Player of The Year
See also: ITF World Champions, World number one male tennis player rankings, and List of ATP number 1 ranked players| Year | Nationality | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | United States | Arthur Ashe |
| 1976 | Sweden | Björn Borg |
| 1977 | Sweden | Björn Borg |
| 1978 | Sweden | Björn Borg |
| 1979 | Sweden | Björn Borg |
| 1980 | Sweden | Björn Borg |
| 1981 | United States | John McEnroe |
| 1982 | United States | Jimmy Connors |
| 1983 | United States | John McEnroe |
| 1984 | United States | John McEnroe |
| 1985 | Czechoslovakia | Ivan Lendl |
| 1986 | Czechoslovakia | Ivan Lendl |
| 1987 | Czechoslovakia | Ivan Lendl |
| 1988 | Sweden | Mats Wilander |
| 1989 | West Germany | Boris Becker |
| 1990 | Sweden | Stefan Edberg |
| 1991 | Sweden | Stefan Edberg |
| 1992 | United States | Jim Courier |
| 1993 | United States | Pete Sampras |
| 1994 | United States | Pete Sampras |
| 1995 | United States | Pete Sampras |
| 1996 | United States | Pete Sampras |
| 1997 | United States | Pete Sampras |
| 1998 | United States | Pete Sampras |
| 1999 | United States | Andre Agassi |
| 2000 | Brazil | Gustavo Kuerten |
| 2001 | Australia | Lleyton Hewitt |
| 2002 | Australia | Lleyton Hewitt |
| 2003 | United States | Andy Roddick |
| 2004 | Switzerland | Roger Federer |
| 2005 | Switzerland | Roger Federer |
| 2006 | Switzerland | Roger Federer |
| 2007 | Switzerland | Roger Federer |
| 2008 | Spain | Rafael Nadal |
| 2009 | Switzerland | Roger Federer |
| 2010 | Spain | Rafael Nadal |
| 2011 | Serbia | Novak Djokovic |
| 2012 | Serbia | Novak Djokovic |
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