Sunday, November 19, 2023

2023 WTA Year in Review: The Backspin Awards

It's time to hand out some (virtual) hardware... so be careful not to break anything.











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2023 "Ms.BACKSPIN" STANDINGS
1. Iga Swiatek, POL
...Swiatek had a great deal to "live up" to in '23 after her brilliant '22 campaign, so much so that it was nearly impossible that she would match let alone surpasss her accomplishments of a year ago. Predictably, she wasn't *quite* able to do so, and at times resembled the mere "tennis mortal" that she so rarely seemed last season.

Over the course of the first six months of the season, Swiatek defended her Roland Garros title and won a pair of other crowns, but was often out-done by big-hitters and found herself 1-4 against her top two competitors for Player of the Year (Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina) over the opening half of '23. During the hard court summer, she even lost to a player (Coco Gauff) she'd previously dominated as the young Bannerette added her name to the list of now *legit* contenders for Swiatek's leading position. Her 75-week run at #1 ended following the U.S. Open, as Sabalenka's season-long hunt of the Pole in the rankings finally resulted in her overtaking her as Iga failed to defend her title in New York.

But rather than be the moment that Iga drifted back into the pack, the occasion of her now being the *#2* player in the world set the stage for Swiatek to prove her mettle all over again. If a great athlete is best judged by how they react to adversity, or a dip (however minimal it may be) in their results, well, then Swiatek more than "lived up" to expectations down this season's final stretch. Much like her title run last year at Flushing Meadows, Swiatek was maybe at her most impressive when she suddenly found herself pushed into a "corner," not necessarily in any particular *match* but over a stretch of time during which she was tasked with discovering a route around "trouble," masterfully managing her path while gaining momentum toward a bigger overall goal.

With only a short span of schedule left over which to maneuver, Swiatek went to work, finishing with an epic flourish, going 12-1 in the 4Q and closing the year on an 11-match winning streak (winning 22 of 23 sets) and taking her first WTA Finals crown, just enough (by a slim 245-point margin) to reclaim the #1 ranking and finish a second straight season in the top spot. After having lost to Sabalenka on clay in the spring and Gauff during the summer, Swiatek reasserted her position atop the tour's hierarchy by going 3-0 against the pair (#2 and #3 in the final rankings, respectively) in the fall.

Clearly, though the ride was a bit bumpier this time around, the WTA tour still exists in an "Iga world."
2. Diede de Groot, NED (WC)
...what do you do when a Grand Slam season becomes expected, and even that pales in comparison to the Golden Slam you won two seasons ago? Well, if you're the world's #1 wheelchair tennis star, you just don't lose. I mean, what *else* are ya gonna do, right?

While completing a *third* straight season in which she swept all four slam singles crowns (accounting for 12 of her 33 straight overall tournament title runs), de Groot went 53-0, extending her nearly three full season winning streak to 127 matches. She also claimed the season-ending Masters titles (her sixth straight), two doubles slams (a slight downturn, after winning three in' 22) and the World Team Cup title with her Dutch teammates (her injury-related absence in the final had led to the nation suffering a rare defeat in the event last year).

So, in all, de Groot claimed nine of the season's eleven major singles/doubles/team events in '23, and that slight window is the only reason why she didn't also win her second "Ms.Backspin" honor in three years, as this season -- as spectacular as it was -- actually ranks second or (arguably) *third* in her last three campaigns, behind her Golden Slam season (12-of-13, w/ the two Paralympic events) in '21, and her 9-of-11 big title year in '22 when she won 7 of 8 slam competitions.

Such is the "splitting hairs" process when it comes to judging the accomplishments of likely the world's most dominant athlete.
3. Aryna Sabalenka, BLR
...after having triumped over horrific serving issues that threatened her power position on tour in '22, *this* season saw Sabalenka methodically (and successfully) chase down Iga Swiatek in the rankings. After that? Well, what happened then is why Sabalenka is third on this list rather than first.

Starting with her maiden slam run in Melbourne, the Belarusian surged to the lead in the Points Race, became the first woman since 2016 (Serena) to reach at least the SF at all four slams in a season, won in Madrid (def. Swiatek in the final to get her first win over the Pole on clay) and, with a little help from her "friends," slipped past Iga into the #1 spot after the U.S. Open despite losing in the final to Coco Gauff. With the move, Sabalenka became just the eighth woman to reach #1 in both singles and doubles in her career, and the first since 2010.

