2025 WTA News & Gossip

[MargaretMcAleer]

A incredible year of Aceing Cancer,
A special thank you to Hologic for donating an extra $200,000 to the ACEing Cancer initiative this year,

AGEING Cancer Leaders 2025,
1. Rybakina 394 Aces
2. Alexandrova 252 Aces
3. Noskova 252 Aces
4. Tauson 220 Aces
5. Veronika Kudermetova 172 Aces

2025 total $83,250

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from the 2 Exhos in Miami and NJ on December 7 and 8 because of bone bruising to her right foot
Raducanu's next tournament will be representing GBR at the United Cup in January 2026
Jess Pegula will now take Raducanu's place in the 2 exhos.

Prudential Center, Newark ( Dec 7)
Pegula vs Anisimova

loan Depot Park, Miami (Dec 8)
Pegula vs Anisimova

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The Nominees for the annual WTA Players Awards ( the winners will be announced across the week of December 15),

WTA Player of the Year,
Anisimova
Gauff
Keys
Rybakina
Sabalenka
Swiatek

WTA Doubles Team of the Year,
Andreeva/Shnaider
Dabrowski/Routliffe
Errani/Paolini
V.Kudermetova/Mertens
Siniakova/Townsend

WTA Most Improved Player of the Year
Alexandrova
Andreeva
Anisimova
Noskova
Tauson

WTA Newcomer of the Year,
Boisson
Eala
Joint
Jovic
Lys
Mboko

WTA Comeback Player of the Year,
Bencic
Cirstea
Krejcikova
Sevastova
Vondrousova

 

[PhiEaglesfan712]

WTA Player of the Year: Sabalenka
WTA Doubles Team of the Year: Siniakova/Townsend
WTA Most Improved Player of the Year: Anisimova
WTA Newcomer of the Year: Mboko
WTA Comeback Player of the Year: Bencic

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA Player of the Year: Sabalenka
WTA Doubles Team of the Year: Siniakova/Townsend
WTA Most Improved Player of the Year: Anisimova
WTA Newcomer of the Year: Mboko
WTA Comeback Player of the Year: Bencic

I concur with your picks

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Burlington's rising tennis start Victoria Mboko will be awarded the 'Key to the City' on Friday
Mayor Marianne Meed Ward will present the 19 yo with the key in the public ceremony
'Victoria has risen rapidly through the tennis world, making national and international headlines, representing Canada and Burlington with true grit, determination and pure talent"
Mkobo won the 2025 Bank Open in Montreal at the age of 18, Mkobo is currently 18th in the world

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Lauren Davis has announced her retirement,
"I've dedicated the past 29 years of my life to tennis and after the US Open I knew it was time to say goodbye"
Davis won 2 WTA titles, a career high of No 26
Davis was a part of the US team that won the BJK Cup in 2017

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

For the first time since 2004, four American women end the year in the WTA Top Ten,
Gauff, Anisimova, Pegula, Keys!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA125 Philippine Open will be held Jan 26-31 in 2026 in Manila

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Ons Jabeur ( currently pregnant ) will act as the mentor of Turkish rising star Zeyneop Sonmenz. Jabeur's long time coach, Issam Jellali, will lead the team as Zeynep's head coach.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Asia Pacific Wild Card Play Off,
Zarina Diyas ( KAZ) clinched the main draw spot at the Women's singles in the AO 2026 with a composed performance in the final, defeating Chinese Taipe's Liang 63 64

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Emerson Jones ( Aus) has earned a main draw wild card AO 2026 following standout performance across the inaugural Australian Pro Tour wild card Points Race.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Most Winners WTA Tour 2025.
Clara Tauson has made the most winners ( 196 at the Dubai Tennis Championships) at a single WTA Tour event in 2025. Grand Slam excluded. Peak.
190 P. Kudermetova ( Brisbane)
187 A. Anisimova ( Beijing)
186 O. Danilovic ( Rouen)
174 M. Keys ( Adelaide)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

This news has 'social media' buzzing!
Serena Williams has applied for reinstatement to tennis, adding herself back into the tennis anti-doping program, which is a requirement for official competition, to set herself up for a comeback to competition in 2026 maybe? she could return to tennis in 6 months

Source. nytimes.com/athletic/68553.

 

[Front242]

This news has 'social media' buzzing!
Serena Williams has applied for reinstatement to tennis, adding herself back into the tennis anti-doping program, which is a requirement for official competition, to set herself up for a comeback to competition in 2026 maybe? she could return to tennis in 6 months

Source. nytimes.com/athletic/68553.

It was always on the cards. Called it a while back with the weight loss pics. A ton of players could beat her these days but if she isn't huffing and puffing from carrying the pile of extra weight she had for years, she may beat quite a few players. That was what held her up before mostly.

 

[Fiero425]

It was always on the cards. Called it a while back with the weight loss pics. A ton of players could beat her these days but if she isn't huffing and puffing from carrying the pile of extra weight she had for years, she may beat quite a few players. That was what held her up before mostly.

I'm glad someone said it! It's one of the many reasons Serena was no fave of mines from the beginning! I think she under-achieved believe it or not! How many times did commentators muse about her "playing into shape" at the Aussie Open? What other top player have we consistently heard commentary like that going back to the "pancake days" of Martina Navratilova? MN revolutionized training & diet which extended her career! Serena could have done more; esp. after having her 1st child! She almost wasted her time as she only made major finals, winning none even though the tour was rather weak at the time IMO!

 

[PhiEaglesfan712]

I'm glad someone said it! It's one of the many reasons Serena was no fave of mines from the beginning! I think she under-achieved believe it or not! How many times did commentators muse about her "playing into shape" at the Aussie Open? What other top player have we consistently heard commentary like that going back to the "pancake days" of Martina Navratilova? MN revolutionized training & diet which extended her career! Serena could have done more; esp. after having her 1st child! She almost wasted her time as she only made major finals, winning none even though the tour was rather weak at the time IMO!

I feel like Serena should have won more in the mid-2000s. From age 22-26, when Serena should have been in her peak years, she only won 2 slams. At times during this period, it felt like Serena was unmotivated and not in the best shape.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

It was always on the cards. Called it a while back with the weight loss pics. A ton of players could beat her these days but if she isn't huffing and puffing from carrying the pile of extra weight she had for years, she may beat quite a few players. That was what held her up before mostly.

Well Serena has come on social media and denied she is coming back to tennis? though why would she have put her name on the anti doping program? it does give her an option if she wants to play again?
There were big rumors before the USO this year that she and Venus would play doubles together? of course Serena didnt meet the requirements and could not play
BTW,
In terms of the weight loss drugs, this is something WADA is monitoring, there was and article about it last weekend in the Times.
Currently, the substances themselves are not on the prohibited list but on WADA's 'watch list'.
So may well at some point depending if they feel it meets their criteria.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The USTA announced that Lindsay Davenport has signed a 2 year renewal to continue serving the US BJK Cup Captain through 2027

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The main draw ceremony for the AO in 2026 will be held on Thursday 15th January, ( time to be advised) the tournament begins Sunday 18th January - February 1