of the United States, again for the second time. The New Comer of the Year was credited to Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark.

Ana Ivanovic was honored with the humanitarian of the year award for her contributions to the UNICEF. The Karen Krantzcke sportsmanship award went to Elena Dementieva.

All winners were present for the awards ceremony that was held at the Sony Ericsson Open, except Serena. But later in her statement she said, “Winning the Player of the Year award for the second time in my career is a great personal achievement. I feel great about my game and hope to win many more players of the year titles in the years to come.”