World number one Aryna Sabalenka has been named the Women’s Tennis Association player of the year for the second consecutive season.
The 27-year-old won four titles – the most on tour – including retaining the US Open against Amanda Anisimova in September to claim her fourth Grand Slam singles title.
During the season, Sabalenka played in the tour’s top nine finals, with losses to Madison Keys in the Australian Open final in January and Coco Gauff in the French Open final in June.
The Belarusian also won the Brisbane International in January, the Miami Open in March and the Madrid Open in May, and spent the year as world number one, finishing top of the rankings for a second consecutive year in 2025.
In July, she became the first player to top 12,000 WTA ranking points since Serena Williams in 2015.
Sabalenka finished the season with a win-loss record of 63–12 and picked up a record £11 million in prize money.
She received almost 80% of the votes from the international tennis media.
On December 28, she will face 2022 Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios in a Battle of the Sexes-style exhibition match in a bid to “help take women’s tennis to the next level”.
Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic, 28, has been named comeback player of the year after taking a 13-month break following the birth of her first child and returning to the sport early this year.
Canadian 19-year-old Victoria Mboko won newcomer of the year after starting the season outside the world’s top 300 and climbing to world number 18.
Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend were named doubles team of the year after winning their second Grand Slam title together, while Anisimova was named most improved player of the year after reaching five finals.
Last week, Carlos Alcaraz took home three awards at the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Awards, including year-end number one, while Jannik Sinner was voted fan favorite for the third time.
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