🔗 Share this article Top-ranked Sabalenka Wins Consecutive WTA Top Player Honors. The Belarusian player concluded the tour with an notable 23-3 Grand Slam win-loss record. The top-ranked player Aryna Sabalenka has been voted the Women's Tennis Association top performer of the year for a second successive season. The 27-year-old won four titles – the highest tally on the circuit – which included successfully defending the US Open this past September against Amanda Anisimova to earn her fourth Grand Slam singles triumph. A Season of Dominance Throughout the year, Sabalenka competed 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 Belarusian also claimed victory at 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, ending 2025 on top of 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 did so nearly a decade ago. Historic Achievements Sabalenka concluded the season with a 63-12 win-loss record, and earned a historic £11m in earnings. She earned almost eighty percent of the votes cast by global tennis journalists. Later this month, she is poised to compete against 2022 Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios in a Battle of the Sexes-style exhibition match with the aim of "help bring women's tennis to a higher level". Other WTA Award Winners Returning Star of the Year: Switzerland's Belinda Bencic, twenty-eight, was voted after taking extended hiatus after the arrival of her first child and making her comeback to the sport earlier this season. Rookie of the Year: Canadian 19-year-old Victoria Mboko picked up the award after starting the season positioned outside the world's top 300 and rising to the eighteenth spot. Partnership of the Year: Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend were voted after capturing their second career Grand Slam title together. Most Improved Player of the Year: Amanda Anisimova received the accolade after making five finals. Recently, Carlos Alcaraz secured three awards in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Awards, which included the year-end number one award, while Jannik Sinner was voted fans' favourite for a third consecutive time.