Since 1978, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) has designated a "World Champion" [1] each year based on performances throughout the year, including Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP World Tour Finals, the Davis Cup, and weekly tour events.
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The International Tennis Federation's (ITF) choices for men's singles have been generally approved by tennis fans and the tennis media except in 1990 when the designation of Ivan Lendl was strongly criticized by those who claimed that the ITF was punishing Stefan Edberg for criticizing the Grand Slam Cup.[2] That year, the Association of Tennis Professionals named Edberg its "Player of The Year", in accordance with its computer ranking system, and Tennis Magazine (France) ranked Edberg first, Andre Agassi second, and Lendl third. Other instances when the ITF choices differed from the ATP rankings, usually with less controversy, are 1978 (Jimmy Connors), 1982 (John McEnroe), and 1989 (Lendl).
ITF world champions for women differed from the WTA year-end rankings the following years: 1978 (Martina Navratilova), 1994 (Steffi Graf), 2001 (Lindsay Davenport), 2004 (Lindsay Davenport), 2005 (Lindsay Davenport) and 2011 (Caroline Wozniacki).
| Year | Player | Nationality |
| 1978 | Chris Evert | United States |
| 1979 | Martina Navratilova | United States |
| 1980 | Chris Evert (2) | United States |
| 1981 | Chris Evert (3) | United States |
| 1982 | Martina Navratilova (2) | United States |
| 1983 | Martina Navratilova (3) | United States |
| 1984 | Martina Navratilova (4) | United States |
| 1985 | Martina Navratilova (5) | United States |
| 1986 | Martina Navratilova (6) | United States |
| 1987 | Steffi Graf | West Germany |
| 1988 | Steffi Graf (2) | West Germany |
| 1989 | Steffi Graf (3) | West Germany |
| 1990 | Steffi Graf (4) | Germany |
| 1991 | Monica Seles | Yugoslavia |
| 1992 | Monica Seles (2) | Yugoslavia |
| 1993 | Steffi Graf (5) | Germany |
| 1994 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Spain |
| 1995 | Steffi Graf (6) | Germany |
| 1996 | Steffi Graf (7) | Germany |
| 1997 | Martina Hingis | Switzerland |
| 1998 | Lindsay Davenport | United States |
| 1999 | Martina Hingis (2) | Switzerland |
| 2000 | Martina Hingis (3) | Switzerland |
| 2001 | Jennifer Capriati | United States |
| 2002 | Serena Williams | United States |
| 2003 | Justine Henin | Belgium |
| 2004 | Anastasia Myskina | Russia |
| 2005 | Kim Clijsters | Belgium |
| 2006 | Justine Henin (2) | Belgium |
| 2007 | Justine Henin (3) | Belgium |
| 2008 | Jelena Janković | Serbia |
| 2009 | Serena Williams (2) | United States |
| 2010 | Caroline Wozniacki | Denmark |
| 2011 | Petra Kvitová | Czech Republic |
| Year | Player | Nationality |
| 1996 | Todd Woodbridge (1) & Mark Woodforde (1) | Australia & Australia |
| 1997 | Todd Woodbridge (2) & Mark Woodforde (2) | Australia & Australia |
| 1998 | Jacco Eltingh (1) & Paul Haarhuis (1) | Netherlands & Netherlands |
| 1999 | Mahesh Bhupathi (1) & Leander Paes (1) | India & India |
| 2000 | Todd Woodbridge (3) & Mark Woodforde (3) | Australia & Australia |
| 2001 | Jonas Björkman (1) & Todd Woodbridge (4) | Sweden & Australia |
| 2002 | Mark Knowles (1) & Daniel Nestor (1) | Bahamas & Canada |
| 2003 | Bob Bryan (1) & Mike Bryan (1) | United States & United States |
| 2004 | Bob Bryan (2) & Mike Bryan (2) | United States & United States |
| 2005 | Bob Bryan (3) & Mike Bryan (3) | United States & United States |
| 2006 | Bob Bryan (4) & Mike Bryan (4) | United States & United States |
