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World number one Aryna Sabalenka has been voted the Women's Tennis Association player of the year for a second straight season.

The twenty-seven-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 title.

A Season of High Performance

Across the season, Sabalenka reached a circuit-leading nine finals, with defeats 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 early in the season, the Miami Open during the spring, and the Madrid Open in May. She remained the whole season as the top-ranked player, ending 2025 atop the rankings for a second successive year.

In July, she became the first player to exceed 12,000 WTA ranking points since Serena Williams in 2015.

Record-Breaking Achievements

Sabalenka finished the season with a sixty-three to twelve win-loss record, and picked up a historic eleven million pounds in prize money.

She received almost 80% of the votes cast by international tennis media.

Later this month, she is poised to compete against 2022 Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios in a high-profile mixed-gender exhibition match with the aim of "help bring women's tennis to a higher level".

Other WTA Award Winners

• Comeback Player of the Year: Switzerland's Belinda Bencic, 28, was voted after taking a extended hiatus after the birth of her daughter and making her comeback to the sport at the start of this year.
• Fresh Face of the Year: Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko received the award after beginning the season ranked beyond the world's top 300 and climbing to the eighteenth spot.
• Doubles Team of the Year: Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend were selected after winning their second Grand Slam title together.
• Biggest Leap of the Year: Amanda Anisimova received the accolade after reaching five finals.

Last week, Carlos Alcaraz won three honours 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.