2024 Aryna Sabalenka tennis season

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]

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

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponent	Rank	Result	Score
Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia WTA 500 Hard, outdoor 31 December 2023 – 7 January 2024	–	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
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 14 January 2024 – 28 January 2024	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
Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE WTA 1000 Hard, outdoor 18 February 2024 – 24 February 2024	–	1R	Bye
	13	2R	Donna Vekić	31	Loss	7–6(7–5), 3–6, 0–6
Indian Wells Open Indian Wells, United States WTA 1000 Hard, outdoor 6 March 2024 – 17 March 2024	–	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
Miami Open Miami Gardens, United States WTA 1000 Hard, outdoor 19 March 2024 – 31 March 2024	–	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
Stuttgart Open Stuttgart, Germany WTA 500 Clay, indoor 15 April 2022 – 21 April 2024	–	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
Madrid Open Madrid, Spain WTA 1000 Clay, outdoor 23 April 2024 – 5 May 2024	–	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)
Italian Open Rome, Italy WTA 1000 Clay, outdoor 8 May 2024 – 19 May 2024	–	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
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay, outdoor 20 May 2024 – 9 June 2024	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	Win	6–2, 6–3
	37	QF	Mirra Andreeva[a]	38	Loss	7–6(7–5), 4–6, 4–6
German Open Berlin, Germany WTA 500 Grass, outdoor 17 June 2024 – 23 June 2024	–	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
Washington Open Washington DC, United States WTA 500 Hard, outdoor 29 July 2024 – 4 August 2024	–	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	Marie Bouzková	43	Loss	4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Canadian Open Toronto, Canada WTA 1000 Hard, outdoor 6 August 2024 – 12 August 2024	–	1R	Bye
	43	2R	Yuan Yue	42	Win	6–2, 6–2
	44	3R	Katie Boulter	33	Win	6–3, 6–3
	45	QF	Amanda Anisimova (PR)	132	Loss	4–6, 2–6
Cincinnati Open Mason, United States WTA 1000 Hard, outdoor 13 August 2024 – 19 August 2024	–	1R	Bye
	46	2R	Elisabetta Cocciaretto	66	Win	6–3, 6–4
	47	3R	Elina Svitolina	30	Win	7–5, 6–2
	48	QF	Liudmila Samsonova[a] (10)	17	Win	6–3, 6–2
	49	SF	Iga Świątek (1)	1	Win	6–3, 6–3
	50	W	Jessica Pegula (6)	6	Win (2)	6–3, 7–5
US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 26 August 2024 – 8 September 2024	51	1R	Priscilla Hon (Q)	205	Win	6–3, 6–3
	52	2R	Lucia Bronzetti	76	Win	6–3, 6–1
	53	3R	Ekaterina Alexandrova[a] (29)	31	Win	2–6, 6–1, 6–2
	54	4R	Elise Mertens (33)	35	Win	6–2, 6–4
	55	QF	Zheng Qinwen (7)	7	Win	6–1, 6–2
	56	SF	Emma Navarro (13)	12	Win	6–3, 7–6(7–2)
	57	W	Jessica Pegula (6)	6	Win (3)	7–5, 7–5
China Open Beijing, China WTA 1000 Hard, outdoor 25 September 2024– 6 October 2024	–	1R	Bye
	58	2R	Mananchaya Sawangkaew (Q)	187	Win	6–4, 6–1
	59	3R	Ashlyn Krueger	68	Win	6–2, 6–2
	60	4R	Madison Keys (18)	24	Win	6–4, 6–3
	61	QF	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	Kateřina Siniaková	37	Win	6–4, 6–4
	63	3R	Yulia Putintseva	35	Win	1–6, 6–4, 6–0
	64	QF	Magdalena Fręch	27	Win	6–2, 6–2
	65	SF	Coco Gauff (4)	4	Win	1–6, 6–4, 6–4
	66	W	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	Zheng Qinwen (7)	7	Win	6–3, 6–4
	68	RR	Jasmine Paolini (4)	4	Win	6–3, 7–5
	69	RR	Elena Rybakina (5)	5	Loss	4–6, 6–3, 1–6
	70	SF	Coco Gauff (3)	3	Loss	6–7(4–7), 3–6
Source:[61]

