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Swiatek captures WTA Player of the Year anew

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida: Iga Swiatek's second consecutive season-ending No.1 ranking helped her collect a second consecutive WTA Player of the Year award on Monday (Tuesday in Manila), making her the first woman since Serena Williams to claim that honor twice in a row.

Williams, who retired last year, was the WTA Player of the Year every season from 2012-15, the final four of the seven total times the American claimed that award.