🔗 Share this article Top-ranked Sabalenka Claims Consecutive WTA Player of the Year Awards. Aryna Sabalenka ended the year with an notable 23-3 Grand Slam win-loss record. World number one Aryna Sabalenka has been chosen the Women's Tennis Association player of the year for a second successive year. The 27-year-old won four tournament victories – the highest tally on the circuit – which included successfully defending the US Open in September versus Amanda Anisimova to claim her fourth Grand Slam singles triumph. A Season of Dominance Throughout the year, Sabalenka competed in a tour-best nine finals, with defeats coming against Madison Keys in the Australian Open final in January and Coco Gauff in the French Open final. The Belarusian also triumphed at the Brisbane International early in the season, the Miami Open during the spring, and the Madrid Open as the clay season progressed. She spent the entire year as the top-ranked player, finishing 2025 on top of the rankings for a second straight year. This past summer, she became the first player to top 12,000 WTA ranking points since Serena Williams in 2015. Record-Breaking Achievements Sabalenka ended the season with a 63-12 match record, and earned a record £11m in earnings. She garnered nearly eighty percent of the votes cast by global tennis journalists. Later this month, she is poised to compete against 2022 Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios in a high-profile mixed-gender exhibition match in a bid to "raise women's tennis to a higher level". Other WTA Award Recipients Returning Star of the Year: Switzerland's Belinda Bencic, twenty-eight, received the award after taking a extended hiatus after the arrival of her daughter and making her comeback to the sport earlier this season. Fresh Face of the Year: Canadian 19-year-old Victoria Mboko picked up the award after starting the season ranked beyond the world's top 300 and climbing to the eighteenth spot. Doubles Team of the Year: Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend were selected after securing their second Grand Slam title together. Most Improved Player of the Year: Amanda Anisimova received the accolade after reaching five finals. Last week, Carlos Alcaraz took home three honours in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Awards, including the year-end number one award, while Jannik Sinner was voted the fan favorite for a third consecutive time.