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Aryna Sabalenka

Elena Rybakina defeated two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 to win her first US Open and third Grand Slam title overall. The final, held in New York, went to a deciding set. Rybakina's victory came after she had recently become world No. 1, though she had said she could not celebrate that ranking while the tournament was ongoing.

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