14th.
* Defeated Ons Jabeur in her first Wimbledon final to claim maiden Grand Slam title.
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