Tennis Hall of Fame: Ivanovic, Pennetta, Moya and Ferrero nominated for 2022
Six candidates are nominated for induction into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 2022. Who is your favorite?
by Florian Goosmann
last edit: Oct 14, 2021, 04:54 pm
It's the ultimate honor for the greatest tennis professional of all time: induction into the Newport Tennis Hall of Fame.
There they have now announced the professionals for the "Class of 2022": Ana Ivanovic, Flavia Pennetta, Cara Black, Lisa Raymond, Carlos Moya and Juan Carlos Ferrero.
"The six nominees to vote for the International Tennis Hall of Fame have all achieved remarkable results on the biggest tennis stages: Grand Slam titles, top of the world rankings, wins in the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup," said ITHF President Stan Smith.
While Ivanovic, Black, Pennetta and Moya are nominated for the first time, Ferrero and Raymond have the second chance of a move - you can remain nominated for three years in a row.
The fan voting runs from October 15th to 31st, you can take part at vote.tennisfame.com. Journalists, tennis historians and members of the Hall of Fame then vote.
Who are the nominees for the Tennis Hall of Fame 2022?
Ana Ivanovic won the French Open in 2008 and was in the final of two other majors, she was also number 1 in the world, won a total of 14 titles on the tour.
Flavia Pennetta won the US Open on the home straight of her career in 2015, won a total of 11 titles on the tour and was ranked 6th in the WTA ranking.
Cara Black was one of the most successful doubles players: She was in first place for 163 weeks and won 60 titles - 5 of them in Grand Slam tournaments in doubles, another 5 in mixed.
Lisa Raymond won 11 Grand Slam titles, 6 in doubles and 5 in mixed. She was also in first place in the double world and in 15th place in the singles. She won 79 double titles.
Carlos Moya won the French Open in 1998 and also made it to number 1 in the world. In 2004 he won the Davis Cup, a total of 20 titles. He has been Rafael Nadal's coach since 2016.
Juan Carlos Ferrero won Roland Garros in 2003, in the same year he also became number 1 in the world. In 2000 he won the first ever Davis Cup title with Spain, where he scored the decisive point. Ferrero runs a tennis academy in Spain, where youngster Carlos Alcaraz also trains.