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2017 WTA Recap and Look into 2018 No one dominated the WTA tour this year.  There were four different winners of the slam tournaments, a different player finished the year at #1 on the computer, a sixth player won the year ending WTA finals, a seventh player won the most tournaments this year, and an eighth player won the most prize money.  So who on earth is most deserving of player-of-the-year (POTY) honours? Year summary The year started off predictably enough with Serena Williams claiming the Australian Open.  It was her 23 rd singles slam title, breaking the Open Era (since 1968) record she had shared with Steffi Graf (22), but still one behind the all-time record of Margaret Court (24).  But Serena’s opponent in the Aus final was unexpected – her sister, Venus Williams.  Venus hadn’t been in a slam final since 2009. As it turned out, it was Serena’s last tournament of the year.  A short time later she announced she was pregnant and ...