2024 Aryna Sabalenka tennis season
Full name | Aryna Sabalenka |
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Country | (not allowed to play under the Belarusian flag) |
Calendar prize money | $2,934,816[1] |
Singles | |
Season record | 20–6 (76.9%) |
Calendar titles | 1 |
Current ranking | No. 2 |
Ranking change from previous year | |
Grand Slam & significant results | |
Australian Open | W |
Doubles | |
Season record | 0–0 |
Ranking change from previous year | |
Last updated on: 5 May 2024. | |
← 2023 |
The 2024 Aryna Sabalenka tennis season officially began on 31 December 2023, with the start of the Brisbane International in Brisbane.[2]
Yearly summary[edit]
Early hard court season[edit]
Brisbane International[edit]
Sabalenka entered Brisbane as the top seed.[3] She did not lost a set on her way to the final.[4] However, she lost the final in the straight sets 0–6, 3–6 to the second seed, Elena Rybakina.[5]
Australian Open[edit]
Sabalenka won the 2024 Australian Open without losing a set and became the first woman to defend her title there since Azarenka in 2013. Sabalenka received praise for her consistent and dominant performances throughout the tournament.[6][7] Notable victories included wins against former world No. 2 Barbora Krejčíková (9th seed), reigning US Open champion Coco Gauff (4th seed) and Zheng Qinwen (12th seed) who was playing in her first Grand Slam final. Gauff had previously defeated Sabalenka a few months prior in the final of the 2023 US Open. In the final itself, she did not commit any double faults, in stark contrast to previous performances at major tournaments.[8]
All matches[edit]
This table chronicles all the matches of Aryna Sabalenka in 2024.
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles matches[edit]
Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent | Rank | Result | Score |
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– | 1R | Bye | |||
1 | 2R | Lucia Bronzetti | 52 | Win | 6–3, 6–0 | |
2 | 3R | 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 | Elena Rybakina (2) | 4 | Loss | 0–6, 3–6 | |
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6 | 1R | Ella Seidel (Q) | 173 | Win | 6–0, 6–1 |
7 | 2R | Brenda Fruhvirtová (Q) | 107 | Win | 6–3, 6–2 | |
8 | 3R | Lesia Tsurenko (28) | 33 | Win | 6–0, 6–0 | |
9 | 4R | Amanda Anisimova (PR) | 442 | Win | 6–3, 6–2 | |
10 | QF | Barbora Krejčíková (9) | 11 | Win | 6–2, 6–3 | |
11 | SF | Coco Gauff (4) | 4 | Win | 7–6(7–2), 6–4 | |
12 | W | Zheng Qinwen (12) | 15 | Win (1) | 6–3, 6–2 | |
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– | 1R | Bye | |||
13 | 2R | Donna Vekić | 31 | Loss | 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 0–6 | |
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– | 1R | Bye | |||
14 | 2R | Peyton Stearns | 64 | Win | 6–7(2–7), 6–2, 7–6(8–6) | |
15 | 3R | Emma Raducanu (WC) | 250 | Win | 6–3, 7–5 | |
16 | 4R | Emma Navarro (23) | 23 | Loss | 3–6, 6–3, 2–6 | |
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– | 1R | Bye | |||
17 | 2R | Paula Badosa (PR) | 80 | Win | 6–4, 6–3 | |
18 | 3R | Anhelina Kalinina (32) | 36 | Loss | 4–6, 6–1, 1–6 | |
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– | 1R | Bye | |||
19 | 2R | Paula Badosa (PR) | 93 | Win | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 3–3 ret. | |
20 | QF | Markéta Vondroušová (6) | 8 | Loss | 6–3, 3–6, 5–7 | |
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– | 1R | Bye | |||
21 | 2R | Magda Linette | 48 | Win | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | |
22 | 3R | Robin Montgomery (WC) | 183 | Win | 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–4 | |
23 | 4R | Danielle Collins (13) | 15 | Win | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 | |
24 | QF | Mirra Andreeva[a] | 43 | Win | 6–1, 6–4 | |
25 | SF | Elena Rybakina (4) | 4 | Win | 1–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–5) | |
26 | F | Iga Świątek (1) | 1 | Loss | 5–7, 6–4, 6–7(7–9) | |
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– | 1R | Bye | |||
27 | 2R | Katie Volynets (Q) | 109 | Win | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 | |
28 | 3R | Dayana Yastremska (32) | 33 | Win | 6–4, 6–2 | |
29 | 4R | Elina Svitolina (16) | 19 | Win | 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(9–7) | |
30 | QF | Jeļena Ostapenko (10) | 10 | Win | 6–2, 6–4 | |
31 | SF | Danielle Collins (13) | 15 | Win | 7–5, 6–2 | |
32 | F | Iga Świątek (1) | 1 | Loss | 2–6, 3–6 | |
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33 | 1R | Erika Andreeva[a] | 101 | Win | 6–2, 6–1 |
34 | 2R | Moyuka Uchijima (Q) | 83 | Win | 6–2, 6–2 | |
35 | 3R | Paula Badosa | 139 | Win | 7–5, 6–1 | |
36 | 4R | Emma Navarro (22) | 24 | Pending | TBD |
Schedule[edit]
Per Aryna Sabalenka, this is her current 2024 schedule (subject to change).[9]
Singles schedule[edit]
Date | Tournament | Location | Tier | Surface | Prev. result |
Prev. points |
New points |
Result |
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31 December 2023 – 7 January 2024 |
Brisbane International | Australia | WTA 500 | Hard | — | — | 325 | Final lost to Elena Rybakina 0–6, 3–6 |
14 January 2024– 28 January 2024 |
Australian Open | Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | W | 2000 | 2000 | Winner defeated Zheng Qinwen 6–3, 6–2 |
12 February 2024– 18 February 2024 |
Qatar Open | Qatar | WTA 1000 | Hard | — | — | 0 | Withdrew |
19 February 2024– 25 February 2024 |
