The International Tennis Hall of Fame. A tennis club offering lessons, clinics, and programs. Located in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
The International Tennis Hall of Fame preserves and promotes tennis’s history and celebrates its champions, thereby serving as a vital partner in the growth of tennis globally. As well as the actual Hall of Fame and museum, the facility offers a tennis club and hosts a professional event each summer. It is well worth the visit for any tennis fan.
The Museum
Newly renovated with interactive exhibits and reinvented galleries, the museum offers self-guided, guided, and group tour options.
The Collection
With over 25,000 objects in our collection, we tell the story of an exciting and historic sport and the people who play it best.
Play Tennis
Play on the historic grass courts at the Hall of Fame Tennis Club. We offer club membership options, but the courts are also open to the public for play.
Hall of Fame Open
Top ATP World Tour pros head to Newport in July to compete on the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s grass courts.
Enshrinement Weekend
Be a part of the celebration when the ultimate honor in tennis is presented to great champions of the sport and successful industry leaders.
Playing at the Hall of Fame
Open to the public 7 days a week. Non-member guests can call and reserve court time up to 1 week in advance for information on reserving space(s) in clinics or signing up for private instruction calls ahead of time.
The well-manicured grass courts and remarkable architecture create an extraordinary setting reminiscent of a posh Wimbledon experience, but the facility boasts its own rich history as well. In 1881, the Tennis Hall of Fame hosted the first U.S. National Lawn Tennis Championships – today is known as the US Open. Over the years, all of the greatest champions in tennis history have played on these courts.
The National Tennis Club at the ITHF is the oldest Court Tennis court in the country and is located in the Court Tennis Building on the International Tennis Hall of Fame.The National Tennis Club was formed in 1980 when the original court tennis court, which was destroyed by a series of arsenic fires in 1945 and 1946, was completely rebuilt. The only original details that remain are the floor and some of the lower walls, dating back to 1880.
The Hall of Fame Tennis Club is set in The Newport Casino, a National Historic Landmark that was first opened on July 26, 1880 as a social club for Newport’s turn of the century summer elite.
On August 31, 1881, the first U.S. National Men’s Singles Championship was contested at the Casino, among a field consisting of 25 participants, accompanied by a string quartet. Dick Sears emerged as the country’s first champion, going on to win the first seven championships (1881-1887) before retiring undefeated. Sears and James Dwight also partnered to capture five doubles championships (1882-1884, 1886-1887).
By 1914, the event had outgrown Newport, leading the USNLTA to relocate the championships to the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York. The tournament evolved to become known as the US Open.
Today, the 13 grass, 6 hard and 1 clay court at the Hall of Fame Tennis Club continue to be played on by members and tennis players from around the globe. The Hall of Fame Tennis Club is open to the public daily for court time, lessons and clinics.
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