This week, we break down some of the key numbers behind the 2025 WTA Tour season — from first-time milestones to noteworthy upsets and from the longest matches to the best three-set records.<\/p>\n
Year-end rankings wrap<\/a> | Stats wrap, part 1: Champions and finalists<\/a> | Stats wrap, part 2: Top 10 wins, match point saves and more<\/a><\/p>\n Part three of the 2025 statistics wrap covers how players won their matches this season: the aces, the three-setters, the longest battles and more.<\/p>\n Who were 2025’s ace queens?<\/p>\n Three players fired more than 20 aces in a single tour-level match in 2025:<\/p>\n 26: Clara Tauson, Auckland R2, d. Sofia Kenin 4-6, 7-6(7), 7-6(3) The 10 players who hit the most total aces (in tour-level main draws) across the season were:<\/p>\n 1. Elena Rybakina (516) The five players with the best aces-per-match ratio (with a minimum of 10 tour-level matches) in 2025 were:<\/p>\n 1. Elena Rybakina (6.88 aces per match) Who were 2025’s tiebreak queens?<\/p>\n World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka set an Open Era record for the most tiebreaks won in a single season with her total of 22, including 19 in a row between the Doha second round, where she lost 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(5) to Ekaterina Alexandrova, and the Beijing semifinals, where she lost 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(2) to Jessica Pegula.<\/p>\n Five other players in the year-end Top 100 won a total of 12 tiebreaks or more at tour level in 2025: Linda Noskova (16), Elena Rybakina (15), Clara Tauson (13), Sofia Kenin (12), Diana Shnaider (12).<\/p>\n Fourteen players in the year-end Top 100 won two-thirds or more of the tiebreaks they played at tour level in 2025 (minimum eight matches). They are as follows, ordered by percentage of tiebreaks won:<\/p>\n 90:\u00a0Ajla Tomljanovic (9-1) Seven\u00a0players went undefeated in third-set tiebreaks in 2025 (minimum two tour-level matches contested, including Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers and Finals). They are as follows, ordered by third-set tiebreak record:<\/p>\n 3-0:\u00a0Peyton Stearns, Coco Gauff, Anna Bondar Stearns set an Open Era record by winning three consecutive third-set tiebreaks to reach the Rome semifinals.<\/p>\n Eighteen\u00a0players contested three or more third-set tiebreaks in 2025 at tour level. They are as follows, ordered by win-loss record:<\/p>\n 3-0:\u00a0Peyton Stearns, Coco Gauff, Anna Bondar Twenty-two\u00a0regular (first to seven) tiebreaks went to 9-9 or beyond in 2025 WTA main draws (tiebreak winner listed first):<\/p>\n Barbora Krejcikova d. Taylor Townsend 1-6, 7-6(13), 6-3, US Open R4<\/p>\n Elisabetta Cocciaretto d. Arianne Hartono 7-6(11), 7-5, ‘s-Hertogenbosch R1 Viktorija Golubic d. Arantxa Rus 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(10), Cluj-Napoca R1 Diana Shnaider l. Yulia Putintseva 7-6(7), 6-7(9), 4-6, Adelaide QF Only\u00a0two\u00a0super-tiebreaks (first to 10) went into overtime (to 9-9 or beyond) in a Grand Slam main draw in 2025:<\/p>\n Alexandra Eala d. Clara Tauson 6-3, 2-6, 7-6[11], US Open R1 Who were 2025’s three-set queens?