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Serena Williams wins WTA’s Player of the Year award – the 4th consecutive time
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Serena Williams has won the WTA’s Player of the Year award for the fourth consecutive time and seventh overall.
The women’s tennis tour announced its annual awards Tuesday.
Williams was ranked No. 1 throughout 2015, going 53-3 with a WTA-high 5 titles, including 3 at major tournaments – the Australian Open; the French Open and Wimbledon. Bidding for the Grand Slam, she lost in the semifinals of the U.S. Open to Roberta Vinci.
Her older sister Venus was Comeback Player of the Year.
In other honors voted on by media and fans, Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza were Doubles Team of the Year, and Daria Gavrilova was Newcomer of the Year.
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