Aryna Sabalenka

Aryna Sabalenka (Belarusian: ) (born 5 May 1998) is a Belarusian professional tennis player. In the 2017 Fed Cup, she and Aliaksandra Sasnovich's playing styles became the shock stories of the year, making Belarus their first Fed Cup final; and being ranked outside the top 75 in the rankings that time.

Sabalenka won her first WTA 125k Series title in Pune, India, in 2017; and her first WTA title at the Connecticut Open in 2018, defeating Carla Suárez Navarro in the final.

2017
Sabalenka made her first WTA final in 2017, at the Tianjin Open, losing to Maria Sharapova, winning her first WTA title in two years.

2018
Sabalenka had a poor start to her 2018 season, but turned it around when she made the Eastbourne International final, losing to Caroline Wozniacki and hitting her career-high singles ranking to 32.

Due to the withdrawals of Simona Halep and Naomi Osaka, she became a seed within the top ten of the 2018 Swiss Open – Women's Singles.

Playing style
Due to her height, she has a powerful serve and can hit fast balls easily. She has a tattoo on her left forearm, a tiger she obtained after her 2017 season ended.