Sunday, November 27, 2022

Ms.Backspin '22: Iga the Authentic


As it's turned out... easy lies the new head that wears the crown.







Here she is, this season's ideal...


via GIPHY




1. Iga Swiatek, POL - one would have thought that the sudden retirement of the world #1, the reigning champ at two majors, in March would have set off a season-long struggle for the right to be the best women's tennis player(s) in the world. But not on Iga's watch.

When Ash Barty retired prior to her '21 Miami title defense, Swiatek had just secured her first Indian Wells crown. Before the start of play in Miami, as the world #2, the Pole was already assured of rising to the #1 position when '21 Miami winner Barty's name was set to be removed from the rankings following this year's event. But rather than shrink from her new position, Swiatek instead followed up her tough-going win in California with a far-more-breezy dominant run in South Florida, pulling off the "Sunshine Double" to erase all doubt about whether she was a "deserving" new #1.

She only poured it on from there, extending what was already a 17-match winning streak into a 37-match one that was the longest on tour this century (and 11th longest all-time) and included a nearly spotless BJK Cup stint (winning 24/25 games) and an undefeated spring clay season during which she claimed her second Roland Garros title.

While grass continued to befuddle Iga (ah, a goal for 2023 to keep her focused!), she sparked again once the schedule returned to hard court, closing out the summer with her maiden U.S. Open crown. While she failed to add a WTAF title to her hard court haul (she lost in the SF after having had the most dominant round robin performance seen since '07), Swiatek ended the season with the most match wins (58) over the past five seasons, eight singles titles (including two majors and four 1000s), 22 bagel sets and a 15-2 mark vs. the Top 10.



2. Diede de Groot, NED - if you suspected that winning her fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth straight wheelchair slam singles titles (to go along with two WC Masters and a Paralympic Gold in 2021-22) -- the sport's first back-to-back Golden & Grand Slam campaigns -- would be enough to sufficiently gild the lily of the sort of dominant level of play that de Groot has authored the past two seasons, well, you'd have been wrong. The Dutch star went even further *this* year. She simply refused to lose. Ever. De Groot was 38-0 on the season, ending '22 on a 74-match singles winning streak spanning two seasons during which she's claimed 19 consecutive titles and won 142 of 145 sets. For the second straight year, de Groot also teamed with Aniek Van Koot to win three WD majors and the year-end Doubles Masters. De Groot's 16 career WS slams now has Esther Vergeer's women's record of 21 clearly within sight.



3. Barbora Krejcikova/Katerina Siniakova, CZE/CZE - no one took home more major titles in '22 than the Czech duo, who went undefeated in slam play (only missing RG due to Krejcikova's positive Covid test), with their first U.S. Open title completing not only a Career Doubles Slam for the pair, but also a Golden one (w/ '21 Tokyo) and the accomplishment of becoming the first female duo to ever win all four slams, the Olympics and the season-ending championships (2021). Only the Bryan twins and the "Woodies" (Woodbridge/Woodforde) have done it on the men's side.



4. Caroline Garcia, FRA - five seasons after she first shot up the rankings to the Top 10, Garcia turned around years of subsequent underachievement in '22, climbing from #74 to #4. The Pastry claimed four titles, including a 1000 (Cincinnati) and the WTA Finals while also reaching her maiden slam semi (US) and being the only player to win singles titles on grass, clay, hard court and in outdoor *and* indoor events. She even picked up a second career Roland Garros WD crown alongside Kristina Mladenovic.



5. Ons Jabeur, TUN - building career year upon career year, beloved magician Jabeur upped her game in '22 to include a pair of slam finals (WI/US), back-to-back 1000 finals in Madrid and Rome (winning the former), a second straight season with a grass court title (Berlin) and a career-high ranking (and finish) of #2 behind top-ranked Swiatek.



6. Jessie Pegula, USA - Pegula was a deadly one-two punch in '22, rising to new career heights in both singles and doubles. She climbed to #3 in both disciplines (finishing as WS #3, WD #6), winning her biggest singles title (Guadalajara 1000) while reaching three slam QF, and three more SF+ results in 1000 events (Madrid RU, Miami/Toronto SF), while claiming her first five tour doubles titles (and reaching the RG final w/ Coco Gauff) as she reached the WTAF in both s/d for the first time.



7. Veronika Kudermetova, RUS - only follow-through singles success prevented Kudermetova from a remarkable '22 campaign. She still posted career-best results in both singles and doubles, finishing in the Top 10 in both (at #2 in WD) while reaching a combined nine finals. Though she was 0-3 in singles title matches, the Hordette won WD crowns in Rome (w/ Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova) and at the WTA Finals (w/ Elise Mertens). She and Mertens reached back-to-back desert finals in Dubai (W) and Doha (RU), while also playing in the Madrid 1000 final.



8. Elena Rybakina, KAZ - Rybakina's was a season of somewhat uneven results punctuated by one brilliant result that was both revelatory and "overdue." After exploding into the pre-pandemic 2020 season, the Kazakh has had difficulty recapturing the all-encompassing magic of those opening months of that year. Her three '22 finals were her first since late '20, while her one title was her first since winning Hobart in Week 2 more than two years ago. Luckily for Rybakina, her win was a *big* one, as she became the first Kazakh slam champion at Wimbledon, at 23 becoming the tournament's youngest women's winner since Petra Kvitova claimed her first at SW19 in '11. Unluckily for Rybakina, who escaped the RUS/BLR ban since she began representing KAZ four years ago, no ranking points were earned due to the controversial decision by TPTB to withhold them from all players in the event. With no other titles in '22, though she did add two of her three career 1000 QF runs, Rybakina failed to finish the season in the Top 20 and joined the retired Ash Barty as '22 slam champions not named Iga who were also absent from the WTA Finals field.



9. Ash Barty, AUS - though by now it seems like an entire Iga lifetime ago, Barty opened the season looking like she'd carry over the form that had led her to be the world #1 for all but four weeks since June 2019. She opened '22 by sweeping the singles and doubles titles in Adelaide, then followed up by becoming the first Aussie woman to win the Australian Open in 44 years, dropping no sets while picking up a third leg of a potential Career Slam. Then Barty went away for a while, skipped Indian Wells, and before the start of her Miami title defense announced her retirement from tennis, saying she was "spent" at age 25. Her exit was effective immediately, and the move -- both stunning, but also not so much -- capped her career weeks at #1 at 121 (7th all-time), the final 114 being the fourth longest streak in tour history. Barty has since played a little (winning, of course) golf, released an autobiography and gotten married. Whether she eventually returns to the sport remains to be seen, but for now she's simply living her best life.



10. Coco Gauff, USA - still only 18, Gauff continues to build momentum for something "more." She had success in both singles and doubles in '22, finishing in the Top 10 (#7/#4) in both and rising to the in-season doubles #1 slot during the summer, the youngest to hold the position since 1998 (Hingis). The height of Gauff's dual threat season arrived in Paris, as she reached the finals of both singles (her maiden slam appearance) and doubles (second in less than a year, w/ '21 US). Gauff and Jessie Pegula not only reached the RG final, but also won three titles, including two 1000 level crowns (Doha/Toronto). A WTAF qualifier in both disciplines, though she didn't pick up a solo trophy in '22, Gauff was the youngest singles participant in the event since 2005 (Sharapova), posting three Top 10 wins (a career high) over the course of the season.










