Colorado Tennis Hall of Fame

About the Colorado Tennis Hall of Fame

Colorado has a rich tradition of tennis, and the Colorado Tennis Hall of Fame recognizes the outstanding achievements of Colorado players, coaches or administrators and their contribution to the sport. 

The mission statement of the Colorado Tennis Hall of Fame is to honor those who have made outstanding contributions to tennis in Colorado. Inductees are honored each year the Colorado Tennis Hall of Fame Gala.

Visiting the Colorado Tennis Hall of Fame

The Colorado Tennis Hall of Fame display is permanently housed on the first floor of Gates Tennis Center in Cherry Creek (Denver). It is open to the public during normal hours of operation for the center. 

Nomination/Selection Process

Nominations

• Any person or group may submit a name for consideration to the Colorado Tennis Hall of Fame. 
  
• That name shall remain active for consideration indefinitely. 
• All nominations must use the Hall of Fame Nominating Form.

Identification of Candidates

Candidates will be nominated at-large by written nomination form and elected on the basis of judgment gained from general public perception of the candidate and the accompanying informational questionnaire, plus any other written information provided by any interested person or group.

The candidate will be judged on:

• Outstanding contributions to the sport of tennis in Colorado;
• Tennis playing achievements within Colorado or by a Coloradan outside the state;
• Achievements in tennis coaching (high schools, college, etc.), or professional instruction of tennis at private or public facilities, within Colorado or by a Coloradan outside the state;
• Achievements in tennis administration, the umpiring and refereeing of tennis, the reporting and publicizing of tennis, the directing of tennis tournaments or inventive and technological advancements in tennis either within Colorado or by a Coloradan outside the state;
• Contributions of service to organized tennis including, but not limited to, philanthropic and volunteer activities within Colorado or by a Coloradan outside the state; and
• Considerations of tenure, maturity and residence; and
• Considerations of sportsmanship and character will be factors.

Primary emphasis will be on tennis-related accomplishments and service within Colorado and by Coloradans outside the state. Evaluation will be based on local, state, sectional, national and international tennis accomplishments.

Colorado Tennis Hall of Fame Candidate List

The following candidates have received nominations for induction into the Colorado Tennis Hall of Fame. The list is comprised of players, administrators, coaches, innovators and other individuals who have contributed to the sport. This is a very prestigious honor in the Colorado tennis community. The Colorado Tennis Hall of Fame Committee welcomes public comment on this list of candidates, and also encourage nominations of those not on the current list for consideration in subsequent years. 

Bob Acsell

Dave Adams

Frank Adams

John Aragon

Vasilisa Bardina

Ray Benton

Mark Bishop

Chris Bowers-Jacobs

Charlie Brown

Ira Brown

Dorothy “DoDo” Bundy

Becky Callan

Kris Colglazier

Shannon Cross

Kathleen Cummings

Ken Curry

Willie Dann

Wendy Donovan

J.R. Edwards

Kathy Elliott

