2016 BSA's: The Regional Honors

The recapping phase of the 2016 Backspin Awards began with a Prediction Blowout recap and the annual "MVP List." Up next, positioning a magnifying glass on the world... region by region.


==NORTH AMERICAN/ATLANTIC REGION==PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Serena Williams, USA
PoY (RUNNERS-UP): Bethanie Mattek-Sands, USA (doubles) & Madison Keys, USA (singles)

It's official. ???? #RoadtoRio2016 #teamUSA #starsandstripes

A photo posted by MATTeK-SaNDS (@matteksands) on Jun 30, 2016 at 1:01pm PDT

RISERS: Monica Puig/PUR, Sloane Stephens/USA & CoCo Vandeweghe/USA
SURPRISES: Irina Falconi, USA & Jessica Pegula, USA
VETERAN: Venus Williams, USA
FRESH FACES: Louisa Chirico, USA & Lauren Davis, USA
COMEBACKS: Christina McHale, USA & Vania King, USA
DOWN: Genie Bouchard, CAN & Jamie Hampton, USA
JUNIORS: Kayla Day, USA & Bianca Andreescu, CAN
DOUBLES: Bethanie Mattek-Sands, USA & Serena Williams/Venus Williams, USA/USA
TEAMS: San Diego Aviators (WTT) & Stanford Cardinal (NCAA)
NCAA PLAYERS: Danielle Collins, USA (University of Virginia) & Hayley Carter, USA (University of North Carolina)
ITF PLAYERS: Asia Muhammad/Taylor Townsend, USA/USA & Chiara Scholl, USA
IMPROVED: U.S. Fed Cup Team, Grace Min/USA & Samantha Crawford, USA

MJ!!! Many long trips and laughs along the way and I THANK YOU for letting me be part of @teamusa with you #therealmaryjblige #team #usa #captain #america

A photo posted by MATTeK-SaNDS (@matteksands) on Oct 6, 2016 at 11:16pm PDT

UNDERRATED: Alison Riske, USA & Shelby Rogers, USA
FED CUP: Venus Williams, USA & Christina McHale, USA
FED CUP CAPTAIN: Mary Joe Fernandez, USA (Look! I do believe pigs are flying directly overhead!)
SISTERS TO WATCH: Francoise Abanda, CAN & Usue Arconada, USA
WHEELCHAIR: Emmy Kaiser, USA
KEY AN EYE ON...: Sonya Kenin, USA & Claire Liu, USA
TOP PERFORMANCE: Monica Puig (PUR) wins Olympic Gold

Puerto Rico had won eight medals, but none of them were gold. @MonicaAce93 changed that tonight.https://t.co/ZEkcpXIiW4

— USA TODAY Sports (@USATODAYsports) August 14, 2016

(HISTORIC) PERFORMANCE OF NOTE: Serena Williams wins slam singles title #23 at Wimbledon
NATION TO WATCH: Canada (can you hear the NextGen coming?)

Amazing week in Hungary with the team. Always love playing for my country ?????? #teamzoot #missyall #jrfedcup #looder

A photo posted by Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (@biancaandreescu_) on Oct 4, 2016 at 11:48am PDT

COMEBACK NATION: United States (even in Fed Cup)
WORRIED NATION: Mexico (what happened to the hope from 2015?)
MOST INTRIGUING NATION: Puerto Rico (coming in 2026: The #PicaPower Generation?)
=MARKET WATCH=
BUY: CiCi Bellis, USA & Amanda Anisimova, USA
SELL: Katerina Stewart, USA (until approximately 2017-18, when she possibly plays college tennis for Army West Point)
HOLD: Victoria Rodriguez, Marcela Zacarias, Renata Zarazua, Ana Sofia Sanchez, etc. (MEX)




==SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICAN REGION==PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Mariana Duque, COL

Partido duro pero siempre luchando hasta el final! orgullosa de representar a mi país ?????? #rio2016

A photo posted by mariana Duque (@mariduq) on Aug 7, 2016 at 8:04pm PDT

PoY (RUNNER-UP): Veronica Cepede Royg, PAR
RISERS: Montserrat Gonzalez, PAR & Nadia Podoroska, ARG
SURPRISES: Paula Cristina Goncalves, BRA & Maria Fernanda Herazo Gonzalez, COL
VETERANS: Maria Irigoyen, ARG & Lourdes Dominquez Lino, ESP
FRESH FACES: Beatriz Haddad, BRA & Catalina Pella, ARG
COMEBACK: Paula Ormaechea, ARG (ITF)

