Mar

28

Henin Named 2007 WTA Tennis Player of the Year

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Belgian world number one Justine Henin bagged yet another reward for her outstanding performance 2007 season on Thursday as she was bestowed with the title of the WTA player of the year.

Henin, who also got the honor in 2003, succeeded 10 of the 14 tournaments that she started last year. She was triumphant in 25 straight matches after surrendering to France’s Marion Bartoli in the semi-finals at Wimbledon.

In spite of that All-England discontent, Henin took her total of Grand Slam singles titles to seven in 2007, with triumphs at Roland Garros and the US Open. Henin became the first woman in history, who has earned more than five million dollars in prize money in a single year.

Serbian Ana Ivanovic, who bagged the prestigious WTA tier one title at Indian Wells on Sunday, was referred to as the most-improved player.

The 20-year-old inserted three more titles to her resume in 2007 to take her titles to five. She is the first Serbian to make it to a Grand Slam final when she was done with runner-up to Henin at the French Open.

American Lindsay Davenport was conferred with the title of comeback player of the year, after returning to the courts in September, three months after the birth of her first child, son Jagger.

She became victorious in 13 matches with just one fall, capturing titles at Quebec City and Bali and coming back to the top 100 (73) for the 15th year in a row.

Hungarian Agnes Szavay, 19, got the best newcomer award after acquiring her first two career titles at Beijing and Palermo. She leaped from 185th place in the world rankings to right 20th.



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