Bianca Andreescu completed her historic 2019 season with another win Monday, becoming the first tennis player to be awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada’s athlete of the year.

She won in style, too, having been voted the recipient unanimously by a panel of 24 Canadian sports media members.

The 19-year-old phenom from Mississauga began the season ranked 152nd in the world. Her goal, she told Team Canada on Monday, was to crack the top 100 by year’s end, a mark she had previously set for herself in 2018 but failed to achieve.

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She didn’t fall short twice.

Andreescu finished 2019 having reached a career-high fourth in the global ranking — the highest a Canadian as ever stood in the history of the Women’s Tennis Association rankings — after becoming Canada’s first Grand Slam singles champion with an upset of Serena Williams in the U.S. Open final.

That victory, along with wins the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., and the Rogers Cup in Toronto, where she became the first Canadian woman to win the national tournament in 50 years, helped propel her up the rankings, where she finished the season fifth overall.

“Wow, I’m so thankful for this award. I was not expecting it and to be the first tennis player to win is even more surreal,” Andreescu said in a release from Tennis Canada. “None of my success this year would have been possible without the support from all of Canada. Canadian sports crushed it this year so there are definitely many other athletes who deserve a piece of this award as well — we all motivate each other to be better. I can’t wait for what 2020 will bring and am always proud to represent Canada at the highest level.”

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Andreescu earned more than $6.5 million US in winnings on the season and lost just four completed matches, posting a 48-7 record including injury retirements. She went on a 17-match win streak, the longest of the year, and was 8-3 against players ranked in the top 10.

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Her impressive season, which also saw her battle shoulder and knee injuries, also earned her nominations for the WTA’s player of the year and newcomer of the year awards.

Andreescu was the clear favourite in a group of five finalists that included golfer Brooke Henderson, St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington, sprinter Andre De Grasse and Atlanta Braves pitcher Mike Soroka.

The Lou Marsh is handed out each December to Canada’s top athlete — professional or amateur, man or woman, in any sport. That short list was whittled down from a group 19 athletes.

The list of nominations initially included Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back Andrew Harris — the first player to be named MVP and most valuable Canadian in a Grey Cup game — but he was eventually removed from contention for testing positive for a banned substance in August that had resulted in a two-game suspension.

While the Lou Marsh Award is usually accompanied by a spirited debate among the voting panel of sports media, the fact Andreescu would be crowned this year’s victor seemed inevitable.

Freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury, last year’s Lou Marsh winner, predicted as much back in September after that historic U.S. Open win.

“Yo @Bandreescu_ anytime you want to come take the #LouMarsh I have it in Montreal.. its all yours now,” Kingsbury tweeted at Andreescu the time.

Kingsbury was among many Canadian athletes to cheer her on from afar following her win in New York three months ago and the support kept coming on social media Monday as the teenager received congratulations from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Olympic kayaker turned recently elected Liberal member of parliament Adam van Koeverden.

Andreescu is currently rehabbing a left knee injury that forced her to bow out of her second match of the season-ending WTA Finals in Shenzhen, China, in October but she hopes to be back on the court in time for the Australian Open in the late January.

After an “overwhelming” year, returning home for a longer-than-expected stay was something of a blessing in disguise, a chance to reconnect with family, friends and her ever-present furry sidekick, Coco.

“Coco is definitely No. 1 on my list to spend time with,” she said of her poodle.