#Repost @gpsportsarg with @repostapp. ··· ??????????????????Adelanto #BodyIssue con @paulaormaechea. #espnmagazine #TeamGPSports

A photo posted by Paula Ormaechea (@paulaormaechea) on May 12, 2016 at 8:26am PDT

DOWN: Teliana Pereira, BRA
JUNIORS: Dominique Schaefer, PER & Maria Lourdes Carle, ARG
DOUBLES: Maria Irigoyen/Veronica Cepede Royg, ARG/VEN & Gabriela Ce/Andrea Gamiz, BRA/VEN
TEAM: Argentine Fed Cup Team
NCAA PLAYER: Luisa Stefani, BRA (Pepperdine University)
ITF PLAYER: Fernanda Brito, CHI
IMPROVED: Camila Giangreco Campiz, PAR (doubles) & Aymet Uzcategui, VEN (Fed Cup)
UNDERRATED: Daniela Seguel, CHI
FED CUP: Nadia Podoroska, ARG & Andrea Gamiz, VEN
FED CUP CAPTAIN: Maria Jose Gaidano, ARG
SISTERS TO WATCH: Catalina Pella, ARG & Maria Paulina Perez-Garcia/Paula Andrea Perez-Garcia, COL/COL
KEEP AN EYE ON...: Victoria Bosio, ARG & Julieta Estable, ARG
WHEELCHAIR: Macarena Cabrillana, CHI
TOP PERFORMANCE: Mariana Duque (COL) reaches her first WTA singles final in six years in Nurnberg
(GROUP) PERFORMANCE OF NOTE: In the WTA event in Bogota, Paula Cristina Goncalves (BRA) reaches her first tour-level singles semifinal, while the duo of Gabriela Ce/Andrea Gamiz (BRA/VEN) reach the doubles final, the first on the tour level for both
NATIONS TO WATCH: Venezuela & Guatemala
COMEBACK NATIONS: Argentina & Colombia
WORRIED NATION: Brazil (post-Rio)
MOST INTRIGUING NATION: Ecuador
=MARKET WATCH=
BUY: Nadia Podoroska, ARG & Laura Pigossi, BRA

???? Campeã de duplas ! #thailand #huahin #dobradinha #ontherisetothetop #proudbutneversatisfied @asicsbrasil #estácionoesporte ??????????

A photo posted by Laura Pigossi (@laurapigossi) on Sep 30, 2016 at 4:03am PDT

SELL: Maria-Fernanda Alvarez-Teran, BOL
HOLD: Teliana Pereira, BRA & Florencia Molinero, ARG




==ASIA/PACIFIC REGION==PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Sania Mirza, IND
PoY (RUNNER-UP): Samantha Stosur, AUS
RISERS: Dasha Gavrilova/AUS, Misaki Doi/JPN & Zheng Saisai/CHN
SURPRISES: Eri Hozumi/Miyu Kato (JPN/JPN) & Andrea Ka, CAM (ITF)
VETERANS: Zhang Shuai/CHN, Samantha Stosur/AUS & Yaroslava Shvedova/KAZ
FRESH FACES: Naomi Osaka/JPN, Yulia Putintseva/KAZ & Ajla Tomljanovic/AUS-CRO
COMEBACKS: Peng Shuai, CHN & Kirsten Flipkens, BEL
DOWN: Casey Dellacqua, AUS
JUNIORS: Wang Xiyu, CHN & Du Zhima, CHN
DOUBLES: Chan Hao-Ching/Chan Yung-Jan, TPE/TPE & Xu Yifan, CHN
TEAM: Australia Green (Hopman Cup) & Singapore Slammers (IPTL)

