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Aryna Sabalenka
WTA · World No. 1

Aryna Sabalenka

🏳️World · Age 27 · Born 5 May 1998

About

Born in Minsk, Belarus, Aryna Sabalenka turned pro in 2015 after a junior career characterised by raw power. She won her first WTA title in New Haven in 2018 and broke into the top 10 the following year. After conquering the early-career double-fault demons, she captured back-to-back Australian Opens in 2023 and 2024, then reached world No. 1 — a position she has cemented across 2025 and 2026.

Profile updated 29 Apr 2026
Right now
1
WTA rank
10,895
Ranking points
3-0
7-day record
100.0%
7-day win rate
25
Career titles
#1
Career-high rank

Recent form

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In the news

“Sabalenka's hold percentage on tour-level clay this spring (84%) is the highest of her career.”

News last refreshed 29 Apr 2026
How they play

Playing style

First-strike tennis taken to its logical extreme. The forehand is one of the heaviest on tour and the two-handed backhand is even bigger; few players hit through the court the way Sabalenka does on hard. The serve is the on-paper headline, with first-serve speeds north of 195 km/h, and her in-rally aggression has been balanced by genuinely improved defence since 2024.

Serve
Top-five first-serve speed on tour; second-serve consistency was rebuilt under coach Anton Dubrov and is no longer a liability.
Groundstrokes
Both wings are flat-out hitters with depth; the backhand down the line is a tournament-stealing shot.
Movement
Quicker than her frame suggests; pushes off the back foot well to redirect wide balls.
Weakness
Heavy topspin to the backhand corner can still drag her into uncomfortable patterns on slower clay.

Surface splits

Career surface splits.

Hard
72.8% 302–113
Clay
69.5% 91–40
Grass
66.1% 41–21

Serve & return fingerprint

3 matches of statistics in the last 7 days. Aces/match: 1.7 · DFs/match: 2.7

1st serve %1st-serve W%2nd-serve W%Return 1st W%BP saved
1st serve in
64.7%
1st-serve points won
83.3%
2nd-serve points won
49.7%
Return on 1st
43.7%
Return on 2nd
50.0%

Big-match temperament

0–1
Tiebreaks (this week)
1–0
Deciders (this week)
1
Comeback wins
1/0
Breadsticks given/taken

Notable rivalries

Iga Swiatek
The defining women's rivalry; H2H tilted slightly Swiatek's way overall, level on hard since 2024.
Elena Rybakina
Three Grand Slam meetings since 2023; Sabalenka leads on hard, Rybakina on grass.
Coco Gauff
Sabalenka holds an early-career edge but Gauff has won the last three meetings.

Rivalry network

Most-played opponents inside our 7-day rolling window.

N. Osaka1–0J. Cristian1–0P. Stearns1–0
Career

Career snapshot

25
Career titles
#1
Career high
2016
First season
SeasonYear-end rankW–LTitles
20177336–251
20181351–252
20191139–223
20201029–103
2021245–182
2022533–220
2023255–143
2024156–144
2025163–134
202615–01

Team and equipment

Head coach
Anton Dubrov
Co-coach
Jason Stacy
Fitness
Jason Stacy
Physio
Lukasz Kowalski
Height
182 cm
Plays
Right-handed
Backhand
Two-handed
Coach
Anton Dubrov
Racquet
Wilson Blade 98 v8
String
Luxilon ALU Power
Apparel
Nike

Career highlights

  • Grand Slam titles: Australian Open 2023, 2024; US Open 2024
  • WTA 1000 titles: Madrid 2021, 2023, 2025; Cincinnati 2024; Wuhan 2024
  • Year-end world No. 1: 2024, 2025
  • WTA Finals champion: 2024
Watch & follow

Where to follow

Live scores when Sabalenka is on court appear on our tennis today and live streaming pages. The full WTA top-100 sits at our live WTA rankings. Compare Sabalenka on the player statistical deep dive.

Head-to-head vs Elena Rybakina →

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