Since 2018, the Worldwide Tennis Corridor of Fame (ITHF) has concerned followers within the choice course of for the game’s final honor, by giving them the prospect to have their say on the nominees who’ve made the annual poll.
This 12 months’s checklist of induction hopefuls options WTA stars Cara Black, Ana Ivanovic, Flavia Pennetta and Lisa Raymond, alongside the ATP’s Carlos Moya and Juan Carlos Ferrero – and followers have till Sunday, Oct. 31 to vote for his or her favorites at vote.tennisfame.com.
Ivanovic, Black, Pennetta and Moya are all new nominees, whereas Ferrero and Raymond are up for a second 12 months. Underneath Corridor of Fame guidelines, a nominee can stay on the poll for as much as three consecutive years.
“The six nominees named to the Worldwide Tennis Corridor of Fame’s 2022 poll have all achieved outstanding outcomes on tennis’ greatest phases – Grand Slam titles, topping the world rankings, Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup victories,” ITHF President Stan Smith stated. “Their successes are highlights of tennis historical past, and it’s a pleasure to acknowledge their accomplishments with the honour of Worldwide Tennis Corridor of Fame nomination.”
Todd Martin, CEO of the Worldwide Tennis Corridor of Fame, added: “Tennis followers are discerning, educated, and passionate. Their enter into who turns into a Corridor of Famer is integral to the Worldwide Tennis Corridor of Fame’s induction process.”
The highest three vote-getters within the fan vote obtain bonus share factors on their official voting group end result. The official voting group is comprised of knowledgeable tennis journalists, historians, and Corridor of Famers, who will deliberate within the months forward. The candidate with the very best end result within the Fan Vote will obtain three further share factors added onto their end result from the Official Voting Group, whereas second and third place will obtain two and one further share factors, respectively.
To be elected into the Corridor of Fame, a candidate should obtain an affirmative vote of 75% or increased from the mixed complete of their Official Voting Group end result and any bonus share factors earned within the Fan Vote.
The Class of 2022 Inductees shall be introduced in early 2022, with the Induction Ceremony slated to happen on July 16, 2022.
Extra on the WTA’s nominees:
The primary Serbian to be nominated for Corridor of Fame recognition, Ana Ivanovic received Roland Garros in 2008 and made two further main finals, additionally reaching the title bout in Paris in 2007 and the Australian Open remaining in 2008. Along with Roland Garros, Ivanovic received 14 WTA titles, together with Indian Wells in 2008. She was ranked World No.1 for 12 weeks and spent 91 weeks contained in the Prime 5, and helped Serbia attain the finals of the Billie Jean King Cup (previously Fed Cup) in 2012.
The primary Italian lady to be nominated for the Corridor of Fame, Flavia Pennetta received the US Open in 2015, defeating Roberta Vinci within the first all-Italian main remaining. Pennetta received an extra 10 singles titles in her profession and reached a career-high singles rating of No.6. Moreover, she put collectively an achieved doubles report, reaching World No.1 and profitable the Australian Open with Gisela Dulko. Pivotal in Billie Jean King Cup competitors, she helped her nation seize 4 championship titles.
Zimbabwe’s Cara Black received 60 doubles titles throughout her profession and spent 163 weeks as World No.1 – third on the all-time checklist behind Martina Navratilova and Liezel Huber. Her 5 doubles majors got here at Wimbledon, the place she received three titles, in addition to the Australian Open and the US Open. She additionally received 5 combined doubles Slams (two of them together with her brother, Wayne) and is certainly one of three girls within the Open Period to have a achieved a profession Grand Slam in combined doubles.
School tennis trailblazer Lisa Raymond received 11 main titles – six in girls’s doubles, the place she holds a profession Grand Slam, and 5 in combined doubles. She additionally earned a bronze medal on the 2012 Summer time Olympics together with her combined doubles associate, Mike Bryan, and was a member of a championship U.S. Billie Jean King Cup crew. Successful 79 doubles titles total, Raymond was ranked World No.1 for 137 weeks – fourth on the all-time checklist – and she or he additionally reached the Prime 15 in singles.