| 2007 | Bob Bryan (5) & Mike Bryan (5) | United States & United States |
| 2008 | Daniel Nestor (2) & Nenad Zimonjić (1) | Canada & Serbia |
| 2009 | Bob Bryan (6) & Mike Bryan (6) | United States & United States |
| 2010 | Bob Bryan (7) & Mike Bryan (7) | United States & United States |
| 2011 | Bob Bryan (8) & Mike Bryan (8) | United States & United States |
| Year | Player | Nationality |
| 1978 | Ivan Lendl | Czechoslovakia |
| 1979 | Raúl Viver | Ecuador |
| 1980 | Thierry Tulasne | France |
| 1981 | Pat Cash | Australia |
| 1982 | Guy Forget | France |
| 1983 | Stefan Edberg | Sweden |
| 1984 | Mark Kratzmann | Australia |
| 1985 | Claudio Pistolesi | Italy |
| 1986 | Javier Sánchez | Spain |
| 1987 | Jason Stoltenberg | Australia |
| 1988 | Nicolas Pereira | Venezuela |
| 1989 | Nicklas Kulti | Sweden |
| 1990 | Andrea Gaudenzi | Italy |
| 1991 | Thomas Enqvist | Sweden |
| 1992 | Brian Dunn | United States |
| 1993 | Marcelo Ríos | Chile |
| 1994 | Federico Browne | Argentina |
| 1995 | Mariano Zabaleta | Argentina |
| 1996 | Sébastien Grosjean | France |
| 1997 | Arnaud Di Pasquale | France |
| 1998 | Roger Federer | Switzerland |
| 1999 | Kristian Pless | Denmark |
| 2000 | Andy Roddick | United States |
| 2001 | Gilles Müller | Luxembourg |
| 2002 | Richard Gasquet | France |
| 2003 | Marcos Baghdatis | Cyprus |
| Year | Player | Nationality |
| 1982 | Fernando Pérez | Mexico |
| 1983 | Mark Kratzmann | Australia |
| 1984 | Agustín Moreno | Mexico |
| 1985 | Petr Korda & Cyril Suk | Czechoslovakia & Czechoslovakia |
| 1986 | Tomás Carbonell | Spain |
| 1987 | Jason Stoltenberg | Australia |
| 1988 | David Rikl & Tomas Zdrazila | Czechoslovakia & Czechoslovakia |
| 1989 | Wayne Ferreira | South Africa |
| 1990 | Marten Renström | Sweden |
| 1991 | Karim Alami | Morocco |
| 1992 | Enrique Abaroa | Mexico |
| 1993 | Steven Downs | New Zealand |
| 1994 | Benjamin Ellwood | Australia |
| 1995 | Kepler Orellana | Venezuela |
| 1996 | Sébastien Grosjean | France |
| 1997 | Nicolás Massú | Chile |
| 1998 | José de Armas | Venezuela |
| 1999 | Julien Benneteau & Nicolas Mahut | France & France |
| 2000 | Lee Childs & James Nelson | United Kingdom & United Kingdom |
| 2001 | Bruno Echagaray & Santiago González | Mexico & Mexico |
| 2002 | Florin Mergea & Horia Tecău | Romania & Romania |
| 2003 | Scott Oudsema | United States |
| Year | Player | Nationality |
| 2004 | Gaël Monfils | France |
| 2005 | Donald Young | United States |
| 2006 | Thiemo de Bakker | Netherlands |
| 2007 | Ričardas Berankis | Lithuania |
| 2008 | Yang Tsung-hua | Chinese Taipei |
| 2009 | Daniel Berta | Sweden |
| 2010 | Juan Sebastián Gómez | Colombia |
| 2011 | Jiří Veselý | Czech Republic |
| Year | Player | Nationality |
| 1978 | Hana Mandlíková | Czechoslovakia |
| 1979 | Mary-Lou Piatek | United States |
| 1980 | Susan Mascarin | United States |
| 1981 | Zina Garrison | United States |
| 1982 | Gretchen Rush | United States |
| 1983 | Pascale Paradis | France |
| 1984 | Gabriela Sabatini | Argentina |
| 1985 | Laura Garrone | Italy |
| 1986 | Patricia Tarabini | Argentina |
| 1987 | Natasha Zvereva | Soviet Union |
| 1988 | Cristina Tessi | Argentina |
| 1989 | Florencia Labat | Argentina |
| 1990 | Karina Habšudová | Czechoslovakia |
| 1991 | Zdenka Malkova | Czechoslovakia |
| 1992 | Rossana de los Ríos | Paraguay |
| 1993 | Nino Louarsabishvili | Georgia |
| 1994 | Martina Hingis | Switzerland |
| 1995 | Anna Kournikova | Russia |
| 1996 | Amélie Mauresmo | France |
| 1997 | Cara Black | Zimbabwe |
