The 2025 WTA season is effectively over, and we are going to do one final power ranking after its conclusion. It’s a way to review and come to terms with who finished the season on the highest note and who should be watched closely when the season restarts just over a month from now.
1. Elena Rybakina
Elena Rybakina has always had the potential to be the best player in the world, and while we’re apprehensive about calling her that, we are comfortable declaring her number one in the power rankings right now. She finished the season on a high note, winning when it mattered most to book a place at the WTA Finals, then went on to win the event by beating both Sabalenka and Swiatek along the way. Due to those performances, the current world number five concludes the 2025 season as the number one player on our power rankings.
2. Aryna Sabalenka
In many ways, Sabalenka has been a steady performer this year, rarely producing efforts that could be considered subpar. She didn’t disappoint in Riyadh either, playing solid tennis overall, though not quite good enough to beat Rybakina. She lamented passionately before the trophy ceremony, showing visible disappointment, but overall she can still be content to finish the year as World #1, which is notable. Due to that and her performances, she’s firmly number two on our list.
3. Amanda Anisimova
Anisimova continues to prove that her meteoric rise this year wasn’t by chance or mistake, but rather a reflection of her new reality as one of the best players in the world. She backed it up at the WTA Finals in Riyadh, once again proving her strength by making it out of the groups and beating Iga Swiatek along the way. Her performances in the latter half of the season and in Riyadh place her among the three best players in the world, and we agree, ranking her third on our list.
