Iga Swiatek doesn't appear to be bothered by not securing the 12 months-Finish No. 1 rating because the Pole declares ending at No. 2 "an important achievement."
For the second yr in a row, Aryna Sabalenka gained the 12 months-Finish No. 1 award.
In October 2024, Swiatek was changed by Sabalenka on the world No. 1 spot. Since then, there haven't been any adjustments on the throne.
This previous season, Swiatek plummeted to No. 8 in June – which was her lowest rating since early 2022. Nonetheless, the Pole rapidly fastened her rating after accumulating 2,000 factors for profitable Wimbledon, in addition to having fun with triumphant runs in Cincinnati and Seoul.
Whereas Swiatek did extraordinarily effectively within the second a part of 2025, Sabalenka's lead was just too large. The 24-year-old did have an out of doors probability to complete the yr because the top-ranked participant, however finally it was the Belarusian. Heading into 2026, the reigning US Open champion is 2,475 rating factors forward of the Pole.
Swiatek: Ending at No. 2 is a good achievement
“I believe ending as No. 2 is a good achievement. I believe the extent we’re all at obtained extra equal. I believe you can see that, particularly through the WTA finals, mainly, any of us may win this event, we actually performed lots of tight matches," the reigning Wimbledon champion instructed CLAY.
In an interview performed final month, Swiatek's coach Wim Fissette underlined that returning to the No. 1 spot in 2026 can be one of many Pole's greatest objectives.
"The priorities are usually not altering. Iga needs to be the very best on the earth. We need to win a Grand Slam, hopefully multiple. We intend to be as shut as doable to the No. 1 within the rating," Fissette instructed Polish tennis journalist Dominik Senkowski final month.
Swiatek has had 125 weeks because the top-ranked participant within the sport, whereas Sabalenka entered her 69th week because the world No. 1 this Monday.
