🔗 Share this article Top-ranked Sabalenka Secures Consecutive WTA Player of the Year Accolades. Aryna Sabalenka ended the year with an impressive twenty-three to three Grand Slam win-loss record. World number one Aryna Sabalenka has been chosen the Women's Tennis Association top performer of the year for a second successive season. The 27-year-old captured four titles – the highest tally on the circuit – including successfully defending the US Open this past September against Amanda Anisimova to secure her fourth Grand Slam singles championship. A Season of High Performance Throughout the year, Sabalenka reached a circuit-leading nine finals, with defeats coming against Madison Keys in the Australian Open final at the start of the year and Coco Gauff in the French Open final. The star player also claimed victory at the Brisbane International early in the season, the Miami Open in March, and the Madrid Open in May. She remained the whole season as the top-ranked player, ending 2025 on top of the rankings for a second successive year. In July, she achieved the status of being the first athlete to top 12,000 WTA ranking points after Serena Williams did so nearly a decade ago. Record-Breaking Numbers Sabalenka concluded the competitive year with a sixty-three to twelve match record, and picked up a record £11m in tournament winnings. She earned almost eighty percent of the votes submitted by international tennis media. Later this month, she is scheduled to face 2022 Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios in a high-profile mixed-gender exhibition match with the aim of "elevate women's tennis to a higher level". Additional WTA Award Recipients Returning Star of the Year: Switzerland's Belinda Bencic, 28, received the award after taking a 13-month break following the arrival of her daughter and returning to the sport at the start of this year. Rookie of the Year: Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko picked up the award after beginning the season ranked outside the world's top 300 and rising to world number 18. Doubles Team of the Year: Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend were voted after securing their second career Grand Slam title together. Most Improved Player of the Year: Amanda Anisimova received the accolade after making five championship matches. Recently, Carlos Alcaraz won three awards in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Awards, which included the year-end number one award, while Jannik Sinner was voted the fan favorite for a third consecutive time.