But Sabalenka couldn't put together a follow-up to secure the season-ending #1. While Swiatek's results soared after falling to #2, Sabalenka went just 5-3 in the top spot, closing her season with a loss to Swiatek in the WTAF semis with the year-end #1 spot on her racket. Sabalenka has previously recorded two of her three career wins over Swiatek in previous editions of the event (in 2021 and '22), including the win in last year's semis that unofficially kicked off what would prove to be the 10-month drive to catch and surpass Swiatek.
4. Coco Gauff, USA
...this season was the year that Gauff officially shut down her lingering critics.

Though still not yet 20, many had chosen to focus on the negative of what the teenager *had yet* to do over the course of her early career after being heralded as the "next big thing" in her debut season as a 15-year old in 2019. Nevermind that she'd already reached a slam singles final ('22) and two others in doubles ('21 US/'22 RG), been the doubles #1 (2022) and won multiple tour titles.

Gauff was having a good season (w/ a singles title, 1000 SF, slam QF and Miami doubles win), but it was her decision to move forward with a coaching change before the summer hard court season that proved to be the tipping point. After joining forces with Brad Gilbert and Pere Riba (the latter exited the team during the 4Q), the Summer of Coco suddenly became a reality. After a 1st Round exit at Wimbledon, Gauff went on an 18-1 summer hard court run that saw her win two regular tour titles (Washington, Cincinnati), notch her first win over #1 Iga Swiatek and then close out the stretch by claiming her maiden slam crown at the U.S. Open by outdueling the soon-to-be-crowned-#1 Aryna Sabalenka in the final. Gauff ultimately finished the year on a 24-4 gallup, reaching the semis in her secord WTAF appearance (after going 0-3 in RR play in '22).

Now a solid #3 in the rankings, Gauff will again encounter an elevated level of expectation next season but, by this point, there's no player on tour more used to such a reality. She's literally carried such a weight from Day 1 of her big stage career, and she's handled it quite well so far.
5. Elena Rybakina, KAZ
...Rybakina didn't follow up her '22 Wimbledon win with a second major title, but she did just about everything else. Such as: reaching the AO final, winning Indian Wells and coming up just one victory short (Miami RU) of pulling off the "Sunshine Double," winning another 1000 title (her biggest on clay) in Rome and going a combined 5-2 vs. the world's top two players (3-0 vs. Iga, 2-2 vs. Sabalenka, losing only in the AO final and WTAF RR).

And she did it while battling a tour apparatus that, a year after awarding her no points for her Wimbledon title (nor following the ATP's lead and at least offering a WTAF berth for all slam winners), following up in '23 by seemingly trying to wear her down to the nub with mindless in-tournament scheduling and consistent mismanagement of all things tennis. Through it all, though, the usually quiet and reserved Rybakina found her voice and proved to be the WTA's loudest and most pointed critic.

