OCTOBER 11, 2023, NEWPORT, R.I, U.S.A,. – India’s Leander Paes topped the Worldwide Tennis Corridor of Fame’s Fan Vote in his first yr on the poll. Serbia’s Ana Ivanović completed second within the vote and Spain’s Carlos Moyá positioned third.
In the course of the 10-day voting window, tens of hundreds of followers representing 145 international locations forged their ballots for candidates within the Participant Class. Followers had been capable of vote for as lots of the nominees they imagine are deserving of tennis’ final honor: induction into the Corridor of Fame.
Fan Voting is one among two steps within the Corridor of Fame’s election course of. Along with the Fan Vote, an Official Voting Group comprised of tennis journalists, historians, and Corridor of Famers, vote on the Class of 2024 poll. By profitable the Fan Vote, Paes will obtain an extra three proportion factors added to his vote complete. Ivanović will obtain two extra proportion factors, and Moyá one extra level.
To be elected into the Corridor of Fame, a candidate should obtain an affirmative vote of 75% or greater on mixed outcomes of the Official Voting Group and any bonus proportion factors earned within the Fan Vote. As soon as voting is full, the Class of 2024 shall be introduced later this fall.
Paes, Ivanović and Moyá be part of Zimbabwe’s Cara Black, Canada’s Daniel Nestor, and Italy’s Flavia Pennetta on the poll within the Participant Class. Vijay Amritraj and the UK’s Richard Evans are nominated within the Contributor Class, which isn’t thought of as a part of Fan Voting and is decided by the Official Voting Group solely.
Paes is the primary Asian man and the primary particular person from India to be nominated for the Corridor of Fame within the Participant Class. He’s a winner of 18 Grand Slam titles, together with eight in doubles and 10 in blended doubles, and is one among solely three males in tennis historical past to attain a profession Grand Slam in each disciplines. In doubles, Paes topped the world rankings for 37 weeks, and spent an extra 462 weeks inside the highest 10. Paes competed for India in on the worldwide stage for 3 a long time, ending his Davis Cup profession because the record-holder for essentially the most doubles tie victories (43). He competed in a file seven Olympic video games, capturing the bronze medal in singles on the 1996 Atlanta Video games.
For added info on the Class of 2024 nominees, Fan Voting and the ITHF’s induction course of, go to tennisfame.com/class-of-2024-ballot.
