Women's Australian Open Futures for 2025: Updated Australian Open Odds, Lines for Top Players

The 2025 Australian Open begins this weekend from Melbourne Park, and the women's draw presents endless possibilities with so many top names in form.

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Coco Gauff looks poised to challenge for the top ranking this season after a blistering start to her campaign which saw her topple Iga Swiatek in straight sets last week, while defending champion Aryna Sabalenka has already added a trophy to her mantle this month.

Where does that leave us as we approach the tournament? Let's look at the latest odds on the 2025 Australian Open on the women's side and break down who might be worth betting on in the futures market as a possible outright winner.

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Aryna Sabalenka Odds to Win (+240)

Sabalanka captured her first career Grand Slam title this time last year, blazing through the competition in Australia which included the likes of Gauff and Qinwen Zheng. While the latter is positioned in the bottom half of her quarter, history would tell us that's not much to worry about.

• Sabalenka stands at a perfect 5-0 in her career against Zheng, and enters this tournament at 5-0 after a ho-hum victory in Brisbane last week.

Much like last year, Sabalenka's entered into one of the tournaments leading up to the Australian Open -- something that helped her gain footing ahead of her run to the title. Considering her 2024 season ended in style, there's little reason why she shouldn't be the odds-on favorite, and it seems she should receive even more love from oddsmakers.

Sabalenka has now won four of the last five tournaments she's entered, and if she's able to come through a tricky first-round matchup with Sloane Stephens her draw will open up brilliantly.

Coco Gauff Odds to Win (+500)

The odds on Coco Gauff curiously drifted a bit as we closed this week, due to a combination of recency bias and a tough break in the draw. With that said, great things could be coming for the World No. 3.

With another full week of tennis, it's easy to forget just how dominant Gauff looked at the United Cup last Saturday. She took out Iga Swiatek in two tidy sets after taking care of a world-class talent in Karolina Muchova and a big server in Donna Vekic.

• Gauff now stands at 5-0 on the season, and she's yet to drop a set.

The draw is a tricky one for Gauff, who will first be pitted against a rival in fellow countrywoman Sofia Kenin who won the Australian Open not too long ago. After that, Jelena Ostapenko, Paula Badosa, Jessica Pegula and the ever-dangerous Liudmila Samsonova lurk in this quarter.

Gauff will look to lean on a first serve that's grown into an even-greater weapon, and look to continue seeing improvements on the forehand wing. That's a shot that's long been a weak spot for the American, but at 20 she's very much still developing as a player -- and did create some offense with it last week. We may be seeing Gauff's best form yet.

Iga Swiatek Odds to Win (+500)

Is a little doubt creeping into the mind of the once-dominant Iga Swiatek?

Well, she's yet to make the final of this tournament in six appearances, and hasn't made it past the fourth round in three years. Now, she's got even more to deal with given she hasn't produced her tennis in quite some time.

• Swiatek finished 2024 with a myriad of disappointments, losing in the semifinals of Cincinnati and US Open quarters prior to bowing out of the WTA Finals in the group stage.

This season hasn't offered a ton of room for hope, either, as she dropped a set early at the United Cup to Katie Boulter before skating by Elena Rybakina in the semifinals and falling to Gauff in straight sets to end her week.

Swiatek's worst surface has long been a fast one, and these courts play rather slick in the Australian heat. With so many of the top names rounding into form and a bad run of luck at this tournament, it's hard to see this being Swiatek's year -- even with a favorable quarter.

Best bet for 2025 Australian Open futures

You can take your pick atop the board, as I do see a high likelihood that either Gauff or Sabalenka lift the trophy in two weeks' time.

• With that said, the best pure value on the board has to come in the form of Elena Rybakina.

Yes, we throw the word "value" around a lot in the betting community, but this is a player who's been priced considerably lower in the last couple of seasons at Wimbledon and the hardcourt slams.

Rybakina seemed to have a rather quiet season in 2024 thanks to some disappointing results at the slams, but when it was all said and done she managed to set a career high with three titles. She's since brought back her old coach, who's currently under investigation by the WTA for breaching their code of conduct, and it's seemed to help her regain that Grand Slam form we've enjoyed watching over the years.

The World No. 6 enters with nearly as much form as anyone in this draw, going 3-1 at the United Cup with a good win over Maria Sakkari and a very, very well-played match against Swiatek that ended in a loss.

It's hard to discount a player who serves this big on courts as quick as these, and someone who's enjoyed the Australian summer many times over. Rybankina's made the final here before, and just last season won the title in Brisbane before her early exit from the Australian Open -- a match that required a 42-point tiebreak.

I'm willing to bet that Rybakina can redeem herself here, considering that loss at the Australian Open was one of just five she had all season on hardcourts. She looks the part, and she's flown under the radar for too long.

Best Bet: Elena Rybakina to win 2025 Australian Open (+1000)