And a Backspinner's heart grew three sizes that day.
6. Canadian BJK Cup Team
...led by the irrepressible Leylah Fernandez (and the surprising Marina Stakusic), Team Canada took the BJK Cup by storm by winning the nation's first-ever title with a sweep of Italy in the final. For the year, Fernandez tied the event record with an 8-0 season mark in "live" matches as she scored all three points in a win over Belgium (via a deciding doubles) in the Qualifiers, led the team to a 2-0 round robin mark in Finals group play, scored both points in the semis over the Czechs with a win over Marketa Vondrousova (ending her 13-match Cup streak) and a deciding doubles upset (w/ Gaby Dabrowski) of Krejcikova/Siniakova. In the final, Fernandez clinched the maiden title for captain Heidi El Tabakh with a win over Jasmine Paolini, fitfully following up Canada's first-ever men's Davis Cup title in '22 with a matching feat on the women's side less than a year later.
7. Jessie Pegula, USA
...Pegula is still seeking her first career slam SF (0-6 in QF, two this season), but she continued to master other areas in '23 by picking up two titles (including her second 1000 in Montreal) to double her career total, reaching five finals (doubling, as well), including her biggest ever at the WTAF, and notching her first *three* #1 victories (she'd been 0-4 vs.). Pegula also shared the doubles' #1 ranking with Coco Gauff for a time this year.
8. Karolina Muchova, CZE
...after injuries left her at #149 at the close of the '22 season, Muchova stayed on the court long enough in '23 to climb into the Top 10, reach her first slam final at Roland Garros *and* reach her third career slam semi with a final four run at the U.S. Open. Unfortunately, she hasn't won a tour title in four years (Seoul '19) and once again saw injury curtail her season in the 4Q (missing the WTAF).
9. Marketa Vondrousova, CZE
...one great result can make a season, but it does not a season make. After returning in October '22 from yet another wrist injury break (six months), Vondrousova was ranked outside the Top 100 in March. Her Wimbledon title made good on the great promise she showed when she reached the RG final *four* years ago. It helped her earn a Top 10 ranking, but she only had one other SF-or-better result all year long (Linz SF, in *February*). Vondrousova showed great consistency, posting multiple wins in 12 of her first 14 events, but ended the season losing six of seven.
10. Barbora Krejcikova, CZE
...Krejcikova rode a rollercoaster of results in '23, but while she posted just one second week slam run (AO, with a combined 1-3 mark in the other three) she was able to win two big titles in Dubai (1000) and San Diego (500) -- knocking off the world #1, #2 and #3 in the former -- and won four more doubles titles (including the AO and IW w/ Siniakova).
11. Laura Siegemund/Verz Zvonareva, GER/RUS
...the veteran pair put on a back-half rush to qualify for the WTAF, winning in Washington and reaching the U.S. Open final. In the 4Q, they strung together title runs in Ningbo and (in the final regular season week) Nanchang to slip into the field. They ultimately *won* the season-ending WTAF title in Cancun to lead the tour in both titles (4) and finals (5) in '23.
12. Barbora Krejcikova/Katerina Siniakova, CZE/CZE
...it says something about the great success that the Czechs have had that this season -- in which they won their seventh slam title (AO, their fourth win in their last four major appearances since the start of '22), Indian Wells and the San Diego 500 -- was clearly considered to be a disappointment. There were good reasons for such an assessment, as they won just one slam MD match after Melbourne (where they'd extended their slam win streak to 24 straight matches) and suffered through a spotty 3-4 stretch after starting the season at 11-0. They rebounded with a title run in San Diego (going undefeated in finals this year, finishing with a tour second-best three titles), but went 1-3 the rest of the tour season, then lost the deciding doubles in the BJK Cup Finals semis vs. Canada. Soon after, the longtime pair announced they won't be doubles partners in 2024.
13. Petra Kvitova, CZE
...while her slam results continued to lag (one 4r, and two total wins in the others), Kvitova posted some of her best results in years. After a QF in Indian Wells, her Sunshine back-half included her biggest title in five years in Miami. She also added yet another grass title (Berlin) as she got off to a 25-7 start. Unfortunately, she hit the wall after that, going 5-6.
14. Hsieh Su-wei, TPE
...returned from a 18-month injury-related sabbatical and, in her fourth tournament back, won the Roland Garros doubles title with Wang Xinyu. She then went to London and won Wimbledon with Barbora Strycova.
15. Coco Gauff/Jessie Pegula, USA/USA
...though they spent time in the #1 WD ranking (3 total weeks as co-#1), the Bannerette pair failed to win their maiden slam crown (reaching two major SF) and went 0-3 in the WTAF for the second straight year. Still, the duo won the tour's regular season Points Race, their second career 1000 title (Montreal), reached two other 1000 finals (Madrid/Rome) and defended their Doha crown.
HM- Ons Jabeur, TUN
...Jabeur had yet another fine season, reaching her third career slam final, winning two titles (improving on her '22 Charleston RU, and winning her first tour hard court title in Ningo) while finishing in the Top 10 for a third straight season. But she remains slam title-free, and changing that reality now, on balance, becomes the focus (and judging principle?) of the rest of her career.
Additional Nominess
Ekaterina Alexandrova, RUS
Shuko Aoyama/Ena Shibahara, JPN/JPN
Belinda Bencic, SUI
Gaby Dabrowski/Erin Routliffe, CAN/NZL
Beatriz Haddad Maia, BRA
Storm Hunter/Elise Mertens, AUS/BEL
Italian BJK Cup Team
Yui Kamiji, JPN (WC)
Yui Kamiji/Kgothatso Montjane, JPN/RSA (WC)
Madison Keys, USA
Desirae Krawczyk/Demi Schuurs, USA/NED
Nicole Melichar-Martinez/Ellen Perez, USA/AUS
Liudmila Samsonova, RUS
Elina Svitolina, UKR
Zheng Qinwen, 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
2023 Iga Swiatek / POL

