She will no longer be in the Women's Tennis Association rankings, which will be updated after US Open-2026.
On August 29, 2025, Victoria Azarenka played what is currently her last professional career match. In the third round of the US Open, the Belarusian lost to Jessica Pegula — 1:6, 5:7, writes "Sport of Belarus".
Despite this, Azarenka was leading with a break in the second set — 4:2, but could not maintain the advantage. At the time, the defeat did not look like a final verdict: Pegula later reached the semifinals of the US Open, and Azarenka offered her the greatest resistance among all opponents on her way to the match where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka.
However, after that tournament, Victoria has not played again. She missed the rest of the 2025 season and this entire part of the 2026 season. Azarenka has not officially announced her retirement, but she will no longer be in the WTA rankings, which will be updated after US Open-2026. These rankings include players active throughout the year. The Belarusian is not participating in this year's US Open.
And if years from now, it will indeed be this match against Pegula that is remembered as her last.
Victoria Azarenka is 37 years old. She won 21 WTA (Women's Tennis Association) singles tournaments, won the Australian Open twice (2012, 2013), played in the US Open final three times, was an Olympic champion in 2012 in mixed doubles with Max Mirnyi, and a bronze medalist at those games in singles. In 2012 and 2013, she was the world's number one.
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