Sabalenka vs Rybakina: US Open women’s singles final – start, prize, form

Who : Aryna Sabalenka vs Elena Rybakina What : US Open 2026 women’s singles final Where : Arthur Ashe Stadium, New York, United States When : Saturday, September 12, 4pm local time (20:00 GMT) How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 1pm local time (17:00 GMT) before our live text commentary stream.

The top two seeds at the US Open 2026 clash in the women’s singles final on Saturday, as two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka takes on soon-to-be world No. 1 Elena Rybakina.

Saturday’s clash at Arthur Ashe Stadium offers top seed Sabalenka the opportunity to complete a rare “three-peat” of US Open titles – a feat achieved by only two other women.

But second seed Rybakina will try to deal Sabalenka another blow, having already ensured the Belarusian’s 99-week reign at the top when the rankings are updated on Monday.

As the pair meet in a Grand Slam final for the third time, Al Jazeera tells you everything you need to know:

Sabalenka eliminated top-ranked ⁠American Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2 in the first semifinal on Thursday, continuing her bid to join Chris Evert and Serena Williams as the only women to win three straight US Open titles.

In the second semifinal, Rybakina silenced the partisan crowd, rallying from a set down to beat 2023 champion Coco Gauff 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.

They’ve met three times this year, with Sabalenka winning their semifinal clash in Miami and the final at Indian Wells in southern California.