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2024 Aryna Sabalenka tennis season

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2024 Aryna Sabalenka tennis season
Sabalenka at the 2024 US Open
Full nameAryna Siarhiejeŭna Sabalenka
Country(not allowed to play under the Belarusian flag)
Calendar prize money$9,729,260[1]
Singles
Season record56–14 (82%)
Calendar titles4
Current rankingNo. 1
Ranking change from previous yearIncrease 1
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian OpenW
French OpenQF
WimbledonA
US OpenW
ChampionshipsSF
Injuries
InjuriesShoulder injury[2]
Last updated on: 9 November 2024.
2023
2025

The 2024 Aryna Sabalenka tennis season officially began on 31 December 2023, with the start of the Brisbane International in Brisbane.[3]

Yearly summary

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In January, Sabalenka reached the final of the Brisbane International, defeating Victoria Azarenka in the semifinals,[4] before losing the championship match to Elena Rybakina.[5]

Sabalenka won the Australian Open without losing a set and became the first woman to defend her title there since Victoria Azarenka in 2013.[6][7] She defeated 12th seed Zheng Qinwen in the final,[8][9] having overcome Ella Seidel,[10] Brenda Fruhvirtová,[11] 28th seed Lesia Tsurenko,[12] Amanda Anisimova,[13] ninth seed Barbora Krejčíková [14] and fourth seed Coco Gauff[15] in the earlier rounds.

She reached the quarterfinals at Stuttgart, where she was eliminated by Markéta Vondroušová.[16] As the defending champion in Madrid, she defeated Magda Linette,[17] Robin Montgomery,[18] Danielle Collins[19] and Mirra Andreeva,[20] before edging an epic three-set semifinal victory over world No. 4, Elena Rybakina.[21] In total, she played four three-set matches to reach the final, dropping 60 games in the process, the most to reach the women's singles final in Madrid.[21] In a rematch of the previous year's final, she faced Iga Świątek. Sabalenka had three championship points during the match, but eventually lost.[22] In Rome, she saved three match points in her fourth-round match against Elina Svitolina and endured a lower-back injury before defeating her opponent in three sets.[23] In the quarterfinal, she earned her third WTA top-10 win of the year by defeating Jeļena Ostapenko.[24] It was followed by a semifinal victory over Danielle Collins,[24] before Sabalenka fell again to Iga Świątek in the final, this time in straight sets.[25]

She entered the French Open as the second seed, and defeated Erika Andreeva,[26] Moyuka Uchijima,[27] Paula Badosa[28] and 22nd seed Emma Navarro in straight sets.[29] In the quarterfinal, she was hampered by stomach issues[30] and lost to Mirra Andreeva in three sets.[31] With this loss, she fell in the WTA ranking to No. 3.[citation needed]

Sabalenka suffered a right shoulder injury that forced her to retire during her quarterfinal match against Anna Kalinskaya at the Berlin Ladies Open in June[32] and she withdrew from the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, having failed to recover in time to play.[33] She won the Cincinnati Open in August, with victories over Iga Świątek in the semifinals[34] and Jessica Pegula in the final.[35]

In September, Sabalenka won the US Open, overcoming qualifier Priscilla Hon,[36] Lucia Bronzetti,[37] 29th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova,[38] former doubles partner Elise Mertens,[39] Olympic champion and seventh seed Zheng Qinwen[40] and 13th seed Emma Navarro,[41] before defeating sixth seed Jessica Pegula in straight sets in the final to claim her third major title.[42][43]

Sabalenka continued her great form at the China Open in Beijing, where she defeated Mananchaya Sawangkaew,[44] Ashlyn Krueger[45] and Madison Keys all in straight sets to increase her winning streak to 15 matches.[46] Sabalenka lost in the quarterfinals to Karolína Muchová in three sets.[47]

At the Wuhan Open, where she won back-to-back in 2018 and 2019, before the tournament was suspended due to COVID-19 from 2020 until 2023, Sabalenka defeated Kateřina Siniaková in straight sets in her opening match.[48] In the next round, she came back from a set down against Yulia Putintseva to advance to the quarterfinals,[49] where she defeated Magdalena Fręch.[50] Sabalenka faced fourth seed Coco Gauff in the semifinals, mounting a comeback from a set and a break down to the reach final for the third time.[51] In the final, she defeated fifth seed Zheng Qinwen in three sets to lift her third Wuhan Open title and her second WTA 1000 for the 2024 season.[52]

After 11 months off the top in October, she regained the WTA world No.1 ranking.[53] Following wins against Zheng Qinwen[54]and Jasmine Paolini in her first two group matches at the WTA Finals,[55] combined with Iga Świątek's loss to Coco Gauff, Sabalenka for the first time would finish the year as No. 1.[56] Sabalenka lost her last group match to Elena Rybakina[57] and was defeated by Gauff in the semifinals.[58]

In December, Sabalenka was named WTA Player of the Year.[59][60]

All matches

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This table chronicles all the matches of Aryna Sabalenka in 2024.

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles matches

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Tournament Match Round Opponent Rank Result Score
1R Bye
1 2R Italy Lucia Bronzetti 52 Win 6–3, 6–0
2 3R China Zhu Lin (15) 33 Win 6–1, 6–0
3 QF Daria Kasatkina[a] (5) 18 Win 6–1, 6–4
4 SF Victoria Azarenka[a] (8) 23 Win 6–2, 6–4
5 F Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina (2) 4 Loss 0–6, 3–6
6 1R Germany Ella Seidel (Q) 173 Win 6–0, 6–1
7 2R Czech Republic Brenda Fruhvirtová (Q) 107 Win 6–3, 6–2
8 3R Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko (28) 33 Win 6–0, 6–0
9 4R United States Amanda Anisimova (PR) 442 Win 6–3, 6–2
10 QF Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková (9) 11 Win 6–2, 6–3
11 SF United States Coco Gauff (4) 4 Win 7–6(7–2), 6–4
12 W China Zheng Qinwen (12) 15 Win (1) 6–3, 6–2
1R Bye
13 2R Croatia Donna Vekić 31 Loss 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 0–6
1R Bye
14 2R United States Peyton Stearns 64 Win 6–7(2–7), 6–2, 7–6(8–6)
15 3R United Kingdom Emma Raducanu (WC) 250 Win 6–3, 7–5
16 4R United States Emma Navarro (23) 23 Loss 3–6, 6–3, 2–6
1R Bye
17 2R Spain Paula Badosa (PR) 80 Win 6–4, 6–3
18 3R Ukraine Anhelina Kalinina (32) 36 Loss 4–6, 6–1, 1–6
1R Bye
19 2R Spain Paula Badosa (PR) 93 Win 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 3–3 ret.
20 QF Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová (6) 8 Loss 6–3, 3–6, 5–7
1R Bye
21 2R Poland Magda Linette 48 Win 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
22 3R United States Robin Montgomery (WC) 183 Win 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
23 4R United States Danielle Collins (13) 15 Win 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
24 QF Mirra Andreeva[a] 43 Win 6–1, 6–4
25 SF Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina (4) 4 Win 1–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
26 F Poland Iga Świątek (1) 1 Loss 5–7, 6–4, 6–7(7–9)