<\/p>\n Jessica Pegula both played and won the most three-set matches in 2025 at tour level, including Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers and Finals. In total,\u00a0seven\u00a0players contested 21 or more three-set matches in 2025 (win-loss records in brackets):<\/p>\n 31:\u00a0Jessica Pegula (18-13) Ten players won more than 70% of their three-set matches at tour level in 2025 (ordered by percentage won):<\/p>\n 82:\u00a0Victoria Mboko (9-2) Madison Keys had the most wins from a set down in 2025 — and notably, she was the only player with a positive record in matches after dropping the first set, winning 11 times and losing nine times. The next-best ratio belonged to Elena Rybakina, who was 9-15 in matches after dropping the first set.<\/p>\n Who were 2025’s 6-0 queens?<\/p>\n Fourteen\u00a0players won five or more 6-0 sets at tour level in 2025:<\/p>\n 17:\u00a0Iga Swiatek What were the longest matches of 2025?<\/p>\n Fifty WTA main-draw matches lasted 3 hours or more in 2025, as follows:<\/p>\n 1. Belinda Bencic d. Yuliia Starodubtseva 5-7, 6-4, 7-5, Ningbo R2 (3:33) T26. Jule Niemeier d. Laura Siegemund 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, Stuttgart R1 (3:12) Three\u00a0WTA finals passed the two-and-a-half hour mark:<\/p>\n 1. Victoria Mboko d. 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22:\u00a0Marketa Vondrousova, Adelaide R1, d. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-2
21:\u00a0Lulu Sun, Monterrey R1, l. Linda Noskova 7-6(2), 7-6(7)<\/p>\n
2. Linda Noskova (373)
3. Clara Tauson (358)
4. Ekaterina Alexandrova (339)
5. Naomi Osaka (307)
6. Aryna Sabalenka (302)
7. Elise Mertens (261)
8. Iga Swiatek (243)
9. Veronika Kudermetova (240)
10. Ann Li (236)<\/p>\n
2. Naomi Osaka (6.82)
3. Jodie Burrage (6.75)
4. Clara Tauson (6.17)
5. Linda Noskova (6.02)<\/p>\n
89:\u00a0Maya Joint (8-1), Veronika Kudermetova (8-1)
88:\u00a0Aryna Sabalenka (22-3)
79:\u00a0Dayana Yastremska (11-3)
78:\u00a0Magda Linette (7-2)
76:\u00a0Linda Noskova (16-5)
75:\u00a0Marketa Vondrousova (6-2), Anna Blinkova (6-2)
69:\u00a0Anna Kalinskaya (11-5)
67: Sofia Kenin (12-6), Jasmine Paolini (10-5), Hailey Baptiste (10-5), Magdalena Frech (6-3)<\/p>\n
2-0:\u00a0Maya Joint, Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Belinda Bencic, Ajla Tomljanovic<\/p>\n
3-1:\u00a0Linda Noskova
3-2:\u00a0Sofia Kenin
2-1:\u00a0Rebecca Sramkova, Clara Tauson, Hailey Baptiste, Viktorija Golubic, Emma Navarro
2-2:\u00a0McCartney Kessler, Moyuka Uchijima, Aryna Sabalenka, Jessica Pegula
2-3:\u00a0Elena Rybakina
1-2:\u00a0Emma Raducanu, Ekaterina Alexandrova
0-3:\u00a0Elina Svitolina<\/p>\n
Amanda Anisimova d. Zhang Shuai 7-6(11), 6-0, Beijing R3<\/p>\n
Polina Kudermetova l. Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-7(10), 6-4, 6-2, Rome R1
Magda Linette l. Bernarda Pera 6-2, 6-7(10), 7-5, ‘s-Hertogenbosch R1
Marketa Vondrousova d. Wang Xinyu 7-6(10), 4-6, 6-2, Berlin F
