Nominees

Shelly-Ann Fraser

Blanka Vlasic

It was a brilliant year for Croatian athlete Blanka Vlaisc, who established herself as one of the greatest athletes in the world.

Roger Federer

The year 2009 proved to be a historic one for Roger Federer as he passed many tennis milestones. His victory over Robin Soderling at the French Open made him one of only six men to have completed a career Grand Slam of Australian, French, Wimbledon and US Open titles.

Federica Pellegrini

Greg Long

Chris Cole

Alberto Contador

Stephanie Gilmore

Stephanie Gilmore, the undisputed queen of the surf, reinforced her status as the dominant woman’s surfer in the world in 2010 when she won her fourth consecutive world championship, an amazing accomplishment, making her the only surfer, male or female, to win the Association of Surfing Pro

Serena Williams

American tennis star Serena Williams won two Grand Slam tournaments in 2010 - the Australian Open and Wimbledon - to take her career record to 13 singles Grand Slam wins, sixth on the all time list.

Danny MacAskill