Iga Swiatek Leaves Serena Williams, Coco Gauff, and Others Behind in Historic WTA Feat in Wuhan

@iga_swiatek has just become the first woman to win 60 or more matches in four straight years THIS CENTURY.

She won 67 matches in 2022, 68 matches in 2023, 64 matches in 2024, and she just won her 60th match of 2025 in Wuhan.” For starters, only a select few have sustained that level of brilliance year after year. Despite their incredible peaks, even legends like Serena Williams and rising stars like Coco Gauff never strung together four consecutive 60-win seasons.

Serena Williams, for instance, had seasons of 60+ wins, like in 2013, when she went 78-4, and she posted a career-best winning percentage. 951 winning percentage. Nonetheless, she never strung together four consecutive years crossing the 60-win threshold. While Coco Gauff has compiled strong win totals (e.g., 54 wins in 2024), matching Swiatek’s four straight 60-win campaigns turned out to be a tall order.

Interestingly, the last two women to pull off this kind of streak were Martina Hingis and Lindsay Davenport. Hingis managed it from 1997 to 2001, putting up win/loss records of 78–5, 67–13, 74–13, 77–10, 64–15. It’s a praiseworthy accomplishment to secure 70 wins within a season. But to record three 70+ wins in your career puts you in rarefied air. On the other hand, Davenport accomplished it four times between 1998 and 2001.

What makes Iga Swiatek’s achievement even more remarkable is that she is now the only player, male or female, to record 60 or more wins over the four seasons from 2022 to 2025. And here’s the kicker: no one else on either tour even came close to matching that in 2022, 2023, or 2024. Yes, it all came about in Wuhan.

Interestingly, making her debut appearance in Wuhan, Swiatek looked right at home under the lights. She dictated play against Marie Bouzkova from the first point, striking cleanly and moving with her usual precision. It took her just an hour and 19 minutes to wrap up a commanding 6-1, 6-1 win. This worthy performance perfectly reflected the level of dominance behind those record-breaking numbers. While Iga Swiatek is closing in on the No. 1 spot, it’s apparent she’s not without fierce competition, especially from a rising American star.

Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Sabalenka on notice as American star eyes World No. 1 throne

During the latest episode of the Nothing Major podcast on October 7, former ATP stars John Isner, Jack Sock, Sam Querrey, and Steve Johnson sat down to discuss the buzzing tennis headlines. Sam Querrey couldn’t hide his admiration when the topic turned to Amanda Anisimova. She knocked down her compatriot and two-time Grand Slam champion Coco Gauff out of the China Open semifinals before defeating Linda Noskova in the final. Querrey quickly praised her form, saying, “Sometimes I watch her play and I think she’s the best player in the world.”

Querrey jumped on the bandwagon, making a bold prediction about Anisimova’s rise. “I know she’s ranked the third best, but when I watch her these last few months, the eye test tells me she’s No. 1,” he said. If that wasn’t enough, the former Wimbledon semifinalist even suggested that Anisimova could reach the top of the WTA rankings soon, adding, “There’s a good chance she gets there in the next 12 months if she keeps playing the way she is.”

Anisimova’s 2025 season has certainly backed up that confidence. She’s the only player to have beaten all three of the current top-ranked women this year – Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, and Coco Gauff. The American star stunned Sabalenka in the Wimbledon semifinals, avenged her loss to Swiatek from the Wimbledon final by defeating her at the US Open quarterfinals, and then mashed Gauff in the China Open semis before lifting the title.

So while she officially sits at World No.4, the live rankings tell a different story. Anisimova has a significant lead over Mirra Andreeva, with 5,934 points, while Gauff remains in third place with 6883 points. She still trails Iga Swiatek’s 8,673 points in second place. And with her fiery momentum, it’s no wonder Querrey and others firmly back Anisimova to be next in line for the No.1 spot.

With Iga Swiatek’s record-breaking consistency and Amanda Anisimova’s recent surge, we could be headed for a new rivalry that defines the next era of women’s tennis. What do you think?