American Tracy Austin is the first winner of a prize to the newcomer of the year.
Every year since 1977, the Women's Tennis Association holds an award ceremony for the best tennis players on the planet who have achieved outstanding results in various categories. Part of the winners is determined by interviewing journalists, and part by voting on the association’s website.
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Journalist Voting
Player of the Year
| Year | Tennis player | A country |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Angelica Kerber | Germany |
| 2015 | Serena Williams (7) | USA |
| 2014 | Serena Williams (6) | USA |
| 2013 | Serena Williams (5) | USA |
| 2012 | Serena Williams (4) | USA |
| 2011 | Petra Kvitova | Czech |
| 2010 | Kim Claysters (2) | Belgium |
| 2009 | Serena Williams (3) | USA |
| 2008 | Serena Williams (2) | USA |
| 2007 | Justin Henin (2) | Belgium |
| 2006 | Amelie Moresmo | France |
| 2005 | Kim Claysters | Belgium |
| 2004 | Maria Sharapova | Russia |
| 2003 | Justin Henin | Belgium |
| 2002 | Serena Williams | USA |
| 2001 | Jennifer capriati | USA |
| 2000 | Venus Williams | USA |
| 1999 | Lindsay Davenport (2) | USA |
| 1998 | Lindsay Davenport | USA |
| 1997 | Martina Hingis | Switzerland |
| 1996 | Steffi Graf (8) | Germany |
| 1995 | Steffi Graf (7) | Germany |
| 1994 | Steffi Graf (6) | Germany |
| 1993 | Steffi Graf (5) | Germany |
| 1992 | Monica Seles (2) | Yugoslavia |
| 1991 | Monica Seles | Yugoslavia |
| 1990 | Steffi Graf (4) | Germany |
| 1989 | Steffi Graf (3) | Germany |
| 1988 | Steffi Graf (2) | Germany |
| 1987 | Steffi Graf | Germany |
| 1986 | Martina Navratilova (7) | USA |
| 1985 | Martina Navratilova (6) | USA |
| 1984 | Martina Navratilova (5) | USA |
| 1983 | Martina Navratilova (4) | USA |
| 1982 | Martina Navratilova (3) | USA |
| 1981 | Chris Evert-Lloyd | USA |
| 1980 | Tracy Austin | USA |
| 1979 | Martina Navratilova (2) | Czechoslovakia |
| 1978 | Martina Navratilova | Czechoslovakia |
| 1977 | Virginia wade | Great Britain |
Best Couple of the Year
| Year | Tennis players |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Carolyn Garcia Kristina Mladenovich |
| 2015 | Sanya Mirza Martina Hingis (3) |
| 2014 | Sara Errani (3) Robert Vinci (3) |
| 2013 | Sara Errani (2) Robert Vinci (2) |
| 2012 | Sarah Errani Robert Vinci |
| 2011 | Katarina Srebotnik Queta Pawn |
| 2010 | Hisela Dulko Flavia pennett |
| 2009 | Serena Williams (2) Venus Williams (2) |
| 2008 | Cara Black (2) Liesel Huber (2) |
| 2007 | Kara Black Liesel Huber |
| 2006 | Lisa Raymond (3) Samantha Stosur (2) |
| 2005 | Lisa Raymond (2) Samantha Stosur |
| 2004 | Paola Suarez (3) Virginia Ruano Pascual (3) |
| 2003 | Paola Suarez (2) Virginia Ruano Pascual (2) |
| 2002 | Paola Suarez Virginia Ruano Pascual |
| 2001 | Lisa Raymond Renne Stubbs |
| 2000 | Serena Williams Venus Williams |
| 1999 | Martina Hingis (2) Anna Kournikova |
| 1998 | Martina Hingis Yana Novotna (5) |
| 1997 | Gigi Fernandez (5) Natalya Zvereva (5) |
| 1996 | Yana Novotna (4) Arancha Sanchez-Vicario |
| 1995 | Gigi Fernandez (4) Natalya Zvereva (5) |
| 1994 | Gigi Fernandez (3) Natalya Zvereva (3) |
| 1993 | Gigi Fernandez (2) Natalya Zvereva (2) |
| 1992 | Larisa Neiland Natalya Zvereva |
| 1991 | Gigi Fernandez Yana Novotna (3) |
| 1990 | Yana Novotna (2) Helena Sukova (2) |
| 1989 | Yana Novotna Helena Sukova |
| 1988 | Martina Navratilova (10) Pam Shriver (7) |
| 1987 | Martina Navratilova (9) Pam Shriver (6) |
| 1986 | Martina Navratilova (8) Pam Shriver (5) |
| 1985 | Martina Navratilova (7) Pam Shriver (4) |
| 1984 | Martina Navratilova (6) Pam Shriver (3) |
