Following the conclusion of the 2024 season, the WTA will celebrate the stand-out performers of the year over the coming days as part of WTA Awards Week, which kicks off today with the announcement of the Player Award winners.
From December 9 to 13, the WTA will honor the best players, tournaments and coach of the year, as well as those athletes who have made an exceptional contribution to the Hologic WTA Tour.
Today the WTA has revealed the winners of the five Player Awards, as voted for by international tennis media, which are as follows:
Aryna Sabalenka has been voted as the Player of the Year for the first time in her career following a stellar season on the Hologic WTA Tour. The 26-year-old reached seven finals across 2024 and won four titles, defending her Australian Open title, lifting her debut US Open crown and winning WTA 1000 events at the Cincinnati Open and the Dongfeng Voyah · Wuhan Open. She recaptured the PIF WTA World No.1 Ranking in October and ended the season in the year-end No.1 position following her fourth consecutive WTA Finals qualification.