Overview
- An induction celebration is scheduled for August 27–29, 2026, at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island.
- Federer received the news at Swiss Tennis in Biel during a call that included Hall of Famers such as Stefan Edberg and Boris Becker.
- The Hall confirmed he was the only player to meet the voting threshold for 2026 and does not disclose detailed vote totals.
- The 44-year-old Swiss great was the first man to win 20 Grand Slam singles titles and finished with 103 tour-level titles, 1,251 singles wins, and a record 237 consecutive weeks (310 total) at No. 1.
- According to Hall procedures, players become eligible five years after retiring; next year’s ballot is set to feature holdovers Juan Martin del Potro and Svetlana Kuznetsova, with Serena Williams and Ash Barty newly eligible.