Final tune-ups for the 2026 season will take place in Shenzhen, China and Macau, immediately following Christmas, as some of the world’s top players like Iga Swiatek gear up for the new year.
The first Grand Slam tournament of the 2026 season will be held in Melbourne, Australia, and the entry list for the Australian Open has already been released.
The off-season is already incredibly short for the world's top men's and women's tennis players. Factor in international competitions, exhibitions, and sponsorship events, and there is almost no time to improve your game.
The 2025 WTA season came to an end in November with the Year-end Championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The tour began with the United Cup in Sydney, Australia, and travelled across the globe for 52 more tournaments throughout the year, seeing multiple women achieve glory on the court.
Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek are currently holding the top two spots in the WTA rankings. Sabalenka wrapped up back-to-back seasons as world number one after capturing her fourth Grand Slam title at the US Open.
Bagels might be increasingly rare in modern tennis, but they’re not exactly uncommon on the WTA Tour. Considering how streaky women’s tennis can be, and how even the best players can have completely dreadful days, they happen more often than on the ATP side.
Even Roger Federer found himself in an awkward situation due to Wimbledon’s strict rules. Back in 2022, Federer was not playing the tournament as he was rehabilitating after surgery on his knee.
Iga Swiatek picked up her first Wimbledon title this summer, taking her career total to six Grand Slam trophies at just 24 years old. She also made history as the first Polish player to win a singles title at the All England Club, and she did it with a stunningly one-sided performance in the final.
World No. 2 says reduced workload will help her perform better under pressure Iga Swiatek reached another level in 2025, finally adding a Wimbledon crown to her growing list of major achievements.
In 2023, Novak Djokovic praised a young Iga Swiatek for what she had accomplished till then at the highest level in the WTA The Serbian was in love with
Jessica Pegula and Madison Keys agree that Iga Swiatek is the most superstitious person when it comes to her routines. During an episode of The Player’s Box Podcast, Keys, Pegula, Jennifer Brady, and Desirae Krawczyk played a rapid-fire game.
The 2026 WTA season was a rollercoaster year for Iga Swiatek, but overall, it was a campaign that will be remembered for consistency and resilience. Swiatek struggled with a slump through the clay court season before catching fire on grass and capturing her first title at Wimbledon.
Iga Swiatek will end her 2025 season at this week’s Billie Jean King Cup play-offs with Poland. However, Swiatek failed to put up a fight against Aryna Sabalenka, who stayed at the World No.1 throughout the year.
Iga Swiatek gave an interesting and humorous insight into how she acted during her dance with Jannik Sinner at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships. Swiatek's run to the Wimbledon title was unexpected.
The 2025 WTA season has ended. Iga Swiatek could win just three titles, one of which was her career’s first grass-court title at Wimbledon. Swiatek scripted history by demolishing Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0.
Iga Swiatek’s 2025 season has come to an end, and it may not have ended the way she had planned. The World No.2 was very vocal about the hectic schedule on tour and also hinted that she might have to skip some tournaments next year despite the consequences.
Iga Swiatek's quest to regain the WTA No. 1 ranking could be decided by her improving one thing that Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff are much better at.
Iga Swiatek has urged the Grand Slams to engage in negotiations and reconsider the players’ proposal concerning revenue sharing, players’ welfare, and other issues.
Iga Swiatek has had to adapt to some significant changes this year, including a new coaching setup under Wim Fissette. Swiatek ended her long-standing partnership with coach Tomasz Wiktorowski, who has since joined up with Naomi Osaka, following the 2024 US Open.
If 2024 was the most tumultuous season in Iga Swiatek's career, then 2025 was the exhausting campaign for the Polish superstar. This time last year, Swiatek returned to play in the WTA Finals after a month-long suspension.
After suffering a disappointing loss to Emma Navarro at the 2025 China Open, Iga Swiatek revealed she was the victim of hateful comments on social media.
World number two Iga Swiatek has revealed that she has noticed a change in herself on the tour this season. The 24-year-old had a rough start to 2025, failing to win any title in the first six months, which included a trophyless French Open.
After the rain crashed the party the day prior, Iga Swiatek has moved through to the final after winning two matches in a day at the Korea Open with ease.
The 2025 season has been a strange one for the defining women’s player of the 2020s, Iga Swiatek. For the first time since her emergence, she failed to capture a title on her favored red clay, and on paper she enters the post–US Open stretch with her lowest win percentage and fewest titles since 2021.
Amanda Anisimova will look to avenge one of the most lopsided grand slam final losses in the history of tennis when she faces Iga Swiatek in the U.S. Open quarterfinals.