Sports · Wimbledon 2026 · Women's Singles · Round of 128
Aryna Sabalenka vs Teodora Kostović — 6-2 6-3
| Aryna Sabalenka✓ | 6 | 6 |
 Teodora Kostović | 2 | 3 |
Final · Monday, June 29, 2026 · Round of 128
Result
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka opened her Wimbledon on Centre Court with a 6–2 6–3 win over Serbian qualifier Teodora Kostović, a 19-year-old making her Grand Slam main-draw debut. Sabalenka broke five times and won 83% of her first-serve points, needing just over an hour to advance. She struck 21 winners to Kostović's 10.
Match time 1h 4m
Stats: TennisTemple match stats · as of 2026-06-29
Rows the source hadn’t published are left off rather than guessed.
Tale of the tape
Player vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-01.
The briefing
Storylines
- Kostović, ranked outside the top 180, reached the main draw through three qualifying wins for her Grand Slam debut.
- Sabalenka has reached the Wimbledon semi-finals three times (2021, 2023, 2025) but never the final.
- The top seed did not face a break point until the second set and closed out the win in 64 minutes.
Head to head
This was the pair's first meeting on tour, so Sabalenka took a 1–0 head-to-head lead.
Source: WTA head-to-head · as of 2026-06-29.
Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London — grass.
