Tennis players Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams were named the sportsman and woman of the year at the annual Laureus World Sports Awards.
The awards honour the most notable sporting figures and their achievements of the previous year.
Serbia's Djokovic, 28, reached all four Grand Slam finals last year, winning three of them, while American Williams, 34, also won three.
Brazil's Paralympic swimmer Daniel Dias was disabled sportsperson of the year.
The 27-year-old, who earned seven gold medals at last year's IPC Swimming World Championships, has now won the honour three times after landing it in 2009 and 2013.