The 4 players on Tennis Hall of Fame 2025 ballot: Maria Sharapova leads nominees
The International Tennis Hall of Fame nominees for 2025 have been announced – with four famous faces on the ballot.
We won’t find out until early next year who is inducted but, with the nominations official, we’ve decided to look back on the legendary careers that could be celebrated with one of tennis’ greatest honours.
Maria Sharapova
One of the biggest stars in tennis history, Sharapova’s career was one of the most influential and successful in the history of the women’s game.
She remains one of just ten women across the history of the sport to complete the Career Grand Slam, and remains the last WTA player to complete the feat.
Sharapova won Wimbledon in 2004, the US Open in 2006, the Australian Open in 2008, and the French Open in 2012 and 2014.
Alongside that, she reached a further five Grand Slam finals, and currently only three women have won more Grand Slam singles titles than her this century.
The Russian won 35 career singles titles and spent 21 weeks as the world No 1, retiring from the sport in 2020.
Bob Bryan
One-half of arguably the greatest doubles pairing in men’s tennis history, Bob Bryan forged a career that few will ever be able to emulate.
Alongside his twin brother Mike, he won 16 Grand Slam doubles titles – completing the Career Grand Slam – and reached a further 14 finals, alongside winning Olympic gold.
He also won seven mixed doubles Grand Slam titles, notably winning his home major – the US Open – four times in that discipline.
His 439 weeks as the doubles world No 1 are the second-most of any man in the Open Era, while he was also part of the US team that won the Davis Cup in 2007.
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Mike Bryan
The other half of arguably the greatest men’s doubles pair of all time, Mike Bryan is eligible for induction alongside his brother Bob – having retired simultaneously in 2020.
He joined his brother Bob to win 16 Grand Slam doubles titles and Olympic gold together but also won further Wimbledon and US Open titles in 2018 while his twin was sidelined with an injury.
Bryan won four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles – bringing his total haul of Slams up to 22 – and was also part of the victorious American Davis Cup team in 2007.
His haul of 509 weeks as doubles world No 1 is a record unlikely to ever be broken, winning 124 career men’s doubles titles.
Daniel Nestor
Another doubles stalwart during the early part of the 21st century, Nestor is the most decorated tennis player in Canada’s history – with 12 Grand Slam doubles titles to his name.
He won eight men’s doubles major titles, completing the Career Grand Slam, and reached a further nine finals across his lengthy career.
Nestor also found huge success in mixed doubles, winning four major titles and reaching a further five finals.
The Canadian spent 108 weeks as the world No 1 – the fifth-most in ATP doubles history – and won 91 men’s doubles titles in total, including Olympic gold at Sydney 2000.
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