Elena Rybakina had won three Grand Slam singles titles after the 2026 US Open.
Rybakina entered the tournament as a major champion and added the US Open trophy by defeating Aryna Sabalenka 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 in the women’s singles final. The victory was her first US Open championship and her third major singles title overall.
Her earlier Grand Slam singles titles included the 2022 Wimbledon championship and the 2026 Australian Open title. The Wimbledon result was especially significant because it made Rybakina the first player representing Kazakhstan to win a major singles title.
The total can be confused with her number of US Open titles, which was only one after the 2026 tournament. It also differs from the number of major titles she won during 2026 alone: she captured two that season, in Australia and New York. Her US Open triumph also coincided with her rise to the world No. 1 ranking.