And For The Second Year On The Bounce...! Sabalenka Named WTA Player Of The Year

Last Updated:December 16, 2025, 09:05 IST

Sabalenka held on to her top ranking throughout the year to conclude a dominant season by successfully defending her U.S. Open title, and leading the tour in match wins and titles.

Aryna Sabalenka at the US Open (AP)

World number one Aryna Sabalenka has been named WTA Player of the Year for the second consecutive season after maintaining her top ranking throughout the year, the governing body of women’s tennis announced on Monday.

Sabalenka concluded a dominant 2025 season by successfully defending her U.S. Open title, leading the tour in match wins and titles, and reaching nine finals. She was the runner-up at the Australian Open and Roland Garros and reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon.

The Belarusian secured four trophies overall and achieved 63 victories over the season. By retaining the year-end number one ranking for the second year in a row, Sabalenka also set a single-season prize money record of $15,008,519, the WTA reported.

Amanda Anisimova was voted the Most Improved Player and was also nominated for Player of the Year.

The American reached five finals, winning the first WTA 1000 titles of her career in Doha and Beijing, and advanced to her first Grand Slam finals at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.

Anisimova broke into the top 10 in July and qualified for the WTA Finals for the first time in her career, ending the year ranked fourth in the world.

Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend were named Doubles Team of the Year after winning their second Grand Slam title at the Australian Open and reaching the U.S. Open final.

Former Olympic champion Belinda Bencic received the Comeback Player of the Year award after becoming a mother in April 2024 and producing a strong series of results, highlighted by a victory over world number five Elena Rybakina to win the Abu Dhabi Open.

Meanwhile, 19-year-old Canadian Victoria Mboko was named Newcomer of the Season after achieving a career-high world ranking of 18, capped by her maiden WTA 1000 title on home soil in Montreal.

(With Inputs From Agencies)

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