2024 champions Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Iga Swiatek of Poland pose for a photo with tournament director Tommy Haas (left) and assistant director Peggy Michel (right) during the champions luncheon at Porta Via in Stadium 1 at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., Wednesday, March 5, 2025. The tournament was honored for the 10th consecutive year as the ATP 1000 and WTA 1000 tournament of the year.

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Iga Swiatek Beats Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Coco Gauff to Stamp Her Authority on Huge 2000s Record

Swiatek def. Alexandrova to capture 25th career title in Seoul.

WTA World No. 2 Iga Swiatek has ticked off a magnificent accomplishment after her recent success at the 2025 Korea Open. The 24-year-old completed a statement title charge with a thrilling 1-6 7-6(3) 7-5 win over Ekaterina Alexandrova in the final. Earlier in the week, Swiatek stormed into the summit clash without dropping a single set.

Iga Swiatek and current World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka are in a heated duel to capture the year-end top ranking. While the Polish superstar defied all odds by grabbing the Wimbledon 2025 crown, her Belarusian counterpart provided a fitting reply by retaining the US Open 2025 trophy. But now, Swiatek has beaten the likes of Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Coco Gauff en route to a major achievement.

Iga Swiatek Beats Alcaraz, Sinner and Gauff En Route to 25+ Titles

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With her triumph in Seoul today, 🇵🇱 @iga_swiatek has become the FIRST tennis player born in the 2000s, woman OR man, to capture 25 career titles.

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— TENNIS (@Tennis) September 21, 2025

By winning the 2025 edition of the WTA-500 in Seoul, Iga Swiatek became the first player – male or female – to win 25+ tour-level titles after being born in the 2000s. With the likes of men’s World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz (23), Italian phenom Jannik Sinner (20), and two-time major champion Coco Gauff (10) also being fellow 2000s players, this is a huge accomplishment for Swiatek. The Korea Open happened to be her 25th championship run in a scintillating career that includes six Grand Slams and counting.

The former World No. 1 has won four of the last six Roland Garros titles, and backed it up with a triumph each at SW19 and Flushing Meadows. She is also an Olympic bronze medalist – completing the feat at Paris 2024. After the win in Seoul, Swiatek leads the tour in terms of women’s singles wins in 2025 (excluding BJK Cup) – she has 57 victories in comparison with 56 to Sabalenka and 42 to Pegula.

Iga's 25th career title 🤩🏆@iga_swiatek | #KoreaOpen pic.twitter.com/7A5y0B6Mw7
— wta (@WTA) September 21, 2025

“I’m happy that I could win here because of the family history,” Swiatek said after the final. Her father Tomasz represented Poland in the 1988 Seoul Olympics in rowing, and his boat finished seventh overall in the men’s quadruple sculls. “My dad couldn’t win the Olympics [here], but at least I won this tournament. So hopefully he’s going to come next year to enjoy everything.”

Iga Swiatek will now head to Beijing, where she will feature as the top seed in the 2025 China Open.

(Image Credits: Andy Abeyta, Imagn Images)

Aryna Sabalenka

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