Martina Hingis leads latest class into the tennis Hall of Fame

Ion Tiriac won 1970 French Open men's doubles title and has held key roles as a coach, player manager and tournament promoter.His most noted client was Hall of Fame member Boris Becker.Pasarell was on UCLA's NCAA championship team and a member of the U.S. Davis Cup team.  He was a key figure at the start of the ATP. Passarell has had a long  association with the Indian Wells tournament owned by Larry Ellis.Drysdale reached No. 4 during the 1960s and 1970s. He has been an ESPN tennis announcer since its first telecast of the sport  in 1979.  View the list »
Hingis finished with 43 titles in singles and 37 in doubles.

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Martina Hingis might have left active tennis under a dark cloud but the Swiss champ has achieved a top honor. Hingis is among the latest field inducted into the International Hall of Fame for 2013.

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Along with five Grand Slam singles championships, Hingis is the youngest female to achieve the no. 1 ranking at the age of 16 in 1997. That year proved to be a highlight time for Hingis as she won three of the four Grand Slam singles titles (Australian,Wimbledon,U.S. Open) and was selected WTA Tour Player of the Year and the AP Female Athlete of the Year.

''She obviously had a Hall of Fame career,'' said Serena Williams, who beat Hingis in the 1999 U.S. Open final. ''She achieved so much at such an early age and did so much for the sport, inspired me a lot to play.''

In 2007 Hingis retired for the second time in when she drew a two-year suspension for testing positive for cocaine at Wimbledon. Hingis denied using the drug, but did not appeal the ruling.

Along with Hingis, other inductees include Cliff Drysdale, Charlie Pasarell and Ion Tiriac.

The International Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be July 13 in Newport, R.I.

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  • Drysdale reached No. 4 during the 1960s and 1970s. He has been an ESPN tennis announcer since its first telecast of the sport  in 1979.  
  • Pasarell was on UCLA's NCAA championship team and a member of the U.S. Davis Cup team.  He was a key figure at the start of the ATP. Passarell has had a long  association with the Indian Wells tournament owned by Larry Ellis.
  • Ion Tiriac won 1970 French Open men's doubles title and has held key roles as a coach, player manager and tournament promoter.His most noted client was Hall of Fame member Boris Becker.
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Mike Milazzo has been observing and playing tennis for over thirty years. During that time Mike has seen the equipment, players and game itself evolve to the sport it is today. Mike is active in several USTA leagues and is a frequent visitor to tennis tournaments. Contact Mike with your comments...

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