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| Sabalenka at the 2026 Miami Open | |
| Full name | Aryna Siarhiejeŭna Sabalenka |
|---|---|
| Country | (not allowed to play under the Belarusian flag) |
| Calendar prize money | $3,850,897 [1] |
| Singles | |
| Season record | 23–1 (96%) |
| Calendar titles | 3 |
| Current ranking | No. 1 |
| Ranking change from previous year | |
| Grand Slam & significant results | |
| Australian Open | F |
| Doubles | |
| Season record | 1–0 |
| Calendar titles | – |
| Current ranking | 600 |
| Ranking change from previous year | New |
| Last updated on: 30 March 2026. | |
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The 2026 Aryna Sabalenka tennis season officially began on 4 January 2026, with the start of the 2026 Brisbane International in Brisbane. [2]
During this season, Sabalenka:
Sabalenka began her season at Brisbane International where she defeated Cristina Bucșa, [3] Sorana Cîrstea, [4] Madison Keys [5] and Karolína Muchová [6] to reach third consecutive final at the event. There she defeated Marta Kostyuk 6–4, 6–3 to win the title for second consecutive year. [7]
Sabalenka began her Australian Open campaign with straight set victories over Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah, [8] Bai Zhuoxuan, [9] Anastasia Potapova, [10] and Victoria Mboko to reach her 13th successive major quarterfinal. [11] She then defeated Iva Jovic [12] and Elina Svitolina to reach her fourth consecutive Australian Open final. [13] In the final, she lost to fifth seed Elena Rybakina 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 in a rematch of their 2023 Australian Open final which Sabalenka won. [14]
She defeated Himeno Sakatsume, [15] Jaqueline Cristian [16] and 16th seed Naomi Osaka [17] to reach quarterfinals.This was her 14th consecutive quartefinal on WTA tour becoming the first one to do so since Justin Henin in 2006-08.In the quarterfinals, She defeated Victoria Mboko to reach the semifinal where she defeated Linda Nosková to reach her third Indian Wells final and set up a rematch of 2023 Indian Wells and 2026 Australian Open final with Elena Rybakina. [18] [19] She defeated Rybakina 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6) after being a championship point down in the tiebreak. This was her 10th WTA 1000 and 1st Indian Wells title. [20]
At the Miami Open she defeated Ann Li, Caty McNally and 23rd seed Zheng Qinwen to reach 15th straight quarterfinal on WTA tour and 32nd WTA 1000 quarterfinal in her career. [21] [22] [23] She defeated Hailey Baptiste in quarterfinal and third seed Elena Rybakina in the semifinals to reach her fifth consecutive final and fourth consecutive final in the sunshine double. [24] In the final, she defeated Coco Gauff 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 to successfully defend her title and became just the fifth woman in history to complete the sunshine double. [25]
Sabalenka withdrew from Stuttgart because of an injury where she was runner-up last year.
This table chronicles all the matches of Aryna Sabalenka in 2026.
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent | Rank | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 1R | Bye | ||||
| 1 | 2R | | 50 | Win | 6–0, 6–1 | ||
| 2 | 3R | | 41 | Win | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| 3 | QF | | 7 | Win | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| 4 | SF | | 20 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 5 | W | | 26 | Win (1) | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| 6 | 1R | | 118 | Win | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| 7 | 2R | | 702 | Win | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| 8 | 3R | | 55 | Win | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(9–7) | ||
| 9 | 4R | | 16 | Win | 6–1, 7–6(7–1) | ||
| 10 | QF | | 27 | Win | 6–3, 6–0 | ||
| 11 | SF | | 12 | Win | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| 12 | F | | 5 | Loss | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 | ||
| – | 1R | Bye | ||||
| 13 | 2R | | 136 | Win | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| 14 | 3R | | 35 | Win | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| 15 | 4R | | 16 | Win | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| 16 | QF | | 10 | Win | 7–6(7–0), 6–4 | ||
| 17 | SF | | 14 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 18 | W | | 3 | Win (2) | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6) | ||
| – | 1R | Bye | ||||
| 19 | 2R | | 39 | Win | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | ||