| 1983 | Martina Navratilova (5) Pam Shriver (2) |
| 1981 | Martina Navratilova (4) Pam Shriver |
| 1980 | Katie Jordan Anne Smith |
| 1979 | Billie Jean King (2) Martina Navratilova (3) |
| 1978 | Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova (2) |
| 1977 | Martina Navratilova Betty Stove |
Progress of the Year
| Year | Tennis player | A country |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Johanna Conta | Great Britain |
| 2015 | Timea Bachinski | Switzerland |
| 2014 | Eugenie Bouchard | Canada |
| 2013 | Simone Halep | Romania |
| 2012 | Sarah Errani | Italy |
| 2011 | Petra Kvitova | Czech |
| 2010 | Francesca Schiavone | Italy |
| 2009 | Ioannina Wickmayer | Belgium |
| 2008 | Dinara safina | Russia |
| 2007 | Ana Ivanovich (2) | Serbia |
| 2006 | Elena Yankovich | Serbia |
| 2005 | Ana Ivanovich | Serbia and Montenegro |
| 2004 | Maria Sharapova | Russia |
| 2003 | Nadezhda Petrova | Russia |
| 2002 | Daniela Gantuhova | Slovakia |
| 2001 | Justin Henin | Belgium |
| 2000 | Elena Dementieva | Russia |
| 1999 | Serena Williams | USA |
| 1998 | Patti Schnyder | Switzerland |
| 1997 | Amanda Kötzer | South Africa |
| 1996 | Martina Hingis | Switzerland |
| 1995 | Chanda Rubin | USA |
| 1994 | Marie Pierce | France |
| 1993 | Magdalena Maleeva | Bulgaria |
| 1992 | Kimiko Date | Japan |
| 1991 | Gabriela Sabatini | Argentina |
| 1990 | Monica Seles | Yugoslavia |
| 1989 | Arancha Sanchez-Vicario (2) | Spain |
| 1988 | Arancha Sanchez-Vicario | Spain |
| 1987 | Laurie McNeill | USA |
| 1986 | Steffi Graf | Germany |
| 1985 | Helena Sukova | Czechoslovakia |
| 1984 | Katie Jordan | USA |
| 1983 | Andrea Temesvari | Hungary |
| 1982 | Sabina Simmonds | Italy |
| 1981 | Barbara Potter | USA |
| 1980 | Khan Mandlikova | Czechoslovakia |
| 1979 | Sylvia Chanika | Germany |
| 1978 | Virginia Ruzichi | Romania |
| 1977 | Wendy Turnbull | Australia |
Rookie of the Year
| Year | Tennis player | A country |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Naomi Osaka | Japan |
| 2015 | Daria Gavrilova | Russia |
| 2014 | Belinda Bencic | Switzerland |
| 2013 | Eugenie Bouchard | Canada |
| 2012 | Laura Robson | Great Britain |
| 2011 | Irina-Camellia Run | Romania |
| 2010 | Petra Kvitova | Czech |
| 2009 | Melanie Uden | USA |
| 2008 | Carolina Wozniacki | Denmark |
| 2007 | Agnesh Sawai | Hungary |
| 2006 | Agnieszka Radwan | Poland |
| 2005 | Sanya Mirza | India |
| 2004 | Tatyana Golovin | France |
| 2003 | Maria Sharapova | Russia |
| 2002 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Russia |
| 2001 | Daniela Gantuhova | Slovakia |
| 2000 | Daya Bedanova | Czech |
| 1999 | Kim Clijsters | Belgium |
| 1998 | Serena Williams | USA |
| 1997 | Venus Williams | USA |
| 1996 | Anna Kournikova | Russia |
| 1995 | Martina Hingis | Switzerland |
| 1994 | Irina Spyrlya | Romania |
| 1993 | Willow mayoli | Croatia |
| 1992 | Debbie Graham | USA |
| 1991 | Andrea Strnadova | Czechoslovakia |
| 1990 | Jennifer capriati | USA |
| 1989 | Conchita Martinez | Spain |
| 1988 | Natalya Zvereva | the USSR |
| 1987 | Arancha Sanchez-Vicario | Spain |
| 1986 | Stephanie Rehe | USA |
| 1985 | Gabriela Sabatini | Argentina |
| 1984 | Manuel Maleev | Bulgaria |
| 1983 | Carling Basset Seguso | Canada |
| 1982 | Zina Harrison | USA |
| 1981 | Katie Rinaldi | USA |
| 1980 | Andrea Dzheger | USA |
| 1979 | Katie Jordan | USA |
| 1978 | Pam Shriver | USA |
| 1977 | Tracy Austin | USA |
Return of the Year
| Year | Tennis player | A country |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Dominika Tsibulkova | Slovakia |
| 2015 | Venus Williams | USA |
| 2014 | Mirjana Lucic-Baroni | Croatia |
