10 most followed female tennis players on Instagram in 2025

Aryna Sabalenka
  • The 2025 WTA Tour has an interesting crop of the most followed female tennis players on Instagram this season
  • There is something special about each of them in their entire tennis journey
  • This list only features current active WTA players

The 2025 WTA Tour has an interesting crop of the most followed female tennis players on Instagram this season.

They may not have won major slams for the season so far, but they have their way with the fans.

There is something special about each of them about their entire tennis journey. This season is special to them in many ways directly relating to their career journey.

Who are the Most Followed Female Tennis Players on Instagram?

This list only features current active WTA players. They include the following.

1. Aryna Sabalenka (3.84 million followers)

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Aryna Sabalenka. Photo/ BBC.

Sabalenka is well ahead with 3.84 million Instagram followers. The current world No. 1 and four-time Grand Slam singles champion is recognised for being quite active on social media and writes there often.

She is on way to clocking four million followers.

2. Emma Raducanu (2.93 million followers)

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British tennis player Emma Raducanu with Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz. Photo/BBC

The British tennis star hit the headline after winning the US Open in 2021. Since then, Emma Raducanu has earned a massive following even during rocky times in her career where injury nearly made her quit tennis.

She has performed extremely well this season which is why she appears as the second most followed female tennis players on Instagram.

3. Naomi Osaka (2.91 million followers)

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Naomi Osaka has been knocked out of the US Open in the semifinals. Photo/ BBC.

Osaka is a big star in and out of tennis. She is one of the most popular and talked-about players in the sport a decade later. This is evident through the fact that 2.91 million people follow her on Instagram. She is a four-time Grand Slam champion and a former world No 1 player.

4. Iga Swiatek (2.34 million followers)

Iga Swiatek
Iga Swiatek biography. Photo/ Sky Sports.

The Pole is not only one of the top five WTA stars of her era, but also one of the most followed female tennis players on Instagram this season.

She became a tennis sensation in 2022 when she won eight titles during her 37-match winning streak. Swiatek is now the de facto French Open champion, having successfully defended her Roland Garros title thrice.

She is now a six-time Grand Slam champion who spent 125 weeks as world No.1. She has 2.34 million Instagram followers, which makes her the fourth most popular active WTA player. She is a great star in Poland and around the world.

5. Coco Gauff (2.28 million followers)

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Coco Gauff. Photo/ CNN.

Gauff, a two-time Grand Slam singles champion, is already one of the biggest stars in tennis at just 21 years old. Recently, she was dubbed one of the most marketable athletes. She has a huge following base on Instagram, with 2.28 million followers.

6. Venus Williams (2 million followers)

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Venus returned to the WTA Tour after 16 months of being away. She won the first-round match against Peyton Stearns at the Citi DC Open. She performed well at her age against a younger player. Photo/Sky SPorts

Williams, a great tennis legend and seven-time Grand Slam singles champion, had a remarkable comeback to the court in 2025. She played in three events around the US during the summer on hard courts.

Her engagement to Andrea Preti, an Italian TV star kept more fans hooked to her socials and tabloids. Preti is the reason she is still playing tennis at 45.

7. Elina Svitolina (1.7 million followers)

Svitolina is one of the most consistent players in the last decade. She won 18 WTA titles and reached three Grand Slam semi-finals. In recent years, she has gained supporters all around the world, especially because of her support for Ukraine since the infamous Russian invasion.

8. Ons Jabeur (1.35 million followers)

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Tunisian tennis player Ons Jabeur. Photo/Ons Jabeur

Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur is a pioneer for African tennis on the international scene. Her African heritage coupled with her superb performance makes her one of the most followed female tennis players on Instagram.

9. Paula Badosa (1.29 million followers)

Badosa is one of the best female tennis players on the WTA Tour. In 2022, she reached a career-high world No. 2 and won four WTA titles. She also made it to the semifinals of the Australian Open in 2025.

10. Bianca Andreescu (779,000 followers)

Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu shocked the tennis world in 2019 by winning two WTA 1000 titles and the US Open. She was an unseen force who took many by surprise.

However, she hasn’t performed to her best in the last few WTA seasons. She has had many injuries, yet she is still quite popular, as proven by her astounding 779,000 Instagram followers.

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