The Wimbledon Championships is the oldest Grand Slam in tennis. It is played on grass courts and follows a strict all-white dress code.
The 2025 Wimbledon will be held from 30 June to 13 July at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. This is another chance for players to get their hands on this prestigious trophy. Based on the current season's form, here we will try to analyze who the top five favourites are to win Wimbledon, from the WTA side.
Predicting a favorite for Wimbledon from a WTA side is hard because in the past three years, the players who won Wimbledon were not in the favorite conversation before the tournament.
The Wimbledon 2025 favorites on the WTA side
In 2022, Elena Rybakina, who entered as the 17th seed, won the title. In 2023, a Czech player, Marketa Vondrousova, who was ranked 42nd before the tournament, won the title and became the lowest-ranked player to do so.
In 2024, another Czech player, Barbora Krejcikova, who entered the tournament as the 31st seed, went on to win the title.
In the first two Grand Slams of the season, we have already seen new winners. American Madison Keys won her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, and Coco Gauff won her first French Open (second Grand Slam) title. So, based on the current season's form, here are five players who can win Wimbledon.
1. Aryna Sabalenka
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka is having another great season. She has won two WTA 1000 titles and made the final of both the Australian Open and French Open this season.
Sabalenka has the perfect game for the grass courts. Her big serve and big forehand will come in handy on the grass, and she has also added a slice and drop shots in her game, which make her unpredictable. Last year, Sabalenka reached the semifinal of Wimbledon; this year, she will try to improve that result and will try to add her first grass-court major to her title collection.
2. Madison Keys
Madison Keys' name on this list may surprise some people, but people who have seen her 2025 Australian Open run will know what we are talking about.
The reason Madison Keys won the Australian Open is her big serve and massive forehand. Big serve and massive forehand is the combination that works perfectly on grass, and Madison Keys is the master of it.
Of course, sometimes Madison Keys's forehand can completely break down, which we saw at the French Open quarterfinal match against Coco Gauff. But Coco Gauff deserves a lot of credit for that match, because she defended very well, and made Madison Keys play one extra ball, which led to so many unforced errors.
However, this will not be the case on grass, because the ball travels a lot faster on the grass courts, which gives an advantage to aggressive players. If Madison Keys manages to keep her forehand under control, she can win her second Grand Slam title.
3. Elena Rybakina
The first half of the season has been very tough for Elena Rybakina. She has won only one title this season so far, and has dropped out of the top 10. This year, Rybakina reached the fourth round of both the Australian Open and the French Open.
Rybakina has performed consistently well at Wimbledon over the last three years. She won Wimbledon in 2022, made the quarterfinals in 2023, and reached the semifinals in 2024.
Elena Rybakina's game is tailor-made for the grass. Her big serve is her biggest weapon; we bail her out in every tough situation. Rybakina will have a big chance to completely turn around her season by winning Wimbledon, and she has every weapon in her arsenal to make it happen.
4. Mirra Andreeva
Since Conchita Martinez joined Mirra Andreeva's coaching team, she has become a completely different player.
This year, Andreeva has made the fourth round of the Australian Open and the quarterfinals of the French Open. She also won the two WTA 1000 titles this year, including, BNP Paribas Open and Dubai Tennis Championships.
Andreeva's coach, Conchita Martinez, is herself a Wimbledon champion, who won the title in 1994. This is a big plus for Andreeva. If she gets a little bit favorable draw and is able to avoid big hitters in the early rounds, she can make a deep run at Wimbledon this year.
5. Ons Jabeur
The 2025 season has been full of injuries and heartbreaks for Ons Jabeur. She is currently playing a grass-court tournament in Berlin, which means she is fit for Wimbledon. Jabeur is not the player who has a big serve and forehand, but she has a variety in her game, which makes her a very tricky opponent to face on grass.
Jabeur reached the final of Wimbledon in 2022 and 2023. Especially in 2023, she made the final by defeating Elena Rybakina in the quarterfinal and Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinal, which shows that she can cope well against big hitters. If Jabeur manages to stay healthy, she can definitely make one more deep run at Wimbledon.