Maya Joint d. Alexandra Eala 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(10), Eastbourne F
Clara Tauson d. Anna Kalinskaya 6-3, 7-6(10), Wimbledon R2
Madison Keys l. Renata Zarazua 6-7(10), 7-6(3), 7-5, US Open R1
Barbora Krejcikova d. Emma Raducanu 4-6, 7-6(10), 6-1, Seoul R2
Maya Joint d. Zhu Lin 7-5, 7-6(10), Wuhan R1<\/p>\n
Olga Danilovic d. Moyuka Uchijima 7-6(9), 4-6, 6-1, Rouen QF
Amanda Anisimova d. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 7-6(9), Wimbledon QF
Diane Parry d. Tara Wuerth 7-6(9), 3-6, 7-5, Hamburg R1
Sara Bejlek d. Alycia Parks 7-6(9), 6-3, Prague R2
Emma Navarro d. Wang Yafan 7-6(9), 6-3, US Open R1
Jessica Pegula d. Emma Raducanu 3-6, 7-6(9), 6-0, Beijing R3
Cristina Bucsa l. Victoria Mboko 7-5, 6-7(9), 6-2, Hong Kong F
Lucia Bronzetti l. Katarzyna Kawa 6-7(9), 6-0, 6-2, Chennai R1
Arina Rodionova d. Storm Hunter 1-6, 6-4, 7-6(9), Chennai R2<\/p>\n
Moyuka Uchijima d. Olga Danilovic 7-6(2), 4-6, 7-6[9], US Open R1<\/p>\n
25:\u00a0Elena Rybakina (15-10)
24:\u00a0Emma Navarro (12-12)
22:\u00a0Madison Keys (16-6)
21:\u00a0McCartney Kessler (11-10), Linda Noskova (10-11), Diana Shnaider (9-12)<\/p>\n
80:\u00a0Coco Gauff (12-3)
79:\u00a0Amanda Anisimova (15-4)
75:\u00a0Emiliana Arango (6-2)
73:\u00a0Madison Keys (16-6), Eva Lys (8-3)
72:\u00a0Jasmine Paolini (13-5)
71:\u00a0Anna Kalinskaya (10-4)
70:\u00a0Belinda Bencic (14-6), Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (7-3)<\/p>\n
8:\u00a0Jessica Pegula, Elena Rybakina
7:\u00a0Ekaterina Alexandrova, Amanda Anisimova
6:\u00a0Coco Gauff, Elise Mertens
5:\u00a0Mirra Andreeva, Belinda Bencic, Leylah Fernandez, Eva Lys, Aryna Sabalenka, Diana Shnaider, Katie Volynets<\/p>\n
2. Coco Gauff d. Zheng Qinwen 7-6(3), 4-6, 7-6(4), Rome SF (3:32)
3. Viktorija Golubic d. Arantxa Rus 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(10), Cluj-Napoca R1 (3:30)
4. Maria Sakkari d. Ashlyn Krueger 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 7-5, Beijing R1 (3:29)
5. Ella Seidel d. Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 7-5, Seoul R2 (3:28)
6. Lucia Bronzetti d. Zhu Lin 6-7(6), 6-2, 7-6(6), Cincinnati R1 (3:27)
7. Laura Siegemund d. Tatjana Maria 7-5, 6-7(6), 7-6(2), Montreal R1 (3:26)
8. Tatjana Maria d. Chloe Paquet 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-4, Bogota R1 (3:25)
T9. Aliaksandra Sasnovich d. Varvara Gracheva 6-4, 6-7(5), 7-6[8], Wimbledon R1 (3:24)
T9. Lois Boisson d. Dalma Galfi 7-6(6), 5-7, 6-2, Beijing R1 (3:24)
T9. Kimberly Birrell d. Joanna Garland 6-7(2), 6-3, 7-5, Chennai SF (3:24)
T12. Gao Xinyu d. Beatriz Haddad Maia 5-7, 6-4, 7-5, United Cup RR (3:22)
T12. Jasmine Paolini d. Belinda Bencic 5-7, 7-5, 6-3, Ningbo QF (3:22)
T14. Daria Kasatkina d. Peyton Stearns 7-6(7), 4-6, 7-5, Brisbane R2 (3:21)
T14. Liudmila Samsonova d. Jessica Pegula 6-7(8), 7-5, 7-6(5), Berlin R2 (3:21)
T15. Diane Parry d. Tara Wuerth 7-6(9), 3-6, 7-5, Hamburg R1 (3:21)
T17. Emma Navarro d. Peyton Stearns 6-7(5), 7-6(5), 7-5, Australian Open R1 (3:20)
