International Tennis Federation Awards
Djokovic, Williams Named ITF World Champions of 2012
ITF World Champion of 2012 Novak Djokovic. Photo by Tim Schofield
December 12 2012 ITS Staff - Serbian star Novak Djokovic took home the 2012 ITF World Champion Singles title for the second year in a row and American Serena Williams was named as the Women’s Singles World Champion for the third time in her career, as announced by the International Tennis Federation on Tuesday.
Bob and Mike Bryan were given the doubles title in Men’s Doubles for the ninth time and the Italian team of Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci received the women's doubles award. In the juniors, Filip Peliwo of Canada was named Boys World Champion and Taylor Townsend of the USA as the Girls Champion.
Esther Vergeer of Netherlands won the women's wheelchair tennis award for the 13th consecutive year. Stephane Houde of France was named the men's winner. The ITF World Champions will be receiving their awards during the ITF World Champions Dinner in Roland Garros in Paris on June 4, 2013.
Serena Williams with sister Venus during the US Open. Photo by Angela n.
Djokovic, a five-time Grand Slam winner, has also won numerous awards, including the 2011 Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year and the 2012 Best Male Tennis Player ESPY Award. He has won the ATP World Tour Player of the Year twice consecutively, in 2011 and 2012.
He is a recipient of the Order of Saint Sava and the Order of Karađorđe's Star.Djokovic, a five-time Grand Slam winner, has also won numerous awards, including the 2011 Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year and the 2012 Best Male Tennis Player ESPY Award. He has won the ATP World Tour Player of the Year twice consecutively, in 2011 and 2012. He is a recipient of the Order of Saint Sava and the Order of Karađorđe's Star.
Although ending the season only ranked No.3 by the Women’s Tennis Association Tour, Williams won Wimbledon, the Olympic Gold, the US Open and the season ending WTA Championships in Istanbul in a stunning display of dominance coming back from an injury after almost a two-year absence.
Already regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, her 30 Grand Slam titles ties her for eighth on the all-time list: 15 in singles, 13 in women's doubles, and 2 in mixed doubles. She is the most recent player, male or female, to have held all four Grand Slam singles titles simultaneously ('02–'03) and only the fifth woman ever to do so.
Her total of 15 Grand Slam singles titles is sixth on the all-time list, and fourth in the open era, behind Steffi Graf (22 titles) and Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova (18 titles each).
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