Women’s Doubles Sara Errani & Roberta Vinci
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci (left, in pic) are only the second pair to be named Women’s Doubles World Champions on three occasions. The Italians completed the career Grand Slam with their first victory at Wimbledon, and were also champions at the Australian Open and runners-up at Roland Garros. They won a total of five titles and finished 2014 co-ranked No. 1 on the WTA doubles rankings. Errani and Vinci said: “We are both really happy to be Women’s Doubles World Champions for the third consecutive year. It is a great pleasure and honour to have finished this year as number one in the doubles ranking again.”
Women’s Singles
lONDON: Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams have been selected as the International Tennis Federation’s world champions for 2014. Djokovic won Wimbledon for his seventh Grand Slam title and reclaimed the No. 1 ranking. Williams won the US Open for her 18th major championship and stayed No. 1 throughout the year. Bob and Mike Bryan won the men’s doubles award for the 11th time in 12 years, while Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci of Italy took the women’s prize for the third straight time. CiCi Bellis of the United States and Russia’s Andrey Rublev were named junior world champions. Japan’s Yui Kamiji and Shingo Kunieda are the wheelchair champions.
Men’s Doubles Bob and Mike Bryan
Bob and Mike Bryan (right, in pic) become Men’s Doubles World Champions for the 11th time after capturing their 16th Grand Slam title and 100th title overall at the 2014 US Open. They won a total of ten titles during the year, including the ATP World Tour Finals, taking their total career titles to 103. They were also runners-up at Wimbledon. The brothers now stand within two trophies of the record of wheelchair tennis star Esther Vergeer, who was named World Champion 13 times. Mike Bryan said: “We look forward to the awards dinner in Paris and sharing the stage with all the other world champions.”
Men’s Singles Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
Novak Djokovic becomes Men’s World Champion for the fourth time after reclaiming the No. 1 ranking in 2014. The 27-year-old won his seventh Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, and was also a finalist at Roland Garros and semifinalist at the US Open. He won a total of seven titles including the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals. Djokovic is one of only four men to be named World Champion four or more times, alongside Ivan lendl, Pete Sampras and Roger Federer.