Barty Named WTA Player of the Year, Raducanu Wins Newcomer Award

Australia's Ashleigh Barty poses with the women's singles trophy on the balcony of the Park Plaza in front of the London Eye, London, on July 11, 2021. Ben Queenborough/Reuters

World number one Ash Barty was named WTA Player of the Year for the second time and U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu took the Newcomer of the Year title, the governing body of the women’s game said on Tuesday.

Australian Barty, who won the title in 2019, won a tour-leading five titles this year including the second Grand Slam trophy of her career at Wimbledon where she beat Czech Karolina Pliskova in the final.