For the first time in her career, she was voted tennis player of the year Arina Sabalenka.
The Belarusian champion won two Grand Slams, the Australian Open and the US Open, while securing the top of the world rankings at the end of the year, surpassing Poland’s Iga Swiodek. She also won the Cincinnati and Wuhan tournaments to complete her 2024 run with four titles.
The WTA executives voted for the Olympic women in Paris, Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini as the top doubles team of the yearwhile the American, Emma Navarro was named the most improved player of 2024as ranked 38th at the end of 2023, broke into the Top 10 in September after winning her first Hobart title and making six semi-final tournament appearances, including Flushing Meadows, during the season.
At the same time, the New Zealand Lulu Shan won the Newcomer Award of the year after reaching the quarter-finals of Wimbledon (including from the qualifiers), which helped her rise to 40th in the world, while in January she was outside the top 200.
Finally, the partner of Stefanos Tsitsipas and former No. 2 in the world, Paula Bandosawho ended her 2023 season early due to a back problem that cast doubt on her tennis future, was declared Comeback Player of the Year. After returning to the courts this season, the Spanish tennis player won the Washington tournament, while ending the year ranked 12th in the world.
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