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Grand Slam success & elite depth define American tennis in 2025

Arthur Kapetanakis | December 17, 2025

A season that started with an American triumph at the United Cup ended with a combined six men and women in the singles Top 10. With three Grand Slam champions at the pro level—Coco Gauff and Madison Keys in singles, and Taylor Townsend in doubles—2025 was another banner year for the U.S. at the professional level.

As 2025 comes to a close, USTA.com celebrates five of this season's top storylines in American pro tennis.

1) Women's Grand Slam dominance

After Madison Keys opened the Grand Slam season by claiming her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, beating world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and No. 2 Iga Swiatek in the final two rounds, Coco Gauff picked up the baton by winning Roland Garros for her second career major crown. Amanda Anisimova kept the flag flying high by reaching her first two major finals at Wimbledon and the US Open, ensuring an American singles finalist at each of the four majors.

The last time an American woman featured in all four Slam finals was in 2002, when Jennifer Capriati won AO and Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams in the other three major finals.

In doubles action, Taylor Townsend won her second Slam title at the Australian Open and also reached the US Open final, both alongside Czech partner Katerina Siniakova.

Madison Keys won her first Grand Slam title at the age of 29 at the 2025 Australian Open. Photo by Martin Keep/AFP via Getty Images.

2) Gauff, Anisimova, Pegula & Keys end year in singles Top 10

For the first time since 2004, four American women finished the year inside the Top 10 of the WTA singles rankings: No. 3 Gauff, No. 4 Anisimova, No. 6 Jessica Pegula and No. 7 Madison Keys. All four women also competed at the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with Anisimova and Pegula both advancing to the semis and coming within one set of the final.

Pegula's best Grand Slam run came in a semifinal showing at the US Open, with the American winning three WTA titles (leading all U.S. players) and reaching three additional finals on the year.

The last time four Americans finished in the WTA's year-end Top 10 was in 2003, when world No. 1 Lindsay Davenport was joined by No. 7 Serena Williams, No. 9 Venus Williams and No. 10 Jennifer Capriati.

A total of 10 American women ended 2025 in the singles Top 50, also the most of any nation. Townsend, who debuted as doubles world No. 1 in July, finished the season at world No. 2.

Ben Shelton celebrates his Toronto title with his father and coach Bryan. Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images.

3) Fritz & Shelton also in Top 10 as men's depth dominates rankings

World No. 6 Taylor Fritz and No. 9 Ben Shelton paced the American men with a pair of Top 10 finishes and ATP Finals appearances. The last time two Americans finished in the Top 10 was in 2008, when No. 8 Roddick was joined by No. 10 James Blake. Not since 2006 have two U.S. singles players competed at the ATP Finals—again Roddick and Blake.

While Fritz reached the Wimbledon semifinals and the US Open quarters this season, Shelton was a semifinalist at the Australian Open and a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon. Fritz also won a pair of grass-court titles in Stuttgart and Eastbourne, while Shelton won his first ATP Masters 1000 title in Toronto.

A total of nine Americans closed the year in the singles Top 50, including 20-year-old Learner Tien (No. 28) and 21-year-old Alex Michelsen (No. 38). In wheelchair tennis, Casey Ratzlaff finished the year at a career-high world No. 10 after reaching the quarterfinals at both Roland Garros and Wimbledon.

4) Jovic, Tien, Brooksby win first tour-level titles

Rising stars Iva Jovic and Tien joined the resurgent Jenson Brooksby as first-time champions this season on the WTA and ATP tours.

Jovic, who turned 18 on Dec. 6, broke into the Top 50 by winning Guadalajara in September and finished the year at world No. 35 after starting it outside the Top 200. After making her professional Grand Slam debut at the 2024 US Open courtesy of a wild card she earned by winning the USTA Girls' 18s National Championships, Jovic competed at all four majors in 2025, booking her place at the Australian Open and Roland Garros by winning the USTA Wild Card Challenges for both events.

Tien, who made headlines at the start of the year by upsetting Daniil Medvedev en route to the Aussie Open fourth round, made more noise late in the season. By coming back from 5-1 down in the final set to beat Matteo Berrettini in Metz, the lefty became the first American teenager to win an ATP title since Andy Roddick in 2002. Tien turned 20 on Dec. 2.

Brooksby claimed his title in dramatic fashion in Houston, saving five match points across three different matches before beating Tiafoe in an all-American final. Ranked world No. 507 when he won the title—the third-lowest-ranked champion in ATP Tour history (since 1990)—Brooksby closed the year at No. 53 as he builds back toward his career high of No. 33 from 2022.

5) U.S. wins United Cup & reaches BJK Cup final; Fritz and captain Agassi lead Team World to Laver Cup

Who says tennis is an individual sport? The U.S. thrived in team settings this season, with Gauff and Fritz leading the nation to United Cup glory to start the success. Gauff was a perfect 5-0 in singles play, matching the team's perfect 5-0 record. It was the second United Cup title in three years for the Americans, who were captained by Fritz's coach, Michael Russell.

The U.S. Billie Jean King Cup team made its best run since winning the 2018 title, with Pegula, Emma Navarro and Townsend helping captain Lindsay Davenport's squad reach the final in Shenzhen. After beating Kazakhstan and sweeping Great Britain to reach the final, the U.S. fell just short against Italy in the title round. With unfinished business, Davenport signed a two-year renewal in December to continue leading the team.

And while it may not have been an all-American team, Team World won the Laver Cup with a big boost from the U.S. Taylor Fritz beat Carlos Alcaraz and later downed Alexander Zverev to clinch the title, with Andre Agassi triumphing in his debut as captain.

The American United Cup team lifts the 2025 trophy. Photo by Brendan Thorne/Getty Images.

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