A photo posted by Daria Gavrilova (@daria_gav) on Jan 9, 2016 at 3:39am PST

NCAA PLAYERS: Ellen Perez, AUS (University of Georgia) & Belinda Woolcock, AUS (University of Florida)
ITF PLAYERS: Kamila Kerimbayeva/KAZ, Wang Qiang/CHN & Sabina Sharipova/UZB
IMPROVED: Duan Yingying, CHN & Arina Rodionova, AUS
UNDERRATED: Liang Chen, CHN & Shuko Aoyama/Makoto Ninomiya (JPN/JPN)
FED CUP: Hsu Ching-wen, TPE & Taiwanese Fed Cup Team
FED CUP CAPTAINS: Alicia Molik, AUS & Wang Shi-Ting, TPE
SISTERS TO WATCH: Sara Tomic, AUS & Varatchaya Wongteanchai, THA
KEEP AN EYE ON...: Yang Zhaoxuan, CHN (doubles) & Stefanie Tan, SIN

A photo posted by Stefanie Tan (@stefanietan_) on Apr 16, 2016 at 6:31am PDT

WHEELCHAIR: Yui Kamiji, JPN
TOP PERFORMANCE: Sania Mirza leads tour with eight doubles titles, and holds share of #1 doubles ranking all season (she'll enter 2017 with 90-week streak, the fourth-longest in tour history)

So happy today to complete 80 consecutive weeks as number 1 in the world ?????? it's been an amazing journey to the top and at the top .. Inspires me to work harder .. Thank you to everyone who has been with me throughout this journey ?????? @Wilsontennis

A photo posted by Sania Mirza (@mirzasaniar) on Oct 18, 2016 at 8:26am PDT

(NEARLY FORGOTTEN) PERFORMANCE OF NOTE: Samantha Stosur reaches fourth career Roland Garros singles semifinal
NATIONS TO WATCH: Japan & India
COMEBACK NATION: Australia (finally)
WORRIED NATIONS: Indonesia & New Zealand
MOST INTRIGUING NATIONS: China (finally) & Papua New Guinea
=MARKET WATCH=
BUY: Wang Yafan/CHN, Zeel Desai/IND & Ash Barty/Casey Dellacqua, AUS/AUS (again)

All the best Zeel Desai pic.twitter.com/qzP4KtCXEJ

— Gujarat Sports SAG (@sportsgujarat) June 29, 2016

SELL: Hsieh Su-Wei, TPE
HOLD: Zarina Diyas, KAZ & Kimiko Date-Krumm, JPN




==AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST/MEDITERRANEAN REGION==PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Cagla Buyukakcay, TUR
PoY (RUNNER-UP): Ipek Soylu, TUR

Player's party @wtaelitetrophy #shineinzhuhai ?

A photo posted by Ipek Soylu (@ipek_soylu) on Oct 31, 2016 at 4:11pm PDT

RISERS: Ons Jabeur, TUN & Melis Sezer, TUR
SURPRISE: Valeria Bhunu, ZIM
VETERAN: Pemra Ozgen, TUR
FRESH FACES: Maria Sakkari, GRE & Valentini Grammatikopoulou, GRE

A photo posted by Maria Sakkari (@sakkattack7) on Jun 28, 2016 at 2:35am PDT

COMEBACK: Israeli Fed Cup Team
DOWN: Chanel Simmonds, RSA
JUNIORS: Chiraz Bechri, TUN & Ines Ibbou, ALG
DOUBLES: Ipek Soylu, TUR & Shahar Peer/Julia Glushko, ISR (Fed Cup)
TEAM: Turkish Fed Cup Team
NCAA PLAYER: Nour Abbes, TUN (University of Washington)
ITF PLAYERS: Ayla Aksu, TUR & Vlada Ekshibarova, ISR

So happy to win my 4??th ?? this year! Thank you to @KozaWOS, @garanti_koza, @EnkaSpor, my coaches, friends, family & supporters. Love u all?? pic.twitter.com/8x0wSXCB9r

— Ayla Aksu (@AylaAksu6) October 16, 2016

IMPROVED: Shelly Krolitzky, ISR (doubles)
UNDERRATED: Basak Eraydin, TUR & Deniz Khazaniuk, ISR
FED CUP: Cagla Buyukakcay, TUR
FED CUP CAPTAIN: Tzipora Obziler, ISR
SISTERS TO WATCH: Lina Glushko, ISR & Mayar Sherif Ahmed/Rana Sherif Ahmed, EGY/EGY (Fresno State University)
KEEP AN EYE ON...: Sandra Samir, EGY & Berfu Cengiz, TUR
WHEELCHAIR: Kgothatso Montgane, RSA
TOP PERFORMANCE: Cagla Buyukakcay has a season filled with "firsts," as in being the first Turkish player to win a tour singles title (in her hometown of Istanbul), the first in the Top 100, the first to play in and to win a slam MD match (at RG), the first to play in the Olympics, etc.

