International Tennis Hall of Fame

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nonprofit organization sports hall of fame tennis museum

The International Tennis Hall of Fame is a museum and honorific institution in Newport, Rhode Island, dedicated to preserving the history of tennis and celebrating the sport’s greatest players and contributors.

Aliases (1)

National Tennis Hall of Fame ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nonprofit organization → sports hall of fame → tennis museum →
architecturalStyle	Shingle Style →
associatedWith	International Tennis Federation → United States Lawn Tennis Association →
buildingCompleted	1880 →
collectionIncludes	archival documents → photographs → tennis apparel → tennis balls → tennis rackets → tennis trophies →
country	United States of America →
foundedBy	James Van Alen →
governingBody	board of directors →
hallOfFameInducteesInclude	administrators → coaches → contributors to tennis → players →
hasLanguage	English →
hasPart	Hall of Fame gallery → grass tennis courts → historic clubhouse → indoor tennis facilities → tennis archives → tennis library → tennis museum →
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark →
heritageDesignationAppliesTo	Newport Casino →
heritageDesignationDate	1987 →
inception	1954 →
locatedIn	New England → Newport Casino complex → Newport, Rhode Island → Rhode Island →
notableEventHosted	ATP Tour grass-court tournament → Hall of Fame Open →
occupies	Newport Casino →
openToPublic	yes →
originalName	National Tennis Hall of Fame →
purpose	honoring tennis players and contributors → preservation of tennis history →
recognitionYear	1986 →
recognizedAs	official world tennis hall of fame →
recognizedBy	International Tennis Federation →
renamedAs	International Tennis Hall of Fame →
renamedIn	1975 →
sport	tennis →
website	https://www.tennisfame.com →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Billie Jean King → Billie Jean Moffitt → Bobby Riggs → Guillermo Vilas →	hallOfFameInduction
Newport, Rhode Island →	hasLandmark
International Tennis Hall of Fame ("National Tennis Hall of Fame") →	originalName
International Tennis Hall of Fame →	renamedAs