The 6 women to successfully defend a WTA title in 2024: ft Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff

In a thrilling year of WTA action, six women were able to successfully defend a WTA Tour title.

We look at the esteemed players who went back-to-back in 2024.

Coco Gauff – Auckland Open

The first successful title defence of 2024 came in the very opening week of the year, with world No 3 Gauff capturing back-to-back crowns in Auckland.

After defeating Rebeka Masarova in the 2023 final, top seed Gauff rallied from a set down to defeat second seed Elina Svitolina 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-3 to lift the title.

It was the first of three titles for the US star in 2024, who also won the China Open and WTA Finals.

Aryna Sabalenka – Australian Open, Wuhan Open

World No 1 Sabalenka won four WTA titles in 2024, and two of her victories were successful title defences.

The Belarusian claimed back-to-back Australian Open titles in Melbourne in January, beating Zheng Qinwen in the final to lift her second Grand Slam.

Later in 2024, Sabalenka made it three Wuhan Open titles in a row by beating Qinwen again in the final, prevailing as the tournament returned after a five-year absence.

Sabalenka was also the champion at the US Open and Cincinnati Open, while she reached finals in Madrid, Rome, and Brisbane.

Iga Swiatek – Qatar Open, French Open

No women won more singles titles than Swiatek in 2024, and the Pole successfully defended titles twice across the first few months of the season.

The world No 2 made it three straight Doha Open titles back in February, rallying from an early deficit to beat Elena Rybakina in the final.

Swiatek then completed a French Open ‘threepeat’ in June, beating Jasmine Paolini to lift the title in Paris after previous back-t0-back victories in 2022 and 2023.

She was also the champion in Indian Wells, Madrid, and Rome.