11. Diede de Groot/Aniek Van Koot, NED/NED - won AO, RG and US (+Masters) for a second straight season. They've won 12 slams as a pair, and 11 of the last 15 (+3 Masters and the Paralympics) from 2019-22. Van Koot's 22nd career WD slam broke Esther Vergeer's women's WC record.

12. Simona Halep, ROU - Halep's crazy year included a title in Week 1, contemplation of retirement, an Indian Wells semi, marriage (& later divorce), a complete change of team (to coach Patrick Mouratoglou on down), her first return to Wimbledon since her '19 title run (SF), her biggest title in two+ years (Toronto), a disappointing 1st Round exit at the U.S. Open, her eighth career Top 10 finish (in 9 seasons), season-ending nose surgery and then the start of a fight against a suspension after a postive doping test at Flushing Meadows.

13. Coco Gauff/Jessie Pegula, USA/USA - won three titles (2 1000) and reached the Roland Garros final.

14. Dasha Kasatkina, RUS - returned to the Top 10 as she reached her maiden slam SF (RG), won two titles and recorded six Top 10 victories (five vs. Top 5).

15. Liudmila Samsonova, RUS - after a slow start, caught fire during the summer (taking advantage of the time off during the LTA Russian ban to right the ship). Samsonova won three HC titles (and 13 straight matches), reaching the U.S. Open second week (4r) and cracking the Top 20.

16. Veronika Kudermetova/Elise Mertens, RUS/BEL - closed the year w/ a WTAF title, added to their Dubai title in February (+3 other finals as a pair). For her part, while Kudermetova won no WS titles, Mertens won one, though she saw her slam 4r (4) and 3r (18) streaks end in NYC.

17. Beatriz Haddad Maia, BRA - finished in the Top 20 in both s/d, winning back-to-back grass titles (Nottingham/Birmingham) and reaching the Toronto 1000 final (def. #1 Swiatek en route).

18. Kristina Mladenovic, FRA - while her WS results remain a struggle, Mladenovic reclaimed much of her past doubles prowess, winning slam titles #8 (2nd AO MX) and #9 (4th RG win, 3rd in 4 yrs. and 2nd w/ C.Garcia). Won four tour WD titles w/ four different partners, and a WTA 125 w/ a fifth.

19. Gaby Dabrowski/Giuliana Olmos, CAN/MEX - reached back-to-back Madrid (W) and Rome (RU) finals, and 500 finals in Tokyo (W) and San Diego (RU).

20. Eri Hozumi/Makoto Ninomiya, JPN/JPN - despite their far lower ranking (#37 and #39, and 15th in the points Race), matched Krejcikova/Siniakova and Gauff/Pegula for the tour duo lead with three titles (all 250), winning crowns on three different surfaces.

HM- Alona Ostapenko, LAT - won singles (Dubai) and doubles titles (2 w/ L.Kichenok), while playing in her first slam 4th Round (WI) since '18. She defeated four past slam winners in consecutive matches en route to the title in Dubai.




Ekaterina Alexandrova/RUS, Amanda Anisimova/USA, AUS BJK Cup Team, Belinda Bencic/SUI, Marie Bouzkova/CZE, Danielle Collins/USA, Alize Cornet/FRA, Anna Danilina/KAZ, Danilina/Haddad Maia (KAZ/BRA), Linda Fruhvirtova/CZE, Garcia/Mladenovic (FRA/FRA), Yui Kamiji/JPN (WC), Kamiji/Mathewson (JPN/USA)(WC), Madison Keys/USA, L.Kichenok/Ostapenko (UKR/LAT), Anett Kontaveit/EST, Desirae Krawczyk/USA, Barbora Krejcikova/CZE, Tatjana Maria/GER, Melichar-Martinez/Perez (USA/AUS), Elise Mertens/BEL, Bernarda Pera/USA, Maria Sakkari/GRE, Storm Sanders/AUS, Aryna Sabalenka/BLR, Mayer Sherif/EGY, Ena Shibahara/JPN, Siegemund/Zvonareva (GER/RUS), SUI BJK Cup Team, Martina Trevisan/ITA, Xu/Yang (CHN/CHN), Zhang Shuai/CHN





2001 Jennifer Capriati / USA
2002 Serena Williams / USA
2003 Justine Henin-Hardenne / BEL
2004 Maria Sharapova / RUS
2005 Kim Clijsters / BEL
2006 Amelie Mauresmo / FRA
2007 Justine Henin / BEL
2008 Cara Black & Liezel Huber / ZIM-USA
2009 Italian Fed Cup Team
2010 Francesca Schiavone / ITA
2011 Petra Kvitova / CZE
2012 Serena Williams / USA
2013 Serena Williams / USA
2014 Czech Republic Fed Cup Team
2015 Martina Hingis & Sania Mirza / SUI-IND
2016 Angelique Kerber / GER
2017 Latisha Chan & Martina Hingis / TPE-SUI
2018 Simona Halep / ROU
2019 Ash Barty / AUS
2020 Sofia Kenin / USA
2021 Diede de Groot / NED (WC)
2022 Iga Swiatek / POL



via GIPHY









==NORTH AMERICAN REGION==
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jessie Pegula, USA
RUNNER-UP: Coco Gauff, USA
JUNIOR: Liv Hovde, USA
DOUBLES: Coco Gauff/Jessie Pegula, USA/USA
DOUBLES RU: Gaby Dabrowski, CAN
IMPROVED: Bernarda Pera, USA
WHEELCHAIR: Dana Mathewson, USA
TEAM: USA Jr. BJK Cup (16s)
BJK: Leylah Fernandez, CAN
FINALLY!: Jessie Pegula wins her first title (Guadalajara 1000) since '19; Leylah Fernandez is first teenager to successfully defend a tour singles title (Monterrey) since 2014; Coco Gauff is youngest doubles #1 since 1998, and youngest singles WTAF participant since 2005; Dana Mathewson (USA) is first wheelchair slam champion for the U.S. (Wimb.WD); Desirae Krawczyk (USA) defends Wimbledon title, winning fourth slam MX crown in two years
KEEP AN EYE ON...: Bianca Andreescu's (CAN) attempt to return to the Top 10; the comeback of Jennifer Brady (USA)
=MARKET WATCH=
BUY: Caty McNally (USA) and Peyton Stearns (USA)
SELL: a Serena Williams (USA) comeback
HOLD: Ann Li (USA) and Sofia Kenin (USA)

