Ash Barty’s maintain on the Wimbledon title and No. 1 rating helped him win the WTA Player of the Year for a second time in voting outcomes introduced on Tuesday.
Barbora Krejcikova was adjudged the Most Improved Player and shared the Doubles Team of the Year award with Katerina Siniakova. Krejcikova was the primary girl since 2000 to win each the singles and doubles championships on the French Open.
Emma Radukanu was chosen because the Newcomer of the Year after successful the US Open on the age of 18 and have become the primary participant to go from the qualifying spherical to a Grand Slam title.
Carla Suárez Navarro is the Comeback Player of the Year after taking part in with Hodgkin’s lymphoma on tour and returning to signify Spain within the Billie Jean King Cup remaining.
Barty was additionally the WTA Player of the Year in 2019. This season, he led the tour with 5 titles, together with his second Grand Slam championship on the All England Club.
And lastly…
Tour-leading 5 WTA titles in 2021
present Wimbledon champion
️ World No. 1 rating on the finish of third consecutive 12 months@ashbarty WTA Player of the Year Award for the second time in his profession pic.twitter.com/awUBReudMV— WTA (@WTA) December 7, 2021
The 25-year-old Australian additionally completed at No. 1 within the year-end rankings for the third consecutive season.
Krejcikova had by no means gained a singles title earlier than taking three in 2021, together with at Roland Garros, and rose from No. 65 to a excessive of No. 3 within the singles rankings on the finish of 2020.
Krejcikova and Siniakova had been acknowledged as Doubles Team of the Year for the second time since 2018. They gained the French Open, the WTA Finals and an Olympic gold medal collectively this 12 months.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