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

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 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	A	A	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	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 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 Amanda Anisimova 4–6, 2–6
13 August 2024 – 19 August 2024	Cincinnati Open	United States	WTA 1000	Hard	SF	350	1000	Winner defeated Jessica Pegula 6–3, 7–5
26 August 2024 – 8 September 2024	US Open	United States	Grand Slam	Hard	F	1300	2000	Winner defeated Jessica Pegula 7–5, 7–5
25 September 2024 – 6 October 2024	China Open	China	WTA 1000	Hard	QF	215	215	Quarterfinal lost to Karolína Muchová 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 4–6
7 October 2024 – 13 October 2024	Wuhan Open	China	WTA 1000	Hard	NH	—	1000	Winner defeated 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 Coco Gauff 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Total year-end points						8545	9416	871 (difference)

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:

Result	W–L	Opponent	Rk	Tournament	Surface	Rd	Score	Rk	Ref
Loss	0–1	Elena Rybakina	4	Brisbane International, Australia	Hard	F	0–6, 3–6	2	[63]
Win	1–1	Coco Gauff	4	Australian Open, Australia	Hard	SF	7–6(7–2), 6–4	2	[64]
Loss	1–2	Markéta Vondroušová	8	Stuttgart Open, Germany	Clay (i)	QF	6–3, 3–6, 5–7	2	[65]
Win	2–2	Elena Rybakina	4	Madrid Open, Spain	Clay	SF	1–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–5)	2	[66]
Loss	2–3	Iga Świątek	1	Madrid Open, Spain	Clay	F	5–7, 6–4, 6–7(7–9)	2	[67]
Win	3–3	Jeļena Ostapenko	10	Italian Open, Italy	Clay	QF	6–2, 6–4	2	[68]
Loss	3–4	Iga Świątek	1	Italian Open, Italy	Clay	F	2–6, 3–6	2	[69]
Win	4–4	Iga Świątek	1	Cincinnati Open, United States	Hard	SF	6–3, 6–3	3	[70]
Win	5–4	Jessica Pegula	6	Cincinnati Open, United States	Hard	F	6–3, 7–5	3	[71]
Win	6–4	Zheng Qinwen	7	US Open, United States	Hard	QF	6–1, 6–2	2	[72]
Win	7–4	Jessica Pegula	6	US Open, United States	Hard	F	7–5, 7–5	2	[73]
Win	8–4	Coco Gauff	4	Wuhan Open, China	Hard	SF	1–6, 6–4, 6–4	2	[74]
Win	9–4	Zheng Qinwen	7	Wuhan Open, China	Hard	F	6–3, 5–7, 6–3	2	[75]
Win	10–4	Zheng Qinwen	7	WTA Finals, Saudi Arabia	Hard (i)	RR	6–3, 6–4	1	[76]
Win	11–4	Jasmine Paolini	4	WTA Finals, Saudi Arabia	Hard (i)	RR	6–3, 7–5	1	[77]
Loss	11–5	Elena Rybakina	5	WTA Finals, Saudi Arabia	Hard (i)	RR	4–6, 6–3, 1–6	1	[78]
Loss	11–6	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

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
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
Win	2–3	Aug 2024	Cincinnati Open, United States	WTA 1000	Hard	Jessica Pegula	6–3, 7–5
Win	3–3	Sep 2024	US Open, United States	Grand Slam	Hard	Jessica Pegula	7-5, 7-5
Win	4–3	Oct 2024	Wuhan Open, China	WTA 1000	Hard	Zheng Qinwen	6–3, 5–7, 6–3
Sources:[80]

• Bold font denotes tournament win

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

• 2024 Iga Świątek tennis season
• 2024 Elena Rybakina tennis season
• 2024 Coco Gauff tennis season