==LATIN AMERICAN REGION==
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Beatriz Haddad Maia, BRA
RUNNER-UP: Guiliana Olmos, MEX
JUNIOR: Solana Sierra, ARG
DOUBLES: Guiliana Olmos, MEX
DOUBLES RU: Beatriz Haddad Maia, BRA
IMPROVED: Laura Pigossi, BRA
WHEELCHAIR: Macarena Cabrillana, CHI
BJK: Beatriz Haddad Maia, BRA
TEAM: BRA BJK Cup
FINALLY!: Beatriz Haddad Maia is first Brazilian to win tour grass title since 1968, first to reach a 1000 singles title and first to reach WTAF (WD) field
KEEP AN EYE ON...: MEX BJK Cup team vs. ESP in 2023 Qualifiers
=MARKET WATCH=
BUY: young Argentines [Carle, Sierra (jr), Moyano (jr), Peyre (jr), Riera]
SELL: Veronica Cepede Royg (PAR)
HOLD: Nadia Podoroska (ARG)

==ASIA/PACIFIC REGION==
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Elena Rybakina, KAZ
RUNNER-UP: Ash Barty, AUS
JUNIOR: Alex Eala, PHI
DOUBLES: Eri Hozumi/Makoto Ninomiya, JPN/JPN
DOUBLES RU: Yang Zhaoxuan/Xu Yifan, CHN/CHN
IMPROVED: Zheng Qinwen/CHN and Yuan Yue/CHN
WHEELCHAIR: Yui Kamiji, JPN
BJK: Storm Sanders, AUS
TEAM: AUS BJK Cup
FINALLY!: Ash Barty is the first Aussie woman to win Australian Open since 1978; Elena Rybakina is first Kazakh slam champ (Wimbledon); Yui Kamiji reaches first Wimbledon Wheelchair singles final; Alex Eala (PHI) is first Filipina to win a junior slam singles crown (US)
KEEP AN EYE ON...: Moyuka Uchijima (JPN)
=MARKET WATCH=
BUY: Zheng Qinwen (CHN) in slams and Priska Madelyn Nugroho (INA)
SELL: Wang Qiang (CHN)
HOLD: Zheng Saisai (CHN)

==AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST/MEDITERRANEAN/CAUCASUS REGION==
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Ons Jabeur, TUN
RUNNER-UP: Maria Sakkari, GRE
JUNIOR: Angella Okutoyi, KEN
DOUBLES: Oksana Kalashnikova, GEO
DOUBLES RU: Natela Dzalamidze, GEO
IMPROVED: Mayar Sherif, EGY
WHEELCHAIR: Kgothatso Montjane, RSA
BJK: Mayar Sherif, EGY
TEAM: EGY BJK Cup
FINALLY!: Ons Jabeur is first Tunisian, Arab and North African woman to reach a slam singles final (WI/US); Mayar Sherif is first Egyptian to win tour singles title (Parma)
KEEP AN EYE ON...: Ipek Oz, TUR
=MARKET WATCH=
BUY: Ekaterine Gorgodze (GEO) and Sada Nahimana (BDI)
SELL: Cagla Buyukakcay (TUR)
HOLD: Ipek Soylu (TUR)

==RUSSIA & EASTERN EUROPEAN REGION==
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Veronika Kudermetova, RUS
RUNNER-UP: Dasha Kasatkina, RUS
JUNIOR: Diana Shnaider, RUS
DOUBLES: Veronika Kudermetova, RUS
DOUBLES RU: Lyudmyla Kichenok/Alona Ostapenko, UKR/LAT
IMPROVED: Liudmila Samsonova, RUS
WHEELCHAIR: Viktoriia Lvova, RUS
BJK: Alona Ostapenko, LAT
TEAM: UKR BJK Cup
FINALLY!: Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) is first since 2008 (4th all-time) to def. world #1, #2 and #3 in same event (WTAF); Alona Ostapenko (LAT) def. four past slam champions in consecutive matches (Dubai) and 6/9 (+Doha)
KEEP AN EYE ON...: Aryna Sabalenka's attempt to translate her '22 WTAF success to the '23 majors; the Kudermetova sisters (Veronika & Polina) playing doubles in a tour-level event for the first time
=MARKET WATCH=
BUY: Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) in slams; Erika & Mirra Andreeva (RUS)
SELL: Anastasia Gasanova (RUS) and remaining Original Hordettes (Zvonareva & Kuznetsova)
HOLD: Anasastija Sevastova (LAT)

==WESTERN EUROPEAN REGION==
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Iga Swiatek, POL
RUNNER-UP: Caroline Garcia, FRA
JUNIORS: Petra Marcinko, CRO and Lucie Havlickova, CZE
DOUBLES: Barbora Krejcikova/Katerina Siniakova, CZE/CZE
DOUBLES RU: Kristina Mladenovic/FRA and Elise Mertens/BEL
IMPROVED: Linda Fruhvirtova/CZE, Harriet Dart/GBR and Marie Bouzkova/CZE
WHEELCHAIR: Diede de Groot, NED
BJK: Belinda Bencic, SUI
TEAM: SUI BJK Cup
FINALLY!: Diede de Groot (NED) completes second straight singles Grand Slam (w/ 8 con. slam singles titles), and finishes the year undefeated in singles (38-0, 74 straight wins 2021-22); Alize Cornet (FRA) sets record for most slam MD before first QF (63, AO) and most consecutive slam MD appearances (63, US); Iga Swiatek (POL) wins 37 straight matches (ended by Cornet at Wimbledon); Krejcikova/Siniakova (CZE/CZE) complete Career Doubles Slam (US) - are first women's duo to win all four majors, Olympic Gold and WTAF in career; Aniek Van Koot (NED) surpasses Esther Vergeer for the most career wheelchair doubles slam titles (22, US)
KEEP AN EYE ON...: the young Germans [Niemeier, Lys, Middendorf, Schunk, Noha Akugue, Vecic (jr.), Seidel (jr)]; the health of Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) and Karolina Muchova (CZE)
=MARKET WATCH=
BUY: Miriam Kolodziejova (CZE) in doubles, Czech Crushers (Noskova, B.Fruhvirtova, Bejlek, Bartunkova, Palicova, Havlickova, etc.) and Selena Janicijevic (FRA)
SELL: Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
HOLD: Garbine Muguruza (ESP) and Simona Halep (ROU)




**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
2017 Venus Williams, USA
2018 Sloane Stephens, USA
2019 Bianca Andreescu, CAN
2020 Sofia Kenin, USA
2021 Desirae Krawczyk, USA
2022 Jessie Pegula, USA

==SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICAN/LATIN 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 Marino, COL
2017 Beatriz Haddad Maia, BRA
2018 Mariana Duque Marino, COL
2019 Beatriz Haddad Maia, BRA
2020 Nadia Podoroska, ARG
2021 Camila Osorio, COL
2022 Beatriz Haddad Maia, BRA

==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
2017 Latisha Chan, TPE
2018 Naomi Osaka, JPN
2019 Ash Barty, AUS
2020 Naomi Osaka, JPN
2021 Ash Barty, AUS
2022 Elena Rybakina, KAZ

==AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST/MEDITERRANEAN/CAUCASUS 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
2017 Maria Sakkari, GRE
2018 Maria Sakkari, GRE
2019 Maria Sakkari, GRE
2020 Maria Sakkari, GRE
2021 Maria Sakkari, GRE
2022 Ons Jabeur, TUN

==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
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[RUSSIA & EASTERN EUROPEAN REGION]
2016 Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina, RUS/RUS
2017 Alona Ostapenko, LAT
2018 Simona Halep, ROU
2019 Simona Halep, ROU
2020 Simona Halep, ROU
2021 Anett Kontaveit, EST
2022 Veronika Kudermetova, RUS
[WESTERN EUROPEAN REGION]
2013 Aga Radwanska, POL
2014 Petra Kvitova, CZE
2015 Martina Hingis, SUI
2016 Angelique Kerber, GER
2017 Garbine Muguruza, ESP
2018 Caroline Wozniacki, DEN
2019 Karolina Pliskova, CZE
2020 Iga Swiatek, POL
2021 Barbora Krejcikova, CZE
2022 Iga Swiatek, POL







The best and the brightest...





