Groth's award-winning year

SAM GROTH: 2015 NEWCOMBE MEDAL WINNER

Year-end ranking: 60 (up from 81 in 2014)

2015 ATP record: 19 wins, 22 losses

Best slam performance: Third round (Australian Open, Wimbledon)

Best ATP tour performance: Quarter-finals (Washington DC)

Best Challenger tour performance: Winner (Taipei, Manchester)

NEWCOMBE MEDAL HONOUR ROLL

2015 - Sam Groth

2014 - Nick Kyrgios

2013 - Lleyton Hewitt

2012 - Sam Stosur

2011 - Sam Stosur

2010 - Sam Stosur