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Poland’s Swiatek wins WTA Player of the Year
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The WTA Coach of the Year award went to David Witt

Iga Swiatek was honoured on Monday as WTA Player of the Year for the first time after winning two Grand Slam titles and rising to No. 1 in the world rankings.

the 21-year-old Swiatek, who was the WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2020, led the tour with 67 match wins and eight titles.

The Pole won six trophies in a row during a 37-match winning streak that lasted from February to July and was the longest undefeated stretch in women’s tennis in a quarter of a century.

“I felt like everything clicked this season,” Swiatek, who ascended to the top of the rankings after Ash Barty relinquished that spot upon her sudden retirement, said in a video interview with The Associated Press during her unbeaten streak.

“And I wasn’t expecting to be that consistent.”

Swiatek later won her second major championship at the French Open in June, then claimed the US Open title in September, making her the first woman with two Slam trophies in one season since Angelique Kerber in 2016.

The WTA Coach of the Year award went to David Witt in recognition of his work with American Jessica Pegula, who rose to a career-best No. 3 in the rankings during 2022 and was a quarter-finalist at three Grand Slam tournaments – losing to Barty or Swiatek each time.