International Tennis Hall of Fame

The inner courtyard, horseshoe court, and clocktower of the Newport Casino, home to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

The hall of fame and museum are located in the Newport Casino, which was commissioned in 1879 by James Gordon Bennett Jr. as part of an exclusive resort for wealthy Newport summer residents. It was designed by Charles McKim along with Stanford White, who did the interiors. It is an example of Victorian Shingle Style architecture.[1] In 1881, the Real Tennis Court (housing the National Tennis Club) and the Casino Theatre were constructed at the east end of the campus. The club was opened on July 1, 1880, after a six-month construction period and quickly became a fashionable venue for Newport summer residents.

The United States Lawn Tennis Association held its first championships at the Newport Casino in 1881. The event was held annually through 1914, by which time tennis had become the key attraction at the resort. The championship was suspended during World War I.

But by the 1950s, the retreat was struggling financially, as tourism preferences changed. It was at risk of being demolished for redevelopment of modern retail space, but the building was purchased and saved by Jimmy and Candy Van Alen, wealthy Newport summer residents. A sportsman himself, in 1954, Jimmy Van Alen established the National Tennis Hall of Fame and Museum in the Casino.[2][3] The combination of tennis matches and the museum allowed the building to be saved.

International Tennis Hall of Fame entrance on Bellevue Ave.

Van Alen intended the facility to be "a shrine to the ideals of the game", and was elected president of the hall in 1957.[3] The International Tennis Hall of Fame was officially sanctioned by the United States Tennis Association at its foundation in 1954. In 1975, with the induction of England's Fred Perry, the organization officially became the International Tennis Hall of Fame. It was recognized by the International Tennis Federation in 1986. The first Hall of Fame members were inducted in 1955; as of 2023, a total of 262 inductees from 27 countries have been recognized.[4]

In 2015, Martina Hingis was appointed as the first Global Ambassador for the International Tennis Hall of Fame.[5] In 2016, Guga Kuerten was appointed a Global Ambassador,[6] and in 2017 Michael Chang was appointed a Global Ambassador.[7]

The current Board of Governors includes former professional tennis players Kim Clijsters (Honorary President), Patrick McEnroe (President), Gigi Fernández, Katrina Adams, and Vijay Amritraj.[8]

TeamFAME is the International Tennis Hall of Fame's National Junior Tennis & Learning (NJTL) Chapter that began in 2018[9] and is housed in the historic Canfield House building (now owned by the ITHF). TeamFAME: Future Aces Modeling Excellence, provides out-of-school activities to help the underserved community reach their goals, learn new skills, and change lives on and off the court. TeamFAME works to inspire future leaders through character, education, academic, enrichment, and healthy living. There are year long programs for kids, such as after school programs and summer tennis programs that run for 10 weeks in local neighborhoods. To learn more about TeamFAME visit the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

The Arcade of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, facing towards Bellevue Avenue

The museum chronicles the history of the sport from the 12th century through the modern day. The museum's permanent collection contains approximately 30,000 objects, including modern and historic tennis equipment, fine art, decorative arts, artifacts from Hall of Famers and other significant figures within the sport, trophies, textiles and clothing, ephemera, and furnishings. The mseum's Information Research Center (IRC) houses 5,000 books, 3,000+ audio-visual materials, 1 million plus photographic images, and a comprehensive collection of magazines, programs, periodicals, blueprints and archival materials. The collection is displayed year-round in the museum's 13,000 square feet (1,200 m²) of exhibit space.[10] The museum also offers several digital exhibits.[11]

The museum reopened in May 2015 following a nearly complete renovation of its exhibition spaces. The redesigned and reinterpreted galleries encompass more than 12,000 square feet of interactive exhibits, videos, and approximately 2,000 artifacts related to tennis' history and champions past and present. 

