In January 2009, Azarenka won her first career WTAsingles title at the Brisbane International by defeating Marion Bartoli in the final in straight sets. In March, she cracked the top ten of the WTA Rankings for the first time in her career after a semi-final appearance at the BNP Paribas Open. The following month, Azarenka won her first major singles title at the 2009 Sony Ericsson Open, defeating Serena Williams in the final. At the French Open, Azarenka defeated defending champion Ana Ivanovic in the fourth round to reach first grand slam quarterfinal in singles. There, she lost to then World No. 1Dinara Safina in a tight three set match. Following this event, Azarenka reached her second consecutive grand slam quarterfinal at Wimbledon but lost in straight sets. Azarenka's results throughout the year allowed her to qualify for the year-ending WTA Tour Championships for the first time in her career. She finished the year ranked World No. 7, marking her first time in the year-end top ten.
In January 2010, Azarenka reached her first quarterfinal at the Australian Open and third grand slam quarterfinal overall. The following year, she reached her second French Open quarterfinal, losing to the eventual champion Li Na and her first grand slam semi-final at the Wimbledon Championships, losing to eventual champion Petra Kvitová in three sets. After a third round loss at the US Open, Azarenka cracked the top 3 of the WTA Rankings for the first time in her career. At the year-ending WTA Tour Championships, Azarenka advanced beyond the round robin stage of the event for the first time in her career and went on to reach the final where she would lose in three sets to Kvitová. Azarenka finished the year ranked World No. 3.
At the 2012 Australian Open, Azarenka defeated defending champion Kim Clijsters in the semi-finals in three sets to reach her first grand slam singles final where she rallied from 2–0 down in the first set to defeat former Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova in straight sets and thus win her first grand slam singles title. With this achievement, Azarenka became the first player representing Belarus to win a Grand Slam title in singles. She also became the World No. 1 for the first time in her career as a result of the victory and thus became the first Belarusian player to hold the top ranking in singles. Following this victory, Azarenka extended her winning streak since the start of the year to 26 consecutive matches by winning titles in Doha and Indian Wells before losing in the quarterfinals of the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open to Marion Bartoli.
Later that year, Azarenka reached her second consecutive semi-final at the Wimbledon Championships and the semi-finals of the 2012 London Olympics where she won the bronze medal in singles by defeating Maria Kirilenko. She also won a Gold Medal in Mixed Doubles with her compatriot, Max Mirnyi. In September, Azarenka defeated defending champion Samantha Stosur and Maria Sharapova in three sets en route to her first final at the US Open and second grand slam singles final overall. In October, Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova in the final of the China Open to win her second Premier Mandatory singles title of the year. With this achievement, Azarenka has now won three of the four Premier Mandatory singles events; she has finished as runner-up twice at the Mutua Madrid Open. Azarenka finished the year ranked the World No. 1 for the first time in her career.
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Only Main Draw results in WTA Tour are considered.[2] This table is current through the 2013 BNP Paribas Open.
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Only Main Draw results in WTA Tour are considered.[2] This table is current through the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Maria Sharapova
Serena Williams
Li Na
Shahar Pe'er
Alona Bondarenko
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Gisela Dulko
Flavia Pennetta
Max Mirnyi
Daniel Nestor
Leander Paes
Katarina Srebotnik
Nenad Zimonjić
Petra Kvitová
Samantha Stosur
Laura Robson
Gréta Arn
Pauline Parmentier
Caroline Wozniacki
Irina-Camelia Begu
Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Cara Black
Janette Husárová
Michaëlla Krajicek
Agnieszka Radwańska
Kim Clijsters