Dubai Tennis Championships | UAE | WTA 1000 | Hard | QF | 190 | 10 | Second round lost to 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 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 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 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 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 Iga Świątek 2–6, 3–6 |
20 May 2024 – 9 June 2024 |
French Open | France | Grand Slam | Clay | SF | 780 | ||
Total year-end points | 4325 | 3928 | 397 |
Yearly records[edit]
Head-to-head match-ups[edit]
Sabalenka has a 28–7 (80.0%) 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 3–4 (42.9%). Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at the time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:
- Paula Badosa 3–0
- Danielle Collins 2–0
- Elena Rybakina 1–1
- Lucia Bronzetti 1–0
- Zhu Lin 1–0
- Daria Kasatkina[a] 1–0
- Victoria Azarenka[a] 1–0
- Ella Seidel 1–0
- Brenda Fruhvirtová 1–0
- Lesia Tsurenko 1–0
- Amanda Anisimova 1–0
- Barbora Krejčíková 1–0
- Coco Gauff 1–0
- Zheng Qinwen 1–0
- Peyton Stearns 1–0
- Emma Raducanu 1–0
- Magda Linette 1–0
- Robin Montgomery 1–0
- Mirra Andreeva[a] 1–0
- Katie Volynets 1–0
- Dayana Yastremska 1–0
- Elina Svitolina 1–0
- Jeļena Ostapenko 1–0
- Erika Andreeva[a] 1–0
- Moyuka Uchijima 1–0
- Donna Vekić 0–1
- Emma Navarro 0–1
- Anhelina Kalinina 0–1
- Markéta Vondroušová 0–1
- Iga Świątek 0–2
Top 10 record[edit]
Result | W–L | Opponent | Rk | Tournament | Surface | Rd | Score | Rk | Ref |
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Loss | 0–1 | Elena Rybakina | 4 | Brisbane International, Australia | Hard | F | 0–6, 3–6 | 2 | [10] |
Win | 1–1 | Coco Gauff | 4 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | SF | 7–6(7–2), 6–4 | 2 | [11] |
Loss | 1–2 | Markéta Vondroušová | 8 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | Clay (i) | QF | 6–3, 3–6, 5–7 | 2 | [12] |
Win | 2–2 | Elena Rybakina | 4 | Madrid Open, Spain | Clay | SF | 1–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–5) | 2 | [13] |
Loss | 2–3 | Iga Świątek | 1 | Madrid Open, Spain | Clay | F | 5–7, 6–4, 6–7(7–9) | 2 | [14] |
Win | 3–3 | Jeļena Ostapenko | 10 | Italian Open, Italy | Clay | QF | 6–2, 6–4 | 2 | [15] |
Loss | 3–4 | Iga Świątek | 1 | Italian Open, Italy | Clay | F | 2–6, 3–6 | 2 | [16] |
Finals[edit]
Singles: 4 (1 titles, 3 runner-ups)[edit]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2024 | Brisbane International, Australia | WTA 500 | Hard | Elena Rybakina | 0–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Jan 2024 | Australian Open, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | Zheng Qinwen | 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–2 | May 2024 | Madrid Open, Spain | WTA 1000 | Clay | Iga Świątek | 5–7, 6–4, 6–7(7–9) |
Loss | 1–3 | May 2024 | Italian Open, Italy | WTA 1000 | Clay | Iga Świątek | 2–6, 3–6 |
Earnings[edit]
- Bold font denotes tournament win
Singles | ||
Event | Prize money | Year-to-date |
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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 |
$2,934,816 | ||
Doubles | ||
Event | Prize money | Year-to-date |
$0 | ||
Total [17] | ||
$2,934,816 |
Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "WTA Prize Money Leaders" (PDF). wtafiles.wtatennis.com. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Reigning Australian Open champion Sabalenka to start 2024 in Brisbane". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Brisbane draw: Osaka returns; Sabalenka and Rybakina are top two seeds". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "WTA roundup: Aryna Sabalenka reaches final in Brisbane". Reuters. January 6, 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Rybakina beats Sabalenka to Brisbane title as Dimitrov ends trophy drought". The Guardian. Australian Associated Press. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ Parry, Martin (27 January 2024). "Dominant Sabalenka crushes Zheng to defend Australian Open title". Yahoo! Sport. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ Ronald, Issy (27 January 2024). "Aryna Sabalenka successfully defends women's Australian Open title, defeating Zheng Qinwen in dominant fashion". CNN. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ Braidwood, Jamie (27 January 2024). "Aryna Sabalenka's dominant Australian Open defence completes a stunning transformation". The Independent. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "WTA Schedule". Live Tennis. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Elena Rybakina demolishes Aryna Sabalenka to claim Brisbane International title". The Times of India. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Carayol, Tumaini (25 January 2024). "Sabalenka ousts Gauff to set up Australian Open final against Zheng". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Stuttgart Open: Vondrousova stuns Sabalenka to make semifinal". Sportstar. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Madrid Open: Aryna Sabalenka sets up final with Iga Swiatek". BBC Sport. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Carayol, Tumaini (4 May 2024). "Iga Swiatek wins three-set duel against Aryna Sabalenka to take Madrid crown". The Observer. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Sabalenka eases into Italian Open semifinals". ESPN. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Swiatek dominates Sabalenka for 'dirt double'". ESPN. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "WTA prize money leaders" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Joint Statement by the International Governing Bodies of Tennis". WTA Tennis. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.