🔗 Share this article Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka Secures Consecutive WTA Top Player Accolades. The Belarusian player ended the tour with an outstanding 23-3 Grand Slam win-loss record. The top-ranked player Aryna Sabalenka has been chosen the Women's Tennis Association player of the year for a second successive season. The twenty-seven-year-old won four titles – the highest tally on the circuit – which included successfully defending the US Open this past September versus Amanda Anisimova to secure her fourth Grand Slam singles title. A Season of Dominance Over the course of the tour, Sabalenka reached 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 star player also claimed victory at the Brisbane International in January, the Miami Open in March, and the Madrid Open as the clay season progressed. She spent the entire year as the top-ranked player, ending 2025 on top of the rankings for a second straight year. This past summer, she achieved the status of being the first athlete to top 12,000 WTA ranking points since Serena Williams in 2015. Record-Breaking Achievements Sabalenka finished the season with a 63-12 win-loss record, and picked up a record £11m in earnings. She earned almost 80% of the votes cast by international tennis media. On 28 December, she is scheduled to face 2022 Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios in a Battle of the Sexes-style exhibition match with the aim of "elevate women's tennis to a new level". Other WTA Award Recipients Returning Star of the Year: Switzerland's Belinda Bencic, 28, was voted after taking a 13-month break following the birth of her first child and making her comeback to the sport at the start of this year. Newcomer of the Year: Canadian 19-year-old Victoria Mboko received the award after starting the season positioned outside the world's top 300 and climbing to the eighteenth spot. 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 advancing to five championship matches. Recently, Carlos Alcaraz secured three honours in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Awards, which included the year-end number one award, while Jannik Sinner was voted the fan favorite for a third consecutive time.