The WTA will once again present the WTA Player Awards to honour the best players of the 2024 campaign.
Player of the Year, Most Improved Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year, and Doubles Team of the Year are the five categories into which these are divided. International tennis media will cast their votes for the winners.
One of the nominees, Aryna Sabalenka, advanced to seven finals this season and won four titles. She won her first US Open title, defended her Australian Open title, and won WTA 1000 titles in Cincinnati and Wuhan.
For the first time in her career, she finished the season in the top spot at the end of the year and regained the WTA World No. 1 ranking in October.
Among the nominees, Iga Swiatek won five titles this season, the most of any player on the circuit. In addition to winning four WTA 1000 titles—Doha, Indian Wells, Madrid, and Rome—she also achieved success at Roland Garros for the third consecutive year.
Among the nominees is Coco Gauff, who took home three titles in 2024, including her first WTA Finals title and the record $4.8 million in prize money that came with it—the biggest payout in tour history.
Qinwen Zheng is another nominee who advanced to five finals during the 2024 season and won the WTA 250 Palermo and WTA 500 Tokyo titles. competed for the title in her first career WTA Finals, she placed second in her home event, WTA 1000 Wuhan, and her first Slam final, the Australian Open. In 2024, she also took home the gold medal at the Olympics in Paris.
The nominees for the annual WTA Player Awards (the winners will be announced across the week of December 9) pic.twitter.com/BUbilJsMwm
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Coco Gauff in 2024
WWLWWLWWWW Now the world no.3, the American played her last match on the 9th of November when she defeated world no.5 Qinwen Zheng 3-6 6-4 7-6(2) in the final in Riyadh to win her 9th career title.
At the moment, during this season Gauff owns a 54-17 record. Coco clinched 3 titles in 2024 in Auckland, Beijing and Riyadh.
Coco Gauff will take on the world no.221 Sinja Kraus in the . In the past, they have never played each other up to now in top tournaments.
The American conquered 3 titles in 2024 in Auckland, Beijing and Riyadh.
The American won 9 titles in her career: 6 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Aryna Sabalenka in 2024
LLWWWWWWWL Now the world no.1, the Belarussian played her last match on the 8th of November when she lost to world no.3 Cori Gauff 7-6(4) 6-3 in the semifinal in Riyadh (draw).
This season the Belarussian has managed to achieve a 56-14 win-loss record. Aryna clinched 4 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Cincinnati, U.S. Open and Wuhan. The Belarussian reached the final in Brisbane, Madrid and Rome.
Aryna Sabalenka will compete against the world no.450 Petra Kvitova in the final on Saturday at 6:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. The head to head is 3-2 for Kvitova.
Sabalenka clinched 4 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Cincinnati, U.S. Open and Wuhan. The Belarussian got to the final in Brisbane (Brisbane International), in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) and in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia).
The Belarussian won 17 titles in her career: 13 on hard courts, 2 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka played each other 9 times. Their current head to head is 5-4 for Gauff. The last time they squared off, Coco Gauff won 7-6(4) 6-3 in the semifinal in Riyadh (WTA Finals) on the 8th of November 2024.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
Iga Swiatek in 2024
WWWWLWLWWW Ranked no.2, the Pole played her last match on the 18th of November when she beat world no.4 Jasmine Paolini 3-6 6-4 6-4 in the Rubber 2 in (draw).
At the moment, during this season Swiatek has a 64-9 record. The Pole clinched 6 titles in 2024 in Australia, Doha, Indian Wells, Madrid, Rome and French Open.
Qinwen Zheng in 2024
Now the world no.5 (career-high), Qinwen played her last match on the 9th of November when she lost to world no.3 Cori Gauff 3-6 6-4 7-6(2) in the final in Riyadh (draw).
Until now, during this year Qinwen has a 52-18 record. Qinwen has won 3 titles in 2024 in Palermo, Paris and Tokyo. The Chinese was the runner-up at the Australian Open, in Wuhan and in Riyadh.
Iga Swiatek and Qinwen Zheng played each other 7 times. The head to head is 6-1 for Swiatek. The last time they played each other, Qinwen Zheng won 6-2 7-5 in the semifinal in Paris (Olympics) on the 1st of August 2024.
