Halep, Serena win WTA year-end awards

Oct 19, 2018
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Halep, Serena win WTA year-end awards

Published Oct 19, 2018

The WTA unveiled their slew of annual winners in Singapore on Friday. The best eight women in the world—nine if you can an injured Simona Halep—were in attendance at the WTA Finals.

Halep, who is missing the event with a herniated disk in her back, won Player of the Year. Her highlights this season including her first career Grand Slam in Paris and securing the year-end No. 1 ranking.

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The Newcomer the Year award went to Aryna Sabalenka. The 20-year-old has skyrocketed inside the Top 15 with title wins in New Haven and Wuhan. She started the year outside of the Top 70 and yet nearly made the field in Singapore.

Serena Williams, who made her much-anticipated return after having a daughter last September, won Comeback Player of the Year. She reached two Grand Slam finals, at Wimbledon and the US Open.

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Kiki Bertens, who snuck into the WTA Finals field with Halep withdrawing, earned Most Improved Player of the Year. She won her biggest career title in Cincinnati, after also winning the crown in Charleston. She added a title in Seoul in the fall, and then cracked the Top 10 for the first time.

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The Doubles Team of the Year went to Wimbledon champions Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova, while Elina Svitolina got the Jerry Diamond ACES Award for taking an active interest in clinics, charitable activities and fan events.