RISERS SURPRISES
1. Iga Swiatek, POL 1. Bernarda Pera, USA
2. Caroline Garcia, FRA 2. Martina Trevisan, ITA
3. Ons Jabeur, TUN 3. Harriet Dart, GBR
4. Jessie Pegula, USA 4. Anhelina Kalinina, UKR
5. Elena Rybakina, KAZ 5. Harmony Tan, FRA
6. Veronika Kudermetova, RUS 6. Yuan Yue, CHN
7. Dasha Kasatkina, RUS 7. Fernanda Contreras, MEX
8. Liudmila Samsonova, RUS 8. Laura Pigossi, BRA
9. Maria Sakkari, GRE 9. Lucia Bronzetti, ITA
10. Anett Kontaveit, EST 10. Léolia Jeanjean, FRA
11. Belinda Bencic, SUI 11. Panna Udvardy, HUN
12. Alona Ostapenko, LAT 12. Priscilla Hon, AUS
13. Aryna Sabalenka, BLR 13. Catherine Harrison, USA
14. Ekaterina Alexandrova, RUS 14. Julia Grabher, AUT
15. Beatriz Haddad Maia, BRA 15. Simona Waltert, SUI
16. Paula Badosa, ESP 16. Tamara Korpatsch, GER
17. Ajla Tomljanovic, AUS 17. Aldila Sutjiadi, INA
18. Danielle Collins, USA 18. Elina Avanesyan, RUS
19. Marie Bouzkova, CZE 19. Lauren Davis, USA
20. Bernarda Pera, USA 20. Miriam Bjorklund, SWE
HM- Ana Bogdan, ROU & Mayar Sherif, EGY HM- Viktoriya Tomova, BUL & Ipek Oz, TUR


FRESH FACES JUNIORS
1. Coco Gauff, USA 1. Petra Marcinko, CRO
2. Zheng Qinwen, CHN 2. Lucie Havlickova, CZE
3. Linda Fruhvirtova, CZE 3. Liv Hovde, USA
4. Anastasia Potapova, RUS 4. Sofia Costoulas, BEL
5. Jule Niemeier, GER 5. Alex Eala, PHI
6. Linda Noskova, CZE 6. USA BJK Jr. Team (16s)
7. Wang Xiyu, CHN 7. Sara Bejlek, CZE
8. Anna Blinkova, RUS 8. Diana Shnaider, RUS
9. Kaja Juvan, SLO 9. CZE ITF Jr. Team (14s)
10. Caty McNally, USA 10. Celine Naef, SUI
11. Kamilla Rakhimova, RUS 11. Nikola Bartunkova, CZE
12. Sara Bejlek, CZE 12. Kayla Cross, CAN
13. Diane Parry, FRA 13. Sara Saito, JPN
14. Elisabetta Cocciaretto, ITA 14. Taylah Preston, AUS
15. Katie Volynets, USA 15. Clervie Ngounoue, USA
16. Wang Xinyu, CHN 16. Solana Sierra, ARG
17. Alycia Parks, USA 17. Victoria Mboko, CAN
18. Dalma Galfi, HUN 18. Mirra Andreeva, RUS
19. Hailey Baptiste, USA 19. Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva, AND
20. Diana Snigur, UKR 20. Barbora Palicova, CZE
HM- Elli Mandlik, USA and Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva, AND HM- Angella Okutoyi, KEN and Ella Seidel, GER


VETERANS COMEBACKS
1. Simona Halep, ROU 1. Caroline Garcia, FRA
2. Madison Keys, USA 2. Dasha Saville, AUS
3. Tatjana Maria, GER 3. Beatriz Haddad Maia, BRA
4. Zhang Shuai, CHN 4. Amanda Anisimova, USA
5. Martina Trevisan, ITA 5. Rebecca Marino, CAN
6. Ajla Tomljanovic, AUS 6. Tatjana Maria, GER
7. Alize Cornet, FRA 7. Anastasia Potapova, RUS
8. Siegemund/Zvonareva, GER/RUS 8. Luisa Stefani, BRA
9. Petra Kvitova, CZE 9. Taylor Townsend, USA
10. Victoria Azarenka, BLR 10. Jiske Griffioen, NED (WC)
11. Kaia Kanepi, EST 11. Shelby Rogers, USA
12. Sloane Stephens, USA 12. Sloane Stephens, USA
13. Aliaksandra Sasnovich, BLR 13. Elisabetta Cocciaretto, ITA
14. Irina-Camelia Begu, ROU 14. Irina Bara, ROU
15. Angelique Kerber, GER 15. CoCo Vandeweghe, USA
16. Rebecca Marino, CAN 16. Bianca Andreescu, CAN
17. Shelby Rogers, USA 17. Katie Boulter, GBR
18. Magda Linette, POL 18. Ana Konjuh, CRO
19. Asia Muhammad, USA 19. Louisa Chirico, USA
20. Kateryna Baindl, UKR 20. Katie Swan, GBR
HM- CoCo Vandeweghe, USA and Serena Williams, USA HM- Jankovic/A.Radwanska, SRB/POL (Wimb.Legends)


DOUBLES ITF
1. Krejcikova/Siniakova, CZE/CZE 1. Brenda Fruhvirtova, CZE
2. Katerina Siniakova, CZE 2. Madison Brengle, USA
3. Gauff/Pegula, USA/USA 3. Asia Muhammad, USA
4. Coco Gauff, USA 4. Miriam Kolodziejova, CZE (d)
5. V.Kudermetova/Mertens, RUS/BEL 5. Selena Janicijevic, FRA
6. Kristina Mladenovic, FRA 6. Anastasia Zolotareva, RUS
7. Xu/Yang, CHN/CHN 7. Wang Xiyu, CHN
8. Danilina/Haddad Maia, KAZ/BRA 8. Elisabetta Cocciaretto, ITA
9. Garcia/Mladenovic, FRA/FRA 9. Zhu Lin, CHN
10. Dabrowski/Olmos, CAN/MEX 10. Gabriela Talaba Lee, ROU
11. Hozumi/Ninomiya, JPN/JPN 11. Linda Noskova, CZE
12. L.Kichenok/Ostapenko, UKR/LAT 12. Tamara Korpatsch, GER
13. Storm Sanders, AUS 13. Katie Volynets, USA
14. Siegemund/Zvonareva, GER/RUS 14. Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, ESP
15. Desirae Krawczyk, USA 15. Leyre Romero Gormaz, ESP
16. Demi Schuurs, NED 16. Sonay Kartal, GBR
17. Melichar-Martinez/Perez, USA/AUS 17. Polina Kudermetova, RUS
18. Asia Muhammad, USA 18. Stacey Fung, CAN
HM- Ena Shibahara, JPN HM- Taylor Townsend, USA