The museum was initially accredited by the American Alliance of Museums in 2013, and subsequently reaccredited in 2022.[12]

The museum became a Smithsonian Affiliate in 2017.[13]

The museum is also a partner of the Google Arts & Culture initiative.[14]

For a description of each award and a list of its recipients, see footnote[15]

• Chairman's Award
• Davis Cup Award of Excellence
• Eugene L. Scott Award
• Fed Cup Award of Excellence
• Golden Achievement Award
• Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Award
• Samuel Hardy Award
• Tennis Educational Merit Award

The Hall of Fame hosts several tournaments, including the Infosys Hall of Fame Open in July. The Infosys Hall of Fame Open is a part of the US Open Series, as well as being part of the men's ATP World Tour, the tournament is the only grass court event in North America. Top male players come to Newport directly from Wimbledon to compete for the Van Alen Cup at the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Past champions include Americans John Isner (4× Hall of Fame Open Champion) and Mardy Fish, two-time champion Fabrice Santoro of France, and Australia's Lleyton Hewitt. During the tournament, Tennis Hall of Famers are officially inducted in front of family, friends, fans, and fellow members of the Tennis Hall of Fame.

International Tennis Hall of Fame

International Tennis Hall of Fame

Front Lawn courts with indoor tennis club and outdoor hard courts in background.

International Tennis Hall of Fame (Fred Perry sculpture in foreground)

Being inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame is the ultimate honor in tennis. It represents the sum of one's achievements and contributions as being among the most important and transformative in tennis history. There is a seven-step process to be inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame. A player or contributor must be nominated to be inducted, and then the national enshrinement committee reviews their eligibility. Once it is decided if they are eligible, the committee reviews if the nominee will be considered by voters. After review, the voting begins; both group and fan voting takes place. A nominee must receive at least 75% from the Official Voting Group result or a combined total of 75% or more from the Official Voting Group result and any bonus percentage points they earn through the Fan Vote. Votes are tallied by an independent accounting firm. The class induction is announced in January, and the new class is inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in July at the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

• For further details, see footnote[16]
• For a list of inductees—alphabetically, by country, and by year of induction—see footnote[17]
• Note: Inductees are listed below in two categories (Player category and Contributor category).

