Sportskeeda Tennis Awards 2014: Achievements of the year - Female

Women's tennis in 2014 has seen a lot of great achievements by some very talented players. We have seen some new players come into the fray and who are making a mark on the big stage, while we have also seen some of the familiar faces reach new heights in their careers. This list acknowledges those women who have achieved something really great in 2014 on the court. It was a tough choice to narrow the list down to five achievements, so feel free to express your opinion in the comments section below if you think we missed out on any major achievement.

#5 Alize Cornet defeating Serena Williams three times

Alize Cornet has done something which only one person has been able to do before, and that is to defeat Serena Williams three times in one year. The last person to do this was former World No. 1 Justine Henin Harden, all the way back in 2007. 

By achieving this feat, Cornet is also one of the very few players to have a positive win-loss record against the World No. 1. The Frenchwoman is not a top-ranked player, but she has that something in her which seems to give her the edge against Williams. 

At the Dubai Tennis Championships, she recorded a straight-sets win over the American in the semifinals, which resulted in Cornet's accession to the Dubai final for the very first time. In July, she came from a set down to beat the American in what was also her best Wimbledon result to date. She recorded victory once more at the inaugural Wuhan Open, moving past Williams after the latter was forced to retire in the opening set due to viral illness.

Cornet is currently ranked No. 20 in the world. She has won four singles and two doubles titles on the WTA tour in her career, as well as three singles and three doubles titles on the ITF tour.