🔗 Share this article Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka Claims Consecutive WTA Top Player Accolades. Aryna Sabalenka ended the tour with an notable 23-3 Grand Slam match record. The top-ranked player Aryna Sabalenka has been voted the Women's Tennis Association player of the year for a second straight year. The twenty-seven-year-old secured four tournament victories – the highest tally on the circuit – which included retaining the US Open this past September against Amanda Anisimova to claim her fourth career Grand Slam singles championship. A Season of Dominance Across the season, Sabalenka reached a tour-best nine finals, with defeats coming to 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 won the Brisbane International early in the season, the Miami Open during the spring, and the Madrid Open in May. She remained the whole season as the top-ranked player, finishing 2025 atop the rankings for a second successive year. In July, she achieved the status of being the first athlete to exceed 12,000 WTA ranking points since Serena Williams in 2015. Historic Statistics Sabalenka concluded the competitive year with a 63-12 match record, and picked up a record £11m in earnings. She earned almost 80% of the votes submitted by international tennis media. On 28 December, she is scheduled to face 2022 Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios in a Battle of the Sexes-style exhibition match with the aim of "elevate women's tennis to a greater prominence". Other WTA Award Winners Returning Star of the Year: Switzerland's Belinda Bencic, 28, was voted after taking extended hiatus after the arrival of her daughter and returning to the sport earlier this season. Rookie of the Year: Canadian 19-year-old Victoria Mboko was honored with the award after beginning the season ranked outside the world's top 300 and soaring to world number 18. Partnership of the Year: Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend were voted after capturing their second Grand Slam title as a pair. Biggest Leap of the Year: Amanda Anisimova received the accolade after reaching five finals. Recently, Carlos Alcaraz secured three honours in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Awards, which included the season-ending top rank award, while Jannik Sinner was chosen as fans' favourite for a third consecutive time.