Roger Federer will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame (ITHF) in an induction celebration set for August 2026 in Newport, Rhode Island, the ITHF announced yesterday.
Federer won 20 Grand Slams, becoming the first male player to reach this milestone, and secured 103 career titles before retiring in 2022. He held the world No 1 ranking for a record 237 consecutive weeks between 2004 and 2008.
“It’s a tremendous honour to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and to stand alongside so many of the game’s great champions… to be recognised in this way by the sport and by my peers is deeply humbling,” Federer stated in a press release shared by the ITHF.
The Swiss held the top position in the ATP rankings for 310 weeks during his career and had long-standing rivalries with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, the two others in the “big three” of men’s tennis at that time.
“Throughout my career, I’ve always valued the history of tennis and the example set by those who came before me… I look forward to visiting Newport next August to celebrate this special moment with the tennis community,” the 44-year-old added.
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