Saturday 21 October 2017 11:07, UK
Garbine Muguruza has been named the Women's Tennis Association's (WTA) Player of the Year after she reached No 1 in the rankings and beat Venus Williams to win Wimbledon.
Muguruza becomes only the second Spanish woman after Arantxa Sanchez Vicario to become the top-ranked player in the world.
The 24-year-old became the first player to beat both Serena and Venus Williams in major finals, having beaten Serena to claim the 2016 French Open.
"Becoming the WTA number one in the world is a dream come true," Muguruza told the WTA's website.
"Every birthday wish was always the same as I blew out the candles - to become the best.
"There is a lot of work behind this achievement and a lot of love and passion for this sport. There's also a lot of hard moments along with the great moments."
Muguruza is competing at the WTA Finals in Singapore next week.
Meanwhile, Martina Hingis and Taiwan's Chan Yung-Jan were voted the WTA's doubles duo of the year after they secured nine titles, including the US Open.
Latvian Jelena Ostapenko was named the tour's most improved player after winning the French Open, the WTA announced, while US Open champion Sloane Stephens took comeback player of the year honours after her stunning success at Flushing Meadows.
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The Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan and season-ending extravaganza World Tour Finals at London's O2 in November end another memorable year which will be covered via our website www.skysports.com/tennis with live blogs and updates as the season reaches its climax.
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