The Baseline Awards are back—bigger and better than ever!
Fans can vote for their favorites in sixteen categories, including Player of the Year, and even add custom voting banners to their personal websites.
Voting is open from December 1-December 29, 2008. The winners will be announced at On the Baseline on January 1, 2009. To cast your ballot, please visit www.2008awards.onthebaseline.com today.
2008 Player Nominees
Player of the Year
Ana Ivanovic / Jelena Jankovic / Maria Sharapova / Serena Williams / Venus Williams
Doubles Team of the Year
Cara Black and Liezel Huber / Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual / Kveta Peschke and Rennae Stubbs / Ai Sugiyama and Katarina Srebotnik
Most Improved Player of the Year
Agnieszka Radwanska / Dinara Safina / Vera Zvonareva
Newcomer of the Year
Victoria Azarenka / Dominika Cibulkova / Alize Cornet / Aleksandra Wozniak / Caroline Wozniacki
Fan Favorite of the Year
Ana Ivanovic/ Jelena Jankovic / Maria Sharapova / Serena Williams / Venus Williams
Humanitarian of the Year
Justine Henin / Liezel Huber / Ana Ivanovic / Maria Sharapova / Venus Williams
Best of 2008 Nominees
Best Grand Slam Final of the Year
Maria Sharapova d. Ana Ivanovic at Australian Open / Ana Ivanovic d. Dinara Safina at Roland Garros / Venus Williams d. Serena Williams at Wimbledon / Serena Williams d. Jelena Jankovic at US Open final
Best Non-Grand Slam Final of the Year
Serena Williams d. Jelena Jankovic at Sony Ericsson Open / Aleksandra Wozniak d. Marion Bartoli at Bank of the West Classic / Elena Dementieva d. Dinara Safina at Beijing Olympics / Caroline Wozniacki d. Anna Chakvetadze at Pilot Pen Tennis / Venus Williams d. Vera Zvonareva at Sony Ericsson Championship
Biggest Upset of 2008
Katarina Srebotnik (d. fifth seed Serena Williams at Roland Garros) / Jie Zheng (d. top seed Ana Ivanovic at Wimbledon) / Alla Kudryavtseva (d. third seed Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon) / Julie Coin (d. top seed Ana Ivanovic at the US Open)
Most Emotional Moment of 2008
Justine Henin’s retirement / Venus Williams’ fifth Wimbledon title / Russia’s medal sweep at Beijing Olympics
2008 Media Nominees
Best USA Television Coverage
CBS Sports / ESPN2 / NBC Sports / Tennis Channel / USA Network
Best USA Television Commentator
Katrina Adams / Tracy Austin / Darren Cahill / Mary Carillo / Bud Collins / Jim Courier / Cliff Drysdale / Dick Enberg / Mary Joe Fernandez / Justin Gimelstob / Bill Macatee / John McEnroe / Patrick McEnroe / Martina Navratilova / Ted Robinson / Leif Shiras / Pam Shriver
Best Tennis Writer
Peter Bodo / Christopher Clarey / Bud Collins / Matthew Cronin / Joel Drucker / L. Jon Wertheim / Tom Perrotta
Best Tennis Website
CoreTennis.net / SonyEricssonWTATour.com / Tennis.com / TennisNews.com / TennisReporters.net / TennisWeek.com
Best Tennis Blog
Nick’s Tennis Picks / Peter Bodo’s TennisWorld / Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Player Blogs / Tennis Identity / Women’s Tennis Blog / WTA Backspin / ZooTennis
Best Official Player Website
Cara Black and Liezel Huber / Ana Ivanovic / Maria Sharapova / Venus Williams
Write-in nominations are permitted in all relevant categories.
