Aryna Sabalenka Is the WTA Player of the Year Again; Amanda Anisimova Earns Comeback Player Honors

Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, holds her trophy aftyer defeating Amanda Anisimova, of the United States, after the women’s finals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, on Sept. 6, 2025, in New York. Yuki Iwamura/AP PhotoAryna Sabalenka won her second consecutive WTA Tour Player of the Year award on Monday, getting nearly 80 percent of the vote from a media panel after winning the U.S. Open, reaching the finals of two other Grand Slam tournaments and closing the season at No. 1 in the rankings.Sabalenka joined Serena Williams and Iga Swiatek as back-to-back winners of the honor over the past 25 years.