The 2016 WTA Awards are a series of awards given by the Women's Tennis Association to players who have achieved something remarkable during the 2016 WTA Tour.[1]
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year |  Angelique Kerber |
| Most improved player of the year |  Johanna Konta |
| Newcomer of the year |  Naomi Osaka |
| Comeback player of the year |  Dominika Cibulková |
← 2015 2017 → | |
The awards
editThese awards are decided by either the media, the players, the association, or the fans. Nominees were announced by the WTA's Twitter account.[2]
- Note: award winners in bold
Player of the Year
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Doubles Team of the Year
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Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina
Caroline Garcia & Kristina Mladenovic[4]
Martina Hingis & 
Sania Mirza
Bethanie Mattek-Sands & 
Lucie Šafářová
Most Improved Player of the Year
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Newcomer of the Year
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Comeback Player of the Year
editKaren Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award
editPeachy Kellmeyer Player Service Award
editDiamond Aces
editFan Favourite Player
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Angelique Kerber- Sania Mirza
- Serena Williams
Agnieszka Radwańska
Simona Halep
Dominika Cibulková- Karolína Plíšková
Garbiñe Muguruza- Madison Keys
- Petra Kvitová
Victoria Azarenka
Elina Svitolina- Venus Williams
Caroline Wozniacki- Elena Vesnina
- Ekaterina Makarova
- Alizé Cornet
- Belinda Bencic
Eugenie Bouchard
Sara Errani
Jelena Janković- Andrea Petkovic
- Lucie Šafářová
- Ana Ivanovic
- Sabine Lisicki
Post of the Year
editSelfie of the Year
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#TBT (Throwback Thursday) of the Year
editLOL of the Year
editPet of the Year
editFan Favourite WTA Video of the Year
edit- WTA Emoji Challenge 2.0([1])
- Alize Cornet WTA Frame Challenge
- WTA Cracker Challenge
- WTA Spelling Bee
- Jelena Ostapenko Selfie Challenge
Fan Favorite WTA Shot of the Year
edit- Caroline Wozniacki, 2016 Auckland Open first round (7%)
- Agnieszka Radwańska, 2016 BNP Paribas Open third round (62%)([2])[15]
- Simona Halep, 2016 Rogers Cup second round (21%)
Kirsten Flipkens, 2016 Korea Open first round (10%)
Fan Favorite WTA Match of the Year
edit- Jelena Jankovic vs. Belinda Bencic, Dubai first round (4–6, 7–5, 6–4)
- Agnieszka Radwańska vs. Dominika Cibulková, Indian Wells second round (6–3, 3–6, 7–5)
- Victoria Azarenka vs. Garbiñe Muguruza, Miami fourth round (7–6, 7–6)
Daria Gavrilova vs. Simona Halep, Rome second round (6–3, 4–6, 6–3)- Carla Suárez Navarro vs. Angelique Kerber, Birmingham quarterfinal (6–4, 1–6, 7–5)
- Caroline Wozniacki vs. Agnieszka Radwańska, Tokyo semifinal (4–6, 7–5, 6–4)
- Petra Kvitová vs Angelique Kerber, Wuhan third round (6–7, 7–5, 6–4)
- Madison Keys vs. Petra Kvitová, Beijing quarterfinal (6–3, 6–7, 7–6)
- Svetlana Kuznetsova vs. Agnieszka Radwańska, WTA Finals round robin (7–5, 1–6, 7–5)
- Dominika Cibulková vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova, WTA Finals semifinal (1–6, 7–6, 6–4)
Fan Favorite Grand Slam Match of the Year
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Johanna Konta vs. Ekaterina Makarova, Australian Open fourth round (4–6, 6–4, 8–6)- Angelique Kerber vs. Serena Williams, Australian Open final (6–4, 3–6, 6–4)
- Samantha Stosur vs. Lucie Šafářová, French Open third round (6–3, 6–7, 7–5)
- Garbiñe Muguruza vs. Serena Williams, French Open final (7–5, 6–4)
- Venus Williams vs. Daria Kasatkina, Wimbledon third round (7–5, 4–6, 10–8)
- Svetlana Kuznetsova vs. Sloane Stephens, Wimbledon third round (6–7, 6–2, 8–6)
- Dominika Cibulková vs. Agnieszka Radwańska, Wimbledon fourth round (6–3, 5–7, 9–7)
- Karolína Plíšková vs. Venus Williams, US Open fourth round (4–6, 6–4, 7–6)
- Serena Williams vs. Simona Halep, US Open quarterfinal (6–2, 4–6, 6–3)
- Angelique Kerber vs. Karolína Plíšková, US Open final (6–3, 4–6, 6–4)
Best Dressed of the Year
edit- Eugenie Bouchard, Connecticut Open
- Victoria Azarenka, Indian Wells
- Venus Williams, US Open
- Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Indian Wells
- Garbiñe Muguruza, Rome
- Angelique Kerber, US Open
- Sloane Stephens, Acapulco
- Simona Halep, Madrid
- Serena Williams, Wimbledon
- Agnieszka Radwańska, Miami
- Ana Ivanovic, Roland Garros
References
edit- ^ "Vote: WTA Social Fan Favourites".
- ^ "@WTA" on Twitter
- ^ "WTA Player of the Year: Angelique Kerber".
- ^ "WTA Team of the Year: Garcia & Mladenovic".
- ^ "WTA Most Improved Player of the Year: Johanna Konta".
- ^ "WTA Newcomer of the Year: Naomi Osaka".
- ^ "WTA Comeback Player of the Year: Dominika Cibulková".
- ^ "Universally loved by her peers, it was no surprise that Petra Kvitova walked away with the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award for the fourth straight year".
- ^ "Safarova Earns Player Service Award For Third Straight Year".
- ^ "Simona Halep wins Diamond Aces award".
- ^ @AnaIvanovic (26 June 2015). "Happy vibes from the @WTA Pre Wimbledon Party! ✌️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @CaroWozniacki (13 October 2016). "Throwing it back to my first time in Hong Kong when I was 16 and played doubles with Venus..😊 #ilookveryyoung…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Throwback Thursday of the year 2016, WTA".
- ^ @Venuseswilliams (16 June 2016). "#throwback Thursday. Back then...Compton..you know??" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Radwańska wins 2016 WTA shot of the year".