Sir Andy Murray 2025 Player of the Month and Season Awards - overview thread

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Sir Andy Murray 2025 Player of the Month and Season Awards - overview thread

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
In terms of all time POM titles, the leaders are:

6 - Fran
5 - Emma
4 - Cam, Dan, Henry and Sonay.
if you add PoS titles into the mix, Joe also has 4 (2 PoS and 2 PoM titles).

So Henrys January win takes him up to all time equal top man in terms of PoM wins. With Cam and Dan not looking likely to win one anytime soon, Henry could take the lead in his own in the near future. Perhaps.

For now, Fran leads the way still.

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Wednesday 5th of February 2025 07:48:38 AM

A reminder that Fran has won the most of these PoM titles over the seasons. None of the leaders are in the mix this time with the exception of Sonay, who has 4 to her name. Another this month will take her to equal second with Emma on the all time list.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Here is an updated all time roll of honour: Sonay takes her 5th ever PoM award (outright and tied)

2020

Winner

Jan Joe Salisbury

Feb Heather Watson

Mar Sam Murray-Sharan

Apr no play - Covid

May no play - Covid

Jun/Jul Arthur Fery

Aug Jo Konta

Sep Fran Jones

Oct Fran Jones (2)

Nov/Dec Hep Oluwadare

2020 Player of Season Joe Salisbury

2021
Winner

Jan Fran Jones (3)

Feb Dan Evans

Mar Neal Skupski

Apr Dan Evans (2)

May Cam Norrie / Hannah Klugman (tie)

Jun Katie Swan

Jul Emma Raducanu

Aug Emma Raducanu (2)

Sep Emma Raducanu (3)

Oct Cam Norrie (2)

Nov/Dec Beth Grey/Billy Harris/Sonay Kartal (tie)

2021 Player of Season Emma Raducanu

2022 Winner

Jan Hannah Klugman (2)

Feb Sonay Kartal (2)

Mar Harriet Dart

Apr Jay Clarke

May Sonay Kartal (3)

Jun Ryan Peniston

Jul Cam Norrie (3)

Aug Alicia Barnett/Olivia Nicholls

Sep Katie Swan (2)

Oct Emily Appleton

Nov Henry Patten/Julian Cash

2022 Player of Season Jack Draper

2023 Winner

Dec/Jan Andy Murray

Feb Cam Norrie (4)

Mar Jodie Burrage

Apr Fran Jones (4)

May George Loffhagen

Jun Katie Boulter

Jul Henry Searle

Aug Dan Evans (3)

Sep Dan Evans (4)

Oct Billy Harris (2)

Nov Joe Salisbury (2)

2023 Player of the Season Joe Salisbury (2nd PoS title)

2024 Winner

Dec 23 Hannah Klugman (3)

Jan Kyle Edmund

Feb Katie Boulter (2)

Mar Fran Jones (5) / Lily Miyazaki (tie)

Apr Emma Raducanu (4) / Mika Stojsavljevic (tie)

May Ella McDonald / Fran Jones (6) (tie)

Jun Billy Harris (3)

Jul Henry Patten (2)

Aug Jan Choinski / Jacob Fearnley (tie)

Sep Sonay Kartal (4) / Mika Stojsavljevic (2) (tie)

Oct Jack Draper

Nov Emma Raducanu (5) / Henry Patten (3) (tie)

Dec Jodie Burrage

2024 Player of the Season Katie Boulter

2025 Winner

Jan Henry Patten (4)

Feb Oliver Bonding

Mar Jack Draper (2)

Apr Sonay Kartal (5)

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Tuesday 29th of April 2025 09:08:57 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

In terms of all time POM titles, the leaders are:

6 - Fran
5 - Emma, Sonay
4 - Cam, Dan, Henry P

For now, Fran leads the way still. But any of Emma, Sonay and Henry seem to be form and could well bag more titles. And maybe Cam is slowly returning as well.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

So here is the updated calendar for 2025 (subject to change at the whim of the organising committee i.e. me!!)

May PoM - Vote will take place Monday 26th May (after end of week 21 i.e start of the FO and end of FO qualies) - 4 week period

Jun PoM - Vote will take place Monday 30th June (after end of week 26 and Wimbledon qualies and as Wimbledon starts) - 5 week period

HALFWAY POINT IN THE TENNIS YEAR

Jul PoM - Vote will take place Monday 28th July (after end of week 30 i.e end of Washington 500 events) - 4 week period

Aug PoM - Vote will take place Monday 25th August (after end of week 34 and US Open qualies) - 4 week period

Sep PoM - Vote will take place Monday 29th Sept (after end of week 39 i.e mid way through the WTA China Open, as per this year - not ideal but otherwise we hit a 6 week period in Sep or October) - 5 weeks

Oct PoM - Vote will take place Monday 3rd November (after end of week 44 i.e end of Paris 1000 event) - 5 weeks

Nov PoM - Vote will take place Monday 1st December (after end of week 48) - 4 weeks

Dec PoM - Vote will take place Monday 29th December (after end of week 52) - 4 weeks

PoS Wildcard vote - Thursday 1st - Friday 2nd Jan 2026

PoS Group One Vote - Saturday 3rd - Monday 5th Jan 2026

PoS Semi Final Vote - Tuesday 6th - Thursday 8th Jan 2026

PoS Final - Friday 9th to Sunday 11th Jan 2026 2026

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

With his nomination for this months PoM, Jack D joins Lloyd/Julian as the only 2 players with 3 nominations so far this season. A few have 2 nominations, including Fran and Sonay who are the only two women with more than one nomination.

Some may be interested in how I sort out the player of the season groups. Once we have our qualifiers, which has been 28 each year for the past three years, I actually initially seed the players (quietly and secretly) based on a complex algorithm that takes into account POM performances, grand slam performances, being a British number one or two, Pom nominations over the season and tournament wins. I shared the algorithm with one other person who described it as bonkers but brilliant (I am paraphrasing).

The seeding allows me to put players into groups of 4 ( a bit like pots in the football World Cup) and these pots makes sure I avoid those players meeting in a group.

I them work down the pots allocating players to groups in order. A bit like the World Cup, where FIFA keep political rivals apart, I do the same to keep men and women evenly distributed, doubles players spread across the groups, same for juniors and wheelchair players.

It seems to work out and has led to a nice even split. Of course, this is all to come in around 8 months time, but just in case anyone wondered, thats the magic that happens behind the scenes!