Sabalenka guarantees to finish the season as number one for the second year in a row

PARIS.- The Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka will finish the season as world number 1 for the second consecutive year, according to the classification WTA published this Monday, the day after the Women’s Masters.

Despite the fact that the 27-year-old player lost the final of the masters tournament against the Kazakh Elena Rybakinahas achieved the most victories (63) and has broken the record for prize income in a single season in the women’s circuit ($15,008,519).

Sabalenka won four titles in 2025, including a Grand Slam (US Open), in addition to playing the final in two other majors (Australian Open and Roland Garros).

Proof of its superiority, it will end the year with 2,475 points ahead of N.2, the Polish Iga Swiatek.

Rybakina, for her part, ends the year in great shape after a poor streak of results that led her to fall to 13th place in the rankings in July and closed the season with her second greatest success after the title at Wimbledon in 2022.

The Kazakh player will end the year in 5th place in the WTA ranking, two places from her best ranking (3rd in 2023).

WTA rankings as of November 10, 2025

1. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 10,870 points

2. Iga Swiatek (POL) 8,395

3. Coco Gauff (USA) 6,763

4. Amanda Anisimova (USA) 6,287

5. Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 5,850 (+1)

6. Jessica Pegula (USA) 5,583 (-1)

7. Madison Keys (USA) 4,335

8. Jasmine Paolini (ITA) 4,325

9. Mirra Andreeva (RUS) 4,319

10. Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) 3,375

11. Belinda Bencic (SUI) 3,168

12. Clara Tauson (DEN) 2,770

13. Linda Noskova (CZE) 2,641

14. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 2,595

15. Emma Navarro (USA) 2,515

16. Naomi Osaka (JPN) 2,487

17. Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) 2,209

18. Victoria Mboko (CAN) 2,157

19. Karolina Muchova (CZE) 1996

20. Elise Mertens (BEL) 1969

25. Paula Badosa (ESP) 1,676

42. Jéssica Bouzas (ESP) 1,262

48. Emiliana Arango (CL) 1,176

54. Cristina Bucas (ESP) 1,098

58. Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 1,052

66. Solana Sierra (ARG) 988 (+1)

70. Renata Zarazúa (MEX) 944 (+12)

82. Camila Osorio (COL) 860 (-2)