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WTA Awards

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.

Player of the Year

Year Player Nationality
1977 Virginia Wade United Kingdom
1978 Martina Navratilova United States
1979 Martina Navratilova (2) United States
1980 Tracy Austin United States
1981 Chris Evert-Lloyd United States
1982 Martina Navratilova (3) United States [1]
1983 Martina Navratilova (4) United States
1984 Martina Navratilova (5) United States
1985 Martina Navratilova (6) United States
1986 Martina Navratilova (7) United States
1987 Steffi Graf West Germany
1988 Steffi Graf (2) West Germany
1989 Steffi Graf (3) West Germany
1990 Steffi Graf (4) Germany
1991 Monica Seles Yugoslavia
1992 Monica Seles (2) Yugoslavia
1993 Steffi Graf (5) Germany
1994 Steffi Graf (6) Germany
1995 Steffi Graf (7) Germany
1996 Steffi Graf (8) Germany
1997 Martina Hingis Switzerland
1998 Lindsay Davenport United States
1999 Lindsay Davenport (2) United States
2000 Venus Williams United States
2001 Jennifer Capriati United States
2002 Serena Williams United States
2003 Justine Henin Belgium
2004 Maria Sharapova Russia
2005 Kim Clijsters Belgium
2006 Amélie Mauresmo France
2007 Justine Henin (2) Belgium
2008 Serena Williams (2) United States
2009 Serena Williams (3) United States
2010 Kim Clijsters (2) Belgium
2011 Petra Kvitová Czech Republic
2012 Serena Williams (4) United States
2013 Serena Williams (5) United States
2014 Serena Williams (6) United States
2015 Serena Williams (7) United States
2016 Angelique Kerber Germany
2017 Garbiñe Muguruza Spain
2018 Simona Halep Romania
2019 Ashleigh Barty Australia
2020 Sofia Kenin United States

Doubles Team of the Year

Year Player Nationality
1977 Martina Navratilova
Betty Stöve
United States
Netherlands
1978 Billie Jean King
Martina Navratilova
United States
United States
1979 Billie Jean King
Martina Navratilova (2)
United States
United States
1980 Kathy Jordan
Anne Smith
United States
United States
1981 Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
United States
United States
1982 Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver (2)
United States
United States
1983 Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver (3)
United States
United States
1984 Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver (4)
United States
United States
1985 Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver (5)
United States
United States
1986 Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver (6)
United States
United States
1987 Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver (7)
United States
United States
1988 Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver (8)
United States
United States
1989 Jana Novotná
Helena Suková
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
1990 Jana Novotná
Helena Suková (2)
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
1991 Gigi Fernández
Jana Novotná
United States
Czechoslovakia
1992 Larisa Neiland
Natasha Zvereva
Latvia
Belarus Belarus
1993 Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
United States
Belarus Belarus
1994 Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva (2)
United States
Belarus Belarus
1995 Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva (3)
United States
Belarus Belarus
1996 Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Czech Republic
Spain
1997 Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva (4)
United States
Belarus
1998 Martina Hingis
Jana Novotná
Switzerland
Czech Republic
1999 Martina Hingis
Anna Kournikova
Switzerland
Russia
2000 Serena Williams
Venus Williams
United States
United States
2001 Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
United States
Australia
2002 Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez
Spain
Argentina
2003 Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez (2)
Spain
Argentina
2004 Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez (3)
Spain
Argentina
2005 Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur
United States
Australia
2006 Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur (2)
United States
Australia
2007 Cara Black
Liezel Huber
Zimbabwe
United States
2008 Cara Black
Liezel Huber (2)
Zimbabwe
United States
2009 Serena Williams
Venus Williams (2)
United States
United States
2010 Gisela Dulko
Flavia Pennetta
Argentina
Italy
2011 Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik
Czech Republic
Slovenia
2012 Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci
Italy
Italy
2013 Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci (2)
Italy
Italy
2014 Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci (3)
Italy
Italy
2015 Martina Hingis
Sania Mirza
Switzerland
India
2016 Caroline Garcia
Kristina Mladenovic
France
France
2017 Martina Hingis
Chan Yung-jan
Switzerland
Chinese Taipei
2018 Barbora Krejčíková
Kateřina Siniaková
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
2019 Tímea Babos
Kristina Mladenovic
Hungary
France
2020 Tímea Babos
Kristina Mladenovic (2)
Hungary
France

