ITF President Francesco Ricci Bitti said: “All of our World Champions have demonstrated great consistency at the top of the game in one of the strongest eras for our sport.
“Serena Williams is one of the toughest competitors of all-time, while Novak Djokovic’s performances at the biggest events make him a deserving winner.”
It is the fourth time Serbia’s Djokovic , 27, is named World Champion having won seven trophies during the season, including Indian Wells, Miami, Rome, Beijing, Paris, Wimbledon and at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, and the year-end No. 1 ranking for the third time in four years.
Novak Djokovic With the Barclays ATP World Tour No. 1 Trophy at London’s O2 Arena. Image: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images.
Williams said: “I’m so honoured to be named ITF World Champion for the fifth time. I’m grateful to have the support of the tennis community in every way possible. I can’t wait for 2015.”
The ITF World Champions will receive their awards at the ITF World Champions Dinner on Tuesday 2 June, in Paris, during Roland Garros.
Other winners are:
Men’s Doubles World Champions – Bob and Mike Bryan (USA)
Women’s Doubles World Champions – Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci (ITA)
Girls World Champion – Catherine “CiCi” Bellis (USA)
Boys World Champion – Andrey Rublev (RUS)
Men’s Wheelchair World Champion – Shingo Kunieda (JPN)
Women’s Wheelchair World Champion – Yui Kamiji (JPN)
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