Sloane Stephens has been named the Comeback Player of the Year and it's more than well deserved. The American spent the start of 2017 slowed down by a huge boot on her left leg. By September, she was the US Open champion.

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Her foot injury (which required surgery) sent her rankings outside of the Top 900. She returned at Wimbledon, before enjoying a successful swing on hard courts in Cincinnati and Toronto (she reached the semifinals of both). The 24-year-old took that momentum to New York, where she fought to the final before stunning Madison Keys for her first Grand Slam title.

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After just five events played, Stephens ranking has skyrocketed to No. 15. She has flown to Zhuhai for the WTA Elite Trophy to close her comeback season out.

The WTA gave out a few more awards as the top 8 get ready to battle in Singapore.

Garbine Muguruza earned Player of the Year for winning her second career Grand Slam at Wimbledon and adding on the title in Cincinnati for good measure. She achieved a No. 1 ranking for the first time, becoming just the second Spaniard in WTA history to reach the milestone. Muguruza is in Singapore for her fourth-straight WTA finals showing.

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CiCi Bellis finished 2016 as the youngest player in the Top 100 and only went up from there in 2017. She reached her first Premier 5-level quarterfinal in Dubai and her first Premier semifinal in Stanford. The American improved her ranking to a career-high of No. 35 in August.

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Jelena Ostapenko has made herself into a household name this season with her French Open title. After reaching the Wimbledon quarterfinals, the 20-year-old won her second career title in Seoul. She's currently ranked No. 7 and is making her Singapore debut.