BRYAN BROTHERS, MARIA SHARAPOVA AND DANIEL NESTOR MAKE UP CLASS OF 2025 BALLOT
American doubles team Bob and Mike Bryan and five-time singles major champion Maria Sharapova are new additions to the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s ballot for the Class of 2025, joining Canada’s Daniel Nestor as the nominees in the Player Category.
Induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame represents the Ultimate Honor in Tennis, with a sum of the honoree’s achievements and impact as being amongst the greatest in the sport’s history. With the ballot set, the Official Voting Group comprised of tennis journalists, historians, and Hall of Famers, will cast their ballots over the next month.
THE polls are open for fan voting!
Fans around the world are encouraged to weigh in on which nominees they think are deserving of Hall of Fame induction through Thursday, Sept. 12 at vote.tennisfame.com.
To be elected to the Hall of Fame, candidates must receive an affirmative vote of at least 75% or higher from the combined total of the Official Voting Group result, and any bonus percentage points earned in the Fan Vote.
The top three candidates in the Fan Vote will receive added percentage points to their vote totals from the Official Voting Group, with first place earning three percentage points, second place two percentage points, and third place one percentage point.
Following voting tabulations, the Class of 2025 will be announced in October, with Hall of Fame Weekend scheduled for August 21-23, 2025 in Newport, Rhode Island.
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL DOUBLES TEAM IN ATP TOUR HISTORY
The Bryan Brothers teamed together to win 16 major titles (6 at the Australian Open, 2 at Roland-Garros, 3 at Wimbledon, 5 at the US Open).
The Bryans won at least one Slam title together for 11 consecutive seasons and hold the record for weeks atop the ATP doubles world rankings (438). In 2012, the twins completed the career Golden Slam in doubles by capturing the gold medal at the London Olympics.
Bob and Mike won an American record 25 Davis Cup ties as a pair and were part of the United States’ 2007 Davis Cup championship team.
Mike Bryan went on to win the US Open and Wimbledon with fellow American Jack Sock in 2018, putting him atop the all-time list for most men’s doubles major titles (18). He held the world No. 1 doubles ranking for 506 weeks during his career, 438 of those alongside Bob.
ONE OF ONLY 10 WOMEN IN TENNIS HISTORY TO ACHIEVE A CAREER SINGLES GRAND SLAM
Maria Sharapova became the first Russian woman to reach the world No. 1 ranking in 2005.
She won her first of five major singles titles in 2004 at Wimbledon, following with titles at the US Open (2006), Australian Open (2008) and twice at Roland-Garros (2012, 2014). While representing Russia, Sharapova was a member of the 2008 Fed Cup championship team and captured the silver medal in singles at the 2012 London Olympics.
During her nearly 20-year WTA career, she achieved the world No. 1 ranking five times, was ranked in the top 5 for 408 weeks and won 36 singles titles.
THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED CANADIAN TENNIS PLAYER IN HISTORY
Daniel Nestor is a 12-time major champion, including eight in doubles and four in mixed doubles.
Before he ever won a Grand Slam title, Nestor won doubles gold at the 2000 Olympic games. His first major title came alongside Mark Knowles at the 2002 Australian Open, and he completed the career doubles Grand Slam in 2008. In all, Nestor secured 91 titles during his career and topped the ATP doubles rankings for over 100 weeks.
Nestor is the first singles or doubles player on tour to win all nine ATP Masters 1000 titles, and in 2016 became first player to win 1,000 career doubles matches.
