Coordinates: 41°28′58″N 71°18′30″W / 41.482774°N 71.308243°W / 41.482774; -71.308243

  The Newport Casino, home to the International Tennis Hall of Fame

The International Tennis Hall of Fame is located in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. The hall of fame and honors players and contributors to the sport of tennis and includes a museum, grass tennis courts, an indoor tennis facility, and a court tennis (or real tennis) facility.

  History

The hall of fame and museum are located in the Newport Casino, which was commissioned in 1880 by James Gordon Bennett, Jr. as an exclusive resort for the rich and wealthy, and was designed by Charles McKim along with Stanford White, who did the interiors. By the 1950s, the retreat was struggling financially and was in danger of being demolished for modern retail space.

The United States Lawn Tennis Association had held its first championships at the Newport Casino in 1881, an event that would continue through 1914, by which time tennis had become the key attraction at the resort. In 1954, James Henry Van Alen established the Tennis Hall of Fame and Museum in the Casino.^[1][2] The combination of tennis matches and the museum allowed the building to be saved. It is an example of Victorian Shingle Style architecture.^{[citation needed]}

Van Alen intended the facility to be "a shrine to the ideals of the game", and was elected president of the hall in 1957.^[2] The International Tennis Hall of Fame was officially sanctioned by the United States Tennis Association on its foundation in 1954, and recognized by the International Tennis Federation in 1986. The first Hall of Fame members were inducted in 1955; as of 2010, there are 218 inductees from 19 countries.

  Collection

The museum houses a vast collection of artifacts and memorabilia – including videos, photographs, audio recordings, tennis equipment and apparel, trophies, and art – highlighting the history of tennis from its origins up through the modern era. The collection is displayed year-round in the museum's 13,000 square feet (1,200 m²) of exhibit space.^[3]

  Awards

For a description of each award and a list of its recipients, see footnote.^[4]

• 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

  Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships

The Hall of Fame hosts several tournaments, including the Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships. Part of the ATP World Tour, the tournament is one of 15 events and the only grass court event in North America. Top male players come to Newport directly from Wimbledon to compete for the Van Alen Cup and $442,500 in prize money at the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Past competitors include Americans Sam Querrey and Mardy Fish, as well as two-time champion Fabrice Santoro of France.

  Members

For a list of inductees—alphabetically, by country, and by year of induction—see footnote.^[5]

Note: Inductees are listed below in two categories (Player category and #Contributor category).

  Player category

  Contributor category

  Nationalities

Country	# of members
United States	121
Australia	25
Great Britain	24
France	10
Sweden	5
Czech Republic	4
Germany
Spain
Brazil	3
Argentina	2
Italy
South Africa
Belarus	1
Ecuador
Ireland
Mexico
New Zealand
Norway
Peru
Puerto Rico
Romania
/ Yugoslavia

  See also

Tennis portal

• Tenniseum

  References

Notes

  External links

• International Tennis Hall of Fame official website
• 11 Intriguing Items at the International Tennis Hall of Fame article
• International Tennis Hall of Fame article