WTA Awards
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This is a list with all the WTA Awards given by the Women's Tennis Association to players for achievements during the season or their career.
Contents
- 1 Player of the Year
- 2 Doubles Team of the Year
- 3 Most Improved Player
- 4 Newcomer of the Year
- 5 Comeback Player of the Year
- 6 Peachy Kellmeyer Player Service
- 7 Diamond Aces
- 8 Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award
- 9 Georgina Clark Mother Award
- 10 Fan Favorite (public voting) Awards
- 10.1 Fan Favorite Singles Player of the Year
- 10.2 wtatennis.com Most Popular Player of the Year
- 10.3 Fan Favorite Doubles Team of the Year
- 10.4 Fan Favorite Breakthrough Player
- 10.5 Humanitarian of the Year
- 10.6 Fan favorite shot of the year
- 10.7 Fan favorite WTA match of the year
- 10.8 Fan favorite Grand Slam match of the year
- 11 More awards, winners and nominees (runner-ups) per year
- 12 See also
- 13 Notes
- 14 References
Player of the Year[edit]
Doubles Team of the Year[edit]
Most Improved Player[edit]
Newcomer of the Year[edit]
Comeback Player of the Year[edit]
| Year | Player | Nationality |
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| 1987 | Bettina Bunge | |
| 1988 | Pascale Paradis | |
| 1989 | Kathy Rinaldi | |
| 1990 | Elizabeth Smylie | |
| 1991 | Stephanie Rehe | |
| 1992 | Jenny Byrne | |
| 1993 | Elizabeth Smylie (2) | |
| 1994 | Meredith McGrath | |
| 1995 | Monica Seles | |
| 1996 | Jennifer Capriati | |
| 1997 | Mary Pierce | |
| 1998 | Monica Seles (2) | |
| 1999 | Sabine Appelmans | |
| 2000 | Iva Majoli | |
| 2001 | Barbara Schwartz | |
| 2002 | Corina Morariu | |
| 2003 | Amélie Mauresmo | |
| 2004 | Serena Williams | |
| 2005 | Kim Clijsters | |
| 2006 | Martina Hingis | |
| 2007 | Lindsay Davenport | |
| 2008 | Zheng Jie | |
| 2009 | Kim Clijsters (2) | |
| 2010 | Justine Henin | |
| 2011 | Sabine Lisicki | |
| 2012 | Yaroslava Shvedova | |
| 2013 | Alisa Kleybanova | |
| 2014 | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | |
| 2015 | Venus Williams |
Peachy Kellmeyer Player Service[edit]
Award named for Peachy Kellmeyer.
| Year | Player | Nationality |
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| 1985 | Chris Evert | |
| 1986 | Marcella Mesker | |
| 1987 | Chris Evert (2) | |
| 1988 | Candy Reynolds | |
| 1989 | Mercedes Paz | |
| 1990 | Wendy Turnbull | |
| 1991 | Kathy Jordan | |
| 1992 | Elise Burgin | |
| 1993 | Pam Shriver | |
| 1994 | Marianne Werdel | |
| 1995 | Marianne Werdel (2) | |
| 1996 | Katrina Adams | |
| 1997 | Katrina Adams (2) | |
| 1998 | Joannette Kruger | |
| 1999 | Nicole Pratt | |
| 2000 | Nicole Pratt (2) | |
| 2001 | Nicole Pratt (3) | |
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| 2003 | Kim Clijsters | |
| 2004 | Nicole Pratt (4) | |
| 2005 | Liezel Huber | |
| 2006 | Kim Clijsters (2) | |
| 2007 | Liezel Huber (2) | |
| 2008 | Liezel Huber (3) | |
| 2009 | Liezel Huber (4) | |
| 2010 | Kim Clijsters (3) | |
| 2011 | Francesca Schiavone | |
| 2012 | Venus Williams | |
| 2013 | Venus Williams (2) | |
| 2014 | Lucie Šafářová | |
| 2015 | Lucie Šafářová (2) | |
Note: in 2002 the award was not given.
