Editor’s note: As part of the 2024 WTA Fan Awards series, we’re inviting fans to vote on their favorite players, matches and moments from this season. All categories are open, so check WTATennis.com/awards to make your picks.
For Tuesday, we’re asking you to vote on your favorite WTA 500 moment of the year.
Danielle Collins going back-to-back winning Charleston
It took Danielle Collins only nine weeks to vault from No.71 to No.15 in the PIF WTA Rankings this year, a spectacular resurgence that culminated in back-to-back titles at the Miami Open and Credit One Charleston Open. Across two surfaces in consecutive weeks, Collins put together a 13-match winning streak, the longest of her career in the year she originally intended to be her last. By the time she got to Charleston, the American was near untouchable. Outside of one dropped set to No.2 seed Ons Jabeur, she did not lose four games in any set during a run in which she faced a current or former Top 20 player in every round.
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Daria Kasatkina, reached six 500 finals and won two
Did anyone love WTA 500s more than Daria Kasatkina in 2024? She reached no less than six finals at this level, on every surface. She won two — Eastbourne and Ningbo — and was runner-up in Adelaide, Abu Dhabi, Charleston and Seoul. The Ningbo Open might have been the most special. Kasatkina overturned third-set deficits against Katerina Siniakova, Yulia Putintseva (saving two match points) and — in a physically and emotionally grueling final — 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva. And when Andreeva became tearful in the trophy ceremony, Kasatkina ran over to comfort the teenager without hesitation, showing a kind heart to go with her fighting spirit.