Which player did Aryna Sabalenka beat in the 2025 US Open women's singles final?

Aryna Sabalenka beat Amanda Anisimova in the 2025 US Open women’s singles final. Sabalenka won 6–3, 7–6(7–3) to retain her title in New York.

The final paired the world No. 1 and defending champion with Anisimova, an American making her first US Open singles final. Sabalenka controlled the first set and then held off Anisimova in a second-set tiebreak, completing a straight-sets victory.

The result made Sabalenka the first woman since Serena Williams to win consecutive US Open singles titles. It was also Sabalenka’s fourth Grand Slam singles championship. The other options are notable players, but none was her opponent in this final: Swiatek and Gauff had won other major titles, while Pegula had been Sabalenka’s semifinal opponent.