WHEELCHAIR DOWN
1. Diede de Groot, NED 1. Garbine Muguruza, ESP
2. de Groot/Van Koot, NED/NED 2. Clara Tauson, DEN
3. Yui Kamiji, JPN 3. Naomi Osaka, JPN
4. Zhu Zhenzhen, CHN 4. Emma Raducanu, GBR
5. AnieK Van Koot, NED 5. Astra Sharma, AUS
6. Kamiji/Mathewson, JPN/USA 6. Sofia Kenin, USA
7. Jiske Griffioen, NED 7. Sara Sorribes Tormo, ESP
8. JPN World Team Cup 8. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, RUS
9. Kamiji/Montjane, JPN/RSA 9. Ann Li, USA
10. Lucy Shuker, GBR 10. Zheng Saisai, CHN
11. Lizzy de Greef, NED (jr.) 11. Camila Giorgi, ITA
12. Macarena Cabrillana, CHI 12. Alison Riske-Amritraj, USA


MOST IMPROVED COACH
1. Zheng Qinwen, CHN 1. David Witt (Pegula)
2. Bernarda Pera, USA 2. Bertrand Perret (ex-Garcia)
3. Linda Fruhvirtova, CZE 3. Carlos Martinez (Kasatkina)
4. Yuan Yue, CHN 4. Tomasz Wiktorowski (Swiatek)
5. Marie Bouzkova, CZE 5. Vladimír Pláteník (V.Kudermetova)
6. Jule Niemeier, GER 6. Nicolas Almagro (Collins)
7. Mayar Sherif, EGY 7. Pere Riba (Q.Zheng)
8. Harriet Dart, GBR 8. Piotr Sierzputowski (Rogers)
9. Laura Pigossi, BRA 9. Nicole Pratt (Saville)
10. Anna Kalinskaya, RUS 10. Andis Juska (Anisimova)
11. Caty McNally, USA 11. Cristian Requeni (Bouzkova)
12. Ana Bogdan, ROU 12. Georgi Rumenov (Keys)
13. Alycia Parks, USA 13. Guillermo Canas (Pera)
14. Barnett/Nicholls, GBR/GBR 14. Alessandro Dumitrache (Samsonova)
15. Moyuka Uchijima, JPN 15. Stefano Vukov (Rybakina)
16. Claire Liu, USA 16. Rafael Paciaroni (Haddad Maia)
HM- Lucia Bronzetti, ITA and Caroline Dolehide, USA HM- Sandra Zaniewska (Cornet) and Michael Geserer (Martic)


TEAMS NCAA
1. Pennetta/Schiavone, ITA/ITA (RG Legends) 1. Peyton Stearns, USA (Texas)
2. SUI BJK Cup 2. Allura Zamarripa, USA (Texas)
3. AUS BJK Cup 3. Jaeda Daniel/Nell Miller, USA/GBR (NC State)
4. Texas Longhorns (NCAA) 4. Connie Ma, USA (Stanford)
5. USA BJK Jr. (16s) 5. Fiona Crawley, USA (UNC)
6. JPN World Team Cup (WC) 6. Paola Exposito Diaz-Delgado, ESP (VCU)
7. CZE ITF Jr. (14s) 7. Emma Navarro, USA (Virginia)
8. Clijsters/Hingis, BEL/SUI (Wimb.Legends) 8. Petra Hule, AUS (FSU)
9. POL BJK Cup 9. Daria Frayman, RUS (Princeton)
10. ITA BJK Cup 10. Daevenia Achong/Eden Richardson, NED/GBR (Miami)
11. USA BJK Cup HM- Elizabeth Scotty/Fiona Crawley, USA/USA (UNC)
12. CZE BJK Cup -
13. GBR BJK Cup -
14. UKR BJK Cup -
15. CAN BJK Cup -
HM- BRA BJK Cup and MEX BJK Cup -


=BILLIE JEAN KING CUP=
PLAYERS CAPTAINS
1. Belinda Bencic, SUI 1. Alicia Molik, AUS
2. Beatriz Haddad Maia, BRA 2. Heinz Gunthardt, SUI
3. Storm Sanders, AUS 3. Anne Keothavong, GBR
4. Marketa Vondrousova, CZE 4. Tathiana Garbin, ITA
5. Iga Swiatek, POL 5. Dawid Celt, POL
6. Kaja Juvan, SLO 6. Petr Pala, CZE
7. Harriet Dart, GBR 7. Anabel Medina Garrigues, ESP
8. Leylah Fernandez, CAN 8. Kathy Rinaldi, USA
9. Petra Marcinko, CRO 9. Roberta Burzagli, BRA
10. Aleksandra Krunic, SRB 10. Mikhail Filima, UKR
11. Clervie Ngounoue, USA (16s) 11. Julien Benneteau, FRA
12. Marta Kostyuk, UKR 12. Mercedes Paz, ARG
HM- Barnett/Nicholls, GBR HM- Lori Riffice, USA (16s)






**HARD COURT PLAYER OF THE YEAR WINNERS**
2004 Lindsay Davenport, USA
2005 Kim Clijsters, BEL
2006 Maria Sharapova, RUS
2007 Justine Henin, BEL
2008 Serena Williams, USA
2009 Elena Dementieva, RUS
2010 Kim Clijsters, BEL
2011 Caroline Wozniacki, DEN
2012 Victoria Azarenka, BLR
2013 Serena Williams, USA
2014 Serena Williams, USA
2015 Serena Williams, USA
2016 Angelique Kerber, GER
2017 Elina Svitolina, UKR
2018 Naomi Osaka, JPN
2019 Bianca Andreescu, CAN
2020a Sofia Kenin, USA
2020b Naomi Osaka, JPN
2021 Ash Barty, AUS
2022 Iga Swiatek, POL

**CLAY COURT PLAYER OF THE YEAR WINNERS**
2004 Amelie Mauresmo, FRA
2005 Justine Henin-Hardenne, BEL
2006 Nadia Petrova, RUS
2007 Justine Henin, BEL
2008 Dinara Safina, RUS
2009 Svetlana Kuznetsova, RUS
2010 Samantha Stosur, AUS
2011 Li Na, CHN
2012 Maria Sharapova, RUS
2013 Serena Williams, USA
2014 Maria Sharapova, RUS
2015 Angelique Kerber, GER
2016 Caroline Garcia/Kristina Mladenovic, FRA/FRA
2017 Simona Halep, ROU
2018 Simona Halep, ROU
2019 Ash Barty, AUS
2020 Iga Swiatek, POL
2021 Barbora Krejcikova, CZE
2022 Iga Swiatek, POL

