Aryna Sabalenka Voted 2024 WTA Participant of the 12 months

The 2024 season is completed.

Aryna Sabalenka retains on profitable.

World No. 1 Sabalenka has been voted the WTA Participant of the 12 months for 2024, the the WTA introduced immediately.

In a spectacular season, the 26-year-old Belarusian bookended Slam season profitable the Australian Open and US Open championships.

Sabalenka efficiently defended her Australian Open championship in January.

After lacking Wimbledon, Sabalenka got here on sturdy throughout North American hard-court season.

Unleashing all-court expertise, Sabalenka charged by way of 4 video games in a row defeating American Jessica Pegula 7-5, 7-5 to seize her first US Open crown a 12 months after she misplaced a one-set lead and a fell in tears to Coco Gauff within the 2023 ultimate.

Corridor of Famer Billie Jean King offered Sabalenka with the shiny, silver US Open trophy she raised together with the champion’s verify of $3.6 million.

The second-seeded Sabalenka joined an elite checklist of champions—Monica Seles, Steffi Graf, Martina Hingis and Angelique Kerber—because the fifth lady in Open Period historical past to grasp Melbourne and New York in the identical season.

Sabalenka captured 4 Tour-level titles and certified for the year-end WTA Finals for the fourth consecutive 12 months.

The checklist of 5 WTA Participant of the 12 months Award Winners is right here:

Participant of the 12 months: Aryna Sabalenka

Doubles Workforce of the 12 months: Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini

Most Improved Participant of the 12 months: Emma Navarro

Newcomer of the 12 months: Lulu Solar

Comeback Participant of the 12 months: Paula Badosa