In the statement made by WTA, it was stated that 21-year-old Swiatek won the award for the best tennis player of 2022 after the ranking made by the votes of international media members for the first time.
The Polish athlete, who also won the best rookie tennis player award in 2020, won the French Open (Roland Garros) and the US Open, one of the grand slams this season, as well as the WTA 1000 tournaments Qatar Open, Indian Wells, Miami Open and Rome Open, WTA 500 Stuttgart Open. and reached the trophy at the San Diego Open.
Completing the season with 8 trophies and 67 victories, the Polish tennis player achieved an unprecedented success in women’s tennis with her 37-game unbeaten streak, following Serena Williams from the USA.
– Ounce Jabeur awarded sportsmanship
Another female athlete who made a breakthrough in her career this year, world number 2 Tunisian Ons Jabeur, was awarded the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award, determined by the votes of tennis players.
The 28-year-old tennis player won this award for her respectful attitude towards her opponents on and off the court.
HERE ARE THE AWARD WINNERS IN OTHER CATEGORIES
Best team in doubles: Barbora Krejcikova-Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic)
Most Improved: Beatriz Haddad Maia (Brazil)
Best rookie: Qinwen Zheng (China)
Best response: Tatjana Maria (Germany)
Peachy Kellmeyer Player Service: Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada)
Jerry Diamond ACES: Maria Sakkari (Greece)
Best trainer: David Witt (USA)