1R Bye
27 2R United States Katie Volynets (Q) 109 Win 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
28 3R Ukraine Dayana Yastremska (32) 33 Win 6–4, 6–2
29 4R Ukraine Elina Svitolina (16) 19 Win 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(9–7)
30 QF Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko (10) 10 Win 6–2, 6–4
31 SF United States Danielle Collins (13) 15 Win 7–5, 6–2
32 F Poland Iga Świątek (1) 1 Loss 2–6, 3–6
33 1R Erika Andreeva[a] 101 Win 6–2, 6–1
34 2R Japan Moyuka Uchijima (Q) 83 Win 6–2, 6–2
35 3R Spain Paula Badosa 139 Win 7–5, 6–1
36 4R United States Emma Navarro (22) 24 Win 6–2, 6–3
37 QF Mirra Andreeva[a] 38 Loss 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 4–6
1R Bye
38 2R Daria Kasatkina[a] 14 Win 6–1, 6–4
39 QF Anna Kalinskaya[a] 24 Loss 1–5 ret.
  • Wimbledon
  • London, United Kingdom
  • Grand Slam
  • Grass, outdoor
  • 1 July 2024 – 14 July 2024
Withdrew
1R Bye
40 2R Kamilla Rakhimova[a] (Q) 105 Win 7–5, 4–6, 6–4
41 QF Victoria Azarenka[a] (6) 20 Win 6–4, 6–4
42 SF Czech Republic Marie Bouzková 43 Loss 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
1R Bye
43 2R China Yuan Yue 42 Win 6–2, 6–2
44 3R United Kingdom Katie Boulter 33 Win 6–3, 6–3
45 QF United States Amanda Anisimova (PR) 132 Loss 4–6, 2–6
1R Bye
46 2R Italy Elisabetta Cocciaretto 66 Win 6–3, 6–4
47 3R Ukraine Elina Svitolina 30 Win 7–5, 6–2
48 QF Liudmila Samsonova[a] (10) 17 Win 6–3, 6–2
49 SF Poland Iga Świątek (1) 1 Win 6–3, 6–3
50 W United States Jessica Pegula (6) 6 Win (2) 6–3, 7–5
51 1R Australia Priscilla Hon (Q) 205 Win 6–3, 6–3
52 2R Italy Lucia Bronzetti 76 Win 6–3, 6–1
53 3R Ekaterina Alexandrova[a] (29) 31 Win 2–6, 6–1, 6–2
54 4R Belgium Elise Mertens (33) 35 Win 6–2, 6–4
55 QF China Zheng Qinwen (7) 7 Win 6–1, 6–2
56 SF United States Emma Navarro (13) 12 Win 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
57 W United States Jessica Pegula (6) 6 Win (3) 7–5, 7–5
1R Bye
58 2R Thailand Mananchaya Sawangkaew (Q) 187 Win 6–4, 6–1
59 3R United States Ashlyn Krueger 68 Win 6–2, 6–2
60 4R United States Madison Keys (18) 24 Win 6–4, 6–3
61 QF Czech Republic Karolína Muchová 49 Loss 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 4–6
  • Wuhan Open
  • Wuhan, China
  • WTA 1000
  • Hard, outdoor
  • 7 October 2024– 13 October 2024
1R Bye
62 2R Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková 37 Win 6–4, 6–4
63 3R Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva 35 Win 1–6, 6–4, 6–0
64 QF Poland Magdalena Fręch 27 Win 6–2, 6–2
65 SF United States Coco Gauff (4) 4 Win 1–6, 6–4, 6–4
66 W China Zheng Qinwen (5) 7 Win (4) 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
  • WTA Finals
  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Year-end championships
  • Hard, indoor
  • 2 November 2024 – 9 November 2024
67 RR China Zheng Qinwen (7) 7 Win 6–3, 6–4
68 RR Italy Jasmine Paolini (4) 4 Win 6–3, 7–5
69 RR Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina (5) 5 Loss 4–6, 6–3, 1–6
70 SF United States Coco Gauff (3) 3 Loss 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Source:[61]

Schedule

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Per Aryna Sabalenka, this is her current 2024 schedule (subject to change).[62]

