Leander Paes (50, India) became the first Asian male player to be inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame.
The Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, USA announced the list of inductees for 2024 on the 14th (Korean time).
Paes, who joined the Hall of Fame this time, won the men's doubles title eight times in major tournaments and reached the top of the mixed doubles title 10 times.
Collected all four major championship trophies in men's doubles and mixed doubles. The most recent victory was in mixed doubles at the 2016 French Open.
Paes, who also showed talent in singles, won a bronze medal in singles at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. His highest singles ranking was No. 73 in 1998.
He also won a gold medal in men's doubles and a bronze medal in mixed doubles at the 2002 Busan Asian Games.
Paes is the first Asian male player to be inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame.
Among female players, Lina (China), singles champion at the 2011 French Open and 2014 Australian Open, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2019.
In 2024, in addition to Paes, famous athlete-turned-commentator Vijay Amritraj (India) and former journalist Richard Evans (England) will also be inducted into the Hall of Fame. These two people are qualified as public figures, not players.
The induction ceremony will be held at the Tennis Hall of Fame in Rhode Island, USA in July 2024. 토토사이트
