ITF World Champions
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 Nicolás 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
Boys -- Boys ' singles ( 1978–2003 )
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) designates a World Champion each year based on performances throughout the year, emphasising the Grand Slam tournaments, and also considering team events such as the Davis Cup and Fed Cup. Men's and women's singles champions were first named in 1978; the title is now also awarded for doubles, wheelchair, and junior players. It is sometimes named the ITF Player of the Year award, alluding to similar other year-end awards in tennis.