ATP官方奖项揭晓 Player of the year: Lleyton Hewitt Lleyton Hewitt won the ATP Champions Race for the second consecutive year to again claim the coveted year-end World No.1 ranking. Hewitt won five titles, including Wimbledon, the Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai and the Pacific Life Open, and reached two other Tennis Masters Series finals in Cincinnati and Paris. Doubles team of the year: Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor Knowles and Nestor reunited in 2002 for a tour de force, winning six titles and reaching 13 finals. In a sizzling start to the season, Knowles and Nestor won the Australian Open as well as Tennis Masters Series titles in Indian Wells and Miami. They also reached Grand Slam finals at Roland Garros and Wimbledon. Most improved player: Paradorn Srichaphan Thai shotmaker Paradorn Srichaphan made a huge impact on the ATP circuit during his breakthrough year in 2002, winning not only tournaments but also admiration of his peers. Srichaphan slashed his year-end ATP Entry Ranking from No. 126 to No. 16, claiming ATP titles in Long Island and Stockholm. Stefan Edberg sportsmanship award: Paradorn Srichaphan Regarded as one of the most humble and fair players on the circuit, Srichaphan also won the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award. Newcomer of the year: Paul-Henri Mathieu Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu announced himself to the tennis world in 2002 when he won back-to-back titles in Moscow and Lyon. Mathieu, 21 last month, slashed his year-end ATP Entry Ranking from No. 147 to No. 36. He did not win a single match at ATP level in 2001, but recorded a 23-16 match record last season. Comeback player of the year: Richard Krajicek Former Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek returned to the ATP circuit after missing 20 months following elbow surgery in March 2001. In his second tournament back, the Dutchman reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals, beating James Blake and Mark Philippoussis before losing to Xavier Malisse. ATPtennis.com fans' favorite: Marat Safin Favorite in a poll of more than 28,000 visitors to the Official Web site of the ATP. Twenty-one percent of the visitors nominated Safin, who also won the 2001 award, as their favorite player. Andre Agassi (14%), Gustavo Kuerten (13%) and Srichaphan (12%) also polled highly. Arthur Ashe Humantarian of the Year: Amir Hadad and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi Israel's Amir Hadad and Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi were chosen as the 2002 recipients of the prestigious Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award. Ron Bookan media excellence award : Pedro Hernandez Pedro Hernandez, a 46-year-old Barcelona native, has been the Director of Tennis A Fondo magazine since its creation in 1999. He has been the ATP's Open Seat Godo Press Officer since 1993 and the Press Officer of the Spanish Davis Cup team since 1997. A founding member of the International Tennis Writers' Association, Hernandez was the commentator for Spain's first tennis radio show on SER in 1984 and 1985. Tennis Master Series tournament of the year: Miami International series gold tournament of the yeear: Kitzbuhel International series tournament of the year: Bastad ATP Milestones Awards: First Title Jose Acasuso (ARG) Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) James Blake (USA) Nicolas Massu (CHI) Lars Burgsmuller (GER) David Nalbandian (ARG) Taylor Dent (USA) Davide Sanguinetti (ITA) David Ferrer (ESP) Paradorn Srichaphan (THA) Gaston Gaudio (ARG) Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) ATP Milestones Awards: 5th Title Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) Younes El Aynaoui (MAR) Andy Roddick (USA) ATP Milestones Awards: 10th Title Carlos Moya (ESP) -- master of the delete key. --

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