Aryna Sabalenka is a highly accomplished Belarusian professional tennis player, currently holding the world No. 1 ranking in women's singles. She is also a former world No. 1 in doubles. Sabalenka boasts an impressive record of 20 WTA Tour-level singles titles, highlighted by her three Grand Slam victories at the 2023 and 2024 Australian Open, and the 2024 US Open. Additionally, she has secured nine WTA 1000 titles. In doubles, Sabalenka has won six titles, including major wins at the 2019 US Open and 2021 Australian Open, partnering with Elise Mertens.
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Chris Evert was ranked for 260 weeks in 1975.
Evonne Goolagong was ranked for 2 weeks in 1976.
Tracy Austin was ranked for 22 weeks in 1980.
Chris Evert was ranked for 260 weeks in 1985.
Martina Navratilova was ranked for 331 weeks in 1987 and Steffi Graf was ranked for 377 weeks.
Monica Seles was ranked for 178 weeks in 1991.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was ranked for 12 weeks in 1995.
Monica Seles was ranked for 178 weeks in 1996.
Steffi Graf was ranked for 377 weeks in 1997 and Martina Hingis was ranked for 209 weeks.
In May 1998, Aryna Siarhiejeŭna Sabalenka, a Belarusian professional tennis player, was born.
In 1998, Natasha Zvereva reached the last four of Wimbledon.
Lindsay Davenport was ranked for 98 weeks in 1998.
In 1999, Steffi Graf defeated the top 3 players at Roland Garros.
Martina Hingis was ranked for 209 weeks in 2001 and Jennifer Capriati was ranked for 17 weeks.
In 2002, Serena Williams defeated the top 3 players at the Miami Open.
Venus Williams was ranked for 11 weeks in 2002 and Serena Williams was ranked for 319 weeks.
Kim Clijsters was ranked for 20 weeks in 2003 and Justine Henin was ranked for 117 weeks.
Amélie Mauresmo was ranked for 39 weeks in 2004.
Lindsay Davenport was ranked for 98 weeks in 2006.
In 2008, Venus Williams defeated the top 3 players at the WTA Finals.
Justine Henin was ranked for 117 weeks in 2008, Ana Ivanovic was ranked for 12 weeks, and Jelena Janković was ranked for 18 weeks.
Jelena Janković was ranked for 18 weeks in 2009 and Dinara Safina was ranked for 26 weeks.
Caroline Wozniacki was ranked for 71 weeks in 2010.
In 2011, Victoria Azarenka reached the last four of Wimbledon.
Kim Clijsters was ranked for 20 weeks in 2011.
In 2012, Aryna Sabalenka began playing on the ITF Women's Circuit, participating in tournaments in Minsk but not winning any main draw matches.
In 2012, Victoria Azarenka reached the last four of Wimbledon.
Maria Sharapova was ranked for 21 weeks in 2012 and Victoria Azarenka was ranked for 51 weeks.
In 2013, Victoria Azarenka defended her Australian Open title, marking the last time a woman had successfully defended her title there until Aryna Sabalenka repeated the achievement later.
In 2013, at the age of 15, Aryna Sabalenka competed in the main draw of the Grade-4 Tallink Cup in Estonia, marking her first ITF event.
Victoria Azarenka was ranked for 51 weeks in 2013.
At the very end of 2014, Aryna Sabalenka won her first professional match in Istanbul.
In 2014, Aryna Sabalenka began training at the National Tennis Academy in Minsk when it opened.
In 2014, Aryna Sabalenka excelled at Grade 4 events, reaching her first singles final at the Estonian Junior Open in June and winning her first singles title at the MTV Total Junior Cup in Finland in October. At the end of the season, Sabalenka defended her Alatan Tour Cup doubles title, this time with compatriot Nika Shytkouskaya, and also won the singles title.
In 2014, Aryna Sabalenka represented Belarus at the Junior Fed Cup, with the team finishing in sixth place.
In 2015, Aryna Sabalenka played in the European Junior Championships, her highest-level junior tournament, and lost in the second round to Markéta Vondroušová.
In 2015, the Belarusian Tennis Federation persuaded Aryna Sabalenka and her team to focus on playing low-level professional events instead of junior tournaments.
Angelique Kerber was ranked for 34 weeks in 2016.
In 2016, Aryna Sabalenka made her Fed Cup debut, won two $50k titles, and entered the top 200 WTA rankings, finishing the year ranked No. 137.
