PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Serena Williams, who won seven titles in 13 tournaments in 2012, has been voted WTA Player of the Year.
Williams was especially sharp in the second half of the year going 31-1 and winning at Wimbledon, Stanford, Calif., the Olympics, the U.S. Open and the WTA Championships. She lost three sets at Wimbledon but only one -- in the U.S. Open finals to world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka -- the rest of the year.