Nadal and Muguruza complete Spanish sweep of ITF awards
The ATP world number one and WTA world number two, who won three Grand Slams in 2017, are first compatriots to claim both awards in 19 years.
Rafa Nadal and Garbiñe Muguruza swept the board as they were named International Tennis Federation (ITF) world champions - the first time in 19 years two players from the same country have been handed the accolade.
Nadal, who claimed the honour for the third time, made a sensational comeback from an injury-plagued 2016, winning a 10th French Open title and the U.S. Open to take his grand slam haul to 16, three behind Roger Federer who also won two of the year's majors after returning from injury.
The 31-year-old Mallorcan ended the year as world number one, although he pulled out of the season-ending ATP Finals in London due to a knee injury.
Muguruza's first spell at the WTA summit
Muguruza won the ITF award for the first time after capturing the Wimbledon title and ascending to the world number one ranking for the first time.
She ended the year ranked number two behind Romania's Simona Halep who is still chasing a first grand slam title.
The last time two players from the same country scooped the awards was in 1998 when Americans Pete Sampras and Lindsay Davenport took the honours.
Lukasz Kubot of Poland and Marcelo Melo of Brazil won the men's doubles award while Chan Yun-Jan of Chinese Taipei and the recently-retired Martina Hingis of Switzerland took the women's prize.