The 2025 season is shortly coming to an end and we’ve seen plenty of young players taking huge steps up in the ATP rankings this year. Let’s look at some of the considerations for the most improved player on the ATP tour for 2025.
Learner Tien (image on top), the young American, is one of the candidates who had a great 2025 season and has climbed from outside the top 100 to the the current World No 28. Joao Fonseca is another player with a similar rise. His season was highlighted by winning his maiden ATP Tour title in Buenos Aires, followed by a second title in Basel late in the season. Fonseca is currently at his career high rank, no 24.
In the top 10 where the competition is very different, we’ve seen Jack Draper and Ben Shelton making headlines during the year. Shelton, who climbed to a career-high ranking of World No. 5 by November, secured his first ATP Masters 1000 title at the Canadian Open. Draper looked in primed form earlier in the season and peaking at a career-high World No. 4 in June but has dropped to no 10 following injury problems.
Vote – Who’s the most improved player in 2025?
There are plenty of others players with a good season behind them. You can vote below on your opinion, think of who reached a significantly higher ATP ranking but also showed an improved level of performance throughout the year.
POLL ENDED
14th Nov 2025
The poll is now ended and following 185 votes among you tennis nerds, the most improved ATP player in 2025 was….. Alexander Bublik, with almost 30% of the votes.
We knew Bublik is a fan favorite and the 2025 season proved to be a career-best year for him. It ended in a career-high singles ranking of World No. 11 in November. The Kazakhstani player won four ATP Tour titles, in Halle (Grass, where he defeated World No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the round of 16), Gstaad (Clay), Kitzbuhel (Clay) and Hangzhou (Hard court), bringing his career total to eight.
Later on in December, The ATP Most Improved Player of the Year award will be announced during the ATP Awards week. The winner is selected by ATP players from a shortlist of nominees determined by an International Tennis Writers’ Association (ITWA) vote.
