2015 WTA Awards

The 2015 WTA Awards are a series of awards given by the Women's Tennis Association to players who have achieved something remarkable during the 2015 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
• Flavia Pennetta
• Agnieszka Radwańska
• Serena Williams^[2]

Doubles Team of the Year

• Casey Dellacqua & Yaroslava Shvedova
• Martina Hingis & Sania Mirza^[3]
• Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina
• Bethanie Mattek-Sands & Lucie Šafářová

Most Improved Player of the Year

• Timea Bacsinszky^[4]
• Belinda Bencic
• Johanna Konta
• Karolína Plíšková
• Anna Karolina Schmiedlova

Newcomer of the Year

• Margarita Gasparyan
• Daria Gavrilova^[5]
• Nao Hibino
• Darya Kasatkina

Comeback Player of the Year

• Kateryna Bondarenko
• Bethanie Mattek-Sands
• Anastasija Sevastova
• Venus Williams^[6]

Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award

• Petra Kvitová^[7]

Peachy Kellmeyer Player Service Award

• Lucie Šafářová^[8]

Diamond Aces

• Caroline Wozniacki^[9]

Fan Favourite Player

• Serena Williams
• Sania Mirza
• Simona Halep
• Garbiñe Muguruza
• Maria Sharapova
• Agnieszka Radwańska
• Petra Kvitová
• Venus Williams
• Lucie Šafářová
• Angelique Kerber
• Karolína Plíšková
• Belinda Bencic
• Ana Ivanovic
• Caroline Wozniacki
• Madison Keys
• Elina Svitolina
• Sara Errani
• Jelena Janković
• Victoria Azarenka
• Ekaterina Makarova
• Andrea Petkovic
• Sabine Lisicki
• Dominika Cibulková
• Alizé Cornet
• Eugenie Bouchard

Womance of the Year

• Belinda Bencic & Kristina Mladenovic
• Garbiñe Muguruza & Carla Suárez Navarro
• Martina Hingis & Sania Mirza
• Flavia Pennetta & Roberta Vinci
• Serena Williams & Caroline Wozniacki^[10]
• Bethanie Mattek-Sands & Lucie Šafářová

Post of the Year

• Serena Williams^[11]
• Simona Halep
• Agnieszka Radwańska
• Garbiñe Muguruza
• Caroline Wozniacki

Selfie of the Year

• Andrea Petkovic
• Serena Williams
• Ana Ivanovic^[12]
• Victoria Azarenka
• Petra Kvitová

#TBT (Throwback Thursday) of the Year

• Maria Sharapova
• Venus Williams^[13]
• Victoria Azarenka
• Eugenie Bouchard
• Heather Watson

LOL of the Year

• Maria Sharapova^[14]
• Caroline Wozniacki
• Ana Ivanovic
• Venus Williams
• Petra Kvitová

AWW of the Year

• Ana Ivanovic
• Victoria Azarenka
• Maria Sharapova
• Serena Williams^[15]
• Agnieszka Radwańska

Fan Favourite WTA Video of the Year

• WTA Live Fan Access | Serena Williams vs Caroline Wozniacki
• WTA Emojis()
• WTA RacquetSabers
• WTA Live Fan Access | Genie Bouchard Big Bang Theory Quiz
• Canadian or Not Canadian

Fan Favorite WTA Shot of the Year

• Agnieszka Radwańska, 2015 Miami Open third round (18%)
• Angelique Kerber, 2015 Stuttgart Open first round (6%)
• Simona Halep, 2015 Rogers Cup semifinal (34%)
• Agnieszka Radwańska, 2015 WTA Finals final (42%)()

Fan Favorite WTA Match of the Year

• Maria Sharapova vs. Ana Ivanovic, Brisbane final
• Petra Kvitová vs. Karolína Plíšková, Sydney final
• Serena Williams vs. Simona Halep, Miami semifinal
• Angelique Kerber vs. Madison Keys, Charleston final
• Angelique Kerber vs. Caroline Wozniacki, Stuttgart final
• Serena Williams vs. Victoria Azarenka, Madrid third round
• Angelique Kerber vs. Karolína Plíšková, Birmingham final
• Angelique Kerber vs. Agnieszka Radwańska, Stanford quarterfinal
• Belinda Bencic vs. Serena Williams, Toronto semifinal
• Agnieszka Radwańska vs. Garbiñe Muguruza, WTA Finals semifinal (6–7, 6–3, 7–5)()

Fan Favorite Grand Slam Match of the Year

• Dominika Cibulková vs. Victoria Azarenka, Australian Open fourth round
• Serena Williams vs. Maria Sharapova, Australian Open final
• Francesca Schiavone vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova, French Open second round
• Serena Williams vs. Lucie Šafářová, French Open final
• Serena Williams vs. Heather Watson, Wimbledon third round
• Garbiñe Muguruza vs. Agnieszka Radwańska, Wimbledon semifinal
• Victoria Azarenka vs. Angelique Kerber, US Open third round (7–5, 2–6, 6–4)()
• Serena Williams vs. Venus Williams, US Open quarterfinal

Best Dressed on-court

• Sloane Stephens, Wimbledon
• Agnieszka Radwańska, Toronto^[16]
• Maria Sharapova, French Open
• Bethanie Mattek-Sands, US Open
• Ana Ivanovic, US Open
• Serena Williams, Australian Open
• Simona Halep, Toronto
• Venus Williams, Miami
• Caroline Wozniacki, Dubai
• Victoria Azarenka, US Open

Best Dressed off-court

• Maria Sharapova, WTA Finals Draw Ceremony
• Eugenie Bouchard, WTA Pre-Wimbledon Party
• Serena Williams, Wimbledon Champions Dinner
• Simona Halep, Iconic Player Party in Paris^[17]
• Garbiñe Muguruza, WTA Finals Draw Ceremony
• Ana Ivanovic, WTA Pre-Wimbledon Party
• Caroline Wozniacki, ESPYS

References

1. https://twitter.com/WTA
2. "WTA Player of the Year: Serena Williams".
3. "WTA Team of the Year: Hingis & Mirza".
4. "WTA Most Improved Player of the Year: Timea Bacsinszky".
5. "WTA Newcomer of the Year: Daria Gavrilova".
6. "WTA Comeback Player of the Year: Venus Williams".
7. "Petra Kvitova claims Krantzcke award".
8. "Lucie Safarova's stellar service award".
9. "Wozniacki wins Diamond Aces award".
10. "Serena & Caroline".
11. "Post of the Year: Serena Williams".
12. "Selfie of the Year: Ana Ivanovic".
13. "#TBT of the Year: Venus Williams".
14. "LOL of the Year: Maria Sharapova".
15. "AWW of the Year: Serena Williams".
16. "Best dressed on-court: Agnieszka Radwanska".
17. "Best dressed off-court: Simona Halep".