Most Improved Player

Year Player Nationality
1977 Wendy Turnbull Australia
1978 Virginia Ruzici Romania
1979 Sylvia Hanika West Germany
1980 Hana Mandlíková Czechoslovakia [2]
1981 Barbara Potter United States
1982 Sabina Simmonds Italy
1983 Andrea Temesvári Hungary
1984 Kathy Jordan United States
1985 Helena Suková Czechoslovakia
1986 Steffi Graf West Germany
1987 Lori McNeil United States
1988 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Spain
1989 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2) Spain
1990 Monica Seles Yugoslavia [3]
1991 Gabriela Sabatini Argentina
1992 Kimiko Date Japan
1993 Magdalena Maleeva Bulgaria
1994 Mary Pierce France
1995 Chanda Rubin United States
1996 Martina Hingis Switzerland
1997 Amanda Coetzer South Africa
1998 Patty Schnyder Switzerland
1999 Serena Williams United States
2000 Elena Dementieva Russia
2001 Justine Henin Belgium
2002 Daniela Hantuchová Slovakia
2003 Nadia Petrova Russia
2004 Maria Sharapova Russia
2005 Ana Ivanovic Serbia and Montenegro
2006 Jelena Janković Serbia
2007 Ana Ivanovic (2) Serbia
2008 Dinara Safina Russia
2009 Yanina Wickmayer Belgium
2010 Francesca Schiavone Italy
2011 Petra Kvitová Czech Republic
2012 Sara Errani Italy
2013 Simona Halep Romania
2014 Eugenie Bouchard Canada
2015 Timea Bacsinszky Switzerland
2016 Johanna Konta United Kingdom
2017 Jeļena Ostapenko Latvia
2018 Kiki Bertens Netherlands
2019 Sofia Kenin United States
2020 Iga Świątek Poland

Newcomer of the Year

Year Player Nationality
1977 Tracy Austin United States
1978 Pam Shriver United States
1979 Kathy Jordan United States
1980 Andrea Jaeger United States
1981 Kathy Rinaldi United States
1982 Zina Garrison United States
1983 Carling Bassett Canada
1984 Manuela Maleeva Bulgaria
1985 Gabriela Sabatini Argentina
1986 Stephanie Rehe United States
1987 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Spain
1988 Natalia Zvereva Soviet Union
1989 Conchita Martínez Spain
1990 Jennifer Capriati United States
1991 Andrea Strnadová Czechoslovakia
1992 Debbie Graham United States
1993 Iva Majoli Croatia
1994 Irina Spîrlea Romania
1995 Martina Hingis Switzerland
1996 Anna Kournikova Russia
1997 Venus Williams United States
1998 Serena Williams United States
1999 Kim Clijsters Belgium
2000 Dája Bedáňová Czech Republic
2001 Daniela Hantuchová Slovakia
2002 Svetlana Kuznetsova Russia
2003 Maria Sharapova Russia
2004 Tatiana Golovin France
2005 Sania Mirza India
2006 Agnieszka Radwańska Poland
2007 Ágnes Szávay Hungary
2008 Caroline Wozniacki Denmark
2009 Melanie Oudin United States
2010 Petra Kvitová Czech Republic
2011 Irina-Camelia Begu Romania
2012 Laura Robson United Kingdom
2013 Eugenie Bouchard Canada
2014 Belinda Bencic Switzerland
2015 Daria Gavrilova Russia[4]
2016 Naomi Osaka Japan
2017 Catherine Bellis United States
2018 Aryna Sabalenka Belarus
2019 Bianca Andreescu Canada
2020 Nadia Podoroska Argentina

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[5]
2013 Alisa Kleybanova Russia
2014 Mirjana Lučić-Baroni Croatia
2015 Venus Williams United States
2016 Dominika Cibulková Slovakia
2017 Sloane Stephens United States
2018 Serena Williams (2) United States
2019 Belinda Bencic Switzerland
2020 Victoria Azarenka Belarus

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
2002
Not awarded
2003
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
2016 Simona Halep Romania
2017 Angelique Kerber Germany
2018 Elina Svitolina Ukraine
2019 Kiki Bertens Netherlands

