The WTA awarded, this Monday, December 12, the prices of 2022 on Monday, December 12. And if the world number 1, IGA Swiatek, was elected player of the year, Ons Jabeur, ranked 2nd in the world, received the Karen Krantzcke prize of the sporting spirit.
It is unsurprisingly, that the Polish Iga Swiatek, current world number 1, was elected player of the year yesterday by WTA. The 21-year-old Polish player has notably won this season Roland-Garros for the second time in her career as well as the US Open.
Her runner-up, the Tunisian Ons Jabeur consoled herself with the Fair Play Prize by winning the Karen Krantzcke Prize for the sporting spirit for the first time in her career.
She was elected by her pairs for showing a conduct worthy of a professional sporting personality and having observed the rules of fair play, shows respect for others and showed courtesy on and off the field.
The Chinese Zheng Qinwen, who ends the year 27th after having occupied the 25th place (her best ranking), was named revelation of the year.
On the coaches side, the palm goes to David Witt, the coach of the American Jessica Pegula. The latter, world 3rd for the first time in her life, reached the quarter -finals in three of the four Grand Slam tournaments.
Finally, in double, the Czech pair made up of Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova was acclaimed for the second year in a row. It must be said that the two players triumphed at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open.
A new honorary title for the muse of Tunisia Telecom which won a few days ago the Peace and Sport Prix of Peace Champion of the year 2022 for having conducted a significant and sustainable sports initiative, towards a peaceful change.
