Mar9

Kuerten elected into the Tennis Hall of Fame

by Tomas Hegedus
Andre Agassi, Bjorn Borg, Gustavo Kuerten, John McEnroe, Pete Sampras, Roland Garros, Tennis Articles, Tennis Hall of Fame 2 comments

The 3 times Roland Garros champion and former world no.1 Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil has been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

Kuerten was a very popular player, many tennis fans admired and adored him. He was always full of smiles and everyone knows him under the nickname ´Guga´.

In 1997, he was only 20 years old when he captured the first of his three French Open titles. The next two triumphs came in 2000 and 2001.

“During my career in tennis I was fortunate to have many victories, but the Hall of Fame induction is a special one,” said Kuerten.

The Brazilian joins other tennis greats in the Hall of Fame, including Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi.

 

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2 Comments

  1. lendlfan says:
    March 14, 2012 at 8:15 am

    Guga well done! Love you! You will always be my favourite:) of course after Lendl…:)

  2. katy68 says:
    March 24, 2012 at 10:02 pm

    No doubt the most effective single handed backhand on clay ever and a well deserved hall of famer.

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