Iga Swiatek witnessed a disappointing end to her 2025 season as she failed to reach the semifinals of the WTA Finals. However, Swiatek’s coach, Wim Fissette, described the season as ‘special,’ highlighting her remarkable performance at Wimbledon and calling her a ‘legend’.
Despite winning her maiden Wimbledon title and achieving the Year-End No. 2 ranking, fans were left somewhat disappointed with the Pole’s overall 2025 campaign — a reflection of the high standards Swiatek has set for herself in recent years. After a challenging first half of the season, where she slipped to No. 5 in the rankings, Swiatek mounted a strong comeback by capturing titles at Wimbledon, Cincinnati, and Seoul.
The 24-year-old entered the season-ending WTA Finals in Riyadh as the No. 2 seed and kicked off her campaign with a dominant win over Madison Keys. However, she subsequently lost her next two round-robin matches against Elena Rybakina and Amanda Anisimova, which meant she missed out on advancing to the semifinals.
Swiatek ended the season having lost 17 singles matches — eight more than her total losses in 2024. Despite this, in a recent interview with Sport.pl, coach Wim Fissette emphasized the special nature of the 2025 season.
“Whatever happens, Iga is already a legend,” Fissette said. “The 2025 season will always be special. You can win ten titles in a year, but the Wimbledon victory and the way it was achieved will be remembered for years. No one can ever take that away from her; it was Iga’s most spectacular performance.”
Looking ahead to the 2026 season, Wim Fissette revealed that the six-time Grand Slam winner aims to win multiple Majors and reclaim the No. 1 ranking.
“The priorities haven’t changed. Iga wants to be the best in the world, so that’s the goal of the whole team. We want to win a Grand Slam tournament, hopefully more than one. We also aspire for more victories in WTA 1000 tournaments. Our intention is to get as close as possible to No. 1, and we know exactly what we have to do,” he explained.
“Iga is still very young; she needs to improve gradually and incorporate new elements into her game. We’ll achieve this by balancing her schedule a bit more, giving her a few extra weeks of training,” Fissette added.
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**Iga Swiatek Wraps Up 2025 Season with Billie Jean King Cup Playoffs**
After finishing outside the top four at the WTA Finals, Iga Swiatek returned home to represent Poland at the Billie Jean King Cup. She made headlines by defeating Elyse Tse of New Zealand in the playoff round in just 43 minutes.
The World No. 2 registered a commanding 6-0, 6-1 victory over the World No. 909, wrapping up her 2025 campaign while helping Poland secure a 3-0 win over New Zealand. Poland had already taken a 2-0 lead following wins by Katarzyna Kawa and Linda Klimovicova-Martyna Kubka.
Poland will next face Romania in their second and final playoff tie scheduled for Sunday.
Meanwhile, this was Swiatek’s first appearance at the Billie Jean King Cup this year. She currently holds an impressive 11-match winning streak at the premier international team competition in women’s tennis, last having lost a match back in 2019.
Looking ahead, Swiatek will next compete at the United Cup 2026 — a mixed team WTA 500 event in Australia slated to begin on January 2.
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Despite some setbacks in 2025, Iga Swiatek’s journey remains one of the most exciting to follow on the WTA Tour, with plenty of ambitions and potential for the upcoming season. Fans will be eager to see how she builds on her successes and aims to return to the very top of women’s tennis.
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