WTA Player of the Year named top-ranked Iga Swiatek

• Iga Swiatek won the WTA Player of  Year award.
• Swiatek won the French and U.S. Opens.
• Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil was voted the Most Improved Player.

Iga Swiatek, the top-ranked player in the world, won the WTA Player of the Year award for the first time in her career, and Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova were named the WTA Doubles Team of the Year, according to the organisation that oversees women’s tennis.

Polish player Swiatek won the French and U.S. Opens, as well as titles in Doha, Indian Wells, Miami, Stuttgart, Rome, and San Diego during a remarkable 37-match winning streak.

The 2021 Newcomer of the Year had a fantastic 2022, winning 67 matches overall, dominating the list of finals attended, and taking home the most awards.

World No. 1 Krejcikova and doubles After winning championships at the U.S. Open, Wimbledon, and the Australian Open, Siniakova won the team award for the second consecutive season.

David Witt, who helped Jessica Pegula reach the third spot in the rankings, was honoured for his success and chosen by his peers as the Coach of the Year.

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Capping off an unstoppable season, your 2022 WTA Player of the Year, @iga_swiatek 🗳#WTAAwards pic.twitter.com/y4zLvvHjXL

— wta (@WTA) December 12, 2022

Pegula won the Guadalajara Open, made it to her first WTA 1000 final of her career at the Madrid Open, and advanced to the quarterfinals of three of the four Grand Slams.

Ons Jabeur of Tunisia got the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award, and Zheng Qinwen of China, who rose more than 100 spots this year to a career-high ranking of 25, was named Newcomer of the Year.

After cracking the top 20, Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil was voted the Most Improved Player of the Year.

After missing three major tournaments last year due to the birth of her second daughter, German player Tatjana Maria was awarded the Comeback Player of the Year after making it to her maiden Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon.

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