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==NORTH AMERICAN (USA/CAN) REGION==
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Coco Gauff, USA
RUNNER-UP: Jessie Pegula, USA
RISER: Emma Navarro, USA and Peyton Stearns, USA
FRESH FACE: Ashlyn Krueger, USA and Alycia Parks, USA
SURPRISE: Emina Bektas, USA and Marina Stakusic, CAN
VETERAN: Madison Keys, USA
COMEBACK: Sofia Kenin, USA and Taylor Townsend, USA
JUNIOR: Clervie Ngounoue, USA and Katherine Hui, USA
DOUBLES: Coco Gauff/Jessie Pegula, USA/USA
DOUBLES RU: Gaby Dabrowski, CAN and Desirae Krawczyk< USA
IMPROVED: Caroline Dolehide, USA and Kayla Day, USA
WHEELCHAIR: Dana Mathewson, USA
TEAM: CAN BJK Cup and USA Jr. BJK Cup
BJK: Leylah Fernandez, CAN
KEEP AN EYE ON...: Fiona Crawley, USA and McCartney Kessler, USA
=MARKET WATCH=
BUY: Peyton Stearns (USA) and Iva Jovic (USA)
SELL: Alison Riske-Amritraj (USA)
HOLD: Bianca Andreescu (CAN) and Amanda Anisimova (USA)
2024 WATCH: Pegula's Slam SF search; another Jennifer Brady (USA) comeback?; the Davenport Era of USA BJK Cup

==LATIN AMERICAN REGION==
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Beatriz Haddad Maia, BRA
RUNNER-UP: Luisa Stefani, BRA
RISER: Camila Osorio, COL and Laura Pigossi, BRA
FRESH FACE: Julia Riera, ARG and Solana Sierra, ARG
SURPRISE: Emliana Arango, COL and Martina Capurro Taborda, ARG
VETERAN: Laura Pigossi, BRA
COMEBACK: Nadia Podoroska, ARG
JUNIOR: Lucciana Perez Alarcon, PER
DOUBLES: Luisa Stefani, BRA
DOUBLES RU: Beatriz Haddad Maia, BRA
IMPROVED: Maria Carle, ARG and Ingrid Gamarra Martins, BRA
WHEELCHAIR: Maria Florencia Moreno, ARG and Angelica Bernal, COL
BJK: Fernanda Contreras Gomez, MEX
TEAM: Luisa Stefani/Rafael Matos (MX), BRA/BRA and MEX BJK Cup
KEEP AN EYE ON...: ARG BJK Cup team
=MARKET WATCH=
BUY: Emiliana Arango (COL) and Julia Riera (ARG)
SELL: WTA Finals Cancun 2024
HOLD: Giuliana Olmos (MEX)
2024 WATCH: a second week RG run by a young South American?

==ASIA/PACIFIC REGION==
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Elena Rybakina, KAZ
RUNNERS-UP: Zheng Qinwen, CHN
RISER: Wang Xinyu, CHN and Zhu Lin, CHN
FRESH FACE: Wang Xiyu, CHN and Bai Zhuoxuan, CHN
SURPRISE: Kimberly Birrell, AUS and Anna Danilina, KAZ (MX)
VETERAN: Hsieh Su-wei, TPE and Erin Routliffe, NZL
COMEBACK: Wang Yafan, CHN and Astra Sharma, AUS
JUNIOR: Sara Saito, JPN and Emerson Jones, AUS
DOUBLES: Storm Hunter, AUS
DOUBLES RU: Shuko Aoyama/Ena Shibahara, JPN/JPN and Ellen Perez, AUS
IMPROVED: Mai Hontama, JPN and Miyu Kato/Aldila Sutjiadi, JPN/INA
WHEELCHAIR: Yui Kamiji, JPN
BJK: Shuko Aoyama/Ena Shibahara, JPN
TEAM: JPN BJK Cup
KEEP AN EYE ON...: young Aussies (Olivia Gadecki, Taylah Preston and Melisa Ercan)
=MARKET WATCH=
BUY: Australian juniors (Emerson Jones, Maya Joint) and Alex Eala (PHI)
SELL: Zhang Shuai (CHN)
HOLD: Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) and Dasha Saville (AUS)
2024 WATCH: return of Naomi Osaka; Zheng Qinwen SF+ run at a slam; the return to the Top 100 of an Australian; Ash Barty '25 comeback "whispers" late in '24?

==AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST/MEDITERRANEAN/CAUCASUS REGION==
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Ons Jabeur, TUN
RUNNERS-UP: Maria Sakkari, GRE and Mayar Sherif, EGY
RISER: Sandra Samir, EGY
FRESH FACE: Sapfo Sakellaridi, GRE and Berfu Cengiz, TUR
SURPRISE: Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz, EGY and Martha Matoula, GRE
VETERAN: Ekaterine Gorgodze, GEO
COMEBACK: Maria Sakkari (4Q)
JUNIOR: Melisa Ercan, ex-TUR (now AUS) and Gloriana Nahum, BEN
DOUBLES: Oksana Kalashnikova, GEO
DOUBLES RU: Despina Papamichail, GRE
IMPROVED: Zeynep Sönmez, TUR and Ipek Oz, TUR
WHEELCHAIR: Kgothatso Montjane, RSA
BJK: Valentini Grammatikopoulou, GRE
TEAM: GRE BJK Cup
KEEP AN EYE ON...: Yasmine Kabbaq, MAR
=MARKET WATCH=
BUY: Michaela Laki, GRE and Angella Okutoyi, KEN
SELL: Sakkari/Thomas Hill partnership (if ranking finally slips)
HOLD: Cagla Buyukakcay (TUR)
2024 WATCH: Ons Jabeur (0-3 in slam finals) and her quest to win a major

==RUSSIA & EASTERN EUROPEAN REGION==
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Aryna Sabalenka, BLR
RUNNERS-UP: Alona Ostapenko, LAT and Liudmila Samsonova, RUS
RISER: Anhelina Kalinina, UKR and Ekaterina Alexandrova, RUS
FRESH FACE: Anastasia Potapova, RUS and Mirra Andreeva, RUS
SURPRISE: Elina Avanesyan, RUS and Maria Timofeeva, RUS
VETERAN: Lesia Tsurenko, UKR and Victoria Azarenka, BLR
COMEBACK: Elina Svitolina, UKR and Sorana Cirstea, ROU
JUNIOR: Alina Korneeva, RUS
DOUBLES: Vera Zvonareva, RUS
DOUBLES RU: Veronika Kudermetova/Liudmila Samsonova, RUS/RUS and Lyudmyla Kichenok, UKR (MX)
IMPROVED: Marta Kostyuk, UKR and Anna Kalinskaya, RUS
WHEELCHAIR: Viktoriia Lvova, RUS
BJK: Jaqueline Cristian, ROU
TEAM: UKR BJK Cup
KEEP AN EYE ON...: Erika Andreeva, RUS and Yulia Starodubtseva, UKR
=MARKET WATCH=
BUY: Diana Shnaider (RUS) and Darja Semenistaja (LAT)
SELL: EST tennis (except for Ingrid Neel's doubles
HOLD: Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR)
2024 WATCH: Simona Halep: To Be or Not To Be

==WESTERN EUROPEAN REGION==
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Iga Swiatek, POL
RUNNER-UP: Marketa Vondrousova, CZE and Barbora Krejcikova, CZE
RISER: Karolina Muchova, CZE and Magda Linette, POL
FRESH FACE: Linda Noskova, CZE and Linda Fruhvirtova, CZE
SURPRISE: Arantxa Rus/NED, Jodie Burrage/GBR and SLO BJK Cup
VETERAN: Petra Kvitova/CZE, Yanina Wickmayer/BEL and Jiske Griffioen/NED (wc)
COMEBACK: Katie Boulter, GBR and Fiona Ferro, FRA
JUNIORS: Renata Jamrichova, SVK and Federica Urgesi, ITA
DOUBLES: Laura Siegemund, GER
DOUBLES RU: Barbora Krejcikova/Katerina Siniakova, CZE/CZE
IMPROVED: Elisabetta Cocciaretto/ITA, Tamara Korpatsch/GER and Rebeka Masarova/ESP
WHEELCHAIR: Diede de Groot, NED
BJK: Martina Trevisan, ITA and Jasmine Paolini, ITA
TEAM: ITA BJK Cup and NED World Team Cup
KEEP AN EYE ON...: Celine Naef/SUI, the young Germans [Noma Noha Akugue, Eva Lys, Jule Niemeier, Ella Seidel, etc.] and Ane Mintegi del Olmo, ESP
=MARKET WATCH=
BUY: Lizzy de Greef (NED/wc), Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (ESP) and still more stock in another wave of Czech Crushers [Laura Samsonova, Alena Kovackova, Tereza Valentova, etc.]
SELL: Garbine Muguruza (ESP)
HOLD: Belinda Bencic (SUI), Paula Badosa (ESP) and Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) big-time WD success
2024 WATCH: Karolina Muchova's search for a slam; return of Angelique Kerber; first full year back of Caroline Wozniacki; Brenda Fruhvirtova and/or Sara Beljek's Mirra-esque WTA splash?; Iga Swiatek's maiden grass F/W?




