The 2019 WTA Awards are a series of awards given by the Women's Tennis Association to players who have achieved something remarkable during the 2019 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 and on the WTA official website.
Note: award winners in bold
Player of the Year
Ashleigh Barty
Karolína Plíšková
Naomi Osaka
Simona Halep
Bianca Andreescu
Doubles Team of the Year
Elise Mertens & Aryna Sabalenka
Hsieh Su-wei & Barbora Strýcová
Tímea Babos & Kristina Mladenovic
Samantha Stosur & Peng Shuai
Most Improved Player of the Year
Belinda Bencic
Sofia Kenin
Alison Riske
Donna Vekić
Amanda Anisimova
Zheng Saisai
Newcomer of the Year
Bianca Andreescu
Coco Gauff
Dayana Yastremska
Karolína Muchová
Elena Rybakina
Iga Świątek
Comeback Player of the Year
Belinda Bencic
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award
Petra Kvitová
Peachy Kellmeyer Player Service Award
Gabriela Dabrowski
Diamond Aces
Kiki Bertens
WTA Coach of the Year
Craig Tyzzer (worked with Ashleigh Barty) Torben Beltz (worked with Donna Vekić) Sylvain Bruneau (worked with Bianca Andreescu)
Fan Favourite Player
Johanna Konta
Iga Świątek
Sloane Stephens
Markéta Vondroušová
Maria Sharapova
Elina Svitolina
Petra Kvitová
Amanda Anisimova
Donna Vekić
Ashleigh Barty
Hsieh Su-wei
Belinda Bencic
Simona Halep
Maria Sakkari
Venus Williams
Dayana Yastremska
Serena Williams
Sofia Kenin
Bianca Andreescu
Kiki Bertens
Karolína Plíšková
Karolína Muchová
Naomi Osaka
Petra Martić
Alison Riske
Aryna Sabalenka
Madison Keys
Elise Mertens
Angelique Kerber
Fan Favorite WTA Shot of the Year
Simona Halep, second round of Dubai Championships (31%) Iga Świątek, semifinals of Lugano Open (40%)() Patricia Maria Țig, semifinals of Bucharest Open (5%) Elina Svitolina, round robin of WTA Finals (24%)
Fan Favorite WTA Match of the Year
Naomi Osaka vs Bianca Andreescu, China Open quarterfinals (5–7, 6–3, 6–4)()
Fan Favorite Grand Slam Match of the Year
Naomi Osaka vs Petra Kvitová, Australian Open final (7–6, 5–7, 6–4)()
The awards and honours of the decade (2010s) In December 2019 WTA announced five top 10 categories of different aspects which marked 2010s in WTA tennis.
Top 10 Rivalries of the Decade
Serena Williams vs Venus Williams, 18–12 (four times at Majors in 2010s, including 2017 Australian Open final) () Maria Sharapova vs Simona Halep, 7–2 (most matches went to third set, includes Sharapova's three set victory in 2014 French Open final) Angelique Kerber vs Karolína Plíšková, 7–5 (five matches in finals, including Kerber's three set victory in 2016 US Open final) Serena Williams vs Maria Sharapova, 20–2 (Serena won 19 matches since Maria was leading the head to head 2–1 in 2004) Petra Kvitová vs Agnieszka Radwańska, 8–5 (including Radwańska's three set victory in final at 2015 WTA Finals) Victoria Azarenka vs Li Na, 6–5 (including Azarenka's three set victory in 2013 Australian Open final) Belinda Bencic vs Naomi Osaka, 3–0 (Bencic ended Osaka's title defence at 2019 Indian Wells and 2019 US Open) Maria Sharapova vs Li Na, 10–5 (played 9 times in 2010s, 2 Major semifinal matches) Simona Halep vs Elina Svitolina, 5–5 (most of the matches being played in the final stages of the biggest tournaments) Serena Williams vs Karolína Plíšková, 2–2 (three of the four matches happened at Majors)