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Nov 29th, 2012, 07:13 PM
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Year end # 1 ranking and player of the year award
Only five times within the last 15 years the number one player was the player of the year:
2009, 2007, 2003, 2002, 1998.
Player Of The Year (WTA):
2012 Serena Williams
2011 Petra Kvitová
2010 Kim Clijsters
2009 Serena Williams
2008 Serena Williams
2007 Justine Henin
2006 Amélie Mauresmo
2005 Kim Clijsters
2004 Maria Sharapova
2003 Justine Henin
2002 Serena Williams
2001 Jennifer Capriati
2000 Venus Williams
1999 Lindsay Davenport
1998 Lindsay Davenport
1997 Martina Hingis
1996 Steffi Graf
Year End # 1 player:
1996 Steffi Graf
1997 Martina Hingis
1998 Lindsay Davenport
1999 Martina Hingis
2000 Martina Hingis
2001 Lindsay Davenport
2002 Serena Williams
2003 Justine Henin
2004 Lindsay Davenport
2005 Lindsay Davenport
2006 Justine Henin
2007 Justine Henin
2008 Jelena Janković
2009 Serena Williams
2010 Caroline Wozniacki
2011 Caroline Wozniacki
2012 Victoria Azarenka
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Nov 29th, 2012, 07:15 PM
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Re: Year end # 1 ranking and player of the year award
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Originally Posted by Navratil
Only five times within the last 15 years the number one player was the player of the year:
2009, 2007, 2003, 2002, 1998.
Player Of The Year (WTA):
2012 Serena Williams
2011 Petra Kvitová
2010 Kim Clijsters
2009 Serena Williams
2008 Serena Williams
2007 Justine Henin
2006 Amélie Mauresmo
2005 Kim Clijsters
2004 Maria Sharapova
2003 Justine Henin
2002 Serena Williams
2001 Jennifer Capriati
2000 Venus Williams
1999 Lindsay Davenport
1998 Lindsay Davenport
1997 Martina Hingis
1996 Steffi Graf
Year End # 1 player:
1996 Steffi Graf
1997 Martina Hingis
1998 Lindsay Davenport
1999 Martina Hingis
2000 Martina Hingis
2001 Lindsay Davenport
2002 Serena Williams
2003 Justine Henin
2004 Lindsay Davenport
2005 Lindsay Davenport
2006 Justine Henin
2007 Justine Henin
2008 Jelena Janković
2009 Serena Williams
2010 Caroline Wozniacki
2011 Caroline Wozniacki
2012 Victoria Azarenka
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Nov 29th, 2012, 07:18 PM
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Re: Year end # 1 ranking and player of the year award
Seems to be that it's more likely to get the player of the year award ranked # 2 or 3 
Another proof how bad the ranking system is 
It's different on the ATP tour, isn't it?? |
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Nov 29th, 2012, 07:19 PM
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Re: Year end # 1 ranking and player of the year award
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Originally Posted by Sammo
Um, and Hingis
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1996 + 1997 wasn't last 15 years 
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Nov 29th, 2012, 08:07 PM
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Re: Year end # 1 ranking and player of the year award
It's pretty bad when we've had year end #1s who weren't even in the discussion for Player of the Year-- like Hingis, Davenport several times, Jelena, Wozniacki.
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Nov 29th, 2012, 08:15 PM
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Re: Year end # 1 ranking and player of the year award
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Nov 29th, 2012, 11:36 PM
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Re: Year end # 1 ranking and player of the year award
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Originally Posted by Navratil
Seems to be that it's more likely to get the player of the year award ranked # 2 or 3
Another proof how bad the ranking system is
It's different on the ATP tour, isn't it??
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Looks like you called it correctly. 
http://www.wtatennis.com/news/201211...256076_2994943
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Nov 30th, 2012, 12:19 PM
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Re: Year end # 1 ranking and player of the year award
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Nov 30th, 2012, 12:25 PM
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Re: Year end # 1 ranking and player of the year award
These statistics just show that player should be in top form to win majors and have a full schedule or be consistent on other turnaments to finish year #1 too
If best players continue to treat non-majors as warm-up for Majors , it will always happen that POY is not number 1
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Nov 30th, 2012, 01:24 PM
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Re: Year end # 1 ranking and player of the year award
Usually it's the fault of the ranking system, but this year it's simply because the WTA doesn't give enough points for the Olympics.
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Nov 30th, 2012, 01:49 PM
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Re: Year end # 1 ranking and player of the year award
When Davenport accepted the award in 1999 she said that she and Hingis were both player of the year and she accepted it on their behalf.
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Nov 30th, 2012, 02:46 PM
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Re: Year end # 1 ranking and player of the year award
Quote:
Originally Posted by Navratil
Seems to be that it's more likely to get the player of the year award ranked # 2 or 3
Another proof how bad the ranking system is
It's different on the ATP tour, isn't it?? |
Not because the ranking system.
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Nov 30th, 2012, 03:11 PM
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Re: Year end # 1 ranking and player of the year award
Very misleading. Injuries affected the tour immensely in the mid 2000's.
Davenport clung to #1 in 04 and 05 as Serena, Venus, Henin, and Clijsters all dominated briefly during their slam runs but were then injured. Mauresmo in 2006 was more a gift and a congratulations to breaking down her mental block. Surely someone who made all 4 slam finals, won one, and the YEC should have been the Player of the Year in 2006.
2008 was crap. Tie goes to the player with a slam and slam final. Venus? Only won YEC and Wimbledon, did nothing else. Jankovic? Slam final and some indoor titles - big whoop. Sharapova disappeared after OZ. Ivanovic? No. Tie goes to Serena. 2010? WTA would have felt stupid giving it to someone who only played half the year. 2nd place goes to Clijsters - slam and YEC.
I think these are pretty accurate. No one can deny this was Serena's year. Azarenka was just consistent throughout the year. USO Final, Wimbledon SF, etc. etc, while losing to Serena every time. Serena's OZ 4R and RG 1R kills her. She'll be #1 after OZ without a doubt.
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