The leading light in the WTA Awards was Iga Swiatek who technically took two of the awards home for a second year in a row. In particular the WTA Player of the Year was sealed by the World No.1.
Swiatek has been voted as the WTA Player of the Year two years on the bounce and becomes the first player since Serena Williams to win it in back-to-back seasons with the American doing so in 2012-2016.
Swiatek won a tour leading six titles. She defended her Roland Garros crown, sealed the China Open in Beijing, WTA 500 tournaments in Qatar and Stuttgart as well as winning in Warsaw and at the WTA Finals.
All of this while losing her World No.1 crown at the US Open then gaining it back again in Cancun. A player who has garnered some criticism for not being as dominant this year, the accolades show that she still very much is the driving force.
This is also shown in the Coach of the Year award which was won by Tomasz Wiktorowski. Seen as the driving force behind the Pole, he has led her to 68 match wins and six titles with Swiatek also becoming the first woman since Justine Henin and Elina Svitolina to retain Roland Garros and win WTA Finals without losing a match. Ons Jabeur and Jessica Pegula also picked up awards in similar categories for aces and sportsmanship.
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2023 Player of the Year 👏
World No.1 @iga_swiatek has been voted as the WTA Player of the Year for the second year in a row! Winning a tour-leading six titles.