TENNIS : GARBINE MUGURUZA WINS WTA PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD !

TENNIS : GARBINE MUGURUZA WINS WTA PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD !

Spanish tennis sensation Garbine Muguruza has won the WTA Player of the Year Award for 2017.

Muguruza, current World No. 2, has also a shot of returning to World No. 1 with only a hairline 40 points gap between her and World No.1 Simona Halep.

Garbine Muguruza, 24, is now 2-Time Grand Slam Champion, having won the French Open in 2016 and Wimbledon this year, 2017.

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Your 2017 Year-End Award Winners! 🏆 Swipe for all the winners! 👍
A post shared by WTA (@wta) on Oct 20, 2017 at 6:59am PDT

From showing off her fidget spinner skills to receiving her World No.1 trophy!

Garbiñe Muguruza's 2017 Magic Moments!
Posted by WTA on Saturday, 21 October 2017

Congratulations to @GarbiMuguruza on winning Player of the Year ---> https://t.co/nfeQwBoRtA pic.twitter.com/Jte73xXB3C
— WTA (@WTA) October 20, 2017

Garbine Muguruza has been named the WTA Player of the Year after she reached No 1 in the rankings and won Wimbledon: https://t.co/YEPBbUlepN pic.twitter.com/a4hHYHkR5P
— Sky Sports Tennis 🎾 (@SkySportsTennis) October 21, 2017

Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza is the 2017 WTA Player of the Year https://t.co/VktVaiJj9D pic.twitter.com/RKpVzVSCcq
— SI Tennis (@SI_Tennis) October 20, 2017

😀 🏆 @WTA #PlayerOfTheYear

📷 @Getty pic.twitter.com/Mz1zCUfebY
— Garbiñe Muguruza (@GarbiMuguruza) October 20, 2017

From showing off her fidget spinner skills to receiving her World No.1 trophy!@GarbiMuguruza's 2017 Magic Moments! #WTAFinals pic.twitter.com/7qioKIfzKL
— WTA (@WTA) October 21, 2017

.@GarbiMuguruza has been named at the WTA Player of the Year, @SloaneStephens wins Comeback Player of the Year award https://t.co/wtdTOVO3ni
— FirstpostSports (@FirstpostSports) October 21, 2017

Refreshed @GarbiMuguruza braced for big hitters in Singapore

Read 👉🏽 https://t.co/27VVk6VFx1 pic.twitter.com/qa6XHbSJNa
— TOI Sports (@toisports) October 21, 2017

.@GarbiMuguruza is WTA's Player of the Yearhttps://t.co/xbveTabQb3 pic.twitter.com/aetaOhoZwh
— TOI Sports (@toisports) October 20, 2017

Garbine Muguruza and her journey to the top: The bigger the tournament, the better I play | @PaulN54 https://t.co/cMpJ9d6ico
— Indy Sport (@IndySport) October 20, 2017

Career-best 46 wins!
Debut as World No.1!@GarbiMuguruza's Season Highs! @SAPSports #WTAFinals pic.twitter.com/5vOhvpKTV7
— WTA (@WTA) October 21, 2017

"I get the question if I was so hungry for revenge & that's why I won Wimbledon.

“No.” - @GarbiMuguruza

More: https://t.co/CRZZNryCzA pic.twitter.com/zqPIGFQnTb
— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) October 21, 2017

'It's important, I'm not going to lie.'

Garbine #Muguruza starts her bid to get back to no. 1 on Sunday

>>> https://t.co/CY3w8AtQjc pic.twitter.com/nkM9ULS8Bv
— Live Tennis (@livetennis) October 21, 2017

"It's way different than before [Serena's absence]." -- No. 2 @GarbiMuguruza, who has a shot at year-end No 1. https://t.co/XtzaR5Sg3H
— espnW (@espnW) October 21, 2017

#Tenis Garbiñe Muguruza, elegida jugadora del año por la #WTA https://t.co/vMVpLHnJoJ pic.twitter.com/OEGPu414D5
— Meridiano (@MeridianoTV) October 21, 2017

Garbiñe Muguruza, chosen player of the year by WTA. - - MERIDIANO TV

Join me & Get Active for Education! Help me creat a school library in Banlech Prasat (Cambodia) Thanks!@RoomtoRead https://t.co/VrWH9gMX8h pic.twitter.com/CskLCNhVtd
— Garbiñe Muguruza (@GarbiMuguruza) October 21, 2017

From Garbiñe Muguruza to Caroline Garcia via Venus Williams and Caroline Wozniacki!

The road to #WTAFinals Qualification!
Posted by WTA on Saturday, 21 October 2017

✌️days until the #WTAFinals!
A post shared by WTA (@wta) on Oct 20, 2017 at 6:06am PDT

👀 from yesterday's gala.
A post shared by Garbiñe Muguruza (@garbimuguruza) on Oct 20, 2017 at 8:03pm PDT

@versace_official x Singapore 💄@marinabaysands #WTAFinalsMBS
A post shared by Garbiñe Muguruza (@garbimuguruza) on Oct 20, 2017 at 4:01am PDT

🎼 Come fly with me ✈️ and @adidas to Geneva! #36hrsonthemove #zne
A post shared by Garbiñe Muguruza (@garbimuguruza) on Oct 11, 2017 at 7:34am PDT

The journey never ends. After my #36hrsonthemove with @adidas it’s time to get back to work. Looking forward to WTA Finals in Singapore. #zne 🕑🎾
A post shared by Garbiñe Muguruza (@garbimuguruza) on Oct 12, 2017 at 6:05am PDT

Garbiñe Muguruza achieved one of the highlights of her career at Wimbledon!
Posted by WTA on Saturday, 21 October 2017

Career-best 46 wins!
Debut as World No.1!

Garbiñe Muguruza's Season Highs! SAP Sports
Posted by WTA on Saturday, 21 October 2017

Hay fotos, galas... y también trabajo en pista!
There is some photos, galas...and also work on court!
WTA WTA Finals Singapore
Posted by Garbiñe Muguruza on Friday, 20 October 2017

@Versace x Singapore 

Marina Bay Sands #WTAFinalsxMBS WTA WTA Finals Singapore Wimbledon
Posted by Garbiñe Muguruza on Friday, 20 October 2017

Three finalists topped the world rankings this season – Simona Halep, Garbiñe Muguruza and Karolína Plíšková, but none of them have been able to cement their place as the tour's dominant player.
Posted by Yahoo Singapore on Friday, 20 October 2017