{"id":642943,"date":"2025-11-19T17:09:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T16:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=642943"},"modified":"2025-11-19T17:09:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T16:09:15","slug":"roger-federer-set-to-be-inducted-into-international-tennis-hall-of-fame-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/roger-federer-set-to-be-inducted-into-international-tennis-hall-of-fame-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Roger Federer Set to Be Inducted Into International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Swiss icon Roger Federer will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in the year 2026. On Wednesday, the Hall of Fame announced that the 20-time <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/tennis\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Grand Slam<\/a> champion will be the only recipient of the honor next year. He was voted into this Hall of Fame class, fittingly giving him the stage by himself after two decades of greatness.<\/p><p>During his time as a professional ATP star, Federer won 103 singles trophies &ndash; out of which 20 happened to be Grand Slam titles. His coming of age took place in 2001, when the youngster defeated idol Pete Sampras in a Wimbledon classic. The now 44-year-old went on to capture eight crowns in South-West London, and reached ten consecutive major finals between 2005 and 2007.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">20 majors &#127942;<br>103 ATP titles &#127941;<br>310 weeks at No. 1 &#128285;<br>Changed the game forever &#9854;&#65039;<br><br>Roger Federer is heading to Newport this August. &#128079; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BsbPo0NOvv\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/BsbPo0NOvv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TennisChannel\/status\/1991124382324867204?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>November 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Along with his Grand Slam achievements, Federer also won an Olympic gold medal in men&rsquo;s doubles &ndash; partnering Stan Wawrinka to reign supreme at Beijing 2008. Four years later, the Swiss maestro won the silver medal in men&rsquo;s singles at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Federer retired from the sport in 2022. Meanwhile, Mary Carillo has also been elected into the Hall for her contributions in the field of commentary and journalism.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Roger Federer Receives Hall of Fame News from Fellow Legends\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZUeMLtc8cQI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&lsquo;Tremendous Honor to Be Inducted Into the HoF&rsquo; &ndash; Roger Federer<\/h2><p>After the official announcement, Federer provided a statement to express his gratitude. <em>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a tremendous honor to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and to stand alongside so many of the game&rsquo;s great champions,&rdquo; <\/em>he said. <em>&ldquo;Throughout my career, I&rsquo;ve always valued the history of tennis and the example set by those who came before me.<\/em><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"10 Minutes Of Roger Federer Sending Commentators WILD\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2i4JEU3VPAg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><em>&ldquo;It was very special to receive the news at Swiss Tennis, surrounded by the next generation of players &ndash; the place where my own journey first began. To be recognized in this way by the sport and by my peers is deeply humbling. I look forward to visiting Newport next August to celebrate this special moment with the tennis community.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It's never easy to say goodbye&hellip; especially to a legend &#10084;&#65039;<br><br>When 41 year-old Roger Federer left the court for the final time &#9200; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9nDjqJuXDO\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/9nDjqJuXDO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; TNT Sports (@tntsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tntsports\/status\/1991161108434997480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>November 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>The formal induction ceremony will take place between August 27 and August 29, 2026 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island.<\/p><p><em>(Image Credits: Peter van den Berg, Imagn Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eight-time Wimbledon champ to be inducted at Newport in 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":642946,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4770],"tags":[4917,10667,4949,6842,952,4918,4936,5067],"class_list":["post-642943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis","tag-atp","tag-international-tennis-hall-of-fame","tag-novak-djokovic","tag-pete-sampras","tag-rafael-nadal","tag-roger-federer","tag-tennis","tag-wimbledon"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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