GORDON Reid has thanked his coaching team, family and friends after being officially named the ITF 2016 World Champion.

The Helensburgh wheelchair tennis star had an outstanding year to become the first British player to become wheelchair world champion.

The 25-year-old won his first two Grand Slam singles titles at the Australian Open and Wimbledon, and was also runner-up at Roland Garros. He went on to win singles gold at the Rio 2016 Paralympics, before clinching the year-end number one ranking by reaching the final of the NEC Masters.

There was success in the doubles for Reid as well as he clinched the Wimbledon and French Open titles and won silver in Rio.

He said: “It’s a great honour for me to complete the best year of my career by finishing year-end number one for the first time. I can’t thank all of my coaching team, family and friends enough for all their dedication and support, which was a vital part of my 2016 successes.”

The men’s and women’s awards went to Andy Murray and Angelique Kerber. The is first year that either player has received this honour. In an historic year for the Murray family, Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares of Brazil become men’s doubles world champions. It is the first time that two brothers have been named as men’s singles and men’s doubles world champions in the same year.

Reid becomes the third British player to be honoured in 2016, being named as ITF Wheelchair World Champion, with Jiske Griffioen of Netherlands becoming women’s World Champion for the second year running.

They will receive their awards at the 2017 ITF World Champions Dinner on Tuesday, June 6, in Paris, during Roland Garros.

Andy Murray sealed the year-end number one ranking in the final match of the season after defeating his great rival Novak Djokovic to win the ATP World Tour Finals. He won a total of nine titles during a milestone year, including his second Wimbledon triumph, and became the first player in history to win two Olympic singles gold medals with victory over Juan Martin del Potro at Rio 2016.

Murray said: “It means a lot to me to be named ITF World Champion. I have had such a memorable year, winning again at Wimbledon, retaining my Olympic title and ending the year at number one. It is particularly special with Jamie also becoming world champion.”