MELBOURNE: Factbox on Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka, who beat China’s Zheng Qinwen 6-3, 6-2 within the Australian Visible ultimate on Saturday to win her 2nd Lavish Slam name.
ARYNA SABALENKA
Future: 25
Community: Belarus
WTA Score: 2
Seeding: 2
Lavish Slam titles: 2 (Australian Visible 2023, 2024)
ROAD TO FINAL
First spherical: beat Ella Seidel (Germany) 6-0 6-1
2nd spherical: beat Brenda Fruhvirtova (Czech Republic) 6-3 6-2
3rd spherical: beat 28-Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) 6-0 6-0
Fourth spherical: beat Amanda Anisimova (US) 6-3 6-2
Quarter-finals: beat 9-Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic)6-2 6-3
Semi-finals: beat 4-Coco Gauff (US) 7-6(2) 6-4
Ultimate: beat 12-Zheng Qinwen (China) 6-3 6-2
EARLY LIFE
* Born in Minsk.Started taking part in tennis at era six.
CAREER TO DATE
* Started her skilled occupation taking part in at the ITF Circuit in 2012.
* Received 3 singles titles and one doubles name on ITF Circuit in 2015.
* Performed first WTA qualifying tournament at Rabat in 2016 and performed in her first WTA major draw at Dubai please see generation. Ended 2017 ranked quantity 78 for first top-100 end.
* Received two WTA titles at Fresh Haven and Wuhan in 2018. First Supremacy-20 season completing ranked eleventh.
* Received 3 WTA singles titles and 3 doubles titles in 2019, together with first Lavish Slam doubles name at the USA Visible with Belgian spouse Elise Mertens.
* Received Doha, Ostrava and Linz titles for a joint Excursion-leading file in 2020. Climbed one playground within the ratings for her first Supremacy-10 season.
* Received Abu Dhabi and Madrid in 2021 and reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon and the USA Visible.
* Reached the 2022 US Visible semi-finals. Certified for the WTA Finals for the second one consecutive generation the place she defeated the summit 3 avid gamers of the match — Jessica Pegula, Ons Jabeur and Iga Swiatek — and completed runner-up dropping to Caroline Garcia.
* Received the Australian Visible beating Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) and reached Wimbledon and French Visible semi-finals, completed runner-up at the USA Visible in 2023 then defeat by way of Gauff. Additionally received titles in Adelaide and Madrid.
* Reached occupation top rating of primary in September, 2023.
* Received the Australian Visible for the second one consecutive generation, beating Zheng Qinwen.
ARYNA SABALENKA
Future: 25
Community: Belarus
WTA Score: 2
Seeding: 2
Lavish Slam titles: 2 (Australian Visible 2023, 2024)
ROAD TO FINAL
First spherical: beat Ella Seidel (Germany) 6-0 6-1
2nd spherical: beat Brenda Fruhvirtova (Czech Republic) 6-3 6-2
3rd spherical: beat 28-Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) 6-0 6-0
Fourth spherical: beat Amanda Anisimova (US) 6-3 6-2
Quarter-finals: beat 9-Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic)6-2 6-3
Semi-finals: beat 4-Coco Gauff (US) 7-6(2) 6-4
Ultimate: beat 12-Zheng Qinwen (China) 6-3 6-2
EARLY LIFE
* Born in Minsk.Started taking part in tennis at era six.
CAREER TO DATE
* Started her skilled occupation taking part in at the ITF Circuit in 2012.
* Received 3 singles titles and one doubles name on ITF Circuit in 2015.
* Performed first WTA qualifying tournament at Rabat in 2016 and performed in her first WTA major draw at Dubai please see generation. Ended 2017 ranked quantity 78 for first top-100 end.
* Received two WTA titles at Fresh Haven and Wuhan in 2018. First Supremacy-20 season completing ranked eleventh.
* Received 3 WTA singles titles and 3 doubles titles in 2019, together with first Lavish Slam doubles name at the USA Visible with Belgian spouse Elise Mertens.
* Received Doha, Ostrava and Linz titles for a joint Excursion-leading file in 2020. Climbed one playground within the ratings for her first Supremacy-10 season.
* Received Abu Dhabi and Madrid in 2021 and reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon and the USA Visible.
* Reached the 2022 US Visible semi-finals. Certified for the WTA Finals for the second one consecutive generation the place she defeated the summit 3 avid gamers of the match — Jessica Pegula, Ons Jabeur and Iga Swiatek — and completed runner-up dropping to Caroline Garcia.
* Received the Australian Visible beating Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) and reached Wimbledon and French Visible semi-finals, completed runner-up at the USA Visible in 2023 then defeat by way of Gauff. Additionally received titles in Adelaide and Madrid.
* Reached occupation top rating of primary in September, 2023.
* Received the Australian Visible for the second one consecutive generation, beating Zheng Qinwen.