Player category

  Men's player

  Women's player

Name	Nationality	Category	Year inducted	Ref.
Agassi, Andre	United States	Recent Player	2011	[18]
Akhurst, Daphne	Australia	Master Player	2013	[19]
Alexander, Frederick "Fred"	United States	Player	1961	[20]
Allison, Wilmer	United States	Player	1963	[21]
Alonso, Manuel	Spain	Master Player	1977	[22]
Anderson, James	Australia	Master Player	2013	[23]
Anderson, Malcolm	Australia	Master Player	2000	[24]
Ashe, Arthur	United States	Recent Player	1985	[25]
Atkinson, Juliette	United States	Player	1974	[26]
Austin, Henry "Bunny"	Great Britain	Master Player	1997	[27]
Austin, Tracy	United States	Recent Player	1992	[28]
Baddeley, Wilfred	Great Britain	Master Player	2013	[29]
Barger-Wallach, Maud	United States	Player	1958	[30]
Becker, Boris	West Germany/ Germany	Recent Player	2003	[31]
Behr, Karl	United States	Player	1969	[32]
Betz Addie, Pauline	United States	Player	1965	[33]
Bingley Hillyard, Blanche	Great Britain	Master Player	2013	[34]
Bjurstedt Mallory, Molla	Norway/ United States	Player	1958	[35]
Borg, Björn	Sweden	Recent Player	1987	[36]
Borotra, Jean	France	Master Player	1976	[37]
Bromwich, John	Australia	Master Player	1984	[38]
Brookes, Norman	Australia	Master Player	1977	[39]
Brough Clapp, Louise	United States	Player	1967	[40]
Browne, Mary K.	United States	Player	1957	[41]
Brugnon, Jacques	France	Master Player	1976	[42]
Budge, John Donald "Don"	United States	Player	1964	[43]
Bueno, Maria Esther	Brazil	Recent Player	1978	[44]
Bundy Cheney, Dorothy	United States	Master Player	2004	[45]
Cahill, Mabel	Ireland	Player	1976	[46]
Campbell, Oliver	United States	Player	1955	[47]
Capriati, Jennifer	United States	Recent Player	2012	[48]
Casals, Rosemary	United States	Recent Player	1996	[49]
Chace, Malcolm	United States	Player	1961	[50]
Chang, Michael	United States	Recent Player	2008	[51]
Clark, Clarence	United States	Master Player	1983	[52]
Clark, Joseph	United States	Player	1955	[53]
Clijsters, Kim	Belgium	Recent Player	2017	[54]
Clothier, William	United States	Player	1956	[55]
Cochet, Henri	France	Master Player	1976	[56]
Connolly Brinker, Maureen	United States	Player	1968	[57]
Connors, James "Jimmy"	United States	Recent Player	1998	[58]
Cooper, Ashley	Australia	Master Player	1991	[59]
Cooper Sterry, Charlotte	Great Britain	Master Player	2013	[60]
Courier, Jim	United States	Recent Player	2005	[61]
Coyne Long, Thelma	Australia	Master Player	2013	[62]
Crawford, Jack	Australia	Master Player	1979	[63]
Davenport, Lindsay	United States	Recent Player	2014	[64]
Davidson, Owen	Australia	Master Player	2010	[65]
Davidson, Sven	Sweden	Master Player	2007	[66]
Davis, Dwight F.	United States	Player	1956	[67]
Dod, Charlotte "Lottie"	Great Britain	Player	1983	[68]
Doeg, John	United States	Player	1962	[69]
Doherty, Laurence	Great Britain	Player	1980	[70]
Doherty, Reginald	Great Britain	Player	1980	[71]
Douglass Chambers, Dorothea	Great Britain	Player	1981	[72]
Drobný, Jaroslav	Czechoslovakia/ Egypt	Master Player	1983	[73]
Dürr, Françoise	France	Master Player	2003	[74]
Dwight, James	United States	Player	1955	[75]
Edberg, Stefan	Sweden	Recent Player	2004	[76]
Emerson, Roy	Australia	Recent Player	1982	[77]
Etchebaster, Pierre	France	Court Tennis Player	1978	[78]
Evert, Christine "Chris"	United States	Recent Player	1995	[79]
Falkenburg, Robert "Bob"	United States/ Brazil	Player	1974	[80]
Fernández, Beatriz "Gigi"	Puerto Rico	Recent Player	2010	[81]
Fraser, Neale	Australia	Master Player	1984	[82]
Fry-Irvin, Shirley	United States	Player	1970	[83]
Garland, Chuck	United States	Master Player	1969	[84]
Gibson, Althea	United States	Player	1971	[85]
Gimeno, Andrés	Spain	Master Player	2009	[86]
Gonzales, Richard "Pancho"	United States	Player	1968	[87]
Goolagong, Evonne	Australia	Recent Player	1988	[88]
Gore, Arthur	Great Britain	Master Player	2006	[89]
Graf, Stefanie "Steffi"	West Germany/ Germany	Recent Player	2004	[90]
