When you have experts like Andy Roddick willing to take back their words and say, “Aryna Sabalenka is the most consistent player in the world right now,” you cannot deny the facts. A Belarusian professional tennis player with two Grand Slam titles, Sabalenka successfully defended her Australian Open crown in 2024. Additionally, she is a two-time doubles major winner, and a former world No.1 on the WTA Tour. As of May 2024, Sabalenka has 14 singles titles and six doubles titles.
Born on May 5, 1998 in Minsk, Belarus, Aryna Sabalenka turned pro in 2015. She has a powerful style of play, dominated by her aggressive ground-strokes and intent to finish points on her own accord. At the age of 26, the world No. 2 has achieved her late father’s dream of his daughter winning a couple of Grand Slams by that age. Due to her ruthless attitude on-court, Sabalenka has been nicknamed ‘The Tiger’. She also has a tattoo of the same.
Aryna Sabalenka Coaching Staff
Anton Dubrov is the head coach of Aryna Sabalenka. Dubrov has been working as a tennis coach for a few years now, before which he also served as Sabalenka’s hitting partner for sometime. He is a former tennis player who began playing the sport at age five, and is also the grandson of popular coach Eduard Dubrov.
Sabalenka chose Dubrov as her head coach in 2020. As a result, they have been working together for around four years now. “He [Dubrov] knows me quite well, he knows what I need, what we have to work on,” the 25-year-old said in 2021.
In addition to Dubrov, Jason Stacy is the fitness coach and physiotherapist of Aryna Sabalenka. Although there is no confirmed data regarding when he joined team Sabalenka, Stacy is believed to have been a part of the team for over a year at least. “She’s an emotional person, and my job is to manage it,” Stacy said about the world No. 2 on Netflix’s ‘Break Point’. During the 2024 Australian Open, Jason Stacy was in the thick of things, with Sabalenka signing his head as a good luck charm before her matches.
Aryna Sabalenka Coaching History
Aryna Sabalenka has had quite a few coaches in the past. After turning pro in 2015, up until 2018, the Belarusian worked under Khalil Ibrahimov. Following this, she worked with former coach of Stanislas Wawrinka Magnus Norman for a very short period of time, without him officially traveling with her on the circuit.
Next, Aryna Sabalenka hired former Russian tennis player Dmitry Tursunov as her head coach in July 2018. He is an ex-Davis Cup winner, and also coached the likes of Belinda Bencic and Emma Raducanu. Under Tursunov’s guidance, Sabalenka won five WTA titles, including three WTA-1000 events. Last but not the least, Sabalenka hired German Dieter Kindlmann as her coach for close to a month in 2020, before deciding that she wasn’t willing to bring someone new into the team at that point of time.
Aryna Sabalenka Grand Slam Performances
Singles
Australian Open - W (2023, 2024)
French Open - SF (2023)
Wimbledon - SF (2021, 2023)
US Open - F (2023)
Doubles
Australian Open - W (2021)
French Open - SF (2019)
Wimbledon - QF (2019)
US Open - W (2019)
Mixed Doubles
Wimbledon - R2 (2019)
FAQ's On Aryna Sabalenka’s coaches
A. Aryna Sabalenka is currently being coached by Anton Dubrov, as of early 2024.
A. Aryna Sabalenka has won 20 career titles — 14 in singles, and six in doubles.
A. No, Aryna Sabalenka is yet to win consecutive Grand Slam titles. However, she won back-to-back Australian Open championships when she defended her crown in 2024.
A. Aryna Sabalenka has an estimated net worth of $20 million, as of early 2024.
