Junior World Number Ones Tennis – the list of all the year end number one ranked tennis players since 1978.
The legendary Czech duo of Ivan Lendl and Hana Mandlikova received the opening ITF World Champion junior honours in 1978, paving the way for some of the game’s all-time greatest players to use it as a spring board for success.
The boys’ winners down the years include Pat Cash, Stefan Edberg, Roger Federer and Andy Roddick, while among the girls’ champions are Gabriela Sabatini, Martina Hingis, Amelie Mauresmo and Victoria Azarenka.
After only presenting a singles award for the first few years, a doubles category was added in 1982. The format was changed again in 2004 when the two disciplines were combined, a system which is still used today.
Junior World Number Ones Tennis
BOYS SINGLES
– 2017: Axel Geller (ARG)
– 2016: Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB)
– 2015: Taylor Fritz (USA)
– 2014: Andrey Rublev (RUS)
– 2013: Alexander Zverev (GER)
– 2012: Filip Peliwo (CAN)
– 2011: Jiri Vesely (CZE)
– 2010: Juan Sebastian Gomez (COL)
– 2009: Daniel Berta (SWE)
– 2008: Tsung-Hua Yang (TPE)
– 2007: Ricardis Berankis (LTU)
– 2006: Thiemo de Bakker (NED)
– 2005: Donald Young (USA)
– 2004: Gael Monfils (FRA)
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– 2003: Marcos Baghdatis (CYP)
– 2002: Richard Gasquet (FRA)
– 2001: Gilles Muller (LUX)
– 2000: Andy Roddick (USA)
– 1999: Kristian Pless (DEN)
– 1998: Roger Federer (SUI)
– 1997: Arnand di Pasquale (FRA)
– 1996: Sebastien Grosjean (FRA)
– 1995: Mariano Zabaleta (ARG)
– 1994: Federico Browne (ARG)
– 1993: Marcelo Rios (CHI)
– 1992: Brian Dunn (USA)
– 1991: Thomas Enqvist (SWE)
– 1990: Andrea Gaudenzi (ITA)
– 1989: Nicklas Kulti (SWE)
– 1988: Nicolas Pereira (VEN)
– 1987: Jason Stoltenberg (AUS)
– 1986: Javier Sanchez (ESP)
– 1985: Claudio Pistolesi (ITA)
– 1984: Mark Kratzmann (AUS)
– 1983: Stefan Edberg (SWE)
– 1982: Guy Forget (FRA)
– 1981: Pat Cash (AUS)
– 1980: Thierry Tulasne (FRA)
– 1979: Raul Viver (ECU)
– 1978: Ivan Lendl (TCH)
BOYS DOUBLES
– 2003: Scott Oudsema (USA)
– 2002: Florin Mergea (ROU) / Horia Tecau (ROU)
– 2001: Bruno Echagaray (MEX) / Santiago Gonzalez (MEX)
– 2000: Lee Childs (GBR) / James Nelson (GBR)
– 1999: Julien Benneteau (FRA) / Nicolas Mahut (FRA)
– 1998: Jose de Armas (VEN)
– 1997: Nicolas Massu (CHI)
– 1996: Sebastien Grosjean (FRA)
– 1995: Kepler Orellana (VEN)
– 1994: Ben Ellwood (AUS)
– 1993: Steven Downs (NZL)
– 1992: Enrique Abaroa (MEX)
– 1991: Karim Alami (MAR)
– 1990: Martin Renstroem (SWE)
– 1989: Wayne Ferreira (RSA)
– 1988: David Rikl (TCH) / Tomas Zdrazila (TCH)
– 1987: Jason Stoltenberg (AUS)
– 1986: Tomas Carbonell (ESP)
– 1985: Petr Korda (TCH) / Cyril Suk (TCH)
– 1984: Augustin Moreno (MEX)
– 1983: Mark Kratzmann (AUS)
– 1982: Fernando Perez (MEX)
GIRLS SINGLES
– 2017: Whitney Osuigwe (USA)
– 2016: Anastasia Potapova (RUS)
– 2015: Dalma Galfi (HUN)
– 2014: Catherine Bellis (USA)
– 2013: Belinda Bencic (SUI)
– 2012: Taylor Townsend (USA)
– 2011: Irina Khromacheva (RUS)
– 2010: Daria Gavrilova (RUS)
– 2009: Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)
– 2008: Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (THA)
– 2007: Ursula Radwanska (POL)
– 2006: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)
– 2005: Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
– 2004: Michaella Krajicek (NED)
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– 2003: Kirsten Flipkens (BEL)
– 2002: Barbora Strycova (CZE)
– 2001: Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
– 2000: Maria Emilia Salerni (ARG)
– 1999: Lina Krasnoroutskaia (RUS)
– 1998: Jelena Dokic (AUS)
– 1997: Cara Black (ZIM)
– 1996: Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)
– 1995: Anna Kournikova (RUS)
– 1994: Martina Hingis (SUI)
– 1993: Nino Louarssabichvili (GEO)
– 1992: Rossana De Los Rios (PAR)
– 1991: Zdenka Malkova (TCH)
– 1990: Karina Habsudova (TCH)
– 1989: Florencia Labat (ARG)
– 1988: Cristina Tessi (ARG)
– 1987: Natalia Zvereva (URS)
– 1986: Patricia Tarabini (ARG)
– 1985: Laura Garrone (ITA)
– 1984: Gabriela Sabatini (ARG)
– 1983: Pascale Paradis (FRA)
– 1982: Gretchen Rush (USA)
– 1981: Zina Garrison (USA)
– 1980: Susan Mascarin (USA)
– 1979: Mary-Lou Piatek (USA)
– 1978: Hana Mandlikova (TCH)
GIRLS DOUBLES
– 2003: Andrea Hlavackova (CZE)
– 2002: Elke Clijsters (BEL)
– 2001: Petra Cetkovska (CZE)
– 2000: Maria Emilia Salerni (ARG)
– 1999: Daniela Bedanova (CZE)
– 1998: Eva Dyrberg (DEN)
– 1997: Cara Black (ZIM) / Irina Selyntina (KAZ)
– 1996: Michaela Pastikova (CZE) / Jitka Schonfeldova (CZE)
– 1995: Ludmila Varmuzova (CZE)
– 1994: Martina Nedelkova (SVK)
– 1993: Cristina Moros (USA)
– 1992: Nancy Feber (BEL) / Laurence Courtois (BEL)
– 1991: Eva Martincova (TCH)
– 1990: Karina Habsudova (TCH)
– 1989: Andrea Strnadova (TCH)
– 1988: Jo-Anne Faull (AUS)
– 1987: Natalia Medvedeva (URS)
– 1986: Leila Meskhi (URS)
– 1985: Mariana Perez-Roldan (ARG) / Patricia Tarabini (ARG)
– 1984: Mercedes Paz (ARG)
– 1983: Larissa Savchenko (URS)
– 1982: Beth Herr (USA)
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