A photo posted by Çagla Büyükakçay (@caglabuyukakcay) on Oct 18, 2016 at 9:23am PDT

(SECONDARILY HISTORIC) PERFORMANCE OF NOTE: Ipek Soylu was the second Turkish woman to reach a slam singles MD (like Buyukakcay, in Paris), and also won her second career tour-level doubles title
NATION TO WATCH: Turkey
COMEBACK NATION: Greece
WORRIED NATIONS: South Africa & Israel
MOST INTRIGUING NATIONS: Tunisia & Egypt
=MARKET WATCH=
BUY: Maria Sakkari, GRE & Turkish Fed Cup Team
SELL: Israeli Fed Cup Team (better a year or so early than a year or so late)
HOLD: Julia Glushko, ISR & Shahar Peer, ISR




==RUSSIA/EASTERN EUROPEAN REGION==PLAYERS OF THE YEAR: Ekaterina Makarova/Elena Vesnina, RUS/RUS

A photo posted by Elena Vesnina (@vesnushka86) on Aug 14, 2016 at 12:48pm PDT

PoY (RUNNERS-UP): Simona Halep, ROU & Svetlana Kuznetova, RUS
RISERS: Elina Svitolina/UKR, Irina-Camelia Begu/ROU & Lesia Tsurenko/UKR

A photo posted by Elina Svitolina???? (@elisvitolina) on Aug 9, 2016 at 7:20pm PDT

SURPRISES: Kateryna Kozlova/UKR, Ekaterina Alexandrova/RUS & Elitsa Kostova/BUL
VETERANS: Monica Niculescu/ROU, Kateryna Bondarenko/UKR & Alla Kudryavtseva/RUS
FRESH FACES: Daria Kasatkina/RUS, Jelena Ostapenko/LAT & Sofya Zhuk/RUS

A photo posted by Sofya Zhuk ? (@sofya_zhuk) on Oct 30, 2016 at 6:58pm PDT

COMEBACK: Anastasija Sevastova/LAT, Sorana Cirstea/ROU & Elena Vesnina/RUS (singles)
DOWN: Maria Sharapova/RUS & Russian Fed Cup Team
JUNIORS: Anastasia Potapova/RUS, Olesya Pervushina/RUS, Dayana Yastremka/UKR & Vera Lapko/BLR

Vera Lapko has captured the girls' #AusOpen singles title with a 6-3 6-4 win over defending champ Tereza Mihalikova pic.twitter.com/YAvHoeoXeT

— Australian Open (@AustralianOpen) January 30, 2016

DOUBLES: Ekaterina Makarova/Elena Vesnina (RUS/RUS), Oksana Kalashnikova/GEO & Andreea Mitu/ROU
TEAMS: Ukrainian 14s Junior Team & Belarusian Fed Cup Team
NCAA PLAYER: Joana Eidukonyte, LTU (Clemson University)
ITF PLAYERS: Isabella Shinikova/BUL, Jaqueline Adina Cristian/ROU & Anna Kalinskaya/RUS
IMPROVED: Irina Khromacheva/RUS, Viktoriya Tomova/BUL & Lina Gjorcheska/MKD
UNDERRATED: Patricia Maria Tig/ROU, Aliaksandra Sasnovich/BLR & Olga Govortsova/BLR
FED CUP: Victoria Azarenka, BLR & Marta Kostyuk, UKR (junior)
FED CUP CAPTAIN: Eduard Dubrou, BLR
SISTERS TO WATCH: Lyudmyla Kichenok/Nadiia Kichenok, UKR/UKR
KEEP AN EYE ON...: Elizaveta Kulichkova/RUS, Natalia Vikhlyantseva/RUS & Maria Marfutina/RUS
WHEELCHAIR: Ludmila Bubnova, RUS
TOP PERFORMANCE: Victoria Azarenka completes the "Sunshine Double," becoming just the third player to sweep the Indian Wells and Miami titles in the same season
(DOUBLES) PERFORMANCES OF NOTE: Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina become the first all-Russian duo to win Olympic doubles Gold, then become the second to claim the title at the WTA Finals
NATIONS TO WATCH: Ukraine & Russia (the NextGen is here)
COMEBACK NATION: Latvia
WORRIED NATION: Georgia
MOST INTRIGUING NATIONS: Belarus & Bulgaria
=MARKET WATCH=
BUY: Margarita Gasparyan/RUS, Anna Blinkova/RUS & Anastasiya Komardina/RUS
SELL: Kaia Kanepi, EST & Vera Dushevina, RUS
HOLD: Romanian Fed Cup Team, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova/RUS & Alexandra Dulgheru/ROU




