The International Tennis Hall Of Fame has opened the voting period for the six candidates to enter the Tennis Hall of Fame in 2022. Among the six nominations (four women and two men), those of two Spaniards stand out: Juan Carlos Ferrero and Carlos Moyá; both serious candidates to win this honorary title next year.
The International Tennis Hall of Fame has opened this October 15 the voting period for fans to choose their winner of the honorary title of the tennis Hall of Fame. The nominations have been received with great pleasure in Spain, as two of the last three Iberian winners of Roland Garros before the Rafa Nadal era, Carlos Moya and Juan Carlos Ferrero placeholder image, have entered among the nominees.
The other four nominations go to women, who have also made a big impact on world tennis during their careers. They are the Italian Flavia Pennetta, serbia Ana Ivanovic, the Zimbabwean Cara Black and the North American Lisa Raymond. We review the respective palmares of each of the nominees to enter the Hall of Fame.
Carlos Moya
The Balearic, champion of Roland Garros 1998; He spent more than 200 weeks in the Top 10 of the ATP rankings and also went through number 1, and is running as the top candidate to get the decoration of the Tennis Hall of Fame. The coach of Rafa Nadal He was also a member of the team that won the second Davis Cup for the Mediterranean country, in 2004.
Juan Carlos Ferrero placeholder image
Another well positioned to get this “title” is the current coach of Carlos Alcaraz placeholder image; the Valencian Juan Carlos Ferrero. He won Roland Garros in 2003, being the last Spaniard to do so before Rafa Nadal. In addition, it was 139 weeks among the five best in the world; and was part of the Spanish Davis Cup team in 2000; the first for Spain.
Ana Ivanovic
The third great candidate is the former world number 1, Ana Ivanovic. The Serbian spent 91 weeks in the Top 5 of the WTA rankings, and was crowned with three WTA Premier Mandatory titles; in addition to the culmination of his career: the Roland Garros title in 2008.
Flavia Pennetta
The Italian Flavia Pennetta starred in one of the most emotional stories in recent tennis when she lifted the US Open title in 2015, when absolutely no one expected her, in the Grand Slam that could also be the fourth in a row for Serena Williams. Flavia, wife of Fabio Fognini, was also world number 1 in doubles and four-time Fed Cup champion with Italy.
Cara Black
The Zimbabwean player put a country with absolutely no tennis tradition at the top. Cara Black won ten Grand Slam titles between doubles and mixed doubles; She was number 1 in the world in doubles, and is one of three women who have been able to win the Grand Slam in full in mixed doubles. She does not seem like one of the great candidates, but her nomination is already a success.
Lisa Raymond
The one who seems to have the fewest ballots to be in the fight for this honor is Lisa Raymond, although her record is not a small thing either. It was Olympic bronze along with Mike Bryan in London 2012, number 1 in doubles, and eleven times Grand Slam champion between doubles and mixed doubles.
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