| 2013 | Alisa Kleibanova | Russia |
| 2012 | Yaroslav Shvedov | Kazakhstan |
| 2011 | Sabina Lissitzky | Germany |
| 2010 | Justin Henin | Belgium |
| 2009 | Kim Claysters (2) | Belgium |
| 2008 | Zheng Jie | China |
| 2007 | Lindsay Davenport | USA |
| 2006 | Martina Hingis | Switzerland |
| 2005 | Kim Claysters | Belgium |
| 2004 | Serena Williams | USA |
| 2003 | Amelie Moresmo | France |
| 2002 | Corina Morariu | USA |
| 2001 | Barbara Schwartz | Austria |
| 2000 | Willow mayoli | Croatia |
| 1999 | Sabina Appelmans | Belgium |
| 1998 | Monica Seles (2) | USA |
| 1997 | Marie Pierce | France |
| 1996 | Jennifer capriati | USA |
| 1995 | Monica Seles | USA |
| 1994 | Meredith McGrath | USA |
| 1993 | Elizabeth Smiley (2) | Australia |
| 1992 | Jenny byrne | Australia |
| 1991 | Stephanie Rehe | USA |
| 1990 | Elizabeth Smiley | Australia |
| 1989 | Katie Rinaldi | USA |
| 1988 | Pascal Paradis | France |
| 1987 | Bettina Bunge | Germany |
Fans Voting
Best Single Player
| Year | Tennis player | A country |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Agnieszka Radwanska (5) | Poland |
| 2015 | Agnieszka Radwanska (4) | Poland |
| 2014 | Agnieszka Radwanska (4) | Poland |
| 2013 | Agnieszka Radwanska (3) | Poland |
| 2012 | Agnieszka Radwanska (2) | Poland |
| 2011 | Agnieszka Radwan | Poland |
| 2010 | Maria Sharapova | Russia |
| 2009 | Elena Dementieva | Russia |
Best Couple
| Year | Team |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Sarah Errani Robert Vinci |
| 2013 | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina |
| 2012 | Serena Williams (3) Venus Williams (3) |
| 2011 | Victoria Azarenko Maria Kirilenko |
| 2010 | Serena Williams (2) Venus Williams (2) |
| 2009 | Serena Williams Venus Williams |
Progress of the Year
| Year | Tennis player | A country |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Petra Kvitova | Czech |
Association Prizes
Tennis Contribution Award
| Year | Tennis player | A country |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Lucia Shafarzhova (3) | Czech |
| 2015 | Lucia Shafarzhova (2) | Czech |
| 2014 | Lucia Shafarzhova | Czech |
| 2013 | Venus Williams (2) | USA |
| 2012 | Venus Williams | USA |
| 2011 | Francesca Schiavone | Italy |
| 2010 | Kim Claysters (2) | Belgium |
| 2009 | Liesel Huber (3) | USA |
| 2008 | Liesel Huber (2) | USA |
| 2007 | Liesel Huber | USA |
| 2004 | Nicole Pratt (4) | Australia |
| 2003 | Kim Claysters | Belgium |
| 2001 | Nicole Pratt (3) | Australia |
| 2000 | Nicole Pratt (2) | Australia |
| 1999 | Nicole Pratt | Australia |
| 1998 | Jeanette Kruger | South Africa |
| 1997 | Katrina Adams (2) | USA |
| 1996 | Katrina Adams | USA |
| 1995 | Marianne Verdell (2) | USA |
| 1994 | Marianne Verdell | USA |
| 1993 | Pam Shriver | USA |
| 1992 | Alice Bourgin | USA |
| 1991 | Katie Jordan | USA |
| 1990 | Wendy Turnbull | Australia |
| 1989 | Mercedes Paz | Argentina |
Karen Kranchke Award for Sporting Excellence
| Year | Tennis player | A country |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Petra Kvitova (4) | Czech |
| 2015 | Petra Kvitova (3) | Czech |
| 2014 | Petra Kvitova (2) | Czech |
| 2012 | Kim Claysters (8) | Belgium |
| 2011 | Petra Kvitova | Czech |
| 2010 | Elena Dementieva (2) | Russia |
| 2009 | Kim Claysters (7) | Belgium |
| 2008 | Elena Dementieva | Russia |
| 2007 | Ana Ivanovich | Serbia |
| 2006 | Kim Claysters (6) | Belgium |
| 2005 | Kim Claysters (5) | Belgium |
| 2004 | Lindsay Davenport | USA |
| 2003 | Kim Claysters (4) | Belgium |
| 2002 | Kim Claysters (3) | Belgium |
| 2001 | Kim Claysters (2) | Belgium |
| 2000 | Kim Claysters | Belgium |
| 1999 | Ai Sugiyama | Japan |
