And the winners of the 2025 WTA Tour player awards are …

The WTA has announced the first batch of winners for its annual WTA Awards, recognising the top players, tournaments, and coach of the year, along with athletes who have made outstanding contributions to the Tour off the court. 

Over the coming days, the WTA will continue celebrating standout performances as part of WTA Award Week, beginning today with the Player Award announcements, determined by votes from international media members. 

Aryna Sabalenka has been named Player of the Year for the second consecutive season, becoming only the third player in the past 15 years to win the award more than once. She secured nearly 80% of the media vote following a dominant season where she reached the most finals (9), claimed the most titles (4), accumulated the most wins (63), and set a new single-season prize money record of $15,008,519. 

Sabalenka held the PIF WTA World No.1 ranking all year, finishing at the top for the second straight year, and now ranks 12th on the all-time list for weeks at No. 1. 

Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend had a historic season together. They captured their second Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, won the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, and reached another major final at the US Open. Their strong 2025 results also helped Townsend become PIF WTA World No.1 in doubles for the first time, making her the first mother to top the doubles rankings. 

Siniakova further cemented her legacy, ranking third on the all-time list for weeks as doubles No. 1 (174 weeks as of Dec. 15) and tying with Martina Navratilova for the most year-end finishes (5) as doubles No. 1. 

Amanda Anisimova was the only player nominated in two categories this season (including Player of the Year), highlighting her remarkable 2025 performance. She reached five finals, won her first WTA 1000 titles at the Qatar TotalEnergies Open (Doha) and China Open (Beijing), and advanced to her first Grand Slam finals at Wimbledon and the US Open. She also made the WTA 500 HSBC Championships final at London’s Queen’s Club, debuted in the Top 10 in July, and qualified for the WTA Finals for the first time. 

Swiss player Belinda Bencic returned to the Tour after stepping away in September 2023 to give birth to her daughter, Bella, in April 2024. She kicked off her comeback at the United Cup and matched her career-best Australian Open result by reaching the Round of 16. Bencic’s comeback was solidified at the WTA 500 Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open, where she defeated World No.5 Elena Rybakina en route to the title. 

Bencic also reached the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time and ended the year with her 10th career title at the WTA 500 Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. 

At 19, Victoria Mboko emerged as 2025’s breakout star. Starting the year ranked outside the Top 300, she soared to No.18 by year-end. Her season began with her Tour debut at the WTA 1000 Miami Open presented by Itaú, followed by her first Grand Slam appearances at Roland Garros (reaching the third round) and Wimbledon. 

Mboko’s fairy-tale campaign peaked with her title run at the WTA 1000 National Bank Open presented by Rogers in Montreal, where she became the second youngest woman in the Open Era to defeat four Grand Slam champions in a single tournament. She concluded the year with another trophy at the WTA 250 Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open, capping an unforgettable season.