Singles schedule

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage.
Date Tournament Location Tier Surface Prev.
result
Prev.
points
New
points
Result
31 December 2023 –
7 January 2024
Brisbane International Australia WTA 500 Hard A A 325 Final lost to Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina
0–6, 3–6
14 January 2024–
28 January 2024
Australian Open Australia Grand Slam Hard W 2000 2000 Winner defeated China Zheng Qinwen
6–3, 6–2
12 February 2024–
18 February 2024
Qatar Open Qatar WTA 1000 Hard A A 0 Withdrew
19 February 2024–
25 February 2024
Dubai Tennis Championships UAE WTA 1000 Hard QF 190 10 Second round lost to Croatia Donna Vekić
7–6(7–5), 3–6, 0–6
6 March 2024 –
17 March 2024
Indian Wells Open United States WTA 1000 Hard F 650 120 Fourth round lost to United States Emma Navarro
3–6, 6–3, 2–6
20 March 2024 –
31 March 2024
Miami Open United States WTA 1000 Hard QF 180 65 Third round lost to Ukraine Anhelina Kalinina
4–6, 6–1, 1–6
15 April 2024 –
21 April 2024
Stuttgart Open Germany WTA 500 Clay (i) F 305 108 Quarterfinal lost to Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová
6–3, 3–6, 5–7
23 April 2024 –
5 May 2024
Madrid Open Spain WTA 1000 Clay W 1000 650 Final lost to Poland Iga Świątek
5–7, 6–4, 6–7(7–9)
8 May 2024 –
19 May 2024
Italian Open Italy WTA 1000 Clay 2R 10 650 Final lost to Poland Iga Świątek
2–6, 3–6
20 May 2024 –
9 June 2024
French Open France Grand Slam Clay SF 780 430 Quarterfinal lost to Mirra Andreeva[a]
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 4–6
17 June 2024 –
23 June 2024
German Open Germany WTA 500 Grass 2R 55 108 Quarterfinal lost to Anna Kalinskaya[a]
1–5 ret.
1 July 2024 –
14 July 2024
Wimbledon Championships United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass SF 780 0 Withdrew
29 July 2024 –
4 August 2024
Washington Open United States WTA 500 Hard A A 195 Semifinal lost to Czech Republic Marie Bouzková
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
6 August 2024 –
12 August 2024
Canadian Open Canada WTA 1000 Hard 3R 105 215 Quarterfinal lost to United States Amanda Anisimova
4–6, 2–6
13 August 2024 –
19 August 2024
Cincinnati Open United States WTA 1000 Hard SF 350 1000 Winner defeated United States Jessica Pegula
6–3, 7–5
26 August 2024 –
8 September 2024
US Open United States Grand Slam Hard W 1300 2000 Winner defeated United States Jessica Pegula
7–5, 7–5
25 September2024 –
6 October 2024
China Open China WTA 1000 Hard QF 215 215 Quarterfinal lost to Czech Republic Karolína Muchová
6–7(5–7), 6–2, 4–6
7 October 2024 –
13 October 2024
Wuhan Open China WTA 1000 Hard Not Held 1000 Winner defeated China Zheng Qinwen
6–3, 5–7, 6–3
2 Novewmber 2024 –
9 November 2024
WTA Finals Saudi Arabia WTA Finals Hard SF 625 400 Semifinal lost to United States Coco Gauff
6–7(4–7), 3–6
Total year-end points 8545 9416 Increase 871 (difference)

Yearly records

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Head-to-head match-ups

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Sabalenka has a 56–14 (80%) WTA match win–loss record in the 2024 season. Her record against players who were part of the WTA rankings top ten at the time of their meetings is 11–6 (65%). Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at the time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:

