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Play Tennis on Grass Courts!
Nestled in the heart of Newport, RI, the legendary grass courts and beautiful buildings of the Hall of Fame Lawn Tennis Club are among the world’s most historic tennis facilities. In 1881, the site hosted the first U.S. National Lawn Tennis Championships – the event that became today’s US Open. Over the years, the greatest tennis champions have played on these courts – and now you can too!
Read more >The Legends Ball to honor 2012 Inductees, September 7 in NYC
NEWPORT, R.I., May 10, 2012 – During one of the most exciting weekends of the tennis calendar, US Open finals weekend, the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum will once again add to the festivities with The Legends Ball, a gala event to be held on Friday, September 7 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. The Legends Ball will pay tribute to the Hall of Fame Class of 2012, which features former world No. 1’s Jennifer Capriati and Guga Kuerten, as well as Spanish tennis great Manuel Orantes, tennis industry innovator and promoter Mike Davies, and wheelchair tennis star Randy Snow, who will be inducted posthumously. Click here to reserve your seats now!
Read more >2009 Finalist Sam Querrey Commits to Newport
Returning for his fourth appearance in Newport, where he was the 2009 finalist, Querrey joins an exciting player field which includes defending champion John Isner, Lleyton Hewitt, Milos Raonic, and Bob and Mike Bryan. Order your tickets now!
Prince Albert II of Monaco presents official Hall of Fame rings to Nastase, Durr, Pietrangeli, and Clerici
NEWPORT, R.I., April 23, 2012 - Last weekend, during one of the tennis world's grandest annual celebrations, European royals gathered with tennis legends to celebrate the sport and honor some of its most elite players at a Hall of Fame ring presentation that was hosted during La Grande Nuit du Tennis, the gala event of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. Longtime tennis aficionado His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco presented Hall of Fame rings to four great tennis champions and contributors to the sport. The honored recipients were former world No. 1, Ilie Nastase of Romania; France's beloved player Françoise "Frankie" Durr; the man heralded as the greatest Italian player of all time, Nicola Pietrangeli; and Italian tennis journalist Gianni Clerici.
Read more >Jennifer Capriati elected to International Tennis Hall of Fame
NEWPORT, R.I., USA, April 13, 2012 — American tennis star and former world No. 1 Jennifer Capriati has been elected to receive the highest honor in the sport of tennis– induction to the International Tennis Hall of Fame. In addition to her world No. 1 status, Capriati’s successful career featured an Olympic gold medal, three Grand Slam titles, a Fed Cup title with the United States team, and an ability to stage remarkable comebacks. Capriati cracked the world top-10 in 1990, her first season on tour, and in October 2001, she became the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) World No. 1, a position she held for a total of 18 weeks.
Read more >Tennis and the Titanic
Like many of the R.M.S. Titanic’s approximately 2,200 passengers, Americans Karl Howell Behr and Richard Norris Williams II climbed aboard the ill-fated ship in search of their dreams—Behr was chasing love, and Williams striving for an Ivy League education and a successful tennis career. When the grand, “unsinkable” ship struck an iceberg late on April 14, 1912, the two were among the small, fortunate group of just 700 or so survivors. After meeting for the first time aboard the rescue ship R.M.S. Carpathia, neither man took their good fortune for granted, and they achieved great success as two of the best players in the history of tennis. Continue reading for more info & a video from the exhibit opening!
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Play Tennis on Grass Courts!
The Legends Ball to honor 2012 Inductees, September 7 in NYC
2009 Finalist Sam Querrey Commits to Newport
Prince Albert II of Monaco presents official Hall of Fame rings to Nastase, Durr, Pietrangeli, and Clerici
Jennifer Capriati elected to International Tennis Hall of Fame
Tennis and the Titanic
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