| 1998 | Jelena Dokić | Australia |
| 1999 | Lina Krasnoroutskaya | Russia |
| 2000 | María Emilia Salerni | Argentina |
| 2001 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Russia |
| 2002 | Barbora Strýcová | Czech Republic |
| 2003 | Kirsten Flipkens | Belgium |
| Year | Player | Nationality |
| 1982 | Beth Herr | United States |
| 1983 | Larisa Savchenko | Soviet Union |
| 1984 | Mercedes Paz | Argentina |
| 1985 | Mariana Perez-Roldan & Patricia Tarabini | Argentina & Argentina |
| 1986 | Leila Meskhi | Soviet Union |
| 1987 | Natalia Medvedeva | Soviet Union |
| 1988 | Jo-Anne Faull | Australia |
| 1989 | Andrea Strnadová | Czechoslovakia |
| 1990 | Karina Habšudová | Czechoslovakia |
| 1991 | Eva Martincová | Czechoslovakia |
| 1992 | Nancy Feber & Laurence Courtois | Belgium & Belgium |
| 1993 | Cristina Moros | United States |
| 1994 | Martina Nedelkova | Slovakia |
| 1995 | Ludmila Varmuzova | Czech Republic |
| 1996 | Jitka Schonfeldova & Michaela Paštiková | Czech Republic & Czech Republic |
| 1997 | Irina Selyutina & Cara Black | Kazakhstan & Zimbabwe |
| 1998 | Eva Dyrberg | Denmark |
| 1999 | Daniela Bedáňová | Czech Republic |
| 2000 | María Emilia Salerni | Argentina |
| 2001 | Petra Cetkovská | Czech Republic |
| 2002 | Elke Clijsters | Belgium |
| 2003 | Andrea Hlaváčková | Czech Republic |
| Year | Player | Nationality |
| 2004 | Michaëlla Krajicek | Netherlands |
| 2005 | Victoria Azarenka | Belarus |
| 2006 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | Russia |
| 2007 | Urszula Radwańska | Poland |
| 2008 | Noppawan Lertcheewakarn | Thailand |
| 2009 | Kristina Mladenovic | France |
| 2010 | Daria Gavrilova | Russia |
| 2011 | Irina Khromacheva | Russia |
| Year | Player | Nationality |
| 1991 | Randy Snow | United States |
| 1992 | Laurent Giammartini | France |
| 1993 | Kai Schrameyer | Germany |
| 1994 | Laurent Giammartini (2) | France |
| 1995 | David Hall | Australia |
| 1996 | Ricky Molier | Netherlands |
| 1997 | Ricky Molier (2) | Netherlands |
| 1998 | David Hall (2) | Australia |
| 1999 | Stephen Welch | United States |
| 2000 | David Hall (3) | Australia |
| 2001 | Ricky Molier (3) | Netherlands |
| 2002 | David Hall (4) | Australia |
| 2003 | David Hall (5) | Australia |
| 2004 | David Hall (6) | Australia |
| 2005 | Michael Jeremiasz | France |
| 2006 | Robin Ammerlaan | Netherlands |
| 2007 | Shingo Kunieda | Japan |
| 2008 | Shingo Kunieda (2) | Japan |
| 2009 | Shingo Kunieda (3) | Japan |
| 2010 | Shingo Kunieda (4) | Japan |
| 2011 | Maikel Scheffers | Netherlands |
| Year | Player | Nationality |
| 1991 | Chantal Vandierendonck | Netherlands |
| 1992 | Monique Van Den Bosch | Netherlands |
| 1993 | Monique Kalkman (2) | Netherlands |
| 1994 | Monique Kalkman (3) | Netherlands |
| 1995 | Monique Kalkman (4) | Netherlands |
| 1996 | Chantal Vandierendonck (2) | Netherlands |
| 1997 | Chantal Vandierendonck (3) | Netherlands |
| 1998 | Daniela Di Toro | Australia |
| 1999 | Daniela Di Toro (2) | Australia |
| 2000 | Esther Vergeer | Netherlands |
| 2001 | Esther Vergeer (2) | Netherlands |
| 2002 | Esther Vergeer (3) | Netherlands |
| 2003 | Esther Vergeer (4) | Netherlands |
| 2004 | Esther Vergeer (5) | Netherlands |
| 2005 | Esther Vergeer (6) | Netherlands |
| 2006 | Esther Vergeer (7) | Netherlands |
| 2007 | Esther Vergeer (8) | Netherlands |
| 2008 | Esther Vergeer (9) | Netherlands |
| 2009 | Esther Vergeer (10) | Netherlands |
| 2010 | Esther Vergeer (11) | Netherlands |
| 2011 | Esther Vergeer (12) | Netherlands |
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