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Aryna Sabalenka Extends Crown Defense at Wuhan Open 2025 – Undefeated 19-Match Streak Reaches 30th WTA 1000 Quarterfinal

Sabalenka stays flawless in Wuhan, matches Serena’s mark, eyes Wozniacki’s record.

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Aryna Sabalenka powered into the Wuhan Open 2025 quarterfinals on Thursday, defeating Liudmila Samsonova 6-3, 6-2 to stretch her undefeated record at the tournament to 19 consecutive matches. The U.S. Open champion remains flawless in Wuhan, where she has already captured titles in 2018, 2019, and 2024. With the straight-sets victory, the world No. 1 secured her 30th career WTA 1000 quarterfinal appearance. This ties her with Serena Williams on the all-time leaderboard for the most final-eight finishes at that level since the tier’s inception in 2009.

Aryna Sabalenka powers into the Wuhan Open final eight 💪

This is her 30th WTA-1000 quarter-final, equalling Serena Williams 🙌👏 pic.twitter.com/mDnjEte2Xp
— TNT Sports (@tntsports) October 9, 2025

Aryna Sabalenka’s Streak Rolls On at Wuhan Quarterfinals

For Sabalenka, Wuhan has become her personal fortress. Across four editions (including 2025), she has yet to lose a match in the Chinese city, marking a 19-0 record that underscores her dominance at WTA 1000 events. With this, she now trails only Caroline Wozniacki, who went 20-0 in New Haven, a once-in-a-century feat. Sabalenka stands as the second player in history to achieve such an unbroken streak at a single event, and if she successfully defends her Wuhan crown this week, she will surpass Wozniacki’s mark outright, a monumental record within reach.

Earlier in 2025, Sabalenka became the first player since Serena Williams in 2015 to surpass 12,000 ranking points, a testament to her sustained excellence. Her consistency at the elite level, reaching late stages at nearly every WTA 1000 she’s entered, has turned her campaign into one of the defining stories of the year.

Sabalenka d. Liudmila Samsonova 6-3 6-2 in Wuhan

Aryna gets her 8th consecutive win.

Her record at this event is actually insane.

19 wins, 0 losses.

3-time champion.

✅58th win of 2025
✅4th Wuhan QF

Aryna in her most dominant Arena…

Watch out for the world #1.

🐅 pic.twitter.com/w96F4jNQQ4
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) October 9, 2025

The Wuhan Open 2025, being the final WTA 1000 event of the season, carries major ranking and WTA Finals implications. With the field narrowing to the final eight, Sabalenka stands alongside fellow top seeds Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, and Jessica Pegula. Her projected quarterfinal showdown with Elena Rybakina would mark the 13th chapter of their budding rivalry, one that has defined several major finals and Masters clashes in recent seasons.

4 – Since the format's introduction in 2009, Aryna Sabalenka is the 2nd active player to reach the quarterfinals in a single city hosting a WTA-1000 event in all their first 4 appearances after Victoria Azarenka in Tokyo. Tiger. #WuhanOpen | @wuhanopentennis @WTA @WTA_insider pic.twitter.com/3jG0vNDZrV
— OptaAce (@OptaAce) October 9, 2025

Now chasing a fourth Wuhan crown, Sabalenka’s mix of power, precision, and, in her case, aggression continues to define her reign over the hard-court swing. Whether it’s her unbroken streak in Wuhan or her statistical ascent into Serena’s company, the Belarusian is unmistakably clear in building on her dominance.

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