WTA Most Improved Player of the Year
The WTA Most Improved Player of the Year is an annual Women's Tennis Association award given since the 1977 WTA Tour.Winners
| Year | Player | Nationality |
| 1977 | Wendy Turnbull | |
| 1978 | Virginia Ruzici | |
| 1979 | Sylvia Hanika | |
| 1980 | Hana Mandlíková | |
| 1981 | Barbara Potter | |
| 1982 | Sabina Simmonds | |
| 1983 | Andrea Temesvári | |
| 1984 | Kathy Jordan | |
| 1985 | Helena Suková | |
| 1986 | Steffi Graf | |
| 1987 | Lori McNeil | |
| 1988 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | |
| 1989 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | |
| 1990 | Monica Seles | |
| 1991 | Gabriela Sabatini | |
| 1992 | Kimiko Date | |
| 1993 | Magdalena Maleeva | |
| 1994 | Mary Pierce | |
| 1995 | Chanda Rubin | |
| 1996 | Martina Hingis | |
| 1997 | Amanda Coetzer | |
| 1998 | Patty Schnyder | |
| 1999 | Serena Williams | |
| 2000 | Elena Dementieva | |
| 2001 | Justine Henin | |
| 2002 | Daniela Hantuchová | |
| 2003 | Nadia Petrova | |
| 2004 | Maria Sharapova | |
| 2005 | Ana Ivanovic | |
| 2006 | Jelena Janković | |
| 2007 | Ana Ivanovic | |
| 2008 | Dinara Safina | |
| 2009 | Yanina Wickmayer | |
| 2010 | Francesca Schiavone | |
| 2011 | Petra Kvitová | |
| 2012 | Sara Errani | |
| 2013 | Simona Halep | |
| 2014 | Eugenie Bouchard | |
| 2015 | Timea Bacsinszky | |
| 2016 | Johanna Konta | |
| 2017 | Jeļena Ostapenko | |
| 2018 | Kiki Bertens | |
| 2019 | Sofia Kenin | United States |
