Aryna Sabalenka's Success and Achievements in Timeline

A success timeline featuring the most significant achievements of Aryna Sabalenka.

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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Full Timeline Career & Achievements Success & Recognition

2013: Victoria Azarenka defends Australian Open title

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.

2014: Won First Professional Match

At the very end of 2014, Aryna Sabalenka won her first professional match in Istanbul.

2014: Excelled at Grade 4 Events

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.

2016: WTA Tour Debut and First Grand Slam Win

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.

2016: Sabalenka reaches semifinals of all four major events

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.

2017: Belarus's Fed Cup success

Belarus experienced Fed Cup success in 2017.

2017: Leads Belarus Fed Cup Team to Runner-Up Finish

In 2017, Aryna Sabalenka and Aliaksandra Sasnovich led the Belarus Fed Cup team to a runner-up finish.

2018: Finished the year with same ranking as in 2018

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.

2018: Ranked No. 11 in the world

Aryna Sabalenka finished 2018 ranked No. 11 in the world in singles.

2018: Sabalenka's Wuhan Open success

In 2018, Aryna Sabalenka won the Wuhan Open.

2019: Started Playing Doubles Regularly and Won Sunshine Double

In 2019, Aryna Sabalenka began playing doubles regularly and, with Elise Mertens, won the Sunshine Double (Indian Wells and Miami).

2019: Finished ranked No. 11 in the world

In 2019, Aryna Sabalenka finished the year ranked No. 11 in the world in singles.

2019: Sabalenka's Wuhan Open success

In 2019, Aryna Sabalenka won the Wuhan Open for the second consecutive year.

2019: Wins 2019 US Open Doubles Title

In 2019, Aryna Sabalenka, partnering with Elise Mertens, won the US Open doubles title.

February 2021: Won Australian Open Doubles & Became World No. 1 in Doubles

In February 2021, Aryna Sabalenka won the Australian Open doubles competition with Elise Mertens, ascending to world No. 1 in the doubles rankings.

2021: Peaked at World No. 2 Ranking

Following two major singles semifinal appearances, Aryna Sabalenka peaked at the world No. 2 ranking in 2021.

2021: Wins 2021 Australian Open Doubles Title

In 2021, Aryna Sabalenka and Elise Mertens won the Australian Open doubles title.

2021: Won Abu Dhabi Open

In 2021, Aryna Sabalenka won the Abu Dhabi Open, extending her winning streak to 15 matches and reaching a new ranking of No. 7.

2021: Wins Madrid Open and Enters Top 5

In 2021, Aryna Sabalenka won the Madrid Open and entered the top 5 rankings in singles at world No. 4.

2021: Sabalenka wins first clay court title

In 2021, Sabalenka won her first clay court title at the Madrid Open.

2021: Won her first title since Madrid 2021

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.

2021: Became World No. 1 in Doubles

With the 2021 Australian Open doubles title, Aryna Sabalenka became the world No. 1 in doubles.

August 2022: Sabalenka's Second Serve Improvement

From August 2022, Sabalenka's second serve began to show improvements after working with a biomechanics expert following the 2022 Canadian Open.

2023: Sabalenka's Serving Prowess

In 2023, Aryna Sabalenka ranked third among all players in aces served, with a total of 401.

2023: Won first major singles title at the Australian Open

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.

2023: Wins 2023 Australian Open

In 2023, Aryna Sabalenka won the Australian Open, marking her first major singles title.

2024: Wins 2024 Australian Open and 2024 US Open

In 2024, Aryna Sabalenka secured victories at both the Australian Open and the US Open, adding two more major titles to her collection.

2024: Injury and Cincinnati Open Win

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.