Nine finals as world number one in a single season: Sabalenka joins a very exclusive club in the 21st century

le 08/11/2025 à 10h22

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Aryna Sabalenka has qualified for the WTA Finals for the second time in her career. The world number one defeated Amanda Anisimova (6-3, 3-6, 6-3), allowing her to play in her 9th final this season on the WTA tour.

Sabalenka confirmed her status as the world's best player at the WTA Finals. Undefeated in the group stage, the world number one defeated Anisimova this Friday in the semifinals, qualifying her for the final, her ninth this season.

After her titles in Brisbane, Miami, Madrid, and the US Open, as well as her runner-up finishes at the Australian Open, Indian Wells, Stuttgart, and Roland-Garros, she will seek to win the WTA Finals for the first time in her career.

While awaiting the conclusion of this season, Sabalenka has joined a very exclusive club in the 21st century of players who have reached at least nine finals in a single WTA season while being world number one. Before her, only Martina Hingis (2000), Justine Henin (2007), and Serena Williams (2013) had achieved this feat.

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that's a nice stat Aryna, serious consistency at the top

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As we move to the end of this month and also closing out the year I am wishing all of those following me a Merry Christmas and a Happy/Healthy New Year.

Let's make that wish for all 2000 plus players hoping for 5 wins each day. Hoping ŵhen we open the results page to see all green, and no red. And especially NO CANCELED matches.

From me and my rotti JAZ, I bid you all good night, and see you in...

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I love tennis

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why did tennis tonic void predictions on the match between Chwalinska and Huergo at the Quito tournament? The match was played to completion and on time. If TT feels the match is one sided, and of course it was, then don't put it up for prediction. This is getting irritating.

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The finals are here, and we scramble for the best finish. I've been chasing "King" all year and I was able to shrink the spread a little. Skelp is also closing the gap.

Seasons best to all the regulars in our league.

Will you all be back in the new year.?

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Steffi Graf completed a Golden Slam (not just a career Grand Slam) when she was 19. She is the only person to accomplish that, winning the four majors plus Olympic gold the same calendar year.

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