WTA Awards explained

This article lists the WTA Awards given by the Women's Tennis Association to players and coaches for achievements during a season or their careers.

Player of the Year

Year	width=200	Player !	width=200	Nationality
	Martina Navratilova (2)
	Martina Navratilova (3)	^[1]
	Martina Navratilova (4)
	Martina Navratilova (5)
	Martina Navratilova (6)
	Martina Navratilova (7)
	Steffi Graf (2)
	Steffi Graf (3)
	Steffi Graf (4)
	Monica Seles (2)
	Steffi Graf (5)
	Steffi Graf (6)
	Steffi Graf (7)
	Steffi Graf (8)
	Lindsay Davenport (2)
	Justine Henin (2)
	Serena Williams (2)
	Serena Williams (3)
	Kim Clijsters (2)
	Serena Williams (4)
	Serena Williams (5)
	Serena Williams (6)
	Serena Williams (7)
	Ashleigh Barty (2)
	Iga Świątek (2)

Doubles Team of the Year

Year	width=200	Player !	width=200	Nationality
	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova (2)
	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver (2)
	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver (3)
	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver (4)
	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver (5)
	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver (6)
	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver (7)
	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver (8)
	Jana Novotná Helena Suková (2)
		Belarus
		Belarus
	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva (2)	Belarus
	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva (3)	Belarus
	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva (4)
	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez (2)
	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez (3)
	Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur (2)
	Cara Black Liezel Huber (2)
	Serena Williams Venus Williams (2)
	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci (2)
	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci (3)
	Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic (2)
	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková (2)
	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková (3)

Most Improved Player

Year	width=200	Player !	width=200	Nationality
1977
1978		Romania
1979
1980		^[2]
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2)
1990		^[3]
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007	Ana Ivanovic (2)
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Newcomer of the Year

Year	width=200	Player !	width=200	Nationality
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015		^[4]
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023		^[5]

Comeback Player of the Year

Year	width=200	Player !	width=200	Nationality
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993	Elizabeth Smylie (2)
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998	Monica Seles (2)
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009	Kim Clijsters (2)
2010
2011
2012		^[6]
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018	Serena Williams (2)
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

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	width=200	Player !	width=200	Nationality
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999	Lindsay Davenport (2)
2000
2001	Martina Hingis (2)
2002	Not awarded
2003
2004
2005	Anastasia Myskina (2)
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013	Victoria Azarenka (2)
2014
2015	Caroline Wozniacki (2)
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020	Not awarded
2021
2022
2023

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	width=200	Player !	width=200	Nationality
	Diane Desfor (2)
1985
1986
1987	Chris Evert (2)
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995	Marianne Werdel (2)
1996
1997	Katrina Adams (2)
1998
1999
2000	Nicole Pratt (2)
2001	Nicole Pratt (3)
2002	Not Awarded
2003
2004	Nicole Pratt (4)
2005
2006	Kim Clijsters (2)
2007	Liezel Huber (2)
2008	Liezel Huber (3)
2009	Liezel Huber (4)
2010	Kim Clijsters (3)
2011
2012
2013	Venus Williams (2)
2014
2015	Lucie Šafářová (2)
2016	Lucie Šafářová (3)
2017	Lucie Šafářová (4)
2018
2019
2020
2021	Kristie Ahn (2)
2022	Gabriela Dabrowski (3)
2023

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	width=200	Player !	width=200	Nationality
1978
1979
1980	Evonne Goolagong (2)
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986	Peanut Louie-Harper (2)
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997	Amanda Coetzer (2)
1998	Yayuk Basuki (2)
1999
2000
2001	Kim Clijsters (2)
2002	Kim Clijsters (3)
2003	Kim Clijsters (4)
2004
2005	Kim Clijsters (5)
2006	Kim Clijsters (6)
2007
2008
2009	Kim Clijsters (7)
2010	Elena Dementieva (2)
2011
2012	Kim Clijsters (8)
2013	Petra Kvitová (2)
2014	Petra Kvitová (3)
2015	Petra Kvitová (4)
2016	Petra Kvitová (5)
2017	Petra Kvitová (6)
2018	Petra Kvitová (7)
2019	Petra Kvitová (8)
2020
2021
2022
2023	Ons Jabeur (2)

Georgina Clark Mother Award

Year	width=200	Player !	width=200	Nationality
2010
2011
2012
2013	?
2014
2015
2016
2017	?
2018
2019
2020	?
2021
2022	Mary Carillo

WTA Coach of the Year Award

Year	width=200	Coach !	Of player
2018		Naomi Osaka
2019	Craig Tyzzer	Ashleigh Barty
2020		Iga Świątek
2021		Garbiñe Muguruza
2022	David Witt	Jessica Pegula
2023	Tomasz Wiktorowski	Iga Świątek

Fan Favorite Awards

See main article: WTA Fan Favorite Awards.

Tournament Awards

See main article: WTA Tournament Awards.

Yearly awards

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

See also

• ATP Awards
• ITF World Champions
• World number 1 ranked female tennis players
• World number 1 ranked male tennis players
• Tennis statistics

Notes

1. Martina Navratilova, originally from Czechoslovakia, became a U.S. citizen in 1981.
2. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE0DA133AF930A35752C0A96E948260 Hana Mandlíková became an Australian citizen in 1988
3. 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. Andreeva is from Russia, but in 2023 competed as a neutral player.
6. Yaroslava Shvedova, originally from Russia, became a Kazakh citizen in 2008.

References

• Web site: Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Announces 2009 Player Award Winners . 24 March 2010 . WTA Tour . PDF . 16 March 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121003011351/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/PressReleases/2010/0324_Player_Awards.pdf . 3 October 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
• Web site: Clijsters: Player Of Year . 1 December 2010 . WTA Tour . 16 March 2011.
• Web site: Kvitova Captures Four WTA Player Awards. 14 November 2011 . WTA Tour . 15 November 2011.