**GRASS COURT PLAYER OF THE YEAR WINNERS**
2004 Maria Sharapova, RUS
2005 Venus Williams, USA
2006 Amelie Mauresmo, FRA
2007 Venus Williams, USA
2008 Venus Williams, USA
2009 Serena Williams, USA
2010 Serena Williams, USA
2011 Petra Kvitova, CZE
2012 Serena Williams, USA
2013 Marion Bartoli, FRA
2014 Petra Kvitova, CZE
2015 Serena Williams, USA
2016 Serena Williams, USA
2017 Garbine Muguruza, ESP
2018 Angelique Kerber, GER
2019 Simona Halep, ROU
2020 -
2021 Ash Barty, AUS
2022 Elena Rybakina, KAZ

**INDOOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR WINNERS**
2004 Anastasia Myskina, RUS
2005 Mary Pierce, FRA
2006 Maria Sharapova, RUS
2007 Justine Henin, BEL
2008 Jelena Jankovic, SRB
2009 Amelie Mauresmo, FRA
2010 Ana Ivanovic, SRB
2011 Petra Kvitova, CZE
2012 Angelique Kerber, GER
2013 Serena Williams, USA
2014 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, RUS
2015 Aga Radwanska, POL
2016 Dominika Cibulkova, SVK
2017 Julia Goerges, GER
2018 Elina Svitolina, UKR
2019 Timea Babos/Kristina Mladenovic, HUN/FRA
2020a Kiki Bertens, NED
2020b Aryna Sabalenka, BLR
2021 Anett Kontaveit, EST
2022 Barbora Krejcikova, CZE

**WHEELCHAIR PLAYER OF THE YEAR WINNERS**
2014 Yui Kamiji/Jordanne Whiley, JPN/GBR
2015 Jiske Griffioen, NED
2016 Jiske Griffioen, NED
2017 Yui Kamiji, JPN
2018 Diede de Groot, NED
2019 Diede de Groot, NED
2020a Yui Kamiji, JPN
2020b Yui Kamiji, JPN
2021 Diede de Groot, NED
2022 Diede de Groot, NED

*"RISING PLAYER" WINNERS*
2002 Daniela Hantuchova, SVK
2003 Elena Dementieva, RUS
2004 Maria Sharapova, RUS & Svetlana Kuznetsova, RUS
2005 Anna-Lena Groenefeld, GER
2006 Nadia Petrova, RUS
2007 Jelena Jankovic, SRB & Ana Ivanovic, SRB
2008 Dinara Safina, RUS
2009 Caroline Wozniacki, DEN
2010 Caroline Wozniacki, DEN
2011 Victoria Azarenka, BLR
2012 Aga Radwanska, POL
2013 Simona Halep, ROU
2014 Simona Halep, ROU & Genie Bouchard, CAN
2015 Garbine Muguruza, ESP
2016 Karolina Pliskova, CZE
2017 Caroline Garcia, FRA
2018 Naomi Osaka, JPN
2019 Sofia Kenin, USA
2020a Aryna Sabalenka, BLR
2020b Jennifer Brady, USA
2021 Paula Badosa, ESP
2022 Iga Swiatek, POL

*"FRESH FACE" WINNERS*
2002 Svetlana Kuznetsova, RUS
2003 Maria Sharapova, RUS
2004 Tatiana Golovin, FRA
2005 Nicole Vaidisova, CZE
2006 Nicole Vaidisova, CZE
2007 Agnes Szavay, HUN
2008 Caroline Wozniacki, DEN
2009 Victoria Azarenka, BLR
2010 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, RUS
2011 Monica Niculescu, ROU
2012 Laura Robson, GBR
2013 Sloane Stephens, USA & Genie Bouchard, CAN
2014 Belinda Bencic, SUI
2015 Belinda Bencic, SUI
2016 Dasha Kasatkina, RUS
2017 Alona Ostapenko, LAT
2018 Aryna Sabalenka, BLR
2019 Bianca Andreescu, CAN
2020a Elena Rybakina, KAZ
2020b Iga Swiatek, POL
2021 Emma Raducanu, GBR
2022 Coco Gauff, USA

*JUNIOR/"NextGen" WINNERS*
2002 Vera Zvonareva, RUS
2003 Vera Dushevina, RUS
2004 Maria Kirilenko, RUS & Nicole Vaidisova, CZE
2005 Ana Ivanovic, SRB
2006 Olga Puchkova, RUS
2007 Tamira Paszek, AUT
2008 Michelle Larcher de Brito, POR & Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, RUS
2009 Melanie Oudin, USA
2010 Alisa Kleybanova, RUS
2011 Caroline Garcia, FRA
2012 Taylor Townsend/Genie Bouchard, USA/CAN
2013 Belinda Bencic, SUI
2014 CiCi Bellis, USA
2015 Dalma Galfi, HUN
2016 Kayla Day, USA
2017 Claire Liu, USA
2018 Wang Xiyu, CHN
2019 Coco Gauff, USA
2020a Victoria Jimenez Kastinseva, AND
2020b Elsa Jacquemot, FRA
2021 Linda Fruhvritova, CZE
2022 Petra Marcinko, CRO

*NCAA PLAYER*
2015 Jamie Loeb, USA (North Carolina)
2016 Danielle Collins, USA (Virginia)
2017 Francesca Di Lorenzo, USA (Ohio State)
2018 Astra Sharma, AUS (Vanderbilt)
2019 Estela Perez-Somarriba, ESP (Miami)
2020 Ashley Lahey, USA (North Carolina)
2021 Emma Navarro, USA (Virginia)
2022 Peyton Stearns, USA (Texas)

*"SURPRISE" WINNERS*
2002 Anna Smashnova, ISR
2003 Anca Barna, GER
2004 Claudine Schaul, LUX
2005 Samantha Stosur, AUS
2006 Severine Bremond, FRA
2007 Sybille Bammer, AUT
2008 Aleksandra Wozniak, CAN
2009 Yanina Wickmayer, BEL
2010 Vania King/Yaroslava Shvedova, USA/KAZ
2011 Galina Voskoboeva, KAZ
2012 Sara Errani, ITA
2013 Karin Knapp, ITA
2014 Tereza Smitkova, CZE
2015 Johanna Konta, GBR
2016 NED Fed Cup Team
2017 BLR Fed Cup Team
2018 Mihaela Buzarnescu, ROU
2019 Jil Teichmann, SUI
2020a Renata Zarazua, MEX
2020b Nadia Podoroska, ARG
2021 Tamara Zidansek, SLO
2022 Bernarda Pera, USA

