Iga Swiatek vs Aryna Sabalenka vs Coco Gauff: A statistical comparison of WTA's top 3 in 2023

Published at :December 26, 2023 at 4:15 PM

Modified at :February 14, 2024 at 1:52 PM

Iga Swiatek has won more Grand Slam titles.

Women’s tennis has had its fair share of rivalries, right from the days of Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert, Steffi Graf and Monica Seles, to the Williams sisters. All these rivalries have one thing in common: they were largely two-way. The current era has three equally talented and competitive players vying for top honors simultaneously on the WTA Tour.

The three talented ladies in question are Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, and Coco Gauff. So let’s dig a little deeper into the numbers and see where these women stand with respect to each other.

Grand Slam Titles

Player	Titles
Iga Swiatek	1
Aryna Sabalenka	1
Coco Gauff	1

Swiatek and Gauff came on the WTA Tour in the same year – 2019, and Sabalenka made her debut two years earlier in 2017. Here Swiatek has an edge, winning her first major title at Roland Garros in her second year as a professional player. Her greatest success has been on the clay courts of Paris, with three of her titles coming there. She won both the French Open and US Open titles in 2022. In 2023, the Pole successfully defended her title at Roland Garros.

Coco Gauff was the losing finalist in the 2022 French Open, but she made amends by grabbing her first Grand Slam title on home turf at Flushing Meadows this year, defeating Aryna Sabalenka in the final.

Meanwhile, Sabalenka drew first blood in 2023, winning the season-opening Australian Open without dropping a set till the final against Elena Rybakina. The Belarusian had an opportunity to win her second title at the US Open but caved in after winning the first set convincingly, 6-2.

WTA Masters 1000s

Player	Titles
Iga Swiatek	2
Aryna Sabalenka	1
Coco Gauff	1

In a format similar to the ATP Masters, the WTA 1000 events are nine in total, and the first edition was held in 1990, with Martina Navratilova winning the inaugural event in Chicago.

Each of the top three ranked WTA players has taken home a trophy in the WTA 1000 events in 2023, with Swiatek winning two. Sabalenka was triumphant in Madrid, Gauff took Cincinnati, and Swiatek claimed wins at Doha and Beijing. The Polish World No. 1 leads the trio with six WTA 1000 trophies overall.

Four of Iga Swiatek’s WTA 1000 wins came in 2022 and one in 2021. Except for 2022, Sabalenka has won a WTA 1000 title in each of the years between 2018 and 2023.

WTA Finals

Player	Titles
Iga Swiatek	1
Aryna Sabalenka	–
Coco Gauff	–

Besides the four majors, the WTA Finals is the most significant event in the WTA Calendar, featuring the top eight singles players and top eight doubles teams based on their results throughout the season. The WTA Finals, known previously as the WTA Tour Championships or WTA Championships, is the year-ending event on the WTA Calendar. The inaugural edition of the WTA Finals was played on clay and won by Chris Evert.

Iga Swiatek is the only player on this list to have won the WTA Finals, winning in straight sets against Jessica Pegula, 6-1, 6-0. Pegula got handed one of Swiatek’s infamous bagels at the event. Sabalenka was a finalist at the 2021 WTA Finals, losing to Caroline Garcia of France.

Overall Performance

Player	Win-Loss Record	Titles	Finals
Iga Swiatek	68-11 (86%)	6	8
Aryna Sabalenka	56-14 (80%)	3	6
Coco Gauff	51-16 (76%)	4	4

In terms of titles won in 2023, Swiatek has won six of the eight finals she has played in, Sabalenka three of six, Gauff enjoying a 100% success rate and sweeping all four finals she played.

While their rivalry is yet to blossom into the kind seen in previous years, there is every indication that the top three will challenge each other at every turn and every opportunity that presents itself. With the 2024 season around the corner, tennis fans can look forward to some thrilling matches and fierce competition among these three stars.

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