T17. Wang Xinyu d. Jil Teichmann 6-7(5), 7-6(5), 6-4, Singapore QF (3:20)
T19. Laura Siegemund d. Hailey Baptiste 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, Australian Open R1 (3:16)
T19. Jaqueline Cristian d. Leylah Fernandez 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-3, Indian Wells R2 (3:16)
T19. Yuliia Starodubtseva d. Wang Yafan 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4, Montreal R1 (3:16)
T19. Joanna Garland d. Mei Yamaguchi 5-7, 7-5, 7-5, Chennai R2 (3:16)
T23. Yulia Putintseva d. Diana Shnaider 7-6(3), 6-7(9), 6-4, Adelaide QF (3:14)
T23. Harriet Dart d. Jana Fett 7-5, 2-6, 7-6[7], Australian Open R1 (3:14)
23. Rebecca Sramkova d. Laura Siegemund 7-6(2), 4-6, 7-6(6), Nottingham R1 (3:13)<\/p>\n
T26. Magdalena Frech \u00a0d. Sara Errani 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(5), Stuttgart R1 (3:12)
T26. Emiliana Arango d. Viktoriya Tomova 7-6(6), 5-7, 6-4, Rome R1 (3:12)
T26. Leylah Fernandez d. Elena Rybakina 6-7(2), 7-6(3), 7-6(3), Washington SF (3:12)
T30. Clara Tauson d. Caroline Dolehide 3-6, 7-5, 6-4, Washington R2 (3:10)
T30. Renata Zarazua d. Madison Keys 6-7(10), 7-6(3), 7-5, US Open R1 (3:10)
T32. Aryna Sabalenka d. Emma Raducanu 7-6(3), 4-6, 7-6(5), Cincinnati R3 (3:09)
T32. Moyuka Uchijima d. Olga Danilovic 7-6(2), 4-6, 7-6[9], US Open R1 (3:09)
T34. Anastasia Zakharova d. Kimberly Birrell 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, Cleveland R1 (3:08)
T34. Belinda Bencic d. Karolina Muchova 3-6, 7-5, 7-5, Tokyo QF (3:08)
36. Jessica Bouzas Maneiro d. Louisa Chirico 5-7, 7-5, 6-4, Montreal R1 (3:06)
T37. Katie Volynets d. Erika Andreeva 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-2, Auckland R1 (3:05)
T37. Leolia Jeanjean d. Yuliia Starodubtseva 7-5, 1-6, 6-4, Cincinnati R1 (3:05)
39. Barbora Krejcikova d. Taylor Townsend 1-6, 7-6(13), 6-3, US Open R4 (3:04)
T40. Cristina Bucsa d. Emma Raducanu 5-7, 7-5, 7-5, Singapore R1 (3:03)
T40. Belinda Bencic d. Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(2), Madrid R3 (3:03)
T40. Jaqueline Cristian d. Camila Osorio \u00a06-7(6), 6-4, 6-4, Rabat SF (3:03)
43. Beatriz Haddad Maia d. Emma Navarro 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-2, Strasbourg QF (3:02)
T44. Sorana Cirstea d. Emma Navarro 7-6(5), 3-6, 7-5, Dubai R3 (3:01)
T44. Camila Osorio d. Ann Li 7-5, 6-7(5), 7-5, Beijing R1 (3:01)
T44. Laura Siegemund d. Mirra Andreeva 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-3, Wuhan R2 (3:01)
T47. Destanee Aiava d. Greet Minnen 5-7, 7-5, 7-6[6], Australian Open R1 (3:00)
T47. Anna Bondar d. Noma Noha Akugue 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(3), Hamburg R1 (3:00)
T47. Ajla Tomljanovic d. Renata Zarazua 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(1), Monterrey R1 (3:00)
T47. Diana Shnaider d. Elise Mertens 3-6, 7-6(6), 7-6(4), Monterrey QF (3:00)<\/p>\n
2. Iga Swiatek d. Ekaterina Alexandrova 1-6, 7-6(3), 7-5, Seoul (2:43)
3. Coco Gauff d. Aryna Sabalenka 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4, Roland Garros (2:38)<\/p>\n