Tennis world champions named by the International Tennis Federation

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Since 1978, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) has designated a "World Champion" each year based on performances throughout the year, including Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the Davis Cup, and weekly tour events. The ITF's choices have been generally approved except in 1990 when the designation of Ivan Lendl was strongly criticized by those who claimed that the ITF was punishing Stefan Edberg for not playing the Grand Slam Cup.^{[citation needed]} That year, the Association of Tennis Professionals named Edberg its "Player of The Year," in accordance with its computer ranking system. Tennis Magazine (France) ranked Edberg #1, Boris Becker #2, and Lendl #3.