2017 WTA Awards

Details
Achievements (singles)
Awards
Player of the year	Garbiñe Muguruza
Most improved player of the year	Jeļena Ostapenko
Newcomer of the year	Catherine Bellis
Comeback player of the year	Sloane Stephens
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The 2017 WTA Awards are a series of awards given by the Women's Tennis Association to players who have achieved something remarkable during the 2017 WTA Tour.

The awards

These awards are decided by either the media, the players, the association, or the fans. Nominees were announced by the WTA's Twitter account. ^[1]

Note: award winners in bold

Player of the Year

• Garbiñe Muguruza ^[2]
• Simona Halep
• Jeļena Ostapenko
• Karolína Plíšková
• Elina Svitolina
• Venus Williams

Doubles Team of the Year

• Chan Yung-jan & Martina Hingis ^[3]
• Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina
• Bethanie Mattek-Sands & Lucie Šafářová

Most Improved Player of the Year

• Caroline Garcia
• Kristina Mladenovic
• Jeļena Ostapenko ^[4]
• Elina Svitolina
• CoCo Vandeweghe

Newcomer of the Year

• Catherine Bellis ^[5]
• Beatriz Haddad Maia
• Elise Mertens
• Markéta Vondroušová

Comeback Player of the Year

• Sloane Stephens ^[6]
• Ashleigh Barty
• Madison Keys
• Petra Kvitová

Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award

• Petra Kvitová

Peachy Kellmeyer Player Service Award

• Lucie Šafářová

Diamond Aces

• Angelique Kerber ^[7]

Fan Favourite Player

• Serena Williams
• Elena Vesnina
• Maria Sharapova
• Garbiñe Muguruza
• Simona Halep ^{[8] [9]}
• Ashleigh Barty
• CoCo Vandeweghe
• Lucie Šafářová
• Dominika Cibulková
• Caroline Garcia
• Johanna Konta
• Agnieszka Radwańska
• Kristina Mladenovic
• Petra Kvitová
• Caroline Wozniacki
• Elina Svitolina
• Eugenie Bouchard
• Venus Williams
• Catherine Bellis
• Peng Shuai
• Karolína Plíšková
• Julia Görges
• Sloane Stephens
• Angelique Kerber
• Svetlana Kuznetsova
• Jeļena Ostapenko

Fan Favorite WTA Shot of the Year

• Agnieszka Radwańska, 2017 Sydney International second round (27%)
• Caroline Wozniacki, 2017 Miami Open quarterfinals (8%)
• Daria Kasatkina, 2017 Canadian Open first round (10%)
• Agnieszka Radwańska, 2017 Wuhan Open second round (55%) ( [1]) ^[10]

Fan Favorite WTA Match of the Year

• Caroline Garcia vs Elina Svitolina, China Open quarterfinals (6–7, 7–5, 7–6)( [2])

Fan Favorite Grand Slam Match of the Year

• Maria Sharapova vs Simona Halep, US Open first round (6–4, 4–6, 6–3)( [3])

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