*"VETERAN" WINNERS*
2002 Monica Seles, USA
2003 Ai Sugiyama, JPN
2004 Lindsay Davenport, USA
2005 Lindsay Davenport, USA
2006 Martina Hingis, SUI
2007 Venus Williams, USA
2008 Cara Black/Liezel Huber, ZIM/USA
2009 Serena Williams, USA
2010 Francesca Schiavone, ITA
2011 Li Na, CHN
2012 Serena Williams, USA
2013 Serena Williams, USA
2014 Serena Williams, USA
2015 Serena Williams, USA
2016 Angelique Kerber, GER
2017 Venus Williams, USA
2018 Angelique Kerber, GER
2019 Simona Halep, ROU
2020a Hsieh Su-wei/Barbora Strycova, TPE/CZE
2020b Victoria Azarenka, BLR
2021 Garbine Muguruza, ESP
2022 Simona Halep, ROU

*"COMEBACK" WINNERS*
2002 Chanda Rubin, USA
2003 Lina Krasnoroutskaya, RUS
2004 Mary Pierce, FRA
2005 Venus Williams, USA
2006 Martina Hingis, SUI
2007 Serena Williams/Venus Williams, USA/USA
2008 Flavia Pennetta, ITA
2009 Kim Clijsters, BEL
2010 Justine Henin, BEL
2011 Sabine Lisicki, GER
2012 Hsieh Su-wei, TPE
2013 Jelena Jankovic, SRB
2014 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, CRO
2015 Russian Fed Cup Team
2016 Dominika Cibulkova, SVK
2017 Petra Kvitova, CZE
2018 Serena Williams, USA
2019 Johanna Konta, GBR
2020a Garbine Muguruza, ESP
2020b Victoria Azarenka, BLR
2021 Dasha Kasatkina, RUS
2022 Caroline Garcia, FRA

*"MOST IMPROVED PLAYER" WINNERS*
2003 Francesca Schiavone, ITA
2004 Alicia Molik, AUS
2005 Kveta Peschke, CZE
2006 Jelena Jankovic, SRB
2007 Marion Bartoli, FRA
2008 Vera Zvonareva, RUS
2009 Samantha Stosur, AUS
2010 Kaia Kanepi, EST
2011 Aga Radwanska, POL
2012 Varvara Lepchenko, USA
2013 Julia Glushko, ISR and Alison Riske, USA
2014 Alize Cornet, FRA
2015 Dasha Gavrilova, RUS/AUS
2016 Monica Puig, PUR
2017 Maria Sakkari, GRE and Beatriz Haddad Maia, BRA
2018 Kiki Bertens, NED and Wang Qiang, CHN
2019 Karolina Muchova, CZE
2020a Ons Jabeur, TUN
2020b Jennifer Brady, USA
2021 Barbora Krejcikova, CZE
2022 Zheng Qinwen, CHN

*"DOWN" WINNERS*
2002 Meghann Shaughnessy, USA
2003 Daniela Hantuchova, SVK
2004 Jelena Dokic, SRB
2005 Svetlana Kuznetsova, RUS
2006 Serena Williams/Venus Williams, USA/USA
2007 Maria Sharapova, RUS
2008 Nicole Vaidisova, CZE
2009 Ana Ivanovic, SRB
2010 Svetlana Kuznetsova, RUS
2011 Venus Williams, USA
2012 Vera Zvonareva, RUS
2013 Nadia Petrova, RUS
2014 Victoria Azarenka, BLR
2015 Genie Bouchard, CAN
2016 Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, SVK
2017 Angelique Kerber, GER
2018 CoCo Vandeweghe, USA
2019 Dasha Kasatkina, RUS
2020a Sloane Stephens, USA
2020b Karolina Pliskova, CZE
2021 Sofia Kenin, USA
2022 Garbine Muguruza, ESP

*"DOUBLES" WINNERS*
2003 Martina Navratilova, USA
2004 Virginia Ruano Pascual, ESP
2005 Cara Black, ZIM
2006 Lisa Raymond, USA
2007 Cara Black/Liezel Huber, ZIM/USA
2008 Cara Black/Liezel Huber, ZIM/USA
2009 Nuria Llagostera-Vives/MJ. Martinez-Sanchez, ESP/ESP
2010 Gisela Dulko, ARG
2011 Liezel Huber, USA
2012 Sara Errani/Roberta Vinci, ITA/ITA
2013 Kristina Mladenovic, FRA
2014 Sara Errani/Roberta Vinci, ITA/ITA
2015 Martina Hingis, SUI
2016 Caroline Garcia/Kristina Mladenovic, FRA/FRA
2017 Latisha Chan/Martina Hingis, TPE/SUI
2018 Demi Schuurs, NED
2019 Elise Mertens/Aryna Sabalenka, BEL/BLR
2020a Hsieh Su-wei/Barbora Strycova, TPE/CZE
2020b Timea Babos/Kristina Mladenovic, HUN/FRA
2021 Barbora Krejcikova/Katerina Siniakova, CZE/CZE
2022 Barbora Krejcikova/Katerina Siniakova, CZE/CZE

*"TEAM OF THE YEAR" WINNERS*
2003 Virginia Ruano Pascual/Paola Suarez, ESP/ARG
2004 Virginia Ruano Pascual/Paola Suarez, ESP/ARG
2005 Serena Williams/Venus Williams, USA/USA
2006 Lisa Raymond/Samantha Stosur, USA/AUS
2007 Cara Black/Liezel Huber, ZIM/USA
2008 Cara Black/Liezel Huber, ZIM/USA
2009 Italian Fed Cup Team
2010 Gisela Dulko/Flavia Pennetta, ARG/ITA
2011 Kveta Peschke/Katarina Srebotnik, CZE/SLO
2012 Czech Republic Fed Cup Team
2013 Hsieh Su-Wei/Peng Shuai, TPE/CHN
2014 Czech Republic Fed Cup Team
2015 Czech Republic Fed Cup Team
2016 Czech Republic Fed Cup Team
2017 U.S. Fed Cup Team
2018 Barbora Krejcikova/Katerina Siniakova, CZE/CZE
2019 French Fed Cup Team
2020 New York Empire [WTT]
2021 Russian Tennis Federation [BJK]
2022 Flavia Pennetta/Francesca Schiavone, ITA/ITA (Wimb.Legends)

*"ITF PLAYER OF THE YEAR" WINNERS*
2008 Anna-Lena Groenefeld, GER
2009 Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova, CZE
2010 Mathilde Johansson, FRA
2011 Casey Dellacqua, AUS
2012 Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor, ESP
2013 Reka-Luca Jani, HUN
2014 Denisa Allertova, CZE
2015 Dasha Kasatkina, RUS
2016 Isabella Shinikova, BUL
2017 Mihaela Buzarnescu, ROU
2018 Viktoria Kuzmova, SVK
2019 Arantxa Rus, NED
2020a Irina-Camelia Begu, ROU
2020b Beatriz Haddad Maia, BRA
2021 Nuria Párrizas Díaz, ESP
2022 Brenda Fruhvirtova, CZE

