title: 2018 WTA Awards
text: # 2018 WTA Awards
  
  Women's Tennis Association Awards :
  
  Player of the Year
  
  Most Improved Player of the Year
  
  Newcomer of the Year
  
  Sportsmanship Award
  
  Coach of the Year
  
  Doubles Team of the Year
  
  Comeback Player of the Year
  
  Player Service Award
  
  Diamond Aces Award :
  
  Fan Favorite Awards
  
  Tournament Awards :
  
  vte :
  
  The 2018 WTA Awards are a series of awards given by the Women's Tennis Association to players who have achieved something remarkable during the 2018 WTA Tour.
  
  ## The awards
  
  These awards are decided by either the media, the players, the association, or the fans. Nominees were announced by the WTA's Twitter account and on the WTA official website.
  
      Note: award winners in bold
  
  ### Player of the Year
  
  * Simona Halep
  * Angelique Kerber
  * Petra Kvitová
  * Naomi Osaka
  * Caroline Wozniacki
  
  ### Doubles Team of the Year
  
  * CoCo Vandeweghe & Ashleigh Barty
  * Barbora Krejčíková & Kateřina Siniaková
  * Elise Mertens & Demi Schuurs
  * Tímea Babos & Kristina Mladenovic
  
  ### Most Improved Player of the Year
  
  * Kiki Bertens
  * Julia Görges
  * Daria Kasatkina
  * Elise Mertens
  * Wang Qiang
  * Aliaksandra Sasnovich
  
  ### Newcomer of the Year
  
  * Amanda Anisimova
  * Danielle Collins
  * Mihaela Buzărnescu
  * Sofia Kenin
  * Aryna Sabalenka
  
  ### Comeback Player of the Year
  
  * Belinda Bencic
  * Bethanie Mattek-Sands
  * Ajla Tomljanović
  * Serena Williams
  
  ### Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award
  
  * Petra Kvitová
  
  ### Peachy Kellmeyer Player Service Award
  
  * Bethanie Mattek-Sands
  
  ### Diamond Aces
  
  * Elina Svitolina
  
  ### WTA Coach of the Year
  
  * Darren Cahill
  * Kamau Murray
  * Wim Fissette
  * Thomas Drouet
  * Sascha Bajin
  
  ### Fan Favourite Player
  
  * Simona Halep
  * Angelique Kerber
  * Caroline Wozniacki
  * Elina Svitolina
  * Naomi Osaka
  * Sloane Stephens
  * Petra Kvitová
  * Karolína Plíšková
  * Kiki Bertens
  * Daria Kasatkina
  * Anastasija Sevastova
  * Elise Mertens
  * Aryna Sabalenka
  * Julia Görges
  * Ashleigh Barty
  * Serena Williams
  * Madison Keys
  * Garbiñe Muguruza
  * Caroline Garcia
  * Wang Qiang
  * Venus Williams
  * Maria Sharapova
  * Eugenie Bouchard
  * Agnieszka Radwańska
  * Jeļena Ostapenko
  * Johanna Konta
  
  ### Fan Favorite WTA Shot of the Year
  
  * Agnieszka Radwańska, Auckland Open first round
  * Simona Halep, Miami Open third round
  * Hsieh Su-wei, Japan Women's Open semifinals
  * Ons Jabeur, Kremlin Cup final
  
  ### Fan Favorite WTA Match of the Year
  
  * Simona Halep vs Sloane Stephens, Canadian Open final (7–6, 3–6, 6–4)
  
  ### Fan Favorite Grand Slam Match of the Year
  
  * Simona Halep vs Angelique Kerber, Australian Open semifinals (6–3, 4–6, 9–7)
  