Laureus World Sports Awards / Comeback of the Year
This list includes all athletes who were nominated for the Laureus World Sports Awards in the Comeback of the Year category. The winners are highlighted in color.
List of winners and nominees
| 2000 |
 Lance Armstrong ( USA ) |
Cycling |
|
Andre Agassi (USA) |
tennis | |
 Ludmila Engquist ( Sweden ) |
athletics | |
| 2001 |
Jennifer Capriati (USA) |
tennis |
 Heike Drechsler ( Germany ) |
athletics | |
 Janica Kostelić ( Croatia ) |
Alpine skiing | |
 Mario Lemieux ( Canada ) |
ice Hockey | |
|
Dara Torres (USA) |
swim | |
| 2002 |
Goran Ivanišević (Croatia) |
tennis |
|
John Daly (USA) |
golf | |
|
Michael Jordan (USA) |
basketball | |
|
Bernhard Langer (Germany) |
golf | |
|
Mario Lemieux (Canada) |
ice Hockey | |
| 2003 |
 Ronaldo ( Brazil ) |
Soccer |
|
Janica Kostelić (Croatia) |
Alpine skiing | |
 Hermann Maier ( Austria ) |
Alpine skiing | |
|
Pete Sampras (USA) |
tennis | |
|
Franziska van Almsick (Germany) |
swim | |
| 2004 |
Hermann Maier (Austria) |
Alpine skiing |
|
Fred Couples (USA) |
golf | |
 Inge de Bruijn ( Netherlands ) |
swim | |
|
Peter Forsberg (Sweden) |
ice Hockey | |
|
Martina Navrátilová (USA) |
tennis | |
 Alessandro Zanardi (Italy) |
Automobile sport | |
| 2005 |
Alessandro Zanardi (Italy) |
Automobile sport |
|
John Daly (USA) |
golf | |
 National cricket team ( England ) |
Cricket | |
 Tadahiro Nomura ( Japan ) |
Judo | |
 Paula Radcliffe ( Great Britain ) |
athletics | |
 Shane Warne (Australia) |
Cricket | |
| 2006 |
 Martina Hingis ( Switzerland ) |
tennis |
|
Kajsa Bergqvist (Sweden) |
athletics | |
 Kim Clijsters ( Belgium ) |
tennis | |
 Antoine Dénériaz (France) |
Alpine skiing | |
 Jonah Lomu ( New Zealand ) |
Rugby union | |
|
Colin Montgomerie (Great Britain) |
golf | |
| 2007 |
Serena Williams (USA) |
tennis |
|
Drew Brees (USA) |
American football | |
|
Ben Curtis (USA) |
golf | |
|
Roy Jones junior (USA) |
Boxing | |
|
Miami Heat (USA) |
basketball | |
|
Zinédine Zidane (France) |
Soccer | |
| 2008 |
Paula Radcliffe (Great Britain) |
athletics |
|
Christine Ohuruogu (Great Britain) |
athletics | |
|
Rugby League National Team (Great Britain) |
Rugby league | |
|
Jana Pittman-Rawlinson (Australia) |
athletics | |
|
Steve Stricker (USA) |
golf | |
|
Jonny Wilkinson (Great Britain) |
Rugby union | |
| 2009 |
 Vitali Klitschko (Ukraine) |
Boxing |
|
Anna Meares (Australia) |
Cycling | |
|
Greg Norman (Australia) |
golf | |
|
Matthias Steiner (Germany) |
Weightlifting | |
|
Maarten van der Weijden (Netherlands) |
swim | |
|
Tiger Woods (United States) |
golf | |
| 2010 |
Kim Clijsters (Belgium) |
tennis |
|
Lance Armstrong (USA) |
Cycling | |
|
Jessica Ennis (Great Britain) |
athletics | |
|
Brett Favre (USA) |
American football | |
|
Blanka Vlašić (Croatia) |
athletics | |
|
Tom Watson (United States) |
golf | |
| 2011 |
Valentino Rossi (Italy) |
Motorsport |
|
Paula Creamer (USA) |
golf | |
|
Tyson Gay (USA) |
athletics | |
|
Justine Henin (BEL) |
tennis | |
|
Carolina Klüft (Sweden) |
athletics | |
 Merlene Ottey (Slovenia) |
athletics | |
| 2012 |
 Darren Clarke (Northern Ireland) |
golf |
|
Èric Abidal (France) |
Soccer | |
|
Crusaders (New Zealand) |
Rugby union | |
 Sergio García (Spain) |
golf | |
 Liu Xiang (China) |
athletics | |
|
Queensland Reds (Australia) |
Rugby union | |
| 2013 |
 Félix Sanchéz (Dominican Republic) |
athletics |
|
Anna Meares (Australia) |
Cycling | |
 Ernie Els (South Africa) |
golf | |
 European Ryder Cup team |
golf | |
|
Germany eighth (Germany) |
rowing | |
 Trunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia) |
athletics | |
| 2014 |
Rafael Nadal (Spain) |
tennis |
 Jelena Isinbayeva (Russia) |
athletics | |
|
Oracle Racing (USA) |
sailing | |
|
Tony Parker (France) |
basketball | |
|
Ronaldinho (Brazil) |
Soccer | |
|
Tiger Woods (USA) |
golf | |
| 2015 |
Schalk Burger (South Africa) |
Rugby union |
|
Francesco Acerbi (Italy) |
Soccer | |
 Diego Milito (Argentina) |
Soccer | |
|
Joanne Pavey (Great Britain) |
athletics | |
|
Pierre Vaultier (France) |
Snowboard | |
|
Oliver Wilson (Great Britain) |
golf | |
| 2016 |
Dan Carter (New Zealand) |
Rugby union |
|
Jessica Ennis-Hill (Great Britain) |
athletics | |
|
Mick Fanning (Australia) |
Surfing | |
|
Michael Phelps (USA) |
swim | |
 David Rudisha (Kenya) |
athletics | |
|
Lindsey Vonn (USA) |
Alpine skiing | |
| 2017 |
Michael Phelps (USA) |
swim |
|
Ruth Beitia (Spain) |
athletics | |
|
Juan Martín del Potro (Argentina) |
tennis | |
 Fabienne St. Louis (Mauritius) |
Triathlon | |
|
Nick Skelton (Great Britain) |
Show jumping | |
 Aksel Lund Svindal (Norway) |
Alpine skiing | |
| 2018 |
Roger Federer (Switzerland) |
tennis |
|
FC Barcelona (Spain) |
Soccer | |
|
Justin Gatlin (USA) |
athletics | |
|
Sally Pearson (Australia) |
athletics | |
|
Valentino Rossi (Italy) |
Motorsport | |
|
Chapecoense (Brazil) |
Soccer | |
| 2019 |
Tiger Woods (USA) |
golf |
|
Yuzuru Hanyū (Japan) |
figure skating | |
|
Mark McMorris (Canada) |
Snowboard | |
|
Bibian Mentel (Netherlands) |
Para snowboarding | |
 Vinesh Phogat (India) |
Wrestling | |
|
Lindsey Vonn (USA) |
Alpine skiing | |
| 2020 |
Sophia Flörsch (Germany) |
Automobile sport |
|
Nathan Adrian (USA) |
swim | |
|
Liverpool FC (England) |
Soccer | |
|
Christian Lealiifano (New Zealand) |
Rugby union | |
|
Kawhi Leonard (USA) |
basketball | |
|
Andy Murray (Great Britain) |
tennis |