*"FED CUP/BJK CUP PLAYER OF THE YEAR" WINNERS*
2005 Elena Dementieva, RUS
2006 Francesca Schiavone, ITA
2007 Svetlana Kuznetsova, RUS
2008 Svetlana Kuznetsova, RUS
2009 Flavia Pennetta, ITA
2010 Flavia Pennetta, ITA
2011 Petra Kvitova, CZE
2012 Petra Kvitova, CZE
2013 Roberta Vinci, ITA
2014 Petra Kvitova, CZE
2015 Karolina Pliskova, CZE
2016 Caroline Garcia, FRA*
2017 CoCo Vandeweghe, USA
2018 Petra Kvitova, CZE
2019 Ash Barty, AUS*
2020-21 Jil Teichmann, SUI*
2022 Belinda Bencic, SUI
--
* - non-championship team

*"FED CUP/BJK CUP FINALS MVP" WINNERS*
2002 Daniela Hantuchova, SVK
2003 Amelie Mauresmo, FRA
2004 Anastasia Myskina, RUS
2005 Elena Dementieva, RUS
2006 Francesa Schiavone, ITA
2007 Svetlana Kuznetsova, RUS
2008 Svetlana Kuznetsova, RUS
2009 Flavia Pennetta, ITA
2010 Flavia Pennetta, ITA
2011 Petra Kvitova, CZE
2012 Lucie Safarova, CZE
2013 Roberta Vinci, ITA
2014 Petra Kvitova, CZE
2015 Karolina Pliskova, CZE
2016 Barbora Strycova, CZE
2017 CoCo Vandeweghe, USA
2018 Katerina Siniakova, CZE
2019 Kristina Mladenovic, FRA
2021 Liudmila Samsonova, RUS (RTF)
2022 Belinda Bencic, SUI

*"FED CUP/BJK CUP CAPTAIN OF THE YEAR" WINNERS*
2015 Amelie Mauresmo, FRA*
2016 Paul Haarhuis, NED*
2017 Kathy Rinaldi, USA
2018 Kathy Rinaldi, USA*
2019 Julien Benneteau, FRA
2020-21 Igor Andreev, RUS (RFT)
2022 Alicia Molik, AUS*
--
* - non-championship team

*"COACH OF THE YEAR" WINNERS*
2018 Sascha Bajin (Osaka)
2019 Sylvain Bruneau (Andreescu) and Dimitri Zavialoff (Konta)
2020a Conchita Martinez (Muguruza)
2020b Michael Geserer (Brady)
2021 Dmitry Tursunov (Kontaveit)
2022 David Witt (Pegula)









All for now.

4 Comments:

Blogger colt13 said...

Re Gum:The only recent commercials I remember are from Orbit.

Switzerland got 2 mil for winning BJK Cup, round robin losers got 400K.

Bulgaria and Kazakhstan are your final United Cup participants. This will start in one month.

Norway(Eikeri) is the only team without a Top 100 player on the women's side. They got in because Ruud is #4.

One week to go before AO cutoff. Projected numbers have Baindl last in. Yastremska first out, with Parry 5, and 2 women with good weeks in Jeanjean now 6 and Shnaider 8 out.

Will Shnaider actually play a college match?

I haven't said much, because Ms. Backspin was obvious, so a short Top 10.

1.Swiatek- Almost every article had "first since Serena" so you know it was a great year.
2.de Groot- You win, you deserve praise. Doing it in expanded fields? Even better.
3.Krejcikova/Siniakova- Dominant when they played.
4.Jabeur- Has the pressure of being "the first" and mostly held up. Wimbledon final is historic.
5.Garcia- My first thought was that Todd had her too high at 4. But in a season where 4 Top 10 players did not win a singles title, winning on all surfaces and walking away with the biggest non slam title puts her high.
6.Pegula- Only 1 title, but bringing it consistently to every big event save the finals, makes her worthy of this spot.
7.Kudermetova- Doubles #2 reached 3 singles finals in what might be her breakout year.
8.Sakkari- As frustrating as she was at times, 4 finals shows that she brought it at times.
9.Rybakina- Yeah, her title has been underplayed. But they can't take it away from her. The first from Kazakhstan to win a singles slam, this is only the beginning.
10.Gauff- Doubles #1. RG singles final. WTAF in singles and doubles. How old is she? Younger than your dreams!
HM-Barty- Didn't play much, didn't lose. Walked away with the Akhurst Trophy.

Mon Nov 28, 08:36:00 AM EST  
Blogger colt13 said...

Stat of the Week- 10- Number of Division 2 tennis titles for Armstrong State.

They don't have a program anymore.

Not because of neglect, but in 2017, they merged with Georgia Southern. The last 2 of those titles were won with Sean McCaffrey as head coach, the position he now holds at Georgia Southern.

All of those titles were won between 1995-2016. Mark Beyers and Andreas Koth each won once, while current NC State coach Simon Earnshaw won 6.

Quiz Time!

Which college coach had the highest WTA ranking in singles or doubles?

A.Lele Forood
B.Stella Sampras Webster
C.Amanda Augustus
D.Sandy Stap Clifton

Interlude- College tennis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8vW2dEe5hI&t=3s

Answer!

(B)Sampras Webster isn't close. One of only 2 women to have coached a championship team(NCAA era starting in 1982), Sampras only spent a year on tour. Long enough to win 2 ITF singles titles, but never higher than 248. She did reach 142 in doubles.

She is a 2 time title winner at UCLA.

(C)Augustus is wrong, though higher expectations were deserved as she was 2 time doubles champ in 1998-99 w/Amy Jensen. They did have some ITF success as a team, reaching 8 finals. Augustus reached 34, going 18-16, reaching 82 in doubles.

Singles was more of a struggle, as she only reached a high of 304 while playing matches from 1994-2003.

Augustus has been coaching Cal since 2006, with Cal being runner up in 2008 and 2009. She also coached 2011 singles champ Jana Juricova.

(D)Stap Clifton was almost right if you were confused. Mainly a part time player in the 70's, she does have the distinction of being in the first ever computer rankings at 63. That pales in comparison to her sister Sue, who ranked 34.

Playing her last match in 1979, by 1980 she was leading Northwestern. Staying with them through 1989, she got Northwestern to a 5th place finish in 1986 and 87. 87 being the year that she coached the doubles champs in Katrina Adams/Diane Donnelly.

That leaves (A)Forood as correct. The 10 time champ, and the first woman, reached a high of 30 in singles. A mid packer from 1971-84, her transition into coaching has made her a legend.

Mon Nov 28, 09:03:00 AM EST  
Blogger Diane said...

Those spinning globes are wonderful. I also love the lead photo. :)

Mon Nov 28, 12:11:00 PM EST  
Blogger Todd.Spiker said...

C-

It would have been interesting to see where Pegula would have ranked without Guadalajara. She might have been out of the Top 10, since (at least) Gauff would have ranked above her.

It's hard to believe that it was only in Jan-... September that Shnaider was still winning junior slam titles.

Quiz: wild guess with C. :/


D-

I've gotten a lot of use out of those globes! (I have no idea where I found those -- it was *a while* ago.)

Tue Nov 29, 09:16:00 PM EST  

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