Sania, Hingis named as Women’s Doubles World Champions by ITF

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The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has named the Indo-Swiss pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis as the 2015 ITF women's doubles World Champions. Martina has become an ITF World Champion 15 years after last being named as the title holder in women's singles category in the year 2000.

Indo- Swiss pair have won their last 22 matches from the start of the US Open through wins in Asia at Guangzhou, Wuhan, Beijing and the WTA Finals, ending the year with a 55-7 record. They have won two Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon and the US Open, and seven further tournaments. 

American Serena Williams and Serbian Novak Djokovic were named the women's and men's singles World Champions, respectively. Serena has earned the title for the sixth time while this is the fifth occasion that Djokovic received the honour. Dutch Jean-Julien Rojer and Romania's Horia Tecau were announced as the men's doubles champions.