During her greatest dominance, when she spent 75 weeks in the first place in the ranking, Iga Swiatek set or equaled more than one record. Now that she is back in the lead, she is breaking new records again. Do you know what record Swiatek just set?
Iga Swiatek reigned uninterruptedly as the leader of the WTA world ranking for 75 weeks. She later lost the lead to Aryna Sabalenka after a premature defeat at the 2023 US Open. However, the Pole managed to regain the crown and returned to the No. 1 position after winning the WTA season finals. During her reign, she made tennis history several times thanks to her achievements. Now she can add another record to the list.
With six trophies won in the 2023 season, Iga Swiatek can boast not only the largest number of titles won among women’s tennis players this year, but also the fact that she became the first woman in a decade to win the WTA 250, WTA 500, WTA 1000, WTA Finals tournaments. and a grand slam in the same season.
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