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The top-ranked player Aryna Sabalenka has been chosen the Women's Tennis Association top performer of the year for a second successive year.

The 27-year-old captured four titles – the most on tour – which included successfully defending the US Open this past September versus Amanda Anisimova to secure her fourth Grand Slam singles triumph.

A Season of Consistency

Across the season, Sabalenka reached a circuit-leading nine championship matches, with losses coming against Madison Keys in the Australian Open final in January and Coco Gauff in June's French Open final.

The star player also claimed victory 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 whole season 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 did so nearly a decade ago.

Record-Breaking Achievements

Sabalenka ended the competitive year with a sixty-three to twelve win-loss record, and picked up a record £11m in tournament winnings.

She received nearly eighty percent of the votes cast by global tennis journalists.

Later this month, she is scheduled to face 2022 Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios in a high-profile mixed-gender exhibition match with the aim of "elevate women's tennis to a greater prominence".

Other WTA Award Winners

• Returning Star of the Year: Switzerland's Belinda Bencic, 28, received the award after taking a 13-month break following the arrival of her daughter and making her comeback to the sport earlier this season.
• Newcomer of the Year: Canadian 19-year-old Victoria Mboko received the award after starting the season positioned beyond the world's top 300 and rising to the eighteenth spot.
• Doubles Team of the Year: Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend were voted after securing their second Grand Slam title as a pair.
• Most Improved Player of the Year: Amanda Anisimova received the accolade after advancing to five finals.

Recently, Carlos Alcaraz won three honours in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Awards, including the season-ending top rank award, while Jannik Sinner was voted fans' favourite for a third time.