2019 WTA Awards
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]
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Player of the year | ![]() |
Most improved player of the year | ![]() |
Newcomer of the year | ![]() |
Comeback player of the year | ![]() |
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Women's Tennis Association Awards |
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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
Craig Tyzzer (worked with
Ashleigh Barty)[12][9]
Torben Beltz (worked with
Donna Vekić)
Sylvain Bruneau (worked with
Bianca Andreescu)
Fan Favourite Player
Johanna Konta
Iga Świątek
Sloane Stephens
Markéta Vondroušová
Maria Sharapova
Elina Svitolina
Petra Kvitová
Amanda Anisimova
Donna Vekić
Ashleigh Barty
Hsieh Su-wei
Belinda Bencic
Simona Halep[13]
Maria Sakkari
Venus Williams
Dayana Yastremska
Serena Williams
Sofia Kenin
Bianca Andreescu
Kiki Bertens
Karolína Plíšková
Karolína Muchová
Naomi Osaka
Petra Martić
Alison Riske
Aryna Sabalenka
Madison Keys
Elise Mertens
Angelique Kerber
Fan Favorite WTA Shot of the Year
Simona Halep, second round of Dubai Championships (31%)
Iga Świątek, semifinals of Lugano Open (40%)()[14]
Patricia Maria Țig, semifinals of Bucharest Open (5%)
Elina Svitolina, round robin of WTA Finals (24%)
Fan Favorite WTA Match of the Year
Naomi Osaka vs
Bianca Andreescu, China Open quarterfinals (5–7, 6–3, 6–4)()
Fan Favorite Grand Slam Match of the Year
Naomi Osaka vs
Petra Kvitová, Australian Open final (7–6, 5–7, 6–4)()
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
Serena Williams vs
Venus Williams, 18–12 (four times at Majors in 2010s, including 2017 Australian Open final) ()
Maria Sharapova vs
Simona Halep, 7–2 (most matches went to third set, includes Sharapova's three set victory in 2014 French Open final)
Angelique Kerber vs
Karolína Plíšková, 7–5 (five matches in finals, including Kerber's three set victory in 2016 US Open final)
Serena Williams vs
Maria Sharapova, 20–2 (Serena won 19 matches since Maria was leading the head to head 2–1 in 2004)
Petra Kvitová vs
Agnieszka Radwańska, 8–5 (including Radwańska's three set victory in final at 2015 WTA Finals)
Victoria Azarenka vs
Li Na, 6–5 (including Azarenka's three set victory in 2013 Australian Open final)
Belinda Bencic vs
Naomi Osaka, 3–0 (Bencic ended Osaka's title defence at 2019 Indian Wells and 2019 US Open)
Maria Sharapova vs
Li Na, 10–5 (played 9 times in 2010s, 2 Major semifinal matches)
Simona Halep vs
Elina Svitolina, 5–5 (most of the matches being played in the final stages of the biggest tournaments)
Serena Williams vs
Karolína Plíšková, 2–2 (three of the four matches happened at Majors)
Top 10 Streaks of the Decade
Serena Williams, winning second "Serena Slam", 2014–15 non-calendar year Grand Slam ()
- 2019 season, 18 different tournaments, 18 different champions at the start of the year
Victoria Azarenka, 26-match win streak, ascent to world No. 1 and first Major at Australian Open to start the 2012 season
Martina Hingis &
Sania Mirza, 41-match winning streak in doubles during 2015–16
Bianca Andreescu, 8–0 vs top 10 in 2019
Caroline Wozniacki, 2010 season 32–4 record after Wimbledon, including 4 titles and becoming world No. 1
Belinda Bencic, 4–0 vs world No. 1s
Serena Williams, 20-match win streak in Miami from 2013 to 2016 which included 3 titles
Johanna Konta, 2015 season translate from ITF tour to having success at US Open and Wuhan
Aryna Sabalenka, having a perfect record at Premier 5 tournament in Wuhan, which includes two titles in a row (2018–2019)
Top 10 Comebacks of the Decade
Serena Williams, comeback after maternity leave, reaching four Major finals, the first coming just 10 months after giving birth ()
Petra Kvitová, comeback in just six months from stabbing, to win Birmingham just two weeks back
Bethanie Mattek-Sands, comeback from injury to win US Open in mixed doubles, a year after dislocating her knee cap
Martina Hingis, comeback from retirement in 2013 to play doubles, winning eventually four Majors and having 41-match winning streak during 2015–16
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
Venus Williams, comeback after Sjögrens Syndrome diagnosis in 2011, winning Olympic gold less than year later, and reaching two Major finals in 2017
Justine Henin, comeback from retirement after 18 months in 2010, reaching immediately finals of Sydney and Australian Open
Belinda Bencic, comeback from injury to reach again top 10 in 2019 after three years and winning Dubai and Moscow
Elena Vesnina, comeback from injury to win Olympic gold in doubles and Indian Wells in singles
Victoria Azarenka, comeback after maternity leave, climbing from No. 978 to the top 50 in 2017
Top 10 Upsets of the Decade
Roberta Vinci vs
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 ()
Monica Puig vs
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
Jeļena Ostapenko vs
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
Dominika Cibulková vs
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
Bianca Andreescu vs
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
Li Na vs
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
Victoria Azarenka vs
Maria Sharapova, final of 2012 Australian Open (6–3, 6–0), Azarenka winning 12 of the last 13 games in her first Major final
Flavia Pennetta vs
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
Hsieh Su-wei vs
Agnieszka Radwańska, third round of 2018 Australian Open (6–2, 7–5), with Hsieh being ranked at No. 88
Ashleigh Barty vs
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
Maria Sharapova, 2017 US Open ()
Maria Sharapova, 2017 US Open (second outfit)
Naomi Osaka, 2019 US Open
Serena Williams, 2015 Australian Open
Caroline Wozniacki, 2010 US Open
Sorana Cîrstea, 2019 French Open
Andrea Petkovic, 2018 Australian Open
Venus Williams, 2017 Australian Open
Ana Ivanovic, 2016 US Open
Kristina Mladenovic, 2017 Wimbledon
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- "2019 WTA Newcomer of the Year: Bianca Andreescu". Archived from the original on 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
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