🔗 Share this article Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka Wins Consecutive WTA Top Player Accolades. The Belarusian player concluded the year with an outstanding 23-3 Grand Slam match record. World number one Aryna Sabalenka has been selected the Women's Tennis Association top performer of the year for a second successive season. The 27-year-old captured four titles – the highest tally on the circuit – including retaining the US Open this past September versus Amanda Anisimova to earn her fourth Grand Slam singles championship. A Year of High Performance Across the season, Sabalenka played in a circuit-leading 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 claimed victory at the Brisbane International in January, the Miami Open in March, and the Madrid Open as the clay season progressed. She remained the whole season as the top-ranked player, ending 2025 on top of the rankings for a second straight year. In July, she achieved the status of being the first player to top 12,000 WTA ranking points after Serena Williams in 2015. Historic Achievements Sabalenka ended the competitive year with a sixty-three to twelve match record, and picked up a record eleven million pounds in prize money. She garnered nearly eighty percent of the votes submitted by global tennis journalists. Later this month, she is set to play 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". Additional WTA Award Recipients Comeback Player of the Year: Switzerland's Belinda Bencic, 28, received the award after taking a 13-month break after the birth of her first child and making her comeback to the sport at the start of this year. Fresh Face of the Year: Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko received the award after beginning the season ranked beyond the world's top 300 and climbing to world number 18. Partnership of the Year: Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend earned the title after capturing their second Grand Slam title together. Most Improved Player of the Year: Amanda Anisimova received the accolade after reaching five finals. Recently, Carlos Alcaraz won three honours in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Awards, which included the season-ending top rank award, while Jannik Sinner was voted the fan favorite for a third consecutive time.