Aryna Sabalenka has been voted the WTA’s Player of the Year for the first time, following a season in which she won two Grand Slam titles and finishing 2024 at No. 1 in the rankings.
Sabalenka led a Player of the Year ballot that also included Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Jasmine Paolini and Zheng Qinwen, but the 26-year-old won a vote by tennis media to finish on top after posting a 56-14 record, reaching seven finals across 2024 and winning four titles, defending her Australian Open title, lifting her first US Open trophy, and taking home two WTA 1000 events in Cincinnati and Wuhan.
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She returned to world No. 1 for a second time in October, taking the ranking from Swiatek, and ended the season in the top spot following her fourth consecutive appearance at the WTA Finals.
Also honored by a media vote were the doubles team of Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini, Paula Badosa, Emma Navarro, and Lulu Sun. Badosa was named the Comeback Player of the Year, Navarro the Most Improved Player of the Year, and Sun the Newcomer of the Year.
