The International Tennis Hall of Fame has announced that Maria Sharapova, Bob, and Mike Bryan will comprise the Class of 2025.

They will be inducted in Newport, Rhode Island, on August 23, 2025.

From Russia, Sharapova is one of ten female players to have a career Grand Slam, winning the Australian Open (2008), French Open (2012 & 2014), Wimbledon (2004) and U.S. Open (2006) and had 36 Career Singles Titles with an overall 645-171 record.  A former #1, Sharapova also won a Silver Medal at the 2012 Olympics.

Sharapova’s career was not without controversy. In 2016, she was suspended for 15 months for failing a test for a banned substance, but this did not impact her receiving this honor. 

The Bryan twins won 16 Grand Slams (Australian Open 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 & 2013, French Open 2003 & 2013, Wimbledon 2006, 2011 & 2013, U.S. Open 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012 & 2014) and 119 Titles in total.  They also won Gold at the London Olympics and Bronze in the 2008 Beijing Games.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the impending International Tennis Hall of Fame members.

The International Tennis Hall of Fame has announced that three new members have been chosen for the institution.

Selected was player, Leander Paes, player/broadcaster/promoter, Vijay Amritraj, and journalist, Richard Evans.

Paes is one of the most successful doubles players of all-time.  Winning eight Grand Slam Doubles Titles, Paes won 55 overall doubles titles and 10 mixed doubles titles.  Internationally, he represented India in many Davis Cups and seven Olympics, winning Bronze at the 1996 Games in Doubles.  He is the only athlete who represented India seven times.

Amritraj enters as a Contributor, although he was a solid player in the 1970s and 1980s.  Also from India, Amritraj and Paes’ become the first two inductees from India.

Evans, who is from Great Britain, has been covering tennis since 1960 and was a founding member of the International Tennis Writers Association.  He was also their President, serving from 2001 to 2014.

We here at Notinhllloffame.com would like to congratulate the impending members of the International Tennis Hall of Fame.