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http://news.wbru.com/2009/07/seles-becomes-newest-member-of-tennis-hall-of-fame/

NEWPORT, RI– Monica Seles, Dr. Robert Walter Johnson, Donald Dell, and Andres
Gimeno were just inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame. Seles, a 9 time Grand
Slam Champion headlined the 2009 class, but the other members made an impact on
the sport in their own way.

Monica Seles won 8 of her 9 Grand Slams by the age of 19. She remains the
youngest person to ever win the French Open (16 years, 6 months). She says she
cannot believe that when she was little, she could not even dream of being
inducted to the Hall of Fame.

Her career was tragically interrupted in 1993 when a fanatic fan stabbed her
during a changeover. She looks at her career in two stages, pre and post
stabbing, but still remembers her return to tennis in Toronto and the fans'
ovation as one of her greatest moments as a tennis player.

Overall, her message was that tennis is about playing and having fun. She hopes
that the next generation of tennis players will come to the Hall of Fame, be
inspired by the trophies she has donated and remember that success comes to
those who truly enjoy the sport.

She joked saying that she made at least one contribution to the game, her grunt.

Fellow Hall of Famer, Bud Collins believes that Dr. Johnson may be the most
important new member of the Hall because he was influential in integrating
tennis and opening opportunities for young minorities.

Dr. Johnson passed away in 1971, but his grandsons Bobby and Lange are here in
his place. Bobby described his grandfather as "stern," but if he had to
describe him in one word, it would be determined. Dr. Johnson helped launch the
careers of Arthur Ashe and Althea Gibson, the people who integrated tennis. His
influence stretches beyond the world of tennis. Fellow inducted Donald Dell
remembers when Ashe told him that Dr. Johnson told all his players to call close
balls in to avoid controversy.

Donald Dell has been around the sport for over 50 years in almost every
capacity. He started off as player and represented the US in the Davis Cup from
1961-4 and coached the winning teams in 1968 and `69. Later he started ProServ,
the first management company representing tennis players. He also co-founded
the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), now the men's tours so that
tennis players could be looked at as people with a career rather than tennis
bums.

Finally, Andres Gemano is the oldest man to ever win the French Open (34 years,
10 months) back in 1972. Most of his career came as a Spanish amateur, but in
1960 signed on with the tour.

The stands were filled at Center Court to witness this historic moment as the
International Hall of Fame greeted its newest members.