Angelique Kerber was all smiles yesterday during a special presentation at the WTA Finals in Singapore, where she was given the WTA Year-End World No. 1 singles trophy.

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The German also become the first recipient of the WTA Year-End World No. 1 Tiffany ring.

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The ceremony took place just after Kerber wrapped up a win over world No. 4 Simona Halep.

On hand for the presentation were WTA CEO Steve Simon, former world No. 1 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Salah Tahlak, tournament director of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

Kerber was praised for her outstanding 2016 campaign in which she won her first Grand Slam title in Australia, made the Wimbledon final, won an Olympic silver medal and took home the US Open championship. She is the first German woman to win a major since Steffi Graf in 1999.

“I’ve had one of my best years in my career, so it was just an incredible year with a lot of emotions,” Kerber said at the ceremony. “For me, it’s an honor to be the next No. 1.”