Aryna Sabalenka

Aryna Siarhiejeŭna Sabalenka, born May 5, 1998, is a professional tennis player from Belarus. According to the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings, Sabalenka is ranked the World No. 1 in singles as of April 2025. Sabalenka has won three Grand Slam singles titles: the Australian Open in 2023 and 2024 and the 2024 US Open. She has also won two major doubles championships with Elise Mertens at the 2019 US Open and the 2021 Australian Open.

As of April 2025, Sabalenka has won 19 singles titles, including three Grand Slams and eight WTA 1000 titles. She has also won six titles in doubles and achieved her career-high doubles ranking of No. 1 in February 2021. Sabalenka lifted her eighth WTA 1000 title at the 2025 Miami Open, winning the final over Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2. She then advanced to the final of the 2025 Indian Wells Masters, where she lost to Mirra Andreeva despite winning the first set. Sabalenka lost to Jelena Ostapenko in the final of the 2025 Stuttgart Open in straight sets. At the 2025 Australian Open, Sabalenka failed to defend her title and lost to Madison Keys in the final, who won her first Grand Slam title.

Aryna Sabalenka’s personal information

Aryna Sabalenka early life

Aryna Sabalenka stumbled upon tennis by accident. She recalled (via Marca), "One day, my dad was just driving me somewhere in the car, and on the way he saw tennis courts. So he took me to the courts. I really liked it and enjoyed it, and that's how it was. That's how it started." The National Tennis Academy in Minsk opened in 2014, and she immediately started her training there. Even though she was still eligible to compete at the junior level at the time, the Belarusian Tennis Federation convinced Sabalenka and her management to concentrate on playing low-level professional events rather than junior competitions in 2015.

Sabalenka made her ITF Junior Circuit debut in the U14 and U16 tournaments. She had never competed in the main draw of an ITF event before 2013, when she was 15 and competing in Estonia's Grade-4 Tallink Cup. Sabalenka had never participated in junior Grand Slam competitions or any other prestigious Grade-A or Grade-1 competitions.

The Belarusian achieved a career-high ranking of 225 without the higher point totals from these bigger tournaments. With Vera Lapko as her partner, Sabalenka won her maiden ITF doubles championship at the Grade-5 Alatan Tour Cup in Belarus in late 2013. Later, 2014 saw her succeed in Grade 4 tournaments; the Estonian Junior Open in June saw her advance to her first singles final, while the MTV Total Junior Cup in Finland in October saw her claim her first singles victory.

Aryna Sabalenka personal life

The left arm and upper left thigh of Aryna Sabalenka are inked with a tiger. She has been given the nickname "The Tiger" because of this tattoo. Sabalenka shared that the tiger tattoos represent her aggressive and forceful attitude, thus keeping her motivated while playing tennis. While sharing the story of getting a tattoo inked for the first time with her parents, she shared, "I think I was 18 years old, and my parents didn't know, and when they saw it the first time, my dad was laughing. I don't know why but my mom didn't talk to me for one week, and then she said, 'I hope it's the first in the last one, and I said, 'Look, mama, the first one and the last one and then I turned out I said 'hopefully'" (as per Tennis Letter).

Sabalenka pursued a degree in sports-related studies at the Belarusian State University. Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova were her childhood tennis role models. Off the court, she usually spends time with her family and friends or reading books, including her favourite, The Count of Monte Cristo. Sabalenka loves sweets and considers them to be a perfect present. She enjoys having pancakes made by her grandmother.

Aryna Sabalenka family background

Sergey Sabalenka is the late father of Aryna Sabalenka. Until the age of 19, Sergey played ice hockey. He was involved in a car crash; therefore, he was unable to go any further. After the difficult time, Sergey only played in amateur games on the ice.

Sabalenka was deeply affected by the loss of her father, but was encouraged by the promise that she had given her father that she would win a couple of major titles before turning 25. During an episode of BreakPoint on Netflix, Sabalenka shared, “I really wanted to win a slam for him, just to put our family name in the history, but there’s so many thoughts going through your mind on that court, like I have to win every point, I have to win this slam. Thinking too much about it.”

Yulia Sabalenka is the mother of the WTA world no. 1.

