🔗 Share this article Dominant Sabalenka Wins Back-to-Back WTA Player of the Year Awards. Aryna Sabalenka finished the year with an impressive 23-3 Grand Slam win-loss record. World number one Aryna Sabalenka has been chosen the Women's Tennis Association player of the year for a second straight year. The 27-year-old secured four tournament victories – the highest tally on the circuit – which included retaining the US Open in September against Amanda Anisimova to claim her fourth career Grand Slam singles championship. A Year of Dominance Throughout the year, Sabalenka played in a circuit-leading nine championship matches, with losses coming to Madison Keys in the Australian Open final in January 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 in March, and the Madrid Open in May. She remained the entire year as the world number one, finishing 2025 on top of the rankings for a second straight year. This past summer, she achieved the status of being the first player to exceed 12,000 WTA ranking points after Serena Williams in 2015. Record-Breaking Numbers Sabalenka concluded the season with a sixty-three to twelve match record, and picked up a historic £11m in tournament winnings. She earned almost 80% of the votes cast by international tennis media. Later this month, she is scheduled to face 2022 Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios in a high-profile mixed-gender exhibition match with the aim of "raise 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 extended hiatus following the birth of her daughter and returning to the sport earlier this season. Newcomer of the Year: Canadian 19-year-old Victoria Mboko was honored with the award after starting the season positioned beyond the world's top 300 and soaring to world number 18. Partnership of the Year: Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend earned the title after capturing their second Grand Slam title together. Biggest Leap of the Year: Amanda Anisimova received the accolade after advancing to five finals. Recently, Carlos Alcaraz secured three awards in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Awards, including the year-end number one award, while Jannik Sinner was voted fans' favourite for a third consecutive time.