Top 10 record

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Result W–L Opponent Rk Tournament Surface Rd Score Rk Ref
Loss 0–1 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 4 Brisbane International, Australia Hard F 0–6, 3–6 2 [63]
Win 1–1 United States Coco Gauff 4 Australian Open, Australia Hard SF 7–6(7–2), 6–4 2 [64]
Loss 1–2 Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová 8 Stuttgart Open, Germany Clay (i) QF 6–3, 3–6, 5–7 2 [65]
Win 2–2 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 4 Madrid Open, Spain Clay SF 1–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–5) 2 [66]
Loss 2–3 Poland Iga Świątek 1 Madrid Open, Spain Clay F 5–7, 6–4, 6–7(7–9) 2 [67]
Win 3–3 Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko 10 Italian Open, Italy Clay QF 6–2, 6–4 2 [68]
Loss 3–4 Poland Iga Świątek 1 Italian Open, Italy Clay F 2–6, 3–6 2 [69]
Win 4–4 Poland Iga Świątek 1 Cincinnati Open, United States Hard SF 6–3, 6–3 3 [70]
Win 5–4 United States Jessica Pegula 6 Cincinnati Open, United States Hard F 6–3, 7–5 3 [71]
Win 6–4 China Zheng Qinwen 7 US Open, United States Hard QF 6–1, 6–2 2 [72]
Win 7–4 United States Jessica Pegula 6 US Open, United States Hard F 7–5, 7–5 2 [73]
Win 8–4 United States Coco Gauff 4 Wuhan Open, China Hard SF 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 2 [74]
Win 9–4 China Zheng Qinwen 7 Wuhan Open, China Hard F 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 2 [75]
Win 10–4 China Zheng Qinwen 7 WTA Finals, Saudi Arabia Hard (i) RR 6–3, 6–4 1 [76]
Win 11–4 Italy Jasmine Paolini 4 WTA Finals, Saudi Arabia Hard (i) RR 6–3, 7–5 1 [77]
Loss 11–5 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 5 WTA Finals, Saudi Arabia Hard (i) RR 4–6, 6–3, 1–6 1 [78]
Loss 11–6 United States Coco Gauff 3 WTA Finals, Saudi Arabia Hard (i) SF 6–7(4–7), 3–6 1 [79]
  • Key: (Rk) first use, opponent rank; (Rd) round; (Rk) 2nd use, player rank; (Ref) reference; (F) final; (SF) semifinal; (QF) quarterfinal; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage

Finals

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Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (2–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
WTA 1000 (2–2)
WTA 500 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (0–2)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (4–3)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2024 Brisbane International, Australia WTA 500 Hard Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 0–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Jan 2024 Australian Open, Australia Grand Slam Hard China Zheng Qinwen 6–3, 6–2
Loss 1–2 May 2024 Madrid Open, Spain WTA 1000 Clay Poland Iga Świątek 5–7, 6–4, 6–7(7–9)
Loss 1–3 May 2024 Italian Open, Italy WTA 1000 Clay Poland Iga Świątek 2–6, 3–6
Win 2–3 Aug 2024 Cincinnati Open, United States WTA 1000 Hard United States Jessica Pegula 6–3, 7–5
Win 3–3 Sep 2024 US Open, United States Grand Slam Hard United States Jessica Pegula 7-5, 7-5
Win 4–3 Oct 2024 Wuhan Open, China WTA 1000 Hard China Zheng Qinwen 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
Sources:[80]

Earnings

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  • Bold font denotes tournament win
Singles
Event Prize money Year-to-date
Brisbane International $135,000 $135,000
Australian Open A$3,150,000 $2,218,371
Dubai Tennis Championships $20,650 $2,239,021
Indian Wells Open $101,000 $2,340,021
Miami Open $59,100 $2,399,121
Stuttgart Open $23,435 $2,422,556
Madrid Open €512,260 $2,934,816
Italian Open €365,015 $3,299,831
French Open €415,000 $3,714,831
German Open €21,660 $3,736,491
Washington Open $51,204 $3,787,695
Canadian Open $72,965 $3,860,660
Cincinnati Open $523,485 $4,384,145
US Open $3,600,000 $7,984,145
China Open $185,000 $8,169,145
Wuhan Open $525,115 $8,694,260
WTA Finals $1,035,000 $9,729,260
$9,729,260
Doubles
Event Prize money Year-to-date
$0
Total [81]
$9,729,260

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Russian and Belarus players are not allowed to compete under the name or flag of their country following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[82]

References

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