CAREER SNAPSHOT OF AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPION ARYNA SABALENKA

Age: 24

Born: Minsk, Belarus

Lives: Miami, Florida

Height: 182cm

Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Ranking: 5 (to be No.2 on Monday)

Career prize money: $20.19 million

Career titles: 12

Career win-loss record: 316-167

Grand slam titles: 1 (Australian Open 2023)

Grand slam win-loss record: 43-19

Australian Open win-loss record: 15-5

Best Australian Open result: champion 2023

Coach: Anton Dubrov

Road to title:

1st rd: bt Tereza Martinova (CZE) 6-1 6-4

2nd rd: bt Shelby Rogers (USA) 6-3 6-1

3rd rd: bt 26-Elise Mertens (BEL) 6-2 6-3

4th rd: bt 12-Belinda Bencic (SUI) 7-5 6-2

QF: bt Donna Vekic (CRO) 6-3 6-2

SF: bt Magda Linette (POL) 7-6 (7-1) 6-2

F: bt-22-Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 4-6 6-3 6-4.