There can be no drama regarding the WTA’s No.1 rating on the WTA Finals in Riyadh. The distinction belongs to Aryna Sabalenka for the second consecutive yr.
Sabalenka was honored throughout a particular on-court ceremony previous to the WTA Finals, the place she obtained the coveted year-end No.1 trophy, celebrating one other dominant marketing campaign that noticed her win one other main title and run the desk on the high of the rankings.
Sabalenka is now certainly one of solely 13 gamers in WTA historical past to complete the season within the No.1 place on a number of events. In her second stint at No.1, Sabalenka has held the highest spot for 54 consecutive weeks, and 62 total, which is nice for thirteenth most all-time.
“This implies loads to me,” Sabalenka stated. We’ve put a whole lot of arduous work on this yr, and arduous work pays off. Each remaining and each match was unimaginable, I’m tremendous happy with the season and hopefully I can end on an excellent word right here in Riyadh.”
In WTA historical past, 29 girls have held the No.1 rating, and 16 totally different girls have completed a season as year-end No.1.
