International Tennis Hall of Fame

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The Newport Casino, which is home to the Tennis Hall of Fame

The International Tennis Hall of Fame (actually International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum ) is a tennis museum in the Newport Casino in Newport , Rhode Island , USA .

history

The American tennis championships (now the US Open ) were held at the Newport Casino from 1881 to 1914 . From the end of the 1930s, the barely used building began to deteriorate. When a fire destroyed large parts of the casino in 1953, the building was sold and demolished. The board of directors of the club that owned the casino, under the leadership of James Van Alen , decided to rebuild it instead. As a future use, it was decided to set up a tennis museum, which was opened in 1954. In addition to the museum, a Hall of Fame was set up for the most important personalities in tennis. In 1986 it was recognized by the international tennis federation as the official tennis hall of fame.

Admission procedure

Candidates for the Hall of Fame are, on the one hand, former top players who have for a certain period of time ( recent players : 5 years, master players : 20 years) completely or at least largely from their active career on the ATP World Tour or WTA Tour have withdrawn. In addition, officials, journalists or authors (so-called contributors ) who have made a special contribution to the sport of tennis come into consideration.

In the case of recent players , the Tennis Media Panel , a body made up of tennis journalists from all over the world, decides on admission. In the case of master players and contributors , all previous members of the Hall of Fame are entitled to vote in addition to the Tennis Media Panel . To be elected, a candidate needs 75% of the vote.

The new members are officially announced each year on the final weekend of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships .

Since 2010, wheelchair tennis players have also been included in the voting.

Members of the Hall of Fame

The Hall of Fame members currently include six Germans: Gottfried von Cramm (admitted posthumously in 1977), Boris Becker (2003), Steffi Graf (2004), Hans Nüsslein (admitted posthumously in 2006), Hilde Sperling (admitted posthumously in 2013) and Michael Stich (2018).

Bob Hewitt , inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1992, was removed from the list on November 16, 2012 after he was suspected of child molestation .

1 Bob Hewitt was removed from the list on November 16, 2012 after suspicion of child abuse.

literature

  • International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum (Ed.): Tennis And The Newport Casino. Arcadia Publishing, Charleston (South Carolina) 2011, ISBN 978-0-7385-7482-0 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Honoring the Class of 2011 (tennisfame.com July 9, 2011, accessed August 4, 2014)
  2. ↑ Class of 2013: Martina Hingis, Thelma Coyne Long, Cliff Drysdale, Charlie Pasarell, Ion Tiriac (tennisfame.com from March 4, 2013, accessed on August 4, 2014)
  3. ↑ Congratulations Class of 2014! (tennisfame.com from July 12, 2014, accessed on August 6, 2014)
  4. ↑ Class of 2015: Amelie Mauresmo, David Hall, Nancy Jeffett (tennisfame.com from April 30, 2015, accessed October 2, 2016)
  5. ↑ Jeffett, Hall and Mauresmo inducted into Hall of Fame (itftennis.com, July 20, 2015, accessed October 2, 2016)
  6. ↑ Tennis: Safin and Henin are inducted into the Hall of Fame (focus.de from March 9, 2016, accessed on October 2, 2016)
  7. ↑ Marat Safin and Justine Henin get their place in the Hall of Fame (tennisnet.com from March 9, 2016, accessed on October 2, 2016)
  8. ↑ Roddick To Be Inducted Into Tennis Hall Of Fame (atpworldtour.com January 24, 2017, accessed January 30, 2017)
  9. ↑ Conchita Martinez elected to International Tennis Hall of Fame (wtatennis.com April 16, 2020, accessed April 20, 2020, English)