Grant, Bryan "Bitsy"	United States	Master Player	1972	[91]
Hackett, Harold	United States	Player	1961	[92]
Hall, David	Australia	Wheelchair Tennis	2015	[93]
Hansell, Ellen	United States	Player	1965	[94]
Hard, Darlene	United States	Player	1973	[95]
Hart, Doris	United States	Player	1969	[96]
Haydon Jones, Ann	Great Britain	Player	1985	[97]
Henin, Justine	Belgium	Recent Player	2016	[98]
Hewitt, Lleyton	Australia	Recent Player	2021	[99]
Hingis, Martina	Switzerland	Recent Player	2013	[100]
Hoad, Lewis "Lew"	Australia	Master Player	1980	[101]
Hopman, Harry	Australia	Master Player	1978	[102]
Hotchkiss Wightman, Hazel	United States	Player	1957	[103]
Hovey, Frederick	United States	Master Player	1974	[104]
Hunt, Joseph "Joe"	United States	Player	1966	[105]
Hunter, Frank	United States	Player	1961	[106]
Hull Jacobs, Helen	United States	Player	1962	[107]
Ivanišević, Goran	Yugoslavia/ Croatia	Recent Player	2020	[108]
Johnston, William "Bill"	United States	Player	1958	[109]
Jones Farquhar, Marion	United States	Master Player	2006	[110]
Kafelnikov, Yevgeny	Russia	Recent Player	2019	[111]
King, Billie Jean Moffitt	United States	Recent Player	1987	[112]
Kalkman-Van Den Bosch, Monique	Netherlands	Wheelchair Tennis	2017	[113]
Kodeš, Jan	Czechoslovakia	Recent Player	1990	[114]
Koželuh, Karel	Czechoslovakia	Master Player	2006	[115]
Krahwinkel Sperling, Hilde	German Reich/ Denmark	Master Player	2013	[116]
Kramer, John Albert "Jack"	United States	Player	1968	[117]
Kuerten, Gustavo "Guga"	Brazil	Recent Player	2012	[118]
Lacoste, René	France	Master Player	1976	[119]
Larned, William "Bill"	United States	Player	1956	[120]
Larsen, Arthur "Art"	United States	Player	1969	[121]
Laver, Rodney "Rod"	Australia	Recent Player	1981	[122]
Lawford, Herbert	Great Britain	Master Player	2006	[123]
Lendl, Ivan	Czechoslovakia/ United States	Recent Player	2001	[124]
Lenglen, Suzanne	France	Master Player	1978	[125]
Li Na	China	Recent Player	2019	[126]
Lott, George	United States	Player	1964	[127]
Mako, Constantine "Gene"	United States	Master Player	1973	[128]
Mandlíková, Hana	Czechoslovakia/ Australia	Recent Player	1994	[129]
Marble, Alice	United States	Player	1964	[130]
Martínez, Conchita	Spain	Recent Player	2020	[131]
Mathieu, Simonne	France	Master Player	2006	[132]
Mauresmo, Amélie	France	Recent Player	2015	[133]
McEnroe, John	United States	Recent Player	1999	[134]
McGregor, Kenneth "Ken"	Australia	Master Player	1999	[135]
McKane Godfree, Kathleen "Kitty"	Great Britain	Master Player	1978	[136]
McKinley, Charles Robert "Chuck"	United States	Recent Player	1986	[137]
McLoughlin, Maurice	United States	Player	1957	[138]
McMillan, Frew	South Africa	Recent Player	1992	[139]
McNeill, Don	United States	Recent Player	1965	[140]
Moore, Elisabeth	United States	Master Player	1971	[141]
Mortimer Barrett, Angela	Great Britain	Master Player	1993	[142]
Mulloy, Gardnar	United States	Recent Player	1972	[143]
Murray, R. Lindley	United States	Master Player	1958	[144]
Năstase, Ilie	Romania	Recent Player	1991	[145]
Navratilova, Martina	Czechoslovakia/ United States	Recent Player	2000	[146]
Newcombe, John	Australia	Recent Player	1986	[147]
Noah, Yannick	France	Recent Player	2005	[148]
Novotná, Jana	Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic	Recent Player	2005	[149]
Nüsslein, Hans	German Reich/ Nazi Germany/ West Germany	Master Player	2006	[150]
Nuthall Shoemaker, Betty	Great Britain	Master Player	1977	[151]
Olmedo, Alex	Peru/ United States	Master Player	1987	[152]
Orantes, Manuel	Spain	Master Player	2012	[153]
Osborne duPont, Margaret	United States	Recent Player	1967	[154]
Osuna, Rafael	Mexico	Recent Player	1979	[155]
Palfrey Danzig, Sarah	United States	Player	1963	[156]
Parker, Frank	United States	Player	1966	[157]
Patterson, Gerald	Australia	Master Player	1989	[158]
Patty, John Edward "Budge"	United States	Recent Player	1977	[159]
Pell, Theodore	United States	Master Player	1966	[160]
