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Murray, Kerber win ITF awards for 2016

Andy Murray and Angelique Kerber have been named ITF World Champions, following stellar 2016 seasons.

Angelique Kerber of Germany

Andy Murray and Angelique Kerber have been named ITF World Champions, following stellar 2016 seasons (AAP)

Andy Murray and Angelique Kerber have been named ITF World Champions, capping stellar years for the men's and women's world number ones.

Murray, whose brother Jamie was named doubles World Champion along with Brazil's Bruno Soares, won Wimbledon in July before becoming the first player to win two Olympic singles gold medals when he retained his crown in Rio de Janeiro in August.

He won nine titles in a milestone year that ended with him beating rival Novak Djokovic to win the ATP Tour Finals and seal the year-end rankings top spot.

"It means a lot to me to be named ITF World Champion. I have had such a memorable year," Murray said in a statement.

Kerber enjoyed an equally impressive season, winning the Australian and US Open titles as well as an Olympic silver medal in Rio.

She becomes the first German to win the award since Steffi Graf claimed the last of her seven in 1996.


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