Vote: October's Player Of The Month

Posted: Nov 14, 2015

It’s time to vote for October’s WTA Player of the Month!

Have a look at the nominees and cast your vote before Thursday at 11:59pm ET! The winner will be announced Friday, November 13.

October 2015 WTA Player Of The Month Finalists

Agnieszka Radwanska: The former World No.2 returned to the Top 5 after beating a trio of big names to capture her first-ever WTA Finals title at the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global. Looking out of the tournament after losing her first two matches, Radwanska reversed her fortunes by trouncing top seed Simona Halep and took her newfound confidence into the semifinals, where she recovered from a set down to defeat Garbiñe Muguruza in three sets. Down a break in the third set of the final to Petra Kvitova, Radwanska relied on her signature guile to perform one last escape to emerge victorious in Singapore.

Petra Kvitova: Kvitova had a similarly Houdini-esque week in Singapore, reaching the semifinals despite winning only one match in round robin play, but redeeming herself in the semifinals by ousting returning rival Maria Sharapova in straight sets. The 2011 WTA Finals champion narrowly lost to Radwanska, but nonetheless ends her season on a high, finishing in the Top 8 for a fifth straight year.

Garbiñe Muguruza: Muguruza made the most of her opportunities after the US Open, turning around a post-Wimbledon lull – after reaching her first major final – to reach back-to-back finals at the Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open and the China Open – winning in Beijing to clinch her debut in Singapore. Once there, she went undefeated in round robin play with wins over Kvitova, Angelique Kerber, and Lucie Safarova. Though she lost to eventual champion Radwanska, she still managed to earn a career-high ranking of No.3, where she will finish to cap a breakthrough season.

Venus Williams: Just missing out on a spot in Singapore, the former No.1 nonetheless ended her best season since 2010 in style by winning the inaugural Huajin Securities WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai – returning to the Top 10 in the process. The American survived two tough battles against WTA Rising Stars Madison Keys and Zheng Saisai before hitting her stride against Roberta Vinci in the semifinals. In a tense final against Karolina Pliskova, Williams eased past the Czech WTA Rising Star to reach her highest ranking since 2011.