Andy Murray donated over half a million dollars of his prize money to help Ukrainian children.
The former world number one has a relationship with Unicef.
The Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award is given to someone who has supported the response.
It was devastating when images on the news showed what families were going through.
The houses were bombed and people were displaced. Many young children were injured and some died as a result of this. I didn't know what to do to help.
More than five million children in Ukraine are still in need of assistance after more than nine months of conflict, according to Unicef.
After the war began, three-time Grand Slam singles champion Murray decided to pledge all of his prize money for the rest of the season to Unicef UK, for whom he is an ambassador.
I thought it would give me more motivation this year. Murray said he wanted to raise awareness and get others involved in helping.
Murray won 20 of his 34 tour-level matches over the course of the year, earning more than $500,000 in prize money, after making a pledge before the Indian Wells tournament.
Jon is the chief executive of the UK Committee for Unicef.
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine is having a devastating impact on the country's 7.5 children.
Over nine months of war has left millions of children in need of humanitarian assistance, with destroyed infrastructure and freezing weather leavingUkraine's children facing an uncertain future
The International Tennis Federation named Britain's Joe Salisbury and his American partner Rajeev Ram the world's best men's doubles team in the year 2022.
The men's and women's singles titles were both won by Spain's Nadal and Poland's Swiatek.
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