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Juan Martín del Potro Named to 2026 International Tennis Hall of Fame Ballot

An online fan vote running through October 10 will contribute to the 75% threshold before official tallies are released later this fall.

Overview

  • He joins Roger Federer and Svetlana Kuznetsova on the players’ ballot, while Mary Carillo and Marshall Happer appear in the contributor category.
  • Fans can cast ballots at vote.tennisfame.com through October 10, after which the fan vote results will be published.
  • Candidates are elected by earning at least 75% approval from an approximately 140-member official voting group or a combined 75% including fan-vote points.
  • The Hall says final induction results and the ceremony date for the Class of 2026 will be announced later in the fall.
  • Del Potro’s résumé includes the 2009 US Open title, two Olympic medals and a leading role in Argentina’s 2016 Davis Cup triumph, and induction would make him the country’s third member after Guillermo Vilas and Gabriela Sabatini.