🔗 Share this article Reigning Sabalenka Secures Back-to-Back WTA Top Player Awards. Aryna Sabalenka finished the tour with an outstanding 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 successive season. The 27-year-old won four titles – the most on tour – including successfully defending the US Open in September against Amanda Anisimova to secure her fourth Grand Slam singles triumph. A Season of Consistency Throughout the year, Sabalenka competed 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 won the Brisbane International early in the season, the Miami Open in March, and the Madrid Open in May. She spent the whole season as the world number one, concluding 2025 on top of the rankings for a second successive 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 finished the competitive year with a 63-12 win-loss record, and picked up a record £11m in prize money. She earned almost eighty percent of the votes submitted by international tennis media. On 28 December, she is scheduled to face 2022 Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios in a high-profile mixed-gender exhibition match with the aim of "raise women's tennis to a new level". Other WTA Award Recipients Returning Star of the Year: Switzerland's Belinda Bencic, 28, received the award after taking 13-month break after the birth of her daughter and returning to the sport at the start of this year. Fresh Face of the Year: Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko was honored with the award after beginning the season ranked 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 Grand Slam title together. Most Improved Player of the Year: Amanda Anisimova received the accolade after advancing to five finals. Last week, Carlos Alcaraz secured three honours in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Awards, including the year-end number one award, while Jannik Sinner was chosen as the fan favorite for a third time.