🔗 Share this article Reigning Sabalenka Wins Consecutive WTA Player of the Year Honors. The Belarusian player ended the season with an impressive twenty-three to three Grand Slam match record. The top-ranked player Aryna Sabalenka has been voted the Women's Tennis Association top performer of the year for a second straight season. The 27-year-old captured four tournament victories – the highest tally on the circuit – including retaining the US Open in September against Amanda Anisimova to earn her fourth Grand Slam singles triumph. A Season of High Performance Across the season, Sabalenka played in a circuit-leading nine finals, 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 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 entire year as the world number one, concluding 2025 atop the rankings for a second successive year. This past summer, she achieved the status of being the first player to top 12,000 WTA ranking points since Serena Williams in 2015. Historic Achievements Sabalenka concluded the season with a 63-12 win-loss record, and picked up a historic £11m in earnings. She garnered nearly 80% of the votes submitted by international tennis media. Later this month, she is scheduled to face 2022 Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios in a Battle of the Sexes-style exhibition match in a bid to "elevate women's tennis to a higher level". Additional WTA Award Recipients Comeback Player 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 earlier this season. Newcomer 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 soaring to world number 18. Doubles Team of the Year: Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend were selected after capturing their second Grand Slam title together. Most Improved Player of the Year: Amanda Anisimova was named after advancing to five finals. Recently, Carlos Alcaraz secured three awards in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Awards, including the season-ending top rank award, while Jannik Sinner was chosen as the fan favorite for a third time.