Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina celebrates winning the women's final match against Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova at the Stuttgart Open tennis tournament, in Stuttgart, Germany, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP) CORRECTION. name corrected to Elena instead of Jelena (ASSOCIATED PRESS)Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova returns a shot to Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina, during the women's final match at the Stuttgart Open tennis tournament, in Stuttgart, Germany, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP) CORRECTION:name corrected to Elena instead of Jelena (ASSOCIATED PRESS)Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina reacts to winning a point as she plays against Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova, during the women's final match at the Stuttgart Open tennis tournament, in Stuttgart, Germany, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP) CORRECTION:name corrected to Elena instead of Jelena (ASSOCIATED PRESS)Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova returns a shot to Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina, during the women's final match at the Stuttgart Open tennis tournament, in Stuttgart, Germany, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP) CORRECTION:name corrected to Elena instead of Jelena (ASSOCIATED PRESS)1 / 4CORRECTION Germany Stuttgart Open TennisKazakhstan's Elena Rybakina celebrates winning the women's final match against Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova at the Stuttgart Open tennis tournament, in Stuttgart, Germany, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP) CORRECTION. name corrected to Elena instead of Jelena (ASSOCIATED PRESS)1 / 4CORRECTION Germany Stuttgart Open TennisKazakhstan's Elena Rybakina celebrates winning the women's final match against Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova at the Stuttgart Open tennis tournament, in Stuttgart, Germany, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP) CORRECTION. name corrected to Elena instead of Jelena (ASSOCIATED PRESS)2 / 4CORRECTION Germany Stuttgart Open TennisCzech Republic's Karolina Muchova returns a shot to Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina, during the women's final match at the Stuttgart Open tennis tournament, in Stuttgart, Germany, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP) CORRECTION:name corrected to Elena instead of Jelena (ASSOCIATED PRESS)3 / 4CORRECTION Germany Stuttgart Open TennisKazakhstan's Elena Rybakina reacts to winning a point as she plays against Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova, during the women's final match at the Stuttgart Open tennis tournament, in Stuttgart, Germany, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP) CORRECTION:name corrected to Elena instead of Jelena (ASSOCIATED PRESS)4 / 4CORRECTION Germany Stuttgart Open TennisCzech Republic's Karolina Muchova returns a shot to Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina, during the women's final match at the Stuttgart Open tennis tournament, in Stuttgart, Germany, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP) CORRECTION:name corrected to Elena instead of Jelena (ASSOCIATED PRESS)Associated PressSun, April 19, 2026 at 1:17 PM UTC·1 min readSTUTTGART, Germnany (AP) — Elena Rybakina defeated Karolina Muchova 7-5, 6-1 on Sunday to win the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix for the second time.
It’s the first time the 26-year-old 2024 champion won a repeat title after claiming 12 in different tournaments previously.
The No. 2-ranked Rybakina converted four of her eight break-point opportunities to beat Muchova in 1 hour, 18 minutes.
Muchova was playing in her second final of the year after winning in Qatar. She was going for her third career title.