Diamond Aces[edit]
This award is named for the late WTA trailblazer Jerry Diamond and is awarded to the player who gives endlessly to promote the game of tennis on and off the court.
| Year | Player | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | |
| 1996 | Gabriela Sabatini | |
| 1997 | Amanda Coetzer | |
| 1998 | Lindsay Davenport | |
| 1999 | Lindsay Davenport (2) | |
| 2000 | Martina Hingis | |
| 2001 | Martina Hingis (2) | |
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| 2004 | Anastasia Myskina | |
| 2005 | Anastasia Myskina (2) | |
| 2006 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | |
| 2007 | Jelena Janković | |
| 2008 | Ana Ivanovic | |
| 2009 | Elena Dementieva | |
| 2010 | Samantha Stosur | |
| 2011 | Caroline Wozniacki | |
| 2012 | Victoria Azarenka | |
| 2013 | Victoria Azarenka (2) | |
| 2014 | Petra Kvitová | |
| 2015 | Caroline Wozniacki (2) | |
Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award[edit]
Award named for Karen Krantzcke, an Australian player who died of a heart attack whilst jogging, aged 31, on 11 April 1977.
Georgina Clark Mother Award[edit]
| Year | Player | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Ann Haydon-Jones | |
| 2011 | Judy Tegart-Dalton | |
| 2012 | Gladys Heldman | |
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| 2014 | Françoise Durr | |
| 2015 | Ingrid Löfdahl-Bentzer | |
| 2016 | Yulia Berberian-Maleeva | |
Fan Favorite (public voting) Awards[edit]
Fan Favorite Singles Player of the Year[edit]
| Year | Player | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Elena Dementieva | |
| 2010 | Maria Sharapova | |
| 2011 | Agnieszka Radwańska | |
| 2012 | Agnieszka Radwańska (2) | |
| 2013 | Agnieszka Radwańska (3) | |
| 2014 | Agnieszka Radwańska (4) | |
| 2015 | Agnieszka Radwańska (5) |
wtatennis.com Most Popular Player of the Year[edit]
| Year | Player | Nationality | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Victoria Azarenka | [1] | |
| 2013 | Serena Williams | [2] | |
| 2014 | Simona Halep | [3] | |
| 2015 | Simona Halep (2) | [4] |
Fan Favorite Doubles Team of the Year[edit]
| Year | Players |
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Fan Favorite Breakthrough Player[edit]
| Year | Player | Nationality |
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| 2011 | Petra Kvitová |
Humanitarian of the Year[edit]
| Year | Player | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Liezel Huber | |
| 2006 | Kim Clijsters | |
| 2007 | Liezel Huber (2) | |
| 2008 | Ana Ivanovic | |
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| 2010 | Maria Sharapova | |
Fan favorite shot of the year[edit]
| Year | Player | Nationality | Tournament | Video |
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| 2013 | Agnieszka Radwańska | [5] | ||
| 2014 | Agnieszka Radwańska (2) | [6] | ||
| 2015 | Agnieszka Radwańska (3) | [7] |
Fan favorite WTA match of the year[edit]
| Year | Match | Tournament | Result | Video |
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| 2013 | 6–1, 2–6, 6–4 | [8] | ||
| 2014 | 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6) | [9] | ||
| 2015 | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 7–5 | [10] |
Fan favorite Grand Slam match of the year[edit]
| Year | Match | Tournament | Result | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–4 | [11] | ||
| 2015 | 7–5, 2–6, 6–4 | [12] |
More awards, winners and nominees (runner-ups) per year[edit]
Players[edit]
Tournaments[edit]
See also[edit]
- ATP World Tour Awards
- ITF World Champions
- World number one male tennis player rankings
- World number one female tennis player rankings
- Tennis statistics
Notes[edit]
- ^ Hana Mandlíková became an Australian citizen in 1988
- ^ a b Monica Seles, originally from Yugoslavia, became a U. S. citizen in 1994.
- ^ "WTA Fan Favorite Awards: The Winners". wtatennis.com. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
References[edit]
- WTA Awards. WTA Tour.
- "Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Announces 2009 Player Award Winners" (PDF). WTA Tour. 24 March 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- "Clijsters: Player Of Year". WTA Tour. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- "Kvitova Captures Four WTA Player Awards". WTA Tour. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.