The Association of Tennis Professionals(ATP) has announced the nominees for the 2022 ATP Awards. The categories consist of comeback player of the year, most improved player of the year, newcomer of the year, Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award, and coach of the year. While the coach of the year will be chosen by coaches’ vote, the rest of them will be selected by players.
Most importantly, the rising stars Carlos Alcaraz, Holger Rune, and Jack Draper are nominated in two categories. The 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal is nominated once again for the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award.
The 2022 ATP Award winners will be disclosed from 12th December, when Awards week commences. Notably, Fans cast also vote for their favorite singles player and doubles team on the ATP website through 2nd December.
You can see the complete list of 2022 ATP Awards nominees below.
Newcomer of the Year
Holger Rune(Denmark)
Ben Shelton(USA)
Jack Draper(Great Britain)
Jiri Lehecka(Czech Republic)
Chun-Hsin Tseng(Chinese Taipei)
Most Improved Player of the Year
Carlos Alcaraz(Spain)
Jack Draper(Great Britain)
Holger Rune(Denmark)
Maxime Cressy(USA)
Comeback Player of The Year
Borna Coric(Croatia)
Dominic Thiem(Austria)
Stan Wawrinka(Switzerland)
Wu Yibing(China)
Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award
Rafael Nadal(Spain)
Carlos Alcaraz(Spain)
Casper Ruud(Norway)
Felix Auger-Aliassime(Canada)
Frances Tiafoe(USA)
Coach of The Year
Juan Carlos Ferrero(Carlos Alcaraz)
Frederic Fontang(Felix Auger-Aliassime)
Goran Ivanisevic(Novak Djokovic)
Michael Russell(Taylor Fritz)
Christian Ruud(Casper Ruud)
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