Aryna Sabalenka boyfriend

Aryna Sabalenka is dating Georgios Frangulis as of April 2025. Georgios Frangulis is a race car driver and a businessman. He is the founder of Oakberry, a quick-service superfood brand. Frangulis was born and brought up in Brazil. Sabalenka signed a brand endorsement deal with Frangulis' company, Oakberry, in January 2024. Growing up in São Paulo, Brazil, Frangulis completed a law degree from FAAP (Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado) in 2014. During his interview with Forbes Brazil, he said that he did not apply for any Brazilian Bar Exam as he wanted to be an entrepreneur.

When Sabalenka won the 2024 Cincinnati Open, she mentioned her boyfriend during the trophy ceremony. During her interview with People, Sabalenka shared her thoughts about Frangulis: “There was a really tough period where I was really happy to have him by my side, always cheering me up, always making sure that we were doing some fun stuff,”.

Aryna Sabalenka social media

The following are Aryna Sabalenka's social media handles:

• Facebook - Aryna Sabalenka page

• Instagram - 𝗔𝗥𝗬𝗡𝗔 𝗦𝗔𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗞𝗔 (@sabalenka_aryna)

• Twitter (X) - Sabalenka Aryna (@SabalenkaA)

Aryna Sabalenka net worth

As of April 2025, Aryna Sabalenka's net worth is $18.7 million according to Forbes. She has amassed over $33.3 million in prize money from playing tennis. Sabalenka's main sources of earnings are her professional tennis career and brand partnerships.

Aryna Sabalenka prize money

According to the WTA's official website, Aryna Sabalenka has won a total of $33,375,458 in prize money as of April 2025.

Aryna Sabalenka endorsements

Nike is one of Sabalenka's primary sponsors for apparel and footwear. The sporting brand sponsors Sabalenka for her athletic clothing needs. The World No.1 has a deal with Wilson for her racquets and equipment. Besides Nike and Wilson, Sabalenka is sponsored by a fitness wearable brand, Whoop and is also the brand ambassador of her boyfriend's superfood brand, Oakberry.

According to Forbes, Sabalenka earned around $9 million from brand sponsorship. She joined hands with Naomi Osaka's agency, Evolve, before the commencement of the 2025 Australian Open to enhance her commercial and brand sponsorship agreements (via Sports Business Journal).

Aryna Sabalenka achievements

Aryna Sabalenka has won 19 WTA singles titles as of April 2025, including three Grand Slams and eight WTA 1000 titles. She won her first Grand Slam title in 2023 at the Australian Open and successfully defended her title in 2024. She has also won six WTA doubles titles, including two Grand Slams, at the 2019 US Open and the 2021 Australian Open. She also won the Sunshine Double in doubles with Elise Mertens. In 2024, Sabalenka won the US Open, defeating Pegula in the final.

Sabalenka’s other notable accomplishments include reaching the doubles final of the 2019 Wuhan Open and the singles semifinals of the 2018 Cincinnati Open. She defeated Kiki Bertens in the WTA Elite Trophy final to claim the title of singles champion in 2019. In 2017, Sabalenka made it to the Fed Cup final while representing Belarus. Two years later, Sabalenka helped Belarus make it to the semifinals.

Aryna Sabalenka coaching staff

Anton Dubrov, a former tennis player who began his journey at the age of five, is Aryna Sabalenka's coach as of April 2025. Before assuming this role, Dubrov served as Sabalenka's hitting partner. He also comes from a family of tennis, being the grandson of renowned coach Eduard Dubrov.

Until the beginning of 2018, Aryna Sabalenka had collaborated with Khalil Ibrahimov for two years. Magnus Norman and Magnus Tideman, two ex-pro tennis players from Sweden, joined her team shortly after that. Dmitry Tursunov became her main coach ahead of the 2018 grass court season.

After the 2019 US Open, Aryna Sabalenka and Tursunov briefly fell out of favor. Even though they reconciled later in the year, she ended their partnership permanently at the end of the season. Sabalenka temporarily worked with Dieter Kindlmann before replacing Kindlmann with Anton Dubrov, her old hitting partner and countryman, in 2020.

Aryna Sabalenka diet

Sabalenka follows a healthy diet that includes smoothies, protein bars, and acai bowls, which are rich in antioxidants. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Sabalenka said: “If it’s an early match, I just stay with breakfast. I eat porridge and an egg white omelette,”. She further added, “If I have to go for lunch, I stay pretty simple ... chicken and rice and some salad.”