London, Dec. 16 -- World number one Aryna Sabalenka has been voted the Women's Tennis Association player of the year for a second successive season.
According to BBC sport, the 27-year-old won four titles - the most on tour - including retainingthe US Open against Amanda Anisimova in September to claim her fourth Grand Slam singles triumph.
Across the season Sabalenka played in a tour-best nine finals, with losses to Madison Keys in the Australian Open final in January and Coco Gauff in June's French Open final.
The Belarusian also won the Brisbane International in January, the Miami Open in March and the Madrid Open in May, and spent the entire year as world number one, finishing 2025 top of the rankings for a second successive year. In...