Time is quickly running out for voting in the 2010 Baseline Awards.
Help your favorite players, coaches, tennis personalities, and moments of 2010 become victorious in their nominated category. Cast your vote here before voting closes on Monday, January 3rd, 2011 at 11:59Pm EST.
Tennis fans worldwide can vote for their favorite tennis players, coaches, personalities, and moments in twenty categories by casting a ballot at www.awards.onthebaseline.com. Eligible voters may also enter a contest to win one of three prize packages from reBounces – 100 repressurized tennis balls. Write-in votes are permitted in all applicable categories.
Online voting is open from December 13th 2010-January 3rd, 2011, and the winners will be unveiled exclusively at On The Baseline on January 5th, 2011, during the Hopman Cup. This year’s categories include Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, Fan Favorite of the Year, Best Tennis Writer, Doubles Team of the Year, and new for 2010, Comeback Player of the Year, and Best Facebook Fan Page.
Complete List of 2010 Baseline Awards Nominees
Player of the Year
Kim Clijsters / Caroline Wozniacki / Serena Williams / Vera Zvonareva
Doubles Team of the Year
Kveta Peschke & Katarina Srebotnik / Vania King & Yaroslava Shvedova / Serena Williams & Venus Williams / Gisela Dulko & Flavia Pennetta
Most Improved Player of the Year
Vera Zvonareva / Francesca Schiavone / Shahar Peer / Maria Kirilenko / Andrea Petkovic / Samantha Stosur / Marjiana Lucic / Aravane Rezai
Comeback Player of the Year
Tamira Paszek / Ana Ivanovic / Justine Henin / Anna Chakvetadze / Kimiko Date-Krumm / Kaia Kanepi
Newcomer of the Year
Petra Kvitova / Coco Vandeweghe / Julia Goerges / Polona Hercog / Simona Halep / Johanna Larsson / Anastasia Sevastova
Fan Favorite of the Year
Kim Clijsters / Serena Williams / Justine Henin / Venus Williams / Maria Sharapova / Caroline Wozniacki / Francesca Schiavone / Andrea Petkovic / Samantha Stosur / Ana Ivanovic / Kimiko Date-Krumm
Humanitarian of the Year
Maria Sharapova / Ana Ivanovic / Serena Williams / Li Na / Vera Zvonareva
Twitterer of the Year
Serena Williams / Kim Clijsters / Andrea Petkovic / Venus Williams / Caroline Wozniacki / Victoria Azarenka
Facebook Fan Page of the Year
Maria Sharapova / Sabine Lisicki / Venus Williams / Caroline Wozniacki / Victoria Azarenka / Serena Williams / Jelena Jankovic / Ana Ivanovic
Best Grand Slam Final of 2010
Serena Williams d. Justine Henin (Australian Open) / Francesca Schiavone d. Samantha Stosur (Roland Garros) / Serena Williams d. Vera Zvonareva (Wimbledon) / Kim Clijsters d. Vera Zvonareva (US Open)
Best Non-Grand Slam Final of 2010
Kim Clijsters d. Justine Henin (Brisbane) / Kim Clijsters d. Caroline Wozniacki (Doha) / Ana Ivanovic d. Alisa Kleybanova (Bali) / Kim Clijsters d. Maria Sharapova (Cincinnati) / Ana Ivanovic d. Patty Schnyder (Linz)
Best Coach of 2010
Sergey Demekhine (Vera Zvonareva) / Piotr Wozniacki (Caroline Wozniacki) / David Taylor (Samantha Stosur) / Wim Fissette (Kim Clijsters)
Biggest Upset of 2010
Francesca Schiavone d Samantha Stosur (Roland Garros) / Beatriz Garcia Vidagany d Kim Clijsters (Andalucia) / Zarina Diyas d Jelena Jankovic (Moscow) / Nadia Petrova d. Kim Clijsters (Australian Open) / Beatrice Capra d. Aravane Rezai (US Open) / Vera Zvonareva d. Kim Clijsters (Wimbledon) / Aravane Rezai d. Venus Williams (Madrid)
Most Emotional Moment of 2010
Francesca Schiavone winning the French Open / Elena Dementieva’s retirement speech / Justine Henin’s Comeback
Best USA Television Coverage
CBS Sports / ESPN /ESPN2 / NBC Sports / Tennis Channel
Best USA Television Commentator
Katrina Adams / Tracy Austin / Darren Cahill / Mary Carillo / Bud Collins / Jim Courier / Lindsay Davenport / Cliff Drysdale / Dick Enberg / Mary Joe Fernandez /Chris Fowler / Justin Gimelstob / Brad Gilbert / John McEnroe / Patrick McEnroe / Corina Morariu / Martina Navratilova / Ted Robinson / Leif Shiras / Pam Shriver
Best Tennis Writer
Peter Bodo / Christopher Clarey / Matthew Cronin / Lisa Dillman / Bonnie D. Ford / Sandra Harwitt / Douglas Robson / Steve Tignor / Tom Perrotta / L. Jon Wertheim / Neil Harman
Best Tennis Website
WTATour.com / Tennis.com / TennisNews.com / TennisReporters.net / TennisHead.net
Best Tennis Blog
Peter Bodo’s Tennis World / Steve Tignor’s Concrete Elbow / Straight Sets Blog by The New York Times / Tennis Talk, Anyone? / Women’s Tennis Blog / Open Court with Stephanie Myles / ZooTennis / Tennis Served Fresh / Forty Deuce
Best Official Player Website
Ana Ivanovic / Maria Sharapova / Caroline Wozniacki / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Vera Zvonareva / Jelena Jankovic / Justine Henin / Serena Williams
Write-in nominations are permitted in all relevant categories.
To cast your ballot, visit www.awards.onthebaseline.com.
