Starting from this year, I'm going to be awarding some virtual prizes to 4 players based on my Big Gainer and Upset player awards that are handed out every week. Below the jump are the players I've shortlisted for the 4 awards this year and where you can vote for the winner.
For the "Player of the Year" awards, I've listed why each player has been nominated, which I haven't done for the "Disappointment of the year" awards. How you choose who you vote for is up to you, the winners of the awards will be the player who gets the most votes.
The deadline for voting will be 04/12/2016 23;59:59 UTC. (Edit: Polls have now closed, winners are announced here)
Player of the Year - Men's
Nominees:
- Albert Ramos-Vinolas - For his performance at the French Open.
- Damir Dzumhur - For his performance at Miami.
- Juan Martin del Potro - For his performance at the Olympics and at Stockholm.
- Martin Klizan - For his performance at Rotterdam and at Hamburg.
- Milos Raonic - For his performance at the Australian Open and Indian Wells.
- Sam Querrey - For his performance at Wimbledon.
Player of the Year - Women's
Nominees:
- Kiki Bertens - For her performance at Nuremberg and the French Open.
- Caroline Wozniacki - For her performance at the US Open.
- Magdalena Rybarikova - For her performance at Indian Wells.
- Svetlana Kuznetsova - For her performance at Miami.
- Yaroslava Shvedova - For her performance at Wimbledon.
- Zhang Shuai - For her performance at the Australian Open.
Disappointment of the Year - Men's
Nominees:
Nominees:
- Novak Djokovic
- Gael Monfils
- Rafael Nadal
- Richard Gasquet
Disappointment of the Year - Women's
Nominees:
Nominees:
- Simona Halep
- Venus Williams
- Victoria Azarenka
NOTE: I reserve the right to announce my own winners if there are a very small number of votes, if there is a tie for 1st place in any poll then I will decide the winner.
