WTA Awards
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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 WTATennis.com Most Popular Player of the Year
- 10 Fan Favorite Singles Player of the Year
- 11 Fan Favorite Doubles Team of the Year
- 12 Fan Favorite Breakthrough Player
- 13 Humanitarian of the Year
- 14 Fan favorite shot of the year
- 15 Fan favorite WTA match of the year
- 16 Fan favorite Grand Slam match of the year
- 17 More awards and all nominees listed per year
- 18 Tournaments of the Year
- 19 See also
- 20 Notes
- 21 References
Player of the Year
Doubles Team of the Year
Most Improved Player
Newcomer of the Year
Comeback Player of the Year
| Year | Player | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Bettina Bunge |  West Germany |
| 1988 | Pascale Paradis |  France |
| 1989 | Kathy Rinaldi |  United States |
| 1990 | Elizabeth Smylie |  Australia |
| 1991 | Stephanie Rehe | United States |
| 1992 | Jenny Byrne | Australia |
| 1993 | Elizabeth Smylie (2) | Australia |
| 1994 | Meredith McGrath | United States |
| 1995 | Monica Seles | United States [3] |
| 1996 | Jennifer Capriati | United States |
| 1997 | Mary Pierce | France |
| 1998 | Monica Seles (2) | United States |
| 1999 | Sabine Appelmans |  Belgium |
| 2000 | Iva Majoli |  Croatia |
| 2001 | Barbara Schwartz |  Austria |
| 2002 | Corina Morariu | United States |
| 2003 | Amélie Mauresmo | France |
| 2004 | Serena Williams | United States |
| 2005 | Kim Clijsters | Belgium |
| 2006 | Martina Hingis |  Switzerland |
| 2007 | Lindsay Davenport | United States |
| 2008 | Zheng Jie |  China |
| 2009 | Kim Clijsters (2) | Belgium |
| 2010 | Justine Henin | Belgium |
| 2011 | Sabine Lisicki | Germany |
| 2012 | Yaroslava Shvedova |  Kazakhstan |
| 2013 | Alisa Kleybanova |  Russia |
| 2014 | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | Croatia |
| 2015 | Venus Williams | United States |
Peachy Kellmeyer Player Service
Award named for Peachy Kellmeyer.
Note: in 2002 the award was not given.
Diamond Aces
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 |  Spain |
| 1996 | Gabriela Sabatini |  Argentina |
| 1997 | Amanda Coetzer |  South Africa |
| 1998 | Lindsay Davenport | United States |
| 1999 | Lindsay Davenport (2) | United States |
| 2000 | Martina Hingis | Switzerland |
| 2001 | Martina Hingis (2) | Switzerland |
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| 2004 | Anastasia Myskina | Russia |
| 2005 | Anastasia Myskina (2) | Russia |
| 2006 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Russia |
| 2007 | Jelena Janković |  Serbia |
| 2008 | Ana Ivanovic | Serbia |
| 2009 | Elena Dementieva | Russia |
| 2010 | Samantha Stosur | Australia |
| 2011 | Caroline Wozniacki |  Denmark |
| 2012 | Victoria Azarenka |  Belarus |
| 2013 | Victoria Azarenka (2) | Belarus |
| 2014 | Petra Kvitová |  Czech Republic |
| 2015 | Caroline Wozniacki (2) | Denmark |
Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award
Award named for Karen Krantzcke, an Australian player who died of a heart attack whilst jogging, aged 31, on 11 April 1977.
WTATennis.com Most Popular Player of the Year
| Year | Player | Nationality | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Victoria Azarenka | Belarus |
([1]) |
| 2013 | Serena Williams | United States |
([2]) |
| 2014 | Simona Halep |  Romania |
([3]) |
| 2015 | Simona Halep (2) | Romania |
([4]) |
Fan Favorite Singles Player of the Year
| Year | Player | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Elena Dementieva | Russia |
| 2010 | Maria Sharapova | Russia |
| 2011 | Agnieszka Radwańska |  Poland |
| 2012 | Agnieszka Radwańska (2) | Poland |
| 2013 | Agnieszka Radwańska (3) | Poland |
| 2014 | Agnieszka Radwańska (4) | Poland |
| 2015 | Agnieszka Radwańska (5) | Poland |
Fan Favorite Doubles Team of the Year
| Year | Players |
|---|---|
| 2009 |
Serena Williams & Venus Williams |
| 2010 |
Serena Williams & Venus Williams (2) |
| 2011 |
Maria Kirilenko & Victoria Azarenka |
| 2012 |
Serena Williams & Venus Williams (3) |
| 2013 |
Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina |
| 2014 |
 Sara Errani & Roberta Vinci[4] |
Fan Favorite Breakthrough Player
| Year | Player | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Petra Kvitová | Czech Republic |
Humanitarian of the Year
| Year | Player | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Liezel Huber | United States |
| 2006 | Kim Clijsters | Belgium |
| 2007 | Liezel Huber | United States |
| 2008 | Ana Ivanovic | Serbia |
| 2009 | ? | ? |
| 2010 | Maria Sharapova | Russia |
Fan favorite shot of the year
| Year | Player | Nationality | Tournament | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Agnieszka Radwańska | Poland |
Miami QF |
([5]) |
| 2014 | Agnieszka Radwańska | Poland |
 Montreal SF |
([6]) |
| 2015 | Agnieszka Radwańska | Poland |
 Singapore F |
([7]) |
Fan favorite WTA match of the year
| Year | Winner | Loser | Tournament | Result | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Maria Sharapova |
Victoria Azarenka |
French Open SF |
6–1, 2–6, 6–4 | ([8]) |
| 2014 | Serena Williams |
Caroline Wozniacki |
WTA Finals SF |
2–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6) | ([9]) |
| 2015 | Agnieszka Radwanska |
Garbine Muguruza |
WTA Finals SF |
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 7–5 | ([10]) |
Fan favorite Grand Slam match of the year
| Year | Winner | Loser | Tournament | Result | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Maria Sharapova |
Simona Halep |
French Open F |
6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–4 | ([11]) |
| 2015 | Victoria Azarenka |
Angelique Kerber |
US Open R32 |
7–5, 2–6 , 6–4 | ([12]) |
More awards and all nominees listed per year
Tournaments of the Year
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See also
- ATP World Tour Awards
- ITF World Champions
- World number one male tennis player rankings
- World number one female tennis player rankings
- Tennis statistics
Notes
- ↑ Hana Mandlíková became an Australian citizen in 1988
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Monica Seles, originally from Yugoslavia, became a U. S. citizen in 1994.
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References
- WTA Awards. WTA Tour.
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