Perry, Frederick "Fred"	Great Britain	Master Player	1975	[161]
Petra, Yvon	France	Master Player	2016	[162]
Pettitt, Tom	Great Britain	Court Tennis Player	1982	[163]
Pierce, Mary	France	Recent Player	2019	[164]
Pietrangeli, Nicola	Italy	Recent Player	1986	[165]
Quist, Adrian	Australia	Master Player	1984	[166]
Rafter, Patrick "Pat"	Australia	Recent Player	2006	[167]
Ralston, Dennis	United States	Recent Player	1987	[168]
Renshaw, Ernest	Great Britain	Master Player	1983	[169]
Renshaw, William	Great Britain	Master Player	1983	[170]
Richards, Vincent	United States	Player	1961	[171]
Richey, Nancy	United States	Master Player	2003	[172]
Riggs, Robert "Bobby"	United States	Player	1967	[173]
Roche, Anthony "Tony"	Australia	Recent Player	1986	[174]
Roddick, Andy	United States	Recent Player	2017	[175]
Roosevelt, Ellen	United States	Master Player	1975	[176]
Rose, Mervyn	Australia	Master Player	2001	[177]
Rosewall, Kenneth "Ken"	Australia	Recent Player	1980	[178]
Round Little, Dorothy	Great Britain	Master Player	1986	[179]
Ryan, Elizabeth	United States	Master Player	1972	[180]
Sabatini, Gabriela	Argentina	Recent Player	2006	[181]
Safin, Marat	Russia	Recent Player	2016	[182]
Sampras, Pete	United States	Recent Player	2007	[183]
Sánchez Vicario, Arantxa	Spain	Recent Player	2007	[184]
Santana, Manuel	Spain	Recent Player	1984	[185]
Savitt, Richard "Dick"	United States	Recent Player	1976	[186]
Schroeder, Frederick "Ted"	United States	Player	1966	[187]
Scriven, Margaret "Peggy"	Great Britain	Master Player	2016	[188]
Sears, Eleonora	United States	Master Player	1968	[189]
Sears, Richard	United States	Player	1955	[190]
Sedgman, Frank	Australia	Master Player	1979	[191]
Segura, Pancho	United States	Master Player	1984	[192]
Seixas, Elias Victor "Vic"	United States	Recent Player	1971	[193]
Seles, Monica	Yugoslavia/ FR Yugoslavia/ United States	Recent Player	2009	[194]
Shields, Frank	United States	Player	1964	[195]
Shriver, Pamela "Pam"	United States	Recent Player	2002	[196]
Slocum, Henry	United States	Player	1955	[197]
Smith, Stanley "Stan"	United States	Recent Player	1987	[198]
Smith Court, Margaret	Australia	Recent Player	1979	[199]
Snow, Randy	United States	Wheelchair Tennis	2012	[200]
Stich, Michael	West Germany/ Germany	Recent Player	2018	[201]
Stolle, Frederick "Fred"	Australia	Recent Player	1985	[202]
Suková, Helena	Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic	Recent Player	2018	[203]
Sutton Bundy, May	United States	Player	1956	[204]
Talbert, William "Bill"	United States	Player	1967	[205]
Tilden, William "Bill"	United States	Player	1959	[206]
Townsend Toulmin, Bertha	United States	Master Player	1974	[207]
Trabert, Anthony "Tony"	United States	Recent Player	1970	[208]
Turner Bowrey, Lesley	Australia	Master Player	1997	[209]
Van Ryn, John	United States	Player	1963	[210]
Vandierendonck, Chantal	Netherlands	Wheelchair Tennis	2014	[211]
Vilas, Guillermo	Argentina	Recent Player	1991	[212]
Vines, Henry Ellsworth	United States	Player	1962	[213]
von Cramm, Gottfried	German Reich/ Nazi Germany/ West Germany	Master Player	1977	[214]
Wade, Virginia	Great Britain	Recent Player	1989	[215]
Wagner, Marie	United States	Master Player	1969	[216]
Ward, Holcombe	United States	Player	1956	[217]
Washburn, Watson	United States	Player	1965	[218]
Whitman, Malcolm	United States	Player	1955	[219]
Wilander, Mats	Sweden	Recent Player	2002	[220]
Wilding, Anthony "Tony"	New Zealand	Master Player	1978	[221]
Williams, Richard	United States	Player	1957	[222]
Wills Moody Roark, Helen	United States	Player	1959	[223]
Wood, Sidney	United States	Player	1964	[224]
Woodbridge, Todd	Australia	Recent Player	2010	[225]
Woodforde, Mark	Australia	Recent Player	2010	[226]
Wrenn, Robert "Bob"	United States	Player	1955	[227]
Wright, Beals	United States	Player	1956	[228]
Wynne Bolton, Nancye	Australia	Master Player	2006	[229]
Zvereva, Natalya "Natasha"	Soviet Union/ Belarus	Recent Player	2010	[230]