==WESTERN EUROPEAN REGION==PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Angelique Kerber, GER
PoY (RUNNERS-UP): Aga Radwanska, POL & Caroline Garcia/Kristina Mladenovic, FRA/FRA
RISERS: Garbine Muguruza/ESP, Karolina Pliskova/CZE & Johanna Konta/GBR
SURPRISES: Viktorija Golubic/SUI, Kristina Kucova/SVK & Anna-Lena Friedsam/GER
VETERANS: Carla Suarez-Navarro/ESP, Barbora Strycova/CZE & Lucie Safarova/CZE
FRESH FACES: Ana Konjuh/CRO, Danka Kovinic/MNE & Oceane Dodin/FRA
COMEBACKS: Dominika Cibulkova/SVK, Caroline Wozniacki/DEN & Arantxa Rus/NED
DOWN: Anna Karolina Schmiedlova/SVK, Belinda Bencic/SUI & Sara Errani/ITA
JUNIORS: Rebeka Masarova, SUI & Iga Swiatek, POL
DOUBLES: Martina Hingis/SUI, Kiki Bertens/Johanna Larsson (NED/SWE) & Anabel Medina-Garrigues/Arantxa Parra-Santonja (ESP/ESP)
TEAMS: Czech Fed Cup Team, French Fed Cup Team & Polish Fed Cup 16s Team
NCAA PLAYERS: Sinead Lohan, IRL (University of Miami) & Saska Gavrilovska, SRB (Texas A&M University)
ITF PLAYERS: Katharina Hobgarski, GER & Tamara Korpatsch, GER
IMPROVED: Kiki Bertens/NED, Laura Siegemund/GER & Lara Arruabarrena/ESP
UNDERRATED: Julia Goerges/GER, Xenia Knoll/SUI (doubles) & Yanina Wickmayer/BEL
FED CUP: Caroline Garcia/FRA, Karolina Pliskova/Barbora Strycova/CZE & Viktorija Golubic/SUI
FED CUP CAPTAINS: Paul Haarhuis, NED & Amelie Mauresmo, FRA
SISTERS TO WATCH: Kristyna Pliskova/CZE, Naomi Broady/GBR & Gabriela Pantuckova/CZE

The harder you work dor something ~ then greater you'll feel when you achieve it ???? #thatfeeling #whatilivefor #forever #bestmemories #thxtothatsport #family #coach #bestteam #friends #21tournamentsthere #support #bol #court5 #zlatnirat #cantwaitfornext #challenges #letwork #still #tilltheend #workhardforwhatyoulove ?? #only1goal ?? #tennis & #myfamily ? @magdalenapantuckova ?? see yaaa ??????

A video posted by Gabriela Pantucková (@gabrielapantuckova) on Oct 27, 2016 at 3:54am PDT

KEEP AN EYE ON...: Katerina Siniakova/CZE, Timea Babos/HUN & Jana Cepelova/SVK
WHEELCHAIR: Jiske Griffioen, NED & Marjolein Buis, NED
TOP PERFORMANCE(s): Angelique Kerber's astounding career year includes two slam titles, Olympic/Wimbledon & WTA Finals runner-ups and the seizing of the #1 ranking from Serena Williams, ending her record-tying (w/ Steffi Graf) string of weeks in the top spot
TOP (oh, yeah...) PERFORMANCE: Garbine Muguruza wins her maiden slam title at Roland Garros, a result which represents the thin red (clay) line between a career-best accomplishment and what was an otherwise disappointing season
TOP (EXTENDED) DOUBLES PERFORMANCE: Caroline Garcia & Kristina Mladenovic go 22-1 on clay, winning four titles, lifting the French team to the Fed Cup final and becoming the first all-Pastry duo to win the Roland Garros doubles since 1971, and the first all French-born pair since 1945
TOP (RUNNER-UP) DOUBLES PERFORMANCE: Timea Bacsinszky/Martina Hingis, SUI win Olympic Silver, "saving" the mostly star-crossed Rio experience of the original Swiss Miss and giving her her first career medal
TOP TEAM PERFORMANCE: The Netherlands pull off the upset of Russia in Moscow in the 1st Round of Fed Cup play

