WTA Fan Favorite Awards

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The WTA Fan Favorite Awards are a series of annual Women's Tennis Association (WTA) awards given since the 2009 WTA Tour to those who receive the most votes from the fans of the WTA Tour.

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Fan Favorite Singles Player of the Year

YearPlayerNationality
2009 Elena Dementieva Flag of Russia.svg Russia
2010 Maria Sharapova Flag of Russia.svg Russia
2011 Agnieszka Radwańska Flag of Poland.svg Poland
2012 Agnieszka Radwańska (2)Flag of Poland.svg Poland
2013 Agnieszka Radwańska (3)Flag of Poland.svg Poland
2014 Agnieszka Radwańska (4)Flag of Poland.svg Poland
2015 Agnieszka Radwańska (5)Flag of Poland.svg Poland
2016 Agnieszka Radwańska (6)Flag of Poland.svg Poland
2017 Simona Halep Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
2018 Simona Halep (2)Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
2019 Simona Halep (3)Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
2020 Iga Świątek Flag of Poland.svg Poland
2024 Zheng Qinwen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China

Fan Favorite Doubles Team of the Year

YearPlayerNationality
2009 Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of the United States.svg United States
2010 Serena Williams (2)
Venus Williams (2)
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of the United States.svg United States
2011 Victoria Azarenka
Maria Kirilenko
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Flag of Russia.svg Russia
2012 Serena Williams (3)
Venus Williams (3)
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of the United States.svg United States
2013 Ekaterina Makarova
Elena Vesnina
Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Flag of Russia.svg Russia
2014 Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci
Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Flag of Italy.svg Italy
2015 *Serena Williams (4)
Caroline Wozniacki
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark

*In 2015, this award was titled Womance of the Year

WTA Shot of the Year

YearPlayerNationalityRoundTournamentCityLocationVideo
2013 Agnieszka Radwańska Flag of Poland.svg PolandQF Sony Open Tennis Miami Flag of the United States.svg United States
2014 Agnieszka Radwańska (2) Flag of Poland.svg PolandSF Rogers Cup Montréal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
2015 Agnieszka Radwańska (3) Flag of Poland.svg PolandF WTA Finals Singapore Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
2016 Agnieszka Radwańska (4) Flag of Poland.svg Poland3R BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells Flag of the United States.svg United States
2017 Agnieszka Radwańska (5) Flag of Poland.svg Poland2R Wuhan Open Wuhan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
2018 Simona Halep Flag of Romania.svg Romania3R Miami Open MiamiFlag of the United States.svg United States
2019 Iga Świątek Flag of Poland.svg PolandSF Ladies Open Lugano Lugano Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
2020 Magda Linette Flag of Poland.svg Poland2R Thailand Open Hua Hin Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
2021 Simona Halep (2)Flag of Romania.svg Romania1R Transylvania Open Cluj-Napoca Flag of Romania.svg Romania
2022 Iga Świątek (2)Flag of Poland.svg Poland3R Miami Open MiamiFlag of the United States.svg United States
2023 Ons Jabeur Flag of Tunisia.svg TunisiaF Charleston Open Charleston Flag of the United States.svg United States
2024 Zheng Qinwen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg ChinaF Wuhan Open WuhanFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg China

Fan Favorite WTA Match of the Year

YearMatchTournamentResultVideo
2013 Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova (W) vs. Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka Flag of France.svg French Open SF6–1, 2–6, 6–4
2014 Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams (W) vs. Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki Flag of Singapore.svg WTA Finals SF2–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
2015 Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska (W) vs. Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza Flag of Singapore.svg WTA Finals SF6–7(5–7), 6–3, 7–5
2016 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová (W) vs. Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wuhan Open 3R6–7(10–12), 7–5, 6–4
2017 Flag of France.svg Caroline Garcia (W) vs. Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Open QF6–7(5–7), 7–5, 7–6(8–6)
2018 Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep (W) vs. Flag of the United States.svg Sloane Stephens Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canadian Open F7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–4
2019 Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka (W) vs. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bianca Andreescu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Open QF5–7, 6–3, 6–4
2022 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Krejčíková (W) vs. Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ostrava Open F5–7, 7–6(7-4),6–3 [1]
2023Flag placeholder.svg Aryna Sabalenka (W) vs. Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek Flag of Spain.svg Madrid Open F6–3, 3–6, 6–3 [2]
2024 Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek (W) vs.Flag placeholder.svg Aryna Sabalenka Flag of Spain.svg Madrid Open F7–5, 4–6, 7–6(9–7) [3]

Fan Favorite Grand Slam Match of the Year

YearPlayersNationalityScoreRoundTournamentCityLocation
2013 Maria Sharapova def.
Victoria Azarenka
Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
6–1, 2–6, 6–4SF French Open ParisFlag of France.svg France
2014 Maria Sharapova def.
Simona Halep
Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
6–4, 6–7, 6–4F French Open ParisFlag of France.svg France
2015 Victoria Azarenka def.
Angelique Kerber
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
7–5, 2–6, 6–43R US Open New York CityFlag of the United States.svg United States
2016 Dominika Cibulková def.
Agnieszka Radwańska
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Flag of Poland.svg Poland
6–3, 5–7, 9–74R Wimbledon LondonFlag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
2017 Maria Sharapova def.
Simona Halep
Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
6–4, 4–6, 6–31R US Open New York CityFlag of the United States.svg United States
2018 Simona Halep def.
Angelique Kerber
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
6–3, 4–6, 9–7SF Australian Open Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
2019 Naomi Osaka def.
Petra Kvitová
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–4F Australian Open MelbourneFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
2020 Victoria Azarenka def.
Serena Williams
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Flag of the United States.svg United States
1–6, 6–3, 6–3SF US Open New York CityFlag of the United States.svg United States

Fan Favorite Tournament

YearTournamentCityLocation
2014 WTA Finals Singapore Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore

Fan Favorite Social Media

YearFacebookNationalityTwitterNationality
2012 Agnieszka Radwańska Flag of Poland.svg Poland Caroline Wozniacki Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
2013 Maria Sharapova Flag of Russia.svg RussiaMaria SharapovaFlag of Russia.svg Russia
2014 Maria Sharapova (2) Flag of Russia.svg RussiaCaroline Wozniacki (2) Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
2015 Maria Sharapova (3) Flag of Russia.svg RussiaMaria Sharapova (2) Flag of Russia.svg Russia

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