Overview
- Sabalenka beat Gauff 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 in the Miami final to claim the WTA 1000 crown.
- By sweeping Indian Wells and Miami in the same season, she became the fifth woman to achieve the double, joining Steffi Graf, Kim Clijsters, Victoria Azarenka and Iga Swiatek.
- The win marks her third trophy of 2026 and lifts her career total to 24 titles, including 11 at WTA 1000 level.
- Her season surge followed an Indian Wells run where she saved a match point against Elena Rybakina after losing to the Kazakh in the Australian Open final.
- World No. 1 Sabalenka, 27, faced No. 4 Gauff, 22, in the American's first Miami final, at an event that awards 1,000 ranking points and sits just below the Grand Slams in prestige.