Swiatek Wins WTA Player of Year, Pegula’s Coach Witt Honored

Swiatek Wins WTA Player of Year, Pegula’s Coach Witt Honored
Iga Swiatek of Poland reacts to scoring a point during the first set against Coco Gauff of the United States during round-robin play on day six of the WTA Finals tennis tournament in Fort Worth, Texas, on Nov. 5, 2022. LM Otero/AP Photo
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Iga Swiatek was honored as WTA Player of the Year for the first time on Monday, Dec. 12, after rising to No. 1 in the rankings in April and remaining there for the rest of the season thanks in part to two Grand Slam titles.

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