The long game: Aryna Sabalenka's journey to the year-end No.1 ranking
3 days ago · 2024 WTA Finals. Greg Garber. RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Last year, Aryna Sabalenka seized the No.1 ranking from Iga Swiatek for eight weeks after the US Open. Swiatek snatched it back by winning her last 11 matches of 2023, culminating with the title at the WTA Finals in Cancun. “I would say that I wasn’t ready,” Sabalenka said here last week.
Aryna Sabalenka and Katerina Siniakova celebrate WTA year-end No.1 ranking
3 days ago · PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The WTA on Monday celebrated Aryna Sabalenka and Katerina Siniakova ’s WTA Year-End No.1 Ranking presented by PIF achievements as both players were presented with the coveted trophies following their outstanding seasons on the Hologic WTA Tour. Sabalenka secured the singles year-end accolade for the first time in her ...
Aryna Sabalenka and Katerina Siniakova secure WTA Year-End No.1 rankings
Nov 5, 2024 · RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- The WTA announced Tuesday that Aryna Sabalenka and Katerina Siniakova secured the WTA year-end No.1 rankings presented by PIF. Sabalenka has earned the elite accolade in singles for the first time in her career, while Siniakova from the Czech Republic is celebrating her fourth finish in the doubles No.1 position (in ...
Aryna Sabalenka clinches year-end No. 1 after Iga Swiatek falls to …
Nov 5, 2024 · Reigning Australian Open and US Open champion Aryna Sabalenka has clinched the WTA’s year-end No. 1 ranking for 2024 after Iga Swiatek’s defeat to Coco Gauff at the WTA Finals on Tuesday.
Aryna Sabalenka clinches the WTA year-end No. 1 ranking for …
Nov 5, 2024 · RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka clinched the year-end No. 1 spot in the women’s rankings for the first time when Iga Swiatek lost at the WTA Finals on Tuesday. Sabalenka, a 26-year-old from Belarus, was assured of finishing 2024 atop the WTA without swinging her racket on Tuesday, thanks to Swiatek’s 6-3, 6-4 setback against Coco Gauff at the season-ending tournament in Saudi ...
Aryna Sabalenka confirmed as year-end world number one on WTA …
Nov 5, 2024 · 2m ago. Aryna Sabalenka will end the year as world No. 1 for the first time, 12 months on from surrendering the honor in the final stages of the season. Iga Swiatek’s 3-6, 4-6 defeat to Coco ...
WTA : Sabalenka 'more ready' for second stint at the top
Oct 21, 2024 · Ahead of the start of the WTA Finals, Aryna Sabalenka was very clear on her goals: besides wanting to win the tournament for the first time, she was determined to finish the year as the number one player in the world. Last season, Sabalenka spent eight weeks at the summit of the rankings but was dethroned by Iga Swiatek, who won the WTA Finals to reclaim the top spot and end 2023 as the world ...
Why Aryna Sabalenka overtook Iga Swiatek for world number …
By James Hansen. Nov 1, 2024. The tennis world awoke to a surprise on Monday, with Aryna Sabalenka replacing Iga Swiatek as No. 1 in the WTA rankings. Sabalenka, who has won two Grand Slam titles ...
Aryna Sabalenka overtakes Iga Swiatek to reclaim WTA No. 1 ranking
Oct 21, 2024 · ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — U.S. Open champion Aryna Sabalenka is officially No. 1 in the WTA rankings again after ending Iga Swiatek’s 11-month reign. Sabalenka led Swiatek by 41 points in the latest rankings published Monday, overturning a 69-point deficit from the week before, even though neither of the two played last week.
Aryna Sabalenka clinches WTA year-end No. 1 ranking for first …
Nov 5, 2024 · Aryna Sabalenka clinched the WTA's year-end No. 1 ranking for the first time on the heels of a 2024 season that includes Grand Slam titles at the US Open and the Australian Open.