Who is Aryna Sabalenka’s Coach? Know All About Her Coaching Team

Find out everything in detail about Aryna Sabalenka's coach, both current and former.


Who is Aryna Sabalenka’s Coach? Know All About Her Coaching Team

Anton Dubrov and Aryna Sabalenka (Image via: Imago)

Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka has earned quite a name in the sport right now. The Australian Open title in 2023 and 2024, the French Open semifinals in 2023, the Wimbledon semifinals in 2021 and 2023, and the US Open finals in 2023 are Aryna Sabalenka’s greatest Grand Slam singles accomplishments. She reached her career-high ranking of World No. 1 in 2023 but lost it to Iga Swiatek.

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Her greatest Grand Slam doubles performances, however, come from winning the US Open in 2019 and the Australian Open in 2021. As well as from qualifying for the Wimbledon quarterfinals in 2019 and the semifinals of the French Open in 2019. In doubles, she peaked at No. 1 in 2021.

Often known as the ‘Lioness’, she is quite famous for the ruthless and aggressive tennis that she plays on the court. However, who is behind the tremendous success that she has enjoyed on the court so far?

Who is Aryna Sabalenka’s current coach?

Anton Dubrov is the current head coach of Aryna Sabalenkla. He is actually the grandson of the famous tennis coach, Eduard Dubrov. He was born on June 18, 1995, and at the age of five, he began playing tennis. Before working as a head coach, Dubrov even worked as a sparring partner of Sabalenka.

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Anton Dubrov
Anton Dubrov (Image via: Imago)

Sabalenka hired Dubrov as her head coach in 2020. Since then, he has helped her to win three titles on the WTA Tour including the twin titles at the Linz Open 2021.

In addition, it was under him only that Sabalenka won the Ostrava Open 2020 title, the Abu Dhabi Open 2021 title, and her first WTA-1000 title at the Mutua Madrid Open 2021. He was a longtime member of Sabalenka’s team as her hitting partner before becoming her primary coach.

Under his coaching, Sabalenka has found increasingly consistent results, winning four WTA Tour titles in the first year of his tenure and reaching the World No. 2 ranking by the end of 2021.

Who has coached Aryna Sabalenka so far in her career?

Before Anton Dubrov, Germany’s Dieter Kindlman served as the head coach of Sabalenka. However, the two could not work together for much time and parted ways only after three weeks.

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Aryna Sabalenka's Previous Coach
Aryna Sabalenka’s Previous Coach

Before Kindlman, Dmitry Tursunov was Sabaleka’s coach. He joined his team in 2018 when Sabalenka was the World No.46 player in the world.

Under him, the Belarusian player played her first-ever WTA premiership final and managed to win five singles titles on tour. It was under Dmitry that Sabalenka made her debut in the top-10 WTA rankings. However, the two parted ways in January 2020.

It’s surely difficult to find a hard-working player like Aryna Sabalenka. She is a fighter on the court and continues to serve as an inspiration to many youngsters. The Belarusian has ranked as high as World No. 2. Despite that, the World No. 1 and a Grand Slam title continue to evade her. Can she finally do it in the coming season?

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