TEMPO.CO, New York - Amelie Mauresmo, two-time grand slam winner and the first French woman to be ranked world’s number one tennis player, has been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame, organizers said on Monday.
Besides Mauresmo, Australian tennis player David Hall, won in the wheelchair category and Nancy Jeffett of Dallas in the contributor category.
"It's wonderful to see such diversity in our induction class—a contributor, a wheelchair athlete and a fabulous female tennis player," said Todd Martin, chief executive of the Hall of Fame.
Mauresmo achieved her singles titles at both the Australian Open and Wimbledon tournament in a dominant run in 2006.
Her powerful yet elegant one-handed backhand and strong net play has helped her achieve 25 singles titles and also the silver medal at the 2004 Atlanta Olympics.
The three other finalists in the player category were all double grand slam winners: Mary Pierce of France, Sergi Bruguera of Spain and Yevgeny Kafelnikov of Russia.
Meanwhile, for Hall, one of the best wheelchair tennis players, was ranked number one in the world in singles and doubles and won every major tournaments. He claimed nine Australian and eight U.S. Open titles.
Jeffett has been recognized for her hard work in tennis over the past half century in improving professional women's tennis and in developing junior tennis, Reuters reported.
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