The 2022 season is over and this is one of the periods of time when players collect Awards. Iga Swiatek, Ons Jabeur and Qinwen Zheng are among “the standout performers of the 2022 season” according to the WTA.
These are assigned awards:
Player of the Year: Â Iga Swiatek
Doubles Team of the Year: Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova
Most Improved Player of the Year: Beatriz Haddad Maia
Player who is in the 100 and improved significantly over the course of the season
Comeback Player of the Year: Tatjana Maria
Player whose ranking previously dropped due to injury or personal reasons and who restored her rankings this season
Newcomer of the Year: Zheng Qinwen
Player who made their Top 100 debut and/or had notable season achievements
Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award: Ons Jabeur
Player “voted by her athlete peers for demonstrating conduct befitting of a professional sports figure and observing the rules of fair play, showing respect for others and being gracious on and off the court. ”
Peachy Kellmeyer Player Service Award: Gabriela Dabrowski
Player who “supports to fellow players at all levels of the tour as well as wider WTA initiatives.”
Jerry Diamond ACES Award: Maria Sakkari
Player “who in 2022 consistently went above and beyond to promote the sport of women’s tennis to fans, media and local communities by performing off-court promotional activities.”
Coach of the Year: David Witt
Coach of Jessica Pegula
Iga Swiatek in 2022
WWWWLWLWWW Currently ranked no.1, Iga played her last match on the 6th of November when she lost to world no.5 Aryna Sabalenka 6-2 2-6 6-1 in the semifinal in Fort Worth (draw).
This season Swiatek has managed to achieve a 67-9 win-loss record. Iga clinched 8 titles in 2022 in Doha, Indian Wells, Miami, Stuttgart, Rome, French Open, U.S. Open and San Diego. Iga was the runner-up in Ostrava.
Ons Jabeur in 2022
LLWWLWWLWW Ranked world no.2 (career-high), Jabeur played her last match on the 4th of November when she lost to world no.6 Maria Sakkari 6-2 6-3 in the round robin in Fort Worth (draw).
This season the Tunisian has managed to achieve an overall 47-17 record. Jabeur conquered 2 titles in 2022 in Madrid and Berlin. Ons was the finalist in Charleston, Rome, Wimbledon and U.S. Open.
Iga Swiatek and Ons Jabeur faced off 5 times. Their actual head to head record is 3-2 for Swiatek. Before, the last time they played, Iga Swiatek won 6-2 7-6(5) in the final in New York (U.S. Open) on the 10th of September 2022.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Qinwen Zheng in 2022
Now ranked no.27, the Chinese played her last match on the 12th of November when she lost to world no.89 Kaja Juvan 2-6 7-6(6) 6-3 in the Rubber 3 in CHN 3 (draw).
This season the Chinese has a 39-19 match record. The Chinese clinched 2 titles in 2022 Orlando and the Valencia. The Chinese was the runner-up in Tokyo.