In 2016, Aryna Sabalenka played her first WTA Tour main draw at the Dubai Open, won her first WTA Tour match at Wimbledon, and defeated Lauren Davis at the Washington Open.
In 2016, Serena Williams was the last player to reach the semifinals of all four major events in one year, a feat that Sabalenka matched later on.
In 2017, Aryna Sabalenka and Aliaksandra Sasnovich led the Belarus Fed Cup team to a runner-up finish.
In 2017, Aryna Sabalenka used her higher ranking to play exclusively on the WTA Tour.
In 2017, Sabalenka played on grass courts for the first time at Wimbledon and stated that she really liked it.
Serena Williams was ranked for 319 weeks in 2017, Karolína Plíšková was ranked for 8 weeks, Garbiñe Muguruza was ranked for 4 weeks, and Simona Halep was ranked for 64 weeks.
Although Sabalenka once again struggled at the Grand Slam tournaments, she ultimately finished the year with the same year-end ranking as in 2018 on the strength of three titles, all in China.
Aryna Sabalenka finished 2018 ranked No. 11 in the world in singles.
At the Australian Open in 2018, the crowd mocked Sabalenka's loud grunting in a match against Ashleigh Barty.
Between 2018 and 2022, Sabalenka and Ashleigh Barty met eight times, with the head-to-head finishing tied at 4–4.
Caroline Wozniacki was ranked for 71 weeks in 2018.
In 2018, Aryna Sabalenka reached two quarterfinals to begin the year and won her first matches at a Premier tournament at the Indian Wells Open.
In 2018, Aryna Sabalenka won the Wuhan Open.
In 2018, Sabalenka made both the singles and doubles finals at the Ladies Open Lugano on clay.
In early 2018, Sabalenka stopped working with Khalil Ibrahimov and began working with Magnus Norman and Magnus Tideman. Dmitry Tursunov became her primary coach for the grass court season in 2018.
In the summer of 2018, coach Dmitry Tursunov credited Sabalenka's improvement to her developing better shot selection.
After the 2019 US Open, Sabalenka briefly split with Dmitry Tursunov before reuniting and then permanently splitting at the end of the season.
In 2019, Aryna Sabalenka began playing doubles regularly and, with Elise Mertens, won the Sunshine Double (Indian Wells and Miami).
In 2019, Aryna Sabalenka finished the year ranked No. 11 in the world in singles.
In 2019, Aryna Sabalenka won the Wuhan Open for the second consecutive year.
In 2019, Aryna Sabalenka's father, Siarhiej, an ice hockey player, passed away.
In 2019, Aryna Sabalenka, partnering with Elise Mertens, won the US Open doubles title.
In 2019, Sabalenka's father Sergey, a former ice hockey player, died suddenly at age 43 due to meningitis.
Naomi Osaka was ranked for 25 weeks in 2019 and Ashleigh Barty was ranked for 121 weeks.
Since 2019, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina have met ten times, with Sabalenka leading the head-to-head at 6–4.
In August 2020, during the 2020–2021 Belarusian protests, Sabalenka criticized the government of Alexander Lukashenko for its dispersal of peaceful protests and called for no violence. She was later criticized for not advocating the protest movement's goals.
From 2020, the Wuhan Open was suspended due to COVID-19.
In 2020, Aryna Sabalenka served 166 double faults, the most of any player that year.
Since 2020, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff have met ten times, with their head-to-head record tied at 5–5.
In February 2021, Aryna Sabalenka won the Australian Open doubles competition with Elise Mertens, ascending to world No. 1 in the doubles rankings.
Following two major singles semifinal appearances, Aryna Sabalenka peaked at the world No. 2 ranking in 2021.
From the 2021 WTA Finals and into 2022, Sabalenka suffered from the yips, serving 152 double faults in 11 matches, an average of 14 double faults a match.
In 2021, Aryna Sabalenka and Elise Mertens won the Australian Open doubles title.
In 2021, Aryna Sabalenka won the Abu Dhabi Open, extending her winning streak to 15 matches and reaching a new ranking of No. 7.
In 2021, Aryna Sabalenka won the Madrid Open and entered the top 5 rankings in singles at world No. 4.
In 2021, Sabalenka made her best run of the season at the US Open.
In 2021, Sabalenka won her first clay court title at the Madrid Open.