**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
2023 Coco Gauff, 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 Aryna Sabalenka, BLR
[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
2023 Iga Swiatek, POL







The best and the brightest...





RISERS SURPRISES
1.Coco Gauff, USA
2.Elena Rybakina, KAZ
3.Jessie Pegula, USA
4.Karolina Muchova, CZE
5.Marketa Vondrousova, CZE
6.Barbora Krejcikoav, CZE
7.Ons Jabeur, TUN
8.Beatriz Haddad Maia, BRA
9.Liudmila Samsonova, RUS
10.Ekaterina Alexandrova, RUS
11.Alona Ostapenko, LAT
12.Belinda Bencic, SUI
13.Jasmine Paolini, ITA
14.Maria Sakkari, GRE
15.Anhelina Kalinina, UKR
16.Magda Linette, POL
17.Elise Mertens, BEL
18.Marie Bouzkova, CZE
19.Nao Hibino, JPN
20.Anna Kalinskaya, RUS
1.Elina Avanesyan, RUS
2.Zhu Lin, CHN
3.Maria Timofeeva, RUS
4.Noma Noha Akugue, GER
5.SLO BJK Cup Team
6.Emina Bektas, USA
7.Julia Riera, ARG
8.Caroline Dolehide, USA
9.Rebeka Masarova, ESP
10.Tamara Korpatsch, GER
11.Laura Pigossi, BRA
12.Maria Carle, ARG
13.Mai Hontama, JPN
14.Julia Grabher, AUT
15.Yuan Yue, CHN
16.Kimberly Birrell, AUS
17.Zeynep Sönmez, TUR
18.Ulrikke Eikeri/Ingrid Neel, NOR/EST
19.Veronika Erjavec, SLO
20.Iryna Shymanovich, BLR
FRESH FACES JUNIORS
1.Zheng Qinwen, CHN
2.Anastasia Potapova, RUS
3.Mirra Andreeva, RUS
4.Emma Navarro, USA
5.Elisabetta Cocciaretto, ITA
6.Peyton Stearns, USA
7.Wang Xiyu, CHN
8.Camila Osorio, COL
9.Wang Xinyu, CHN
10.Linda Noskova, CZE
11.Alycia Parks, USA
12.Marta Kostyuk, UKR
13.Ashlyn Krueger, USA
14.Linda Fruhvirtova, CZE
15.Clara Burel, FRA
16.Diana Shnaider, RUS
17.Varvara Gracheva, FRA
18.Emiliana Arango, COL
19.Celine Naef, SUI
20.Eva Lys, GER
1.Alina Korneeva, RUS
2.Clervie Ngounoue, USA
3.USA Jr. BJK Cup Team (16s)
4.Sara Saito, JPN
5.Renata Jamrichova, SVK
6.Lucciana Perez Alarcon, PER
7.Katherine Hui, USA
8.CZE World Jr. 14s Team
9.Mayu Crossley, JPN
10.Ella Seidel, GER
11.Melisa Ercan, ex-TUR (AUS)
12.Emerson Jones, AUS
13.Federica Urgesi, ITA
14.Tereza Valentova, CZE
15.Mimi Xu, GBR
16.Ranah Akua Stoiber, GBR
17.Alena Kovackova, CZE
18.Iva Jovic, USA
19.Teodora Kostovic, SRB
20.Charo Esquiva Banuls, ESP
VETERANS COMEBACKS
1.Petra Kvitova, CZE
2.Hsieh Su-wei, TPE
3.Laura Siegemund, GER
4.Vera Zvonareva, RUS
5.Madison Keys, USA
6.Lesia Tsurenko, UKR
7.Shuka Aoyama, JPN
8.Victoria Azarenka, BLR
9.Arantxa Rus, NED
10.Sorana Cirstea, ROU
11.Tatjana Maria, GER
12.Camila Giorgi, ITA
13.Martina Trevisan, ITA
14.Emina Bektas, USA
15.Barbora Strycova, CZE
16.Yanina Wickmayer, BEL
17.Sara Errani, ITA
18.Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, RUS
19.Bethanie Mattek-Sands, USA
20.Arina Rodionova, AUS
1.Elina Svitolina, UKR
2.Marketa Vondrousova, CZE
3.Karolina Muchova, CZE
4.Sofia Kenin, USA
5.Taylor Townsend, USA
6.Katerina Siniakova, CZE (ws)
7.Jiske Griffioen, NED (wc)
8.Donna Vekic, CRO
9.Katie Boulter, GBR
