On the evening of December 11, Beijing time, the 2023 WTA Player of the Year Award was announced, and Chinese women's tennis player Zheng Qinwen won the WTA Most Improved Player of the Year Award for many honors such as a significant increase in ranking, the first career tour championship and the first Grand Slam women's singles quarterfinals.
Zheng Qinwen, born in 2002, is 21 years old, and in the 2023 season, she has improved significantly and gained a lot. At WTA 250 Palermo, Zheng Qinwen won her first career tour title, and then at the US Open, Zheng Qinwen unlocked the first Grand Slam women's singles quarterfinals. Zheng Qinwen defeated compatriot Zhu Lin to win gold at the Hangzhou Asian Games, followed by a victory over Krejcikova at the WTA 500 Zhengzhou station to win the championship, and Zheng Qinwen ended with a runner-up in the 2023 Zhuhai WTA Super Classic. Currently, Zheng Qinwen is ranked 15th in the world and is the highest-ranked Chinese player.
After winning the award, Zheng Qinwen said that he was very excited: "I am really grateful and excited, it is an honor for me to receive this award, many great players have won this award in the past. After being named Rookie of the Year in 2022, I am also delighted to receive another award and congratulate all the players who won the 2023 award. Thank you to all the fans who have supported me over the past few years. I am also grateful that my team has been with me in difficult and good times. I'm going to bring more to the table for the 2024 season. ”
The specific list of winners.
Player of the Year: Swiatek.
Team of the Year: Hunter Mertens.
Most Improved Player of the Year: Zheng Qinwen.
Rookie of the Year: Mira Andreeva.
Comeback Player of the Year: Svitolina Karen Krantsk.
Sportsmanship Award: Jabalpich Kellmayer.
Player Service Award: Jabbar Jerry Diamond.
Player Event Prize: Pegula.
Coach of the Year: Thomas Viktorovsky (Swiatek).
Text |Reporter Long Xitu |Editor-in-charge of Visual China |Proofread by Lv Hang |Zhang Jialiang.