Peachy Kellmeyer Player Service

Award named for Peachy Kellmeyer, former player and the first tour director of the fledgling Virginia Slims circuit (precursor of WTA Tour). In 2020, the award was presented to all the members of the WTA Players' Council, as the group "worked diligently discussing proposals and obtaining feedback to help the Tour return safely and successfully, all with a dedicated commitment to their fellow players", following the suspension of the tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Year Player Nationality
1985 Chris Evert United States
1986 Marcella Mesker Netherlands
1987 Chris Evert (2) United States
1988 Candy Reynolds United States
1989 Mercedes Paz Argentina
1990 Wendy Turnbull Australia
1991 Kathy Jordan United States
1992 Elise Burgin United States
1993 Pam Shriver United States
1994 Marianne Werdel United States
1995 Marianne Werdel (2) United States
1996 Katrina Adams United States
1997 Katrina Adams (2) United States
1998 Joannette Kruger South Africa
1999 Nicole Pratt Australia
2000 Nicole Pratt (2) Australia
2001 Nicole Pratt (3) Australia
2002
Not Awarded
2003 Kim Clijsters Belgium
2004 Nicole Pratt (4) Australia
2005 Liezel Huber United States
2006 Kim Clijsters (2) Belgium
2007 Liezel Huber (2) United States
2008 Liezel Huber (3) United States
2009 Liezel Huber (4) United States
2010 Kim Clijsters (3) Belgium
2011 Francesca Schiavone Italy
2012 Venus Williams United States
2013 Venus Williams (2) United States
2014 Lucie Šafářová Czech Republic
2015 Lucie Šafářová (2) Czech Republic
2016 Lucie Šafářová (3) Czech Republic
2017 Lucie Šafářová (4) Czech Republic
2018 Bethanie Mattek-Sands United States
2019 Gabriela Dabrowski Canada
2020 Kristie Ahn
Gabriela Dabrowski (2)
Madison Keys
Johanna Konta
Aleksandra Krunić
Christina McHale
Kristina Mladenovic
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Sloane Stephens
Donna Vekić
United States
Canada
United States
United Kingdom
Serbia
United States
France
Russia
United States
Croatia

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. Currently this award and only one other award, the Peachy Kellmeyer Player Service, are uniquely given after a vote by fellow players.

Year Player Nationality
1978 Evonne Goolagong Australia
1979 Chris Evert United States
1980 Evonne Goolagong (2) Australia
1981 Diane Desfor United States
1982 Nancy Yeargin United States
1983 Sharon Walsh-Pete United States
1984 Marcella Mesker Netherlands
1985 Peanut Louie-Harper United States
1986 Peanut Louie-Harper (2) United States
1987 Anne Minter Australia
1988 Svetlana Parkhomenko Soviet Union
1989 Gretchen Magers United States
1990 Mercedes Paz Argentina
1991 Judith Wiesner Austria
1992 Jill Hetherington Canada
1993 Nicole Arendt United States
1994 Kimberly Po United States
1995 Amanda Coetzer South Africa
1996 Yayuk Basuki Indonesia
1997 Amanda Coetzer (2) South Africa
1998 Yayuk Basuki (2) Indonesia
1999 Ai Sugiyama Japan
2000 Kim Clijsters Belgium
2001 Kim Clijsters (2) Belgium
2002 Kim Clijsters (3) Belgium
2003 Kim Clijsters (4) Belgium
2004 Lindsay Davenport United States
2005 Kim Clijsters (5) Belgium
2006 Kim Clijsters (6) Belgium
2007 Ana Ivanovic Serbia
2008 Elena Dementieva Russia
2009 Kim Clijsters (7) Belgium
2010 Elena Dementieva (2) Russia
2011 Petra Kvitová Czech Republic
2012 Kim Clijsters (8) Belgium
2013 Petra Kvitová (2) Czech Republic
2014 Petra Kvitová (3) Czech Republic
2015 Petra Kvitová (4) Czech Republic
2016 Petra Kvitová (5) Czech Republic
2017 Petra Kvitová (6) Czech Republic
2018 Petra Kvitová (7) Czech Republic
2019 Petra Kvitová (8) Czech Republic
2020 Marie Bouzková Czech Republic

Georgina Clark Mother Award

Year Player Nationality
2010 Ann Haydon-Jones United Kingdom
2011 Judy Tegart-Dalton Australia
2012 Gladys Heldman United States
2013
?
2014 Françoise Durr France
2015 Ingrid Löfdahl-Bentzer Sweden
2016 Yulia Berberian-Maleeva Bulgaria
2017
?
2018 Evonne Goolagong Cawley Australia
2019 Chris Evert United States

