Swiatek wins WTA Player of Year

IGA Swiatek was honored as Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Player of the Year for the first time on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) 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.