🔗 Share this article Dominant Sabalenka Claims Back-to-Back WTA Player of the Year Accolades. The Belarusian player concluded the tour with an notable 23-3 Grand Slam win-loss record. The top-ranked player Aryna Sabalenka has been selected the Women's Tennis Association player of the year for a second successive year. The 27-year-old secured four titles – the most on tour – including retaining the US Open this past September against Amanda Anisimova to earn her fourth career Grand Slam singles championship. A Year of Consistency Over the course of the tour, Sabalenka reached a circuit-leading nine finals, with defeats coming to Madison Keys in the Australian Open final in January and Coco Gauff in June's French Open final. The Belarusian also triumphed at the Brisbane International early in the season, the Miami Open during the spring, and the Madrid Open as the clay season progressed. She remained the entire year as the top-ranked player, finishing 2025 on top of the rankings for a second straight year. This past summer, she became the first player to exceed 12,000 WTA ranking points after Serena Williams in 2015. Record-Breaking Numbers Sabalenka concluded the season with a 63-12 match record, and collected a record eleven million pounds in prize money. 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 high-profile mixed-gender 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 extended hiatus following the birth of her first child and returning to the sport at the start of this year. Rookie of the Year: Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko received the award after beginning the season positioned outside the world's top 300 and rising to world number 18. Partnership of the Year: Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend were voted after securing their second career Grand Slam title as a pair. Most Improved Player of the Year: Amanda Anisimova was named after advancing to five finals. Recently, Carlos Alcaraz took home 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 time.