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84, 1 - The combined age of 84 years and 1 day between Venus Williams and Tatjana Maria will be the oldest between two opponents in a main draw match at WTA level, since the WTA was founded in 1973 - age calculated at start of event. Evergreen!

#HobartTennis | @wtatour.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 3:29 AM
1 - Among the 48 players who have won 20+ career titles at ATP level in the Open Era, Daniil Medvedev is the only player not to have won a single event twice. Collector.

#BrisbaneTennis
January 11, 2026 at 10:17 AM
3 - List of players to claim the Men's Singles titles at both the Brisbane and (now defunct) Sydney Internationals, since the inaugural ATP Tour season in 1990:

Lleyton Hewitt
Roger Federer
Daniil Medvedev 🆕

Company.

#BrisbaneTennis
January 11, 2026 at 10:16 AM
75 - Aryna Sabalenka has claimed a 75th match win as the WTA #1, becoming the ninth player to achieve the feat since 1990 – Sabalenka (92) has taken the equal-most matches to achieve 75 wins, along with Ashleigh Barty. Top.

#BrisbaneTennis | @wtatour.bsky.social
January 11, 2026 at 7:31 AM
22 - Aryna Sabalenka has claimed a 22nd career WTA title, surpassing Victoria Azarenka (21) for the outright third-most among currently active players at WTA level, trailing only Venus Williams (49) and Iga Swiatek (25). Elite.

#BrisbaneTennis | @wtatour.bsky.social
January 11, 2026 at 7:28 AM
1 - Aryna Sabalenka is the first player to reach three consecutive Women’s Singles finals at the Brisbane International, since the event’s inauguration in 2009. Roar.

#BrisbaneTennis
January 10, 2026 at 2:39 AM
2 - Belinda Bencic has won a tiebreak to love for just the second time in her career at WTA level, after previously achieving the feat at the United Cup in 2023 against Yulia Putintseva. Timely.

#UnitedCup
January 10, 2026 at 1:59 AM
68.8 - Belinda Bencic now accounts for 68.8% (11/16) of Switzerland’s total match victories at the United Cup, since the event’s inauguration in 2023. Flagbearer.

#UnitedCup
January 10, 2026 at 1:58 AM
45 - In the past decade, only three players have claimed more ATP-level match wins on Australian soil than Alex de Minaur (45) – Novak Djokovic, Grigor Dimitrov and Daniil Medvedev. Buoyed.

#UnitedCup
January 9, 2026 at 10:29 AM
42 - Since the event’s inauguration in 2023, Zizou Bergs (#42) is now the lowest-ranked player - and the first outside the top 20 - to claim multiple ATP or WTA top 20 wins at a single edition of the United Cup. Zone.

#UnitedCup
January 8, 2026 at 8:17 AM
13 - Elena Rybakina has claimed a 13th consecutive match win at WTA level, equalling her career-best winning streak from 2023, between Dubai and Miami. Carryover.

#BrisbaneTennis | @wtatour.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 4:15 AM
4 - List of players in the Open Era to finish consecutive seasons with a 90+% win rate (min. 10 matches) at ATP level:

Bjorn Borg (1977-80)
Ivan Lendl (1985-87)
Roger Federer (2004-06)
Jannik Sinner (2024-25) 🆕

Echelon.

#NittoATPFinals
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
4 - Since 1970, Jannik Sinner is the fourth youngest player to win the ATP Finals in consecutive years, older only than Lleyton Hewitt, Ivan Lendl and Roger Federer. Title.

#NittoATPFinals
November 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
1 - Since the event’s inauguration in 1970, Jannik Sinner (2024-25) is the first player to win the ATP Finals without conceding a set in multiple and consecutive years. Champion.

#NittoATPFinals
November 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
6 - List of players since 1973 to meet in 5+ finals in a season as ATP #1 and #2:

Lendl-McEnroe (1984-85)
Agassi-Sampras (1995)
Federer-Nadal (2006)
Djokovic-Nadal (2011)
Federer-Djokovic (2015)
Alcaraz-Sinner (2025) 🆕

Historic.

#NittoATPFinals
November 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
2016 - This is both the first time the ATP #1 and #2 will meet in the final at the ATP Finals, and the first time both finalists have gone 4-0 en route to the final, since 2016 (Andy Murray-Novak Djokovic). Exceptional.

#NittoATPFinals
November 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
22, 188 - Since 1988, Carlos Alcaraz (22y 188d) is now the youngest player to reach the final at each of the four Big Title levels - Grand Slam, ATP Masters 1000, Olympics and ATP Finals - surpassing Alexander Zverev (24y 95d). Phenom.

#NittoATPFinals
November 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
11 - Since the rankings were first published in 1973, only two ATP top-three ranked players have suffered more losses in a season to ATP top 10 opponents than Alexander Zverev (11) in 2025 - Jimmy Connors (13 in 1984) and Stefan Edberg (12 in 1992). Headloss.

#NittoATPFinals
November 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
1 - Since the event’s inauguration in 1970, Jannik Sinner is the first player to win all three Round Robin matches without conceding a set in consecutive years at the ATP Finals. Dominate.

#NittoATPFinals
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
50 - Felix Auger Aliassime (2022 and 2025) has become the first Canadian in the Open Era to manage multiple 50-win seasons at ATP level. Milestones.

#NittoATPFinals
November 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
3 - Since 2000, Alex de Minaur has become the third player to reach the semi-final at the ATP Finals despite a losing record in the Round Robin, after David Nalbandian (2006) and Kei Nishikori (2016). Redeem.

#NittoATPFinals
November 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM
70 - Carlos Alcaraz (22y 188d) is the youngest player to claim 70+ match wins in a season at ATP level since Novak Djokovic (22y 164d) in 2009. Dominant.

#NittoATPFinals
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
1 - Since the ATP rankings were first published in 1973, Carlos Alcaraz has become just the second player to secure multiple year-end ATP #1 rankings before turning 23, after Lleyton Hewitt (2001-02). Historic.

#NittoATPFinals
November 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
4 - Since 2000, Jannik Sinner (2023-25) has become just the fourth player to reach 3+ consecutive semi-finals at the ATP Finals after Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka. Standard.

#NittoATPFinals
November 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
25 - Excluding Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner has won his past 25 matches vs ATP top 10 opponents, with his last such defeat coming to Andrey Rublev in Montreal last year – that match against Rublev was Sinner’s second in a day. Chasm.

#NittoATPFinals
November 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM