Current Affairs 16-December-2019

Former cricketer Ashleigh Barty awarded with 2019 WTA Player of the Year

Former cricketer and Australian professional tennis player Ashleigh Barty (age 23 years) awarded with the WTA Player of the Year 2019.
These awards are given by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) to tennis players for outstanding achievements.

List of WTA Awards Winners 2019.

Sr. No.	Years Awards	Name/ Country
1.	WTA Player of the Year - 2019	Ashleigh Barty (Australia)
2.	WTA Doubles Team of the Year	Timea Babos (Hungary)/ Kristina Mladenovic (France)
3.	WTA Most Improved Player of the Year	Sofia Kenin (United States)
4.	WTA Newcomer of the Year	Bianca Andreescu (Canada)
5.	WTA Comeback Player of the Year	Belinda Bencic (Switzerland)
6.	WTA Jerry Diamond Aces Award	Kiki Bertens (Netherlands)

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