Djokovic And Williams Named 2012 ITF World Champions

Written by: Bob Larson Tennis on 11th December 2012

Djokovic And Williams Named 2012 ITF World Champions

epa03502048 US. tennis player Serena Williams returns a ball against Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, during their exhibition match of the Gillette Federer Tour in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 08 December 2012. EPA/Sebastião Moreira |

The ITF announced today that Novak Djokovic of Serbia and American Serena Williams are the 2012 ITF World Champions. This is the second successive year Djokovic has received this honour, while Williams is named Women’s World Champion for the third time.

Americans Bob and Mike Bryan are named Men’s Doubles World Champions for the ninth time in 10 years, while Sara Errani and Rob erta Vinci of Italy become Women’s Doubles World Champions for the first time.

Canada’s Filip Peliwo and Taylor Townsend of USA are named ITF Junior World Champions, while the ITF Wheelchair World Champions are Esther Vergeer of Netherlands and France ’s Stephane Houdet. Vergeer becomes world champion for an astonishing 13th successive year.

The ITF World Champions will receive their awards at the ITF World Champions Dinner on Tuesday, June 4, in Paris , during Roland Garros.