In August 2020, during the 2020–2021 Belarusian protests, Sabalenka criticized the government of Alexander Lukashenko for its dispersal of peaceful protests and called for no violence. She was later criticized for not advocating the protest movement's goals.
Sabalenka entered Adelaide 1 as the second seed and in 2021 she defeated Czech teenage qualifier Linda Nosková to win her first title since Madrid 2021 and 11th career title without dropping a single set.
Sabalenka had been in a relationship with Konstantin Koltsov since 2021.
Since 2021, Sabalenka and Iga Świątek have played each other twelve times, with Świątek leading the head-to-head record at 8–4, their rivalry is considered to be one of the greatest in women's tennis.
With the 2021 Australian Open doubles title, Aryna Sabalenka became the world No. 1 in doubles.
From August 2022, Sabalenka's second serve began to show improvements after working with a biomechanics expert following the 2022 Canadian Open.
Ashleigh Barty was ranked for 121 weeks in 2022 and Iga Świątek was ranked for 125 weeks.
Between 2018 and 2022, Sabalenka and Ashleigh Barty met eight times, with the head-to-head finishing tied at 4–4.
Following the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Aryna Sabalenka voiced support for the Ukrainian people and displayed Ukraine-colored ribbons. During the year, Russian and Belarusian players were banned from the 2022 Wimbledon Championships.
In 2022, Aryna Sabalenka reached the quarterfinals at the Qatar Ladies Open, the final at the Stuttgart Open, and the semifinals at the Italian Open, losing to Iga Świątek multiple times, also she lost in the third round to Camila Giorgi at the French Open.
In 2022, Aryna Sabalenka struggled to consistently maintain her previous success.
In 2022, Aryna Sabalenka struggled with her serve at the Adelaide International 1 and 2, losing early in both tournaments.
In January 2023, Aryna Sabalenka stated regarding the war and the banning of Russian and Belarusian players from the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, that it wasn't her fault. Her comments were criticized for lacking compassion. She also reiterated her hope for peace.
On January 13, 2023, Aryna Sabalenka appeared in the tennis docuseries "Break Point", which premiered on Netflix.
Aryna Sabalenka was ranked for 37 weeks in 2023.
In 2023, Aryna Sabalenka ranked third among all players in aces served, with a total of 401.
In 2023, Aryna Sabalenka reached the quarterfinals in Dubai, losing to Barbora Krejčíková. At Indian Wells, she defeated Krejčíková, Coco Gauff, and Maria Sakkari, reaching the final but losing to Elena Rybakina. In Miami, Sabalenka reached the quarterfinals, losing to Sorana Cîrstea.
In 2023, Aryna Sabalenka won her first major singles title at the Australian Open and obtained the world No. 1 ranking, being named the ITF World Champion for the season.
In 2023, Aryna Sabalenka won the Australian Open, marking her first major singles title.
In 2023, Nike began to design custom garments for Sabalenka, starting from the US Open.
In 2023, Sabalenka lost to Gauff at the US Open final despite winning the first set.
In 2023, Sabalenka won against Świątek in the Madrid Open final, claiming her second Madrid title.
The Wuhan Open tournament was suspended due to COVID-19 from 2020 until 2023.
In March 2024, Sabalenka's boyfriend Konstantin Koltsov died of an apparent suicide at age 42. Sabalenka confirmed they were separated at the time of his death.
As of 2024, Aryna Sabalenka's coaching team includes Anton Dubrov, fitness trainer Jason Stacy, and hitting partner Andrei Vasilevski.
Iga Świątek was ranked for 125 weeks in 2024.
In 2024, Aryna Sabalenka secured victories at both the Australian Open and the US Open, adding two more major titles to her collection.
In 2024, Iga Świątek defeated defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in the Madrid Open final in three sets.
In 2024, Sabalenka defeated Gauff at the Australian Open.
In 2024, Sabalenka suffered a right shoulder injury, forcing her to retire at the Berlin Ladies Open and withdraw from Wimbledon. Later in August 2024, she won the Cincinnati Open, defeating Iga Świątek and Jessica Pegula.
In 2024, Sabalenka won her third Wuhan Open title by defeating Zheng Qinwen.
Aryna Sabalenka was ranked for 37 weeks in 2025.
In 2025, Sabalenka started the year by winning the Brisbane International, securing her 18th singles title.
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