Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan beat two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 in the U.S. Open women’s singles final on September 12, 2026, at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The win was Rybakina’s first U.S. Open title and her third Grand Slam singles crown, after Wimbledon in 2022 and the Australian Open earlier in 2026. It also accompanies her move to world No. 1, and it ended Sabalenka’s 20-match winning streak at Flushing Meadows.
Source: Reuters — Ruthless Rybakina dethrones Sabalenka to claim first US Open crown