2019 WTA Awards

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2019 WTA Awards
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Achievements (singles)
Awards
Player of the year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty
Most improved
player of the year
Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Kenin
Newcomer of the year Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bianca Andreescu
Comeback
player of the year
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Bencic
2018
2020

The 2019 WTA Awards are a series of awards given by the Women's Tennis Association to players who have achieved something remarkable during the 2019 WTA Tour. [1]

Contents

The awards

These awards are decided by either the media, the players, the association, or the fans. Nominees were announced by the WTA's Twitter account [2] and on the WTA official website. [1]

Note: award winners in bold

Player of the Year

Doubles Team of the Year

Most Improved Player of the Year

Newcomer of the Year

Comeback Player of the Year

Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award

Peachy Kellmeyer Player Service Award

Diamond Aces

WTA Coach of the Year

Fan Favourite Player

Fan Favorite WTA Shot of the Year

Fan Favorite WTA Match of the Year

Fan Favorite Grand Slam Match of the Year

The awards and honours of the decade (2010s)

In December 2019 WTA announced five top 10 categories of different aspects which marked 2010s in WTA tennis.

Top 10 Rivalries of the Decade

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams vs Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams, 18–12 (four times at Majors in 2010s, including 2017 Australian Open final) ()
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova vs Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep, 7–2 (most matches went to third set, includes Sharapova's three set victory in 2014 French Open final)
  3. Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber vs Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková, 7–5 (five matches in finals, including Kerber's three set victory in 2016 US Open final)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams vs Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova, 20–2 (Serena won 19 matches since Maria was leading the head to head 2–1 in 2004)
  5. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová vs Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska, 8–5 (including Radwańska's three set victory in final at 2015 WTA Finals)
  6. Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka vs Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Na, 6–5 (including Azarenka's three set victory in 2013 Australian Open final)
  7. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Bencic vs Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka, 3–0 (Bencic ended Osaka's title defence at 2019 Indian Wells and 2019 US Open)
  8. Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova vs Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Na, 10–5 (played 9 times in 2010s, 2 Major semifinal matches)
  9. Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep vs Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina, 5–5 (most of the matches being played in the final stages of the biggest tournaments)
  10. Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams vs Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková, 2–2 (three of the four matches happened at Majors)

Top 10 Streaks of the Decade

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams, winning second "Serena Slam", 201415 non-calendar year Grand Slam ()
  2. 2019 season, 18 different tournaments, 18 different champions at the start of the year
  3. Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka, 26-match win streak, ascent to world No. 1 and first Major at Australian Open to start the 2012 season
  4. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis & Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza, 41-match winning streak in doubles during 201516
  5. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bianca Andreescu, 8–0 vs top 10 in 2019
  6. Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki, 2010 season 32–4 record after Wimbledon, including 4 titles and becoming world No. 1
  7. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Bencic, 4–0 vs world No. 1s
  8. Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams, 20-match win streak in Miami from 2013 to 2016 which included 3 titles
  9. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta, 2015 season translate from ITF tour to having success at US Open and Wuhan
  10. Flag of Belarus.svg Aryna Sabalenka, having a perfect record at Premier 5 tournament in Wuhan, which includes two titles in a row (20182019)

Top 10 Comebacks of the Decade

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams, comeback after maternity leave, reaching four Major finals, the first coming just 10 months after giving birth ()
  2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová, comeback in just six months from stabbing, to win Birmingham just two weeks back
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands, comeback from injury to win US Open in mixed doubles, a year after dislocating her knee cap
  4. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis, comeback from retirement in 2013 to play doubles, winning eventually four Majors and having 41-match winning streak during 201516
  5. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty, return to tennis in early 2016 after playing cricket during two-year-hiatus from tennis, going on to win her first Major and finishing 2019 as the world No. 1
  6. Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams, comeback after Sjögrens Syndrome diagnosis in 2011, winning Olympic gold less than year later, and reaching two Major finals in 2017
  7. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin, comeback from retirement after 18 months in 2010, reaching immediately finals of Sydney and Australian Open
  8. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Bencic, comeback from injury to reach again top 10 in 2019 after three years and winning Dubai and Moscow
  9. Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina, comeback from injury to win Olympic gold in doubles and Indian Wells in singles
  10. Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka, comeback after maternity leave, climbing from No. 978 to the top 50 in 2017

Top 10 Upsets of the Decade

  1. Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci vs Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams, semifinals of 2015 US Open (2–6, 6–4, 6–4), Vinci playing first Slam semifinal and being outside top 40, ended Serena's Calendar Slam hunt ()
  2. Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Monica Puig vs Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber, final of the 2016 Olympics (6–4, 4–6, 6–1), Puig winning the gold unseeded and beating three Grand Slam champions and two current top 3 players
  3. Flag of Latvia.svg Jeļena Ostapenko vs Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep, final of 2017 French Open (4–6, 6–4, 6–3), Ostapenko winning first Slam and also title of any kind at 20 years old, being ranked No. 47
  4. Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková vs Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber, final of 2016 WTA Finals (6–3, 6–4), Cibulková winning the tournament after first going 0–2 in round robin and avenging loss to Kerber in that stage
  5. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bianca Andreescu vs Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber, final of 2019 Indian Wells (6–4, 3–6, 6–4), Andreescu becoming first wild card champion in Indian Wells at 18 years old
  6. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Na vs Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki, semifinals of 2011 Australian Open (3–6, 7–5, 6–3), Li saving match point to become first Chinese Major finalist and later that year a champion
  7. Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka vs Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova, final of 2012 Australian Open (6–3, 6–0), Azarenka winning 12 of the last 13 games in her first Major final
  8. Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta vs Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Na, semifinals of 2014 Indian Wells (7–6, 6–3), Pennetta going on to win the title in less than a year after comeback from injury
  9. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei vs Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska, third round of 2018 Australian Open (6–2, 7–5), with Hsieh being ranked at No. 88
  10. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty vs Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová, quarterfinals of 2019 Miami Open (7–6, 3–6, 6–2), Barty winning first match of rivalry after previously being down 4–0

Top 10 WTA Outfits of the Decade

  1. Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova, 2017 US Open ()
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova, 2017 US Open (second outfit)
  3. Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka, 2019 US Open
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams, 2015 Australian Open
  5. Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki, 2010 US Open
  6. Flag of Romania.svg Sorana Cîrstea, 2019 French Open
  7. Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic, 2018 Australian Open
  8. Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams, 2017 Australian Open
  9. Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic, 2016 US Open
  10. Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic, 2017 Wimbledon

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