10.Wang Yafan, CHN
11.Fiona Ferro, FRA
12.Sara Sorribes Tormo, ESP
13.Viktoria Hruncakova, SVK
14.Caroline Wozniacki, DEN
15.Jennifer Brady, USA
16.Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, RUS
17.Nadia Podoroska, ARG
18.Anna Kalinskaya, RUS
19.Astra Sharma, AUS
20.Francesca Jones, GBR
DOUBLES DOWN
1.Siegemund/Zvonareva, GER/RUS
2.Krejcikova/Siniakova, CZE/CZE
3.Hsieh Su-wei, TPE
4.Gauff/Pegula, USA/USA
5.Dabrowski/Routliffe, CAN/NZL
6.Luisa Stefani, BRA
7.Hunter/Mertens, AUS/BEL
8.Krawczyk/Schuurs, USA/NED
9.Lyudmyla Kichenok, UKR
10.Melichar-Martinez/Perez, USA/AUS
11.Bouzkova/Sorribes Tormo, CZE/ESP
12.Anna Danilina, KAZ
13.V.Kudermetova/Samsonova, RUS/RUS
14.Kato/Sutjiadi, JPN/INA
15.Fernandez/Townsend, CAN/USA
16.Eikeri/Neel, NOR/EST
17.Giuliana Olmos, MEX
18.Hozumi/Ninomiya, JPN/JPN
19.Gamarra Martins/Marozava, BRA/BLR
20.Diane Parry, FRA
1.Zhang Shuai, CHN
2.Paula Badosa, ESP
3.Anett Kontaveit, EST
4.Garbine Muguruza, ESP
5.Jil Teichmann, SUI
6.Alison Riske-Amritraj, USA
7.Ajla Tomljanovic, AUS
8.Shelby Rogers, USA
9.Jule Niemeier, GER
10.Kristina Mladenovic, FRA (wd)
11.Bianca Andreescu, CAN
12.Amanda Anisimova, USA
13.Karolina Pliskova, CZE
14.Bernarda Pera, USA
15.Danielle Collins, USA
16.Alize Cornet, FRA
17.Kaia Kanepi, EST
18.Veronika Kudermetova, RUS (ws)
19.Caroline Garcia, FRA
20.Krejcikova/Siniakova, CZE/CZE
MOST IMPROVED COACH
1.Mirra Andreeva, RUS
2.Elisabetta Cocciaretto, ITA
3.Emma Navarro, USA
4.Zhu Lin, CHN
5.Jodie Burrage, GBR
6.Ashlyn Krueger, USA
7.Peyton Stearns, USA
8.Wang Xinyu, CHN
9.Marta Kostyuk, UKR
10.Anna Blinkova, RUS
11.Lucia Bronzetti, ITA
12.Rebeka Masarova, ESP
13.Viktoriya Tomova, BUL
14.Caroline Dolehide, USA
15.Lizzy de Greef, NED (wc)
1.Brad Gilbert/Pere Riba (ex) [Gauff]
2.Anton Dubrov [Sabalenka]
3.Stefano Vukov [Rybakina]
5.Tomasz Wiktorowski [Swiatek]
6.David Witt [Pegula]
7.Nikola Horvat/Pam Shriver [Vekic]
8.Jiri Vanek [Kvitova]
9.Jiri Hrebec/Jan Hernych [Vondrousova]
10.Thomas Johansson [Cirstea]
11.Emil Miske/Kirsten Flipkens [Muchova]
12.Rafael Paciaroni [Haddad Maia]
13.Wim Fisette [ex-Zheng Q.]
14.Mark Gellard [Linette]
15.Igor Andreev [Potapova]
ITF WHEELCHAIR
1.Emma Navarro, USA
2.Brenda Fruhvirtova, CZE
3.Viktorija Golubic, SUI
4.Wang Yafan, CHN
5.Valeriya Strakhova, UKR (d)
6.Martina Capurro Taborda, ARG
7.Yanina Wickmayer, BEL
8.Kayla Day, USA
9.Petra Marcinko, CRO
10.Jaqueline Cristian, ROU
1.Diede de Groot, NED
2.Yui Kamiji, JPN
3.Kamiji/Montjane, JPN/RSA
4.NED World Team Cup
5.Jiske Griffioen, NED
6.de Groot/Van Koot, NED/NED
7.de Groot/Griffioen, NED/NED
8.Momoko Ohtani, JPN
9.Aniek Van Koot, NED
10.Zhu Zhenzhen, CHN
TEAM NCAA
1.Canadian BJK Cup (W)
2.Italian BJK Cup (RU)
3.U.S. Jr. BJK Cup (16s)
4.Netherlands World Team Cup (wc)
5.Slovenian BJK Cup (SF)
6.Czech World Jr. (14s)
7.North Carolina (NCAA)