They don't have a top 100 player - but Netherlands are through to the #FedCup semifinals: https://t.co/7qOc88JXey pic.twitter.com/iJ2F84tiwU

— Fed Cup (@FedCup) February 7, 2016

NATIONS TO WATCH: Germany & Switzerland
COMEBACK NATION: Slovakia, Great Britain & Belgium
WORRIED NATIONS: Serbia, Italy & Portugal
MOST INTRIGUING NATIONS: Poland & Montenegro

Congratulations to Poland - 2016 Junior Fed Cup champions! pic.twitter.com/7680JzCYEz

— ITF Junior Tennis (@ItfJunior) October 2, 2016

=MARKET WATCH=
BUY: Diede de Groot/NED (wheelchair), Jana Fett/CRO & Viktoria Kuzmova/SVK

A photo posted by Diede de Groot (@diededegroot) on Oct 24, 2016 at 4:15am PDT

SELL: Ana Ivanovic/SRB, Italian Fed Cup Team & Sabine Lisiski/GER
HOLD: Jelena Jankovic/SRB, Andrea Petkovic/GER & Laura Robson/GBR




**YEARLY REGIONAL PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR WINNERS**
==NORTH AMERICAN/ATLANTIC REGION==
2008 Serena Williams, USA
2009 Serena Williams, USA
2010 Serena Williams, USA
2011 Serena Williams, USA
2012 Serena Williams, USA
2013 Serena Williams, USA
2014 Serena Williams, USA
2015 Serena Williams, USA
2016 Serena Williams, USA

==SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICAN REGION==
2008 Gisela Dulko, ARG
2009 Gisela Dulko, ARG
2010 Gisela Dulko, ARG
2011 Gisela Dulko, ARG
2012 Paula Ormaechea, ARG
2013 Paula Ormaechea, ARG
2014 Paula Ormaechea, ARG
2015 Teliana Pereira, BRA
2016 Mariana Duque, COL

==ASIA/PACIFIC REGION==
2008 Zheng Jie, CHN
2009 Samantha Stosur, AUS
2010 Samantha Stosur, AUS
2011 Li Na, CHN
2012 Li Na, CHN
2013 Li Na, CHN
2014 Li Na, CHN
2015 Sania Mirza, IND
2016 Sania Mirza, IND

==AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST/MEDITERRANEAN REGION==
2008 Cara Black, ZIM
2009 Shahar Peer, ISR
2010 Shahar Peer, ISR
2011 Chanelle Scheepers, RSA
2012 Chanelle Scheepers, RSA
2013 Cara Black, ZIM
2014 Cara Black, ZIM
2015 Ons Jabeur, TUN
2016 Cagla Buyukakcay, TUR

==EUROPE==
[Non-Russian Europe, 2008-12]
2008 Jelena Jankovic, SRB
2009 Caroline Wozniacki, DEN
2010 Francesca Schiavone, ITA
2011 Petra Kvitova, CZE
2012 Victoria Azarenka, BLR
[Russia, 2008-15]
2008 Dinara Safina
2009 Svetlana Kuznetsova
2010 Vera Zvonareva
2011 Maria Sharapova
2012 Maria Sharapova
2013 Maria Sharapova
2014 Maria Sharapova
2015 Maria Sharapova
[Non-Russian Eastern Europe, 2013-15]
2013 Victoria Azarenka, BLR
2014 Simona Halep, ROU
2015 Simona Halep, ROU
[RUSSIA & EASTERN EUROPEAN REGION]
2016 Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina, RUS/RUS
[WESTERN EUROPEAN REGION]
2013 Aga Radwanska, POL
2014 Petra Kvitova, CZE
2015 Martina Hingis, SUI
2016 Angelique Kerber, GER


More 2016 Backspin Awards are coming soon!




All for now.





2016 REVIEW SERIES
Prediction Blowout Recap
Backspin MVP List
Regional Honors (here!)
Rankings Round-Up
Ms.Backspin & Player Award Lists
Performance & Match Lists
WTA Yearbook