This list includes all athletes who were nominated as “Newcomer of the Year” at the Laureus World Sports Awards . The winners are highlighted in color. In 2007 the category was renamed " Breakthrough of the Year ".
| 2000 | Spain Sergio García ( Spain ) |
golf |
United States Kurt Warner ( USA ) |
American football | |
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United States Serena Williams (USA) |
tennis | |
| 2001 | Russia Marat Safin ( Russia ) |
tennis |
Australia Aaron Baddeley ( Australia ) |
golf | |
United Kingdom Jenson Button ( Great Britain ) |
formula 1 | |
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Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero ( Spain ) |
tennis | |
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Australia Brett Lee (Australia) |
Cricket | |
| 2002 | Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya ( Colombia ) |
formula 1 |
Belgium Kim Clijsters ( Belgium ) |
tennis | |
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United Kingdom Steven Gerrard (Great Britain) |
Soccer | |
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Belgium Justine Henin (Belgium) |
tennis | |
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United States Andy Roddick (USA) |
tennis | |
| 2003 | China People's Republic Yao Ming ( CHN ) |
basketball |
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová ( Slovakia ) |
tennis | |
Argentina David Nalbandian ( Argentina ) |
tennis | |
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United Kingdom Wayne Rooney (Great Britain) |
Soccer | |
Netherlands Jochem Uytdehaage ( Netherlands ) |
Speed skating | |
| 2004 | United States Michelle Wie (USA) |
golf |
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Spain Fernando Alonso (Spain) |
formula 1 | |
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United States Ben Curtis (USA) |
golf | |
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United States LeBron James (USA) |
basketball | |
Brazil Robinho ( Brazil ) |
Soccer | |
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Russia Maria Sharapova (Russia) |
tennis | |
| 2005 | China People's Republic Liu Xiang (China) |
athletics |
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United Kingdom Amir Khan (Great Britain) |
Boxing | |
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Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) |
tennis | |
France Laure Manaudou ( France ) |
swim | |
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Spain Dani Pedrosa (Spain) |
Motorcycling | |
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China People's Republic Xing Huina (China) |
athletics | |
| 2006 | Spain Rafael Nadal (Spain) |
tennis |
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United States Paula Creamer (USA) |
golf | |
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Argentina Lionel Messi (Argentina) |
Soccer | |
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United Kingdom Andy Murray (Great Britain) |
tennis | |
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United States Danica Patrick (USA) |
Automobile sport | |
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United States Ben Roethlisberger (USA) |
American football |
Current categories
World Sportsman of the Year |
World Sportswoman of the Year |
Team of the year |
Disabled athlete of the year |
Breakthrough of the year |
Action Sportsman of the Year |
Comeback of the year |
Sport for Good Award |
Spirit of Sport Award |
Lifetime achievement award
Former categories
Newcomer of the Year (replaced by Breakthrough of the Year)
Alternative Sportsman of the Year (replaced by Action Sportsman of the Year)
