2016 WTA Awards

2016 WTA Awards
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 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]

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.[2]

Note: award winners in bold

Player of the Year

Doubles Team of the Year

Most Improved Player of the Year

Newcomer of the Year

Comeback Player of the Year

Fan Favourite Player

Post of the Year

Selfie of the Year

#TBT (Throwback Thursday) of the Year

LOL of the Year

Pet of the Year

Fan Favourite WTA Video of the Year

WTA Emoji Challenge 2.0()
Alize Cornet WTA Frame Challenge
WTA Cracker Challenge
WTA Spelling Bee
Jelena Ostapenko Selfie Challenge

Fan Favorite WTA Shot of the Year

Caroline Wozniacki, 2016 Auckland Open first round (7%)
Agnieszka Radwańska, 2016 BNP Paribas Open third round (62%)()[15]
Simona Halep, 2016 Rogers Cup second round (21%)
Kirsten Flipkens, 2016 Korea Open first round (10%)

Fan Favorite WTA Match of the Year

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

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

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

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[1] "Vote: WTA Social Fan Favourites".

[2] ttps://twitter.com/WTA

[3] "WTA Player of the Year: Angelique Kerber".

[4] "WTA Team of the Year: Garcia & Mladenovic".

[5] "WTA Most Improved Player of the Year: Johanna Konta".

[6] "WTA Newcomer of the Year: Naomi Osaka".

[7] "WTA Comeback Player of the Year: Dominika Cibulková".

[8] "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".

[9] "Safarova Earns Player Service Award For Third Straight Year".

[10] "Simona Halep wins Diamond Aces award".

[11] "2016 WTA Social Fan Favorite Selfie of the Year? 📱😁 Goes to Angelique Kerber and the Iconic WTA Finals selfie".

[12] "Throwback Thursday of the year: Caroline Wozniacki, original Twitter post".

[13] "Throwback Thursday of the year 2016, WTA".

[14] "Throwback Thursday of the year nominee Venus Williams post".

[15] "Radwańska wins 2016 WTA shot of the year".