| 1998 | Yayuk Basuki (2) | Indonesia |
| 1997 | Amanda Kötzer (2) | South Africa |
| 1996 | Yayuk Basuki | Indonesia |
| 1995 | Amanda Kötzer | South Africa |
| 1994 | Kimberly Poe | USA |
| 1993 | Nicole Arendt | USA |
| 1992 | Jill hetherington | Canada |
| 1991 | Judit Wiesner | Austria |
| 1990 | Mercedes Paz | Argentina |
| 1989 | Gretchen Majers | USA |
| 1988 | Svetlana Parkhomenko | the USSR |
| 1987 | Anne Minter | Australia |
| 1986 | Pinat Louis Harper (2) | USA |
| 1985 | Pinat Louis Harper | USA |
| 1984 | Marcella Mesker | Netherlands |
| 1983 | Sharon Walsh-Pete | USA |
| 1982 | Nancy Irgin | USA |
| 1981 | Diana Desfo | USA |
| 1980 | Yvonne Gulagong (2) | Australia |
| 1979 | Chris Evert | USA |
| 1978 | Yvonne Gulagong | Australia |
Humanity and Charity Award
| Year | Tennis player | A country |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Maria Sharapova | Russia |
| 2008 | Ana Ivanovich | Serbia |
| 2007 | Liesel Huber (2) | USA |
| 2006 | Kim Claysters | Belgium |
| 2005 | Liesel Huber | South Africa |
Diamond Aces Award
| Year | Tennis player | A country |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Simone Halep | Romania |
| 2015 | Carolina Wozniacki (2) | Denmark |
| 2014 | Petra Kvitova | Czech |
| 2013 | Victoria Azarenka (2) | Belarus |
| 2012 | Victoria Azarenko | Belarus |
| 2011 | Carolina Wozniacki | Denmark |
| 2010 | Samantha Stosur | Australia |
| 2009 | Elena Dementieva | Russia |
| 2008 | Ana Ivanovich | Serbia |
| 2007 | Elena Yankovich | Serbia |
| 2006 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Russia |
| 2005 | Anastasia Myskina | Russia |
| 2004 | Anastasia Myskina | Russia |
| 2001 | Martina Hingis | Switzerland |
| 2000 | Martina Hingis | Switzerland |
| 1999 | Lindsay Davenport | USA |
| 1998 | Lindsay Davenport | USA |
| 1997 | Amanda Kötzer | South Africa |
| 1996 | Gabriela Sabatini | Argentina |
| 1995 | Arancha Sanchez-Vicario | Spain |
Tournament of the Year
| Year | Premier Tournament | International tournament |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix (P) Western & Southern Open (P5) BNP Paribas Open (PM) | ASB Classic [1] Mexico Open [2] Swedish Open [3] |
| 2013 | BNP Paribas Open | Mexico Open |
| 2012 | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | Sweden Open |
| 2011 | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | Mexico Open |
| 2010 | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | Pattaya Open Championship |
| 2009 | BNP Paribas Open , Indian Wells, USA | Mexico Open |
| Tier i / ii | Tier III / IV | |
| 2008 | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic |
| 2007 | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic |
| 2006 | Pacific Life Open , Indian Wells, United States | Mexico Open , Acapulco, Mexico |
| 2005 | Pacific Life Open | Bell Challenge , Quebec City, Canada |
| 2004 | Miami Masters , Key Biscayne, United States | Bell challenge Mexican Open , Acapulco |
| 2003 | Kremlin Cup , Moscow, Russia | Uncle Tobys Hardcourts , Gold Coast, Australia |
| 2002 | Dubai Tennis Championships , Dubai, UAE | Mexico Open |
| 2001 | Dubai Tennis Championship | Mexico Open |
| 2000 | du Maurier Open , Montreal, Canada | Bell challenge |
| 1999 | du Maurier Open , Toronto, Canada | Bell challenge |
| 1998 | du Maurier Open , Montreal | Bell challenge |
| 1997 | Pacific Life Open | Bell challenge |
| 1996 | Acura Classic , San Diego, USA | Bell challenge |
| 1995 | Miami masters | Bell challenge |
Notes
- ↑ best tournament from the Asia / Pacific region
- ↑ best tournament from the american region
- ↑ best tournament from the Europe / Middle East / Africa region
See also
- ATP Awards