She was joined in Sports Illustrated by 29-time grand slam champion Serena Williams and former World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki.
The former Wimbledon finalist is currently ranked number 43 in the world. She was knocked out of the Australian Open third round, but had an impressive run to the Sydney International semifinal, where she was beaten by Britain's Johanna Konta.
As reported by FOXSports.com, the 2017 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition also features US Olympic gymnast champions Aly Raisman and Simone Biles, with three different images of model Kate Upton on the cover.
Upton's fiance and Detroit Tigers MLB pitcher Justin Verlander was unable to spend Valentine's Day with Upton this week, but congratulated her on the honour and reacted to the cover on Twitter.
