US EditionAryna Sabalenka is the WTA Player of the Year again. Amanda Anisimova earns Comeback Player honors
- On Monday, Aryna Sabalenka won her second consecutive WTA Tour Player of the Year award, earning nearly 80% of a media-panel vote.
- Sabalenka dominated the tour in 2025 by compiling a 63-12 match record, winning four titles and reaching nine finals while earning $15 million in prize money at No. 1.
- At the majors, Sabalenka was runner-up to Madison Keys and Coco Gauff, reached the Wimbledon semifinals, and defended the U.S. Open title, defeating Amanda Anisimova for her fourth Grand Slam singles trophy.
- Other WTA awards named Vicky Mboko Newcomer, Belinda Bencic Comeback, and Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend Doubles Team of the Year; Bencic returned after over a year away, won two titles and reached Wimbledon semifinals.
- Joining elite company, Sabalenka joined Serena Williams and Iga Swiatek as back-to-back winners, while Amanda Anisimova earned Most Improved after two Grand Slam finals and a 2023 mental-health break.
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Aryna Sabalenka Is the WTA Player of the Year Again; Amanda Anisimova Earns Comeback Player Honors
Aryna Sabalenka won her second consecutive WTA Tour Player of the Year award on Monday, getting nearly 80 percent of the vote from a media panel after winning the U.S. Open, reaching the finals of two other Grand Slam tournaments and closing the season at No. 1 in the rankings. Sabalenka joined Serena Williams and Iga Swiatek as back-to-back winners of the honor over the past 25 years. Sabalenka, a 27-year-old from Belarus, led women’s tennis in…
Tennis-Sabalenka named WTA Player of the Year for second straight season
Dec 15 (Reuters) - World number one Aryna Sabalenka has been named WTA Player of the Year for the second consecutive season after spending the entire year at the top of the rankings, the governing body of women's tennis announced on Monday. Read full story
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Sabalenka named WTA Player of the Year for second straight season
Dec 15 : World number one Aryna Sabalenka has been named WTA Player of the Year for the second consecutive season after spending the entire year at the top of the rankings, the governing body of women's tennis announced on Monday.Sabalenka capped a dominant 2025 campaign by successfully defending her U.S. Ope
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Aryna Sabalenka is the WTA Player of the Year again. Amanda Anisimova earns Comeback Player honors
Aryna Sabalenka has won her second consecutive WTA Tour Player of the Year award. Sabalenka received nearly 80% of the vote from a media panel.
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