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Wimbledon Champs Honored at Choice Awards
from Associated Press
22 March 2005
MIAMI - Wimbledon champions Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova were three-time
winners at the inaugural Pro Tennis Choice Awards on Tuesday night.
Coming off a year in which he won three Grand Slam events and 11 singles titles,
Federer was the easy choice for the ATP's Player of the Year. He was also voted
the Fans' Favorite Award by ATPtennis.com users and was named the Stefan Edberg
Sportsman of the Year.
Sharapova won WTA Tour Player of the Year after winning her first Grand Slam
event at Wimbledon and claiming four titles. The 17-year-old Russian also received
the Most Improved Player award and the Fans' Favorite award.
Also in the joint ATP and WTA Tour ceremony, Andy Roddick received the Arthur
Ashe Humanitarian of the Year Award; Serena Williams and Tommy Haas were the
Comeback Players of the Year. The ATP's Most Improved award went to
Joachim Johansson, and Tatiana Golovin and Florian Mayer were named
Newcomers of the Year.
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