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Martina
Hingis, a former world No. 1 and the winner of five Grand Slam
tournament singles titles, the 1991 Wimbledon champion and former world
No. 2 Michael Stich, and the great Czech doubles player Helena Sukova,
winner of 14 Grand Slam titles in doubles and mixed doubles have all
been nominated to receive the highest honor available in the sport of
tennis, induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
All three are nominated for the induction Class of 2013 in the Recent Player Category. In the Master Player Category, Thelma Coyne Long of Australia, who captured 19 Grand Slam titles between the 1930s and 1950s, has been nominated.
Additionally, three individuals have been nominated in the Contributor Category for their work toward the growth of tennis- ESPN's longtime tennis broadcaster Cliff Drysdale, tennis promoter and industry leader Charlie Pasarell, and Ion Tiriac, the Romanian tennis player turned influential player manager and tournament promoter.