Tennis Iga Swiatek and Elina Svitolina were among the winners at the WTA awards announced on Monday

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Iga Swiatek's second consecutive season-ending No 1 ranking helped her collect a second consecutive WTA Player of the Year award, making her the first woman since Serena Williams to claim that honour twice in a row.

Williams, who retired last year, was the WTA Player of the Year seven times in total, including every season from 2012-15.

The Pole went 68-11 in 2023 with a tour-leading six titles, including at the French Open in June.

That was Swiatek's third Grand Slam title at Roland Garros and fourth overall at a Grand Slam tournament.

The 22-year-old wrapped up the season with an undefeated run at the WTA Finals in Cancun last month, which allowed her to overtake Aryna Sabalenka atop the rankings.