🔗 Share this article Dominant Sabalenka Secures Consecutive WTA Top Player Accolades. Aryna Sabalenka concluded the year with an outstanding twenty-three to three Grand Slam win-loss record. World number one Aryna Sabalenka has been selected the Women's Tennis Association top performer of the year for a second consecutive season. The 27-year-old won four titles – the most on tour – which included retaining the US Open in September versus Amanda Anisimova to secure her fourth Grand Slam singles title. A Year of High Performance Across the season, Sabalenka reached a tour-best nine championship matches, with losses coming to Madison Keys in the Australian Open final at the start of the year and Coco Gauff in June's French Open final. The Belarusian also triumphed at the Brisbane International in January, the Miami Open in March, and the Madrid Open in May. She remained the entire year as the top-ranked player, concluding 2025 on top of the rankings for a second successive year. This past summer, she became the first player to exceed 12,000 WTA ranking points after Serena Williams did so nearly a decade ago. Record-Breaking Achievements Sabalenka ended the competitive year with a 63-12 match record, and collected a historic £11m in earnings. She garnered nearly eighty percent of the votes submitted by international tennis media. Later this month, she is set to play 2022 Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios in a Battle of the Sexes-style exhibition match in a bid to "help bring women's tennis to a greater prominence". Additional WTA Award Winners Returning Star of the Year: Switzerland's Belinda Bencic, 28, received the award after taking a 13-month break after the arrival of her daughter and making her comeback to the sport at the start of this year. Newcomer of the Year: Canadian 19-year-old Victoria Mboko received the award after beginning the season positioned beyond the world's top 300 and rising to world number 18. Partnership of the Year: Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend were voted after capturing their second Grand Slam title together. Most Improved Player of the Year: Amanda Anisimova received the accolade after making 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 chosen as the fan favorite for a third time.