WTA Coach of the Year Award

Year Coach Nationality Player
2018 Sascha Bajin Germany Japan Naomi Osaka
2019 Craig Tyzzer Australia Australia Ashleigh Barty
2020 Piotr Sierzputowski Poland Poland Iga Świątek

Fan Favorite Awards

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
2016 Agnieszka Radwańska (6) Poland
2017 Simona Halep Romania
2018 Simona Halep (2) Romania
2019 Simona Halep (3) Romania
2020 Iga Świątek Poland

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]
2016 Angelique Kerber Germany [5]

Fan Favorite Doubles Team of the Year

Year Players
2009
United States Serena Williams & United States Venus Williams
2010
United States Serena Williams & United States Venus Williams (2)
2011
Russia Maria Kirilenko & Belarus Victoria Azarenka
2012
United States Serena Williams & United States Venus Williams (3)
2013
Russia Ekaterina Makarova & Russia Elena Vesnina
2014
Italy Sara Errani & Italy Roberta Vinci[6]
2015
United States Serena Williams (4) & Denmark Caroline Wozniacki

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 (2) 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 United States Miami QF [6]
2014 Agnieszka Radwańska (2) Poland Canada Montreal SF [7]
2015 Agnieszka Radwańska (3) Poland Singapore Singapore F [8]
2016 Agnieszka Radwańska (4) Poland United States Indian Wells 3R [9]
2017 Agnieszka Radwańska (5) Poland China Wuhan 2R [10]
2018 Simona Halep Romania United States Miami 3R [11]
2019 Iga Świątek Poland Switzerland Lugano SF [12]
2020 Magda Linette Poland Thailand Hua Hin 2R [13]

Fan favorite WTA match of the year

Year Match Tournament Result Video
2013 Russia Maria Sharapova (W) vs. Belarus Victoria Azarenka France French Open SF 6–1, 2–6, 6–4 [14]
2014 United States Serena Williams (W) vs. Denmark Caroline Wozniacki Singapore WTA Finals SF 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6) [15]
2015 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (W) vs. Spain Garbiñe Muguruza Singapore WTA Finals SF 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 7–5 [16]
2016 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (W) vs. Germany Angelique Kerber China Wuhan Open 3R 6–7(10–12), 7–5, 6–4 [17]
2017 France Caroline Garcia (W) vs. Ukraine Elina Svitolina China China Open QF 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 7–6(8–6) [18]
2018 Romania Simona Halep (W) vs. United States Sloane Stephens Canada Canadian Open F 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–4 [19]
2019 Japan Naomi Osaka (W) vs. Canada Bianca Andreescu China China Open QF 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 [20]
2020 Romania Simona Halep (W) vs. Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina United Arab Emirates Dubai Open F 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5) [21]

Fan favorite Grand Slam match of the year

Year Match Tournament Result Video
2014 Russia Maria Sharapova (W) vs. Romania Simona Halep France French Open F 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–4 [22]
2015 Belarus Victoria Azarenka (W) vs. Germany Angelique Kerber United States US Open R32 7–5, 2–6, 6–4 [23]
2016 Slovakia Dominika Cibulková (W) vs. Poland Agnieszka Radwańska United Kingdom Wimbledon R16 6–3, 5–7, 9–7 [24]
2017 Russia Maria Sharapova (W) vs. Romania Simona Halep United States US Open R128 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 [25]
2018 Romania Simona Halep (W) vs. Germany Angelique Kerber Australia Australian Open SF 6–3, 4–6, 9–7 [26]
2019 Japan Naomi Osaka (W) vs. Czech Republic Petra Kvitová Australia Australian Open F 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–4 [27]

Other awards, winners and nominees (runner-ups)

Players

  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020

Tournaments

  • WTA Tournament Awards (1995—present)

See also

  • ATP World Tour Awards
  • ITF World Champions

Notes

  1. ^ Martina Navratilova, originally from Czechoslovakia, became a U. S. citizen in 1981.
  2. ^ Hana Mandlíková became an Australian citizen in 1988
  3. ^ a b Monica Seles, originally from Yugoslavia, became a U. S. citizen in 1994.
  4. ^ Daria Gavrilova, originally from Russia, who became an Australian citizen in December 2015.
  5. ^ Yaroslava Shvedova, originally from Russia, became a Kazakh citizen in 2008.
  6. ^ "WTA Fan Favorite Awards: The Winners". wtatennis.com. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.

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