*note - Bob Hewitt of South Africa was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 1992, but he was suspended indefinitely in 2012 and expelled from the Hall in 2016 after being convicted of child sexual offences.[231][232]

Contributor category

Name	Life span	Nationality	Year inducted	Ref.
Original 9			2021	[233]
Adams, Russ	1930–2017	United States	2007	[234]
Adee, George	1874–1948	United States	1964	[235]
Baker, Lawrence	1890–1980	United States	1975	[236]
Barrett, John	1931–	Great Britain	2014	[237]
Bollettieri, Nick	1931–2022	United States	2014	[238]
Braden, Vic	1929–2014	United States	2017	[239]
Brown Grimes, Jane	1941–2021	United States	2014	[240]
Buchholz Jr., Earl	1940–	United States	2005	[241]
Chatrier, Philippe	1926–2000	France	1992	[242]
Clerici, Gianni	1930–2022	Italy	2006	[243]
Collins, Arthur "Bud"	1929–2016	United States	1994	[244]
Cullman III, Joseph	1912–2004	United States	1990	[245]
Danzig, Allison	1898–1987	United States	1968	[246]
Davies, Michael	1936–2015	Great Britain (Wales)	2012	[247]
David, Herman	1905–1974	Great Britain	1998	[248]
Dell, Donald	1938–	United States	2009	[249]
Drysdale, Cliff	1941–	South Africa	2013	[250]
Flink, Steve	1952–	United States	2017	[251]
Gray, David	1927–1983	Great Britain	1985	[252]
Griffin, Clarence	1888–1973	United States	1970	[253]
Gustav V of Sweden	1858–1950	Sweden	1980	[254]
Hardwick, Derek	1921–1987	Great Britain	2010	[255]
Heldman, Gladys	1922–2003	United States	1979	[256]
Hester, William	1912–1993	United States	1981	[257]
Hunt, Lamar	1932–2006	United States	1993	[258]
Jeffett, Nancy	1928–2017	United States	2015	[259]
Johnson, Robert	1899–1971	United States	2009	[260]
Jones, Perry	1890–1970	United States	1970	[261]
Kelleher, Robert	1913–2012	United States	2000	[262]
Kellmeyer, Fern "Peachy"	1944–	United States	2011	[263]
Laney, Al	1895–1988	United States	1979	[264]
Martin, Alastair	1915–2010	United States	1973	[265]
Maskell, Dan	1908–1992	Great Britain	1996	[266]
McChesney Martin, William	1906–1998	United States	1982	[267]
McCormack, Mark	1930–2003	United States	2008	[268]
Myrick, Julian	1880–1969	United States	1963	[269]
Nielsen, Arthur	1923–1980	United States	1971	[270]
Outerbridge, Mary	1852–1886	United States	1979	[271]
Parks, Brad	1957–	United States	2010	[272]
Pasarell, Charlie	1944–	United States	2013	[273]
Scott, Eugene "Gene"	1937–2006	United States	2008	[274]
Tingay, Lance	1915–1990	Great Britain	1982	[275]
Tinling, Ted	1910–1990	Great Britain	1986	[276]
Țiriac, Ion	1939–	Romania	2013	[277]
Tobin, Brian	1930–	Australia	2003	[278]
Van Alen, James	1902–1991	United States	1965	[279]
Van der Meer, Dennis	1933–2019	United States	2021	[280]
Wingfield, Walter Clopton	1833–1912	Great Britain	1997	[281]

Global Ambassador category

Name	Nationality	Year appointed	Ref.
Hingis, Martina	Switzerland	2015	[282]
Kuerten, Gustavo	Brazil	2016	[283]

Nationalities

Country	# of members
United States	135
Australia	32
Great Britain	29
France	11
Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic	8
Germany	6
Spain
Sweden	5
Argentina	2
Belgium
Brazil
Italy
Netherlands
Romania
Russia
South Africa
Belarus	1
China
Croatia
Egypt
Ireland
Mexico
New Zealand
Norway
Peru
Puerto Rico
Switzerland
// Yugoslavia/Serbia

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