8.Croatian Hopman Cup (Vekic/Coric)
9.Czech BJK Cup (SF)
10.U.S. United Cup (W)
1.Fiona Crawley, USA (North Carolina)
2.Diana Shnaider, RUS (N.C. State)
3.Tian Fangran, CHN (UCLA)
4.Crawley/Tanguilig, USA/USA (UNC)
5.Layne Sleeth, CAN (Oklahoma)
6.Mary Stoiana, USA (Texas A&M)
7.Lea Ma, USA (Georgia)
8.Maddy Sieg, USA (USC)
9.Amelia Rajecki, GBR (N.C. State)
10.Alexa Noel, USA (Miami)
BJK CUP PLAYERS BJK CUP CAPTAINS
1.Leylah Fernandez, CAN
2.Martina Trevisan, ITA
3.Gaby Dabrowski, CAN
4.Jasmine Paolini, ITA
5.Marina Stakusic, CAN
6.Shuko Aoyama, JPN
7t.Kaja Juvan, SLO
7t.Tamara Zidansek, SLO
9.Marketa Vondrousova, CZE
10.Fernanda Contreras, MEX
1.Tathiana Garbin, ITA
2.Heidi El Tabakh, CAN
3.Ai Sugiyama, JPN
4.Julien Benneteau, FRA
5.Andrej Krasevec, SLO
6.Petr Pala, CZE
7.Kathy Rinaldi, USA
8.Mikhail Filima, UKR
9.Rainer Schuettler, GER
10.Roberta Burzagli, BRA


**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
2023 Aryna Sabalenka, BLR

**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
2023 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
2023 Marketa Vondrousova, CZE

**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
2023 Alycia Parks, USA

**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
2023 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
2023 Coco Gauff, USA

*"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
2023 Zheng Qinwen, CHN

*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
2023 Alina Korneeva, RUS

*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)
2023 Fiona Crawley, USA (North Carolina)

*"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
2023 Elina Avanesyan, RUS

*"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
2023 Petra Kvitova, CZE

*"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
2023 Elina Svitolina, UKR

*"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
2023 Mirra Andreeva, RUS

*"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
2023 Zhang Shuai, CHN

*"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
2023 Laura Siegemund/Vera Zvonareva, GER/RUS

*"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)
2023 Brad Gilbert, w/ Pere Riba (Gauff)

*"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 Cup]
2022 Flavia Pennetta/Francesca Schiavone, ITA/ITA (Wimbledon Legends)
2023 Canadian BJK Cup Team

*"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
2023 Emma Navarro, USA

*"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
2023 Leylah Fernandez, CAN
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* - 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
2023 Leylah Fernandez, CAN

*"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*
2023 Tathiana Garbin, ITA*
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* - non-championship team



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