| 20 | 3R | | 72 | Win | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| 21 | 4R | | 26 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 22 | QF | | 45 | Win | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 23 | SF | | 2 | Win | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| 24 | W | | 4 | Win (3) | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 | ||
| Source: [26] | |||||||
| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent | Combined Rank | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1R | | 57 | Win | 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3) |
| — | QF | | 51 | Walkover | N/a |
Per Aryna Sabalenka, this is her current 2026 schedule (subject to change). [27]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR |
| Date | Tournament | Location | Tier | Surface | Prev. result | Prev. points | New points | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 January 2026 – 11 January 2026 | Brisbane International | Australia | WTA 500 | Hard | W | 500 | 500 | Winner defeated |
| 18 January 2026– 1 February 2026 | Australian Open | Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | F | 1300 | 1300 | Final Lost to |
| 4 March 2026 – 15 March 2026 | Indian Wells Open | United States | WTA 1000 | Hard | F | 650 | 1000 | Winner defeated 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6) |
| 17 March 2026 – 29 March 2026 | Miami Open | United States | WTA 1000 | Hard | W | 1000 | 1000 | Winner defeated 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 13 April 2026 – 19 April 2026 | Stuttgart Open | Germany | WTA 500 | Clay (i) | F | 325 | 0 | Withdrew |
| 21 April 2026 – 3 May 2026 | Madrid Open | Spain | WTA 1000 | Clay | W | 1000 | ||
| 5 May 2026 – 17 May 2026 | Italian Open | Italy | WTA 1000 | Clay | QF | 215 | ||
| 24 May 2026 – 7 June 2026 | French Open | France | Grand Slam | Clay | F | 1300 | ||
| 15 June 2026 – 21 June 2026 | German Open | Germany | WTA 500 | Grass | SF | 195 | ||
| 29 June 2026 – 12 July 2026 | Wimbledon Championships | United Kingdom | Grand Slam | Grass | SF | 780 | ||
| 2 August 2026 – 13 August 2026 | Canadian Open | Canada | WTA 1000 | Hard | - | 0 | ||
| 13 August 2026 – 24 August 2026 | Cincinnati Open | United States | WTA 1000 | Hard | QF | 215 | ||
| 30 August 2026 – 13 September 2026 | US Open | United States | Grand Slam | Hard | W | 2000 | ||
| 30 September 2026 – 11 October 2026 | China Open | China | WTA 1000 | Hard | - | 0 | ||
| 12 October 2026 – 18 October 2026 | Wuhan Open | China | WTA 1000 | Hard | SF | 390 | ||
| 7 November 2026 – 14 November 2026 | WTA Finals | Saudi Arabia | WTA Finals | Hard | F | 1000 | ||
| Total year-end points(as of Stuttgart Open) | 3905 | 3800 | ||||||
| Total year-end points | 10870 | 11025 | ||||||
Sabalenka has a 23–1 (96%) WTA match win–loss record in the 2026 season. Her record against players who were part of the WTA rankings top ten at the time of their meetings is 5–1 (83%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | | 10 | Brisbane International, Australia | Hard | QF | 6–3, 6–3 | 1 | |
| Loss | 1–1 | | 5 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | F | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 | 1 | [28] |
| Win | 2–1 | | 10 | Indian Wells Open, United States | Hard | QF | 7–6(7–0) 6–4 | 1 | [18] |
| Win | 3–1 | | 3 | Indian Wells Open, United States | Hard | F | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6) | 1 | [20] |
| Win | 4–1 | | 2 | Miami Open, United States | Hard | SF | 6–4, 6–3 | 1 | [29] |
| Win | 5–1 | | 4 | Miami Open, United States | Hard | F | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 | 1 | [25] |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2026 | Brisbane International, Australia | WTA 500 | Hard | | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jan 2026 | Australian Open, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Mar 2026 | Indian Wells Open, United States | WTA 1000 | Hard | | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6) |
| Win | 3–1 | Mar 2026 | Miami Open, United States | WTA 1000 | Hard | | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Event | Prize money | Year-to-date |
|---|---|---|
| Singles | ||
| Brisbane International | $214,530 | $214,530 |
| Australian Open | A$2,150,000 | $1,606,482 |
| Indian Wells Open | $1,085,220 | $2,691,702 |
| Miami Open | $1,151,380 | $3,843,082 |
| $3,843,082 | ||
| Doubles | ||
| Brisbane International | $7,815 | $7,815 |
| $7,815 | ||
| Total [30] | ||
| $3,850,897 | ||
Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.