- Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan led the US Women's National Team to victory at the 2019 World Cup in France .
- Simone Biles dominated the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, and set the all-time record for most world medals for any gymnast , male or female.
- Sabrina Ionescu recorded six triple-doubles in the calendar year and chose to return to Oregon for her senior season despite speculation that she would be the top pick in the WNBA draft.
- In women's tennis, Serena Williams battled budding stars like Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff for the throne
- Check out the 50 best women's sports photos from 2019 below.
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2019 was a historic year in women's sports , and Getty Images ' top photographers were on hand to capture the year's most iconic moments.
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Alexandra Popp and Verena Schweers of Germany celebrate a Womens 2019 FIFA Womens World Championship Qualifier match in Torshavn, Denmark.
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Naomi Osaka kisses the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup after defeating Petra Kvitova in the Womens Singles Final match of the 2019 Australian Open.
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Sabrina Ionescu the newly-anointed all-time NCAA triple-double leader celebrates with her Oregon Ducks teammates during the 2019 Final Four.
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Justyna wity-Ersetic of Poland celebrates winning silver in the Womens 4x400-meter relay final at the 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 in Doha, Qatar.
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Chicago Red Stars Sam Kerr and North Carolina Courages McCall Zerboni go up for a header during the National Womens Soccer League championship game.
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Haruka Amamoto hits a tee shot during the second round of the U.S. Womens Open Championship in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Chelsea Gray of the Los Angeles Sparks takes a diving shot after getting fouled by Las Vegas Aces star Aja Wilson during their game in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Megan Rapinoe and the US Womens National Team celebrate their 2019 World Cup victory in the locker room.
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Serena Williams serves the ball during the 2019 Hopman Cup at RAC Arena.
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Simone Biles defies gravity during her floor routine at the Womens Team Finals of the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.
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Icelands Ingibjoerg Sigurdardottir and Gudbjoerg Gunnarsdottir and Germanys Alexandra Popp battle for the ball during a 2019 FIFA Womens World Championship Qualifiers game in Reykjavik, Iceland.
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Chinas artistic swimming team competes in the Team Free Final at the Gwangju 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.
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The Baylor Lady Bears celebrate beating Muffet McGraws Notre Dame Fighting Irish for their third national championship in program history.
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Mathilde Gremaud goes airborne during the Audi Nines at Tiefenbachferner Glacier in Soelden, Austria.
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Amanda Nunes of Brazil kicks Holly Holm in their UFC bantamweight championship fight during UFC 239 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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A member of Team Ukraine competes in the Womens Highlight Routine Final at the Gwangju 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.
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The United States Kara Eaker competes in Womens Balance beam Final at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.
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Swedens Nilla Fischer heads the ball during her teams 2019 FIFA Womens World Cup France group F match against Thailand in Nice, France.
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Naomi Osaka returns the ball in her match against Belinda Bencic at the Mutua Madrid Open.
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Serena Williams celebrates during her quarter final match against Karolina Pliskova at the 2019 Australian Open.
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The Melbourne Demons celebrate winning an Australian Football League Womens match against the Western Bulldogs in Melbourne, Australia.
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52-year-old track and field athlete Kathy Anne Marshall poses for a portrait during the Huntsman World Senior Games in St. George, Utah.
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Sandi Morris of the United States competes in the Womens Pole Vault qualification at the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 in Doha, Qatar.
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Jessica Macaulay of the UK dives from the 21-meter platform at Islet Vila Franca do Campo during the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series at Sao Miguel, Azores, Portugal.
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Simone Biles competes on the balance beam during the Senior Womens competition of the 2019 U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Kansas City, Missouri.
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The Augustana Vikings celebrate their victory against the Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas during the Division II Womens Softball Championship in Denver, Colorado.
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Los Angeles Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike celebrates a basket against the Connecticut Sun with guard Chelsea Gray.
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US Womens National Team star Alex Morgan celebrates her World Cup goal against England by "sipping tea."
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Apollinariia Panfilova is tossed into the air during the Junior Pair Free Skate at the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Lake Placid, New York.
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Polands Justyna Swiety-Ersetic celebrates with Malgorzata Holub-Kowalik, Patrycia Wyciszkiewicz, and Anna Kielbasinska during the Womens 4x400m Relay Final at the IAAF World Relays in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
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Venezuelas Diana Rangel Mora returns a shot to Wendy Duran during their womens individual Peruvian fronton qualification at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.
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Coco Gauff celebrates her victory against Polona Hercog of Slovenia in the third round of Wimbledon.
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Chilean goalkeeper Claudia Endler makes a save against the top-ranked United States during the 2019 World Cup in Paris, France.
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A competitor vaults in the womens pole vault during the Sydney Track Classic in Sydney, Australia.
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Serena Williams locks in during her 2019 Australian Open quarterfinal match against Karolina Pliskova in Melbourne, Australia.
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Simone Biles reacts after her routine in Womens Vault Final at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.
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Ali Riley of New Zealand gives her team instructions during the team huddle ahead of their 2019 World Cup France match against Cameroon in Montpellier, France.
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Caroline Wozniacki hits a ball between her legs while playing Monica Niculescu of Romania during the Miami Open in Miami Gardens, Florida.
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The United States artistic swimming team competes in the Team Free Final at the Gwangju 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.
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Brazilian soccer legend Marta and teammates celebrate her goal against Australia during their 2019 World Cup in Montpellier, France.
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Megan Rapinoe celebrates a goal with her now-iconic pose as US Womens National Team teammates Sam Mewis and Alex Morgan look on.
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US Womens National Team striker Alex Morgan is cleated on the arm by Stefanie Van der Gragt of the Netherlands during the 2019 World Cup final.
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The England Womens National Team celebrates Lucy Bronzes goal during their 2019 World Cup Quarter Final match against Norway in Le Havre, France.
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Alex Morgan celebrates her goal in the US Womens National Teams 2019 FIFA Womens World Cup France Semifinal match against England in Lyon, France.
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Striker Tobin Heath poses with the World Cup trophy after the US Womens National Teams 2019 Womens World Cup victory over the Netherlands.
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The Netherlands Womens National Team celebrates its second goal against Japan during the 2019 World Cup Round of 16 in Rennes, France.
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Julie Ertz celebrates with the World Cup trophy after the US Womens National Team won the 2019 World Cup in Lyon, France.
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Stefanie Van der Gragt of the Netherlands celebrates after scoring during her teams 2019 World Cup Quarter Final match against Italy in Valenciennes, France.
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Ali Riley of New Zealand battles for possession with Aurelle Awona of Cameroon during their teams 2019 World Cup match in Montpellier, France.
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Carli Lloyd and the US Womens National Team lift the World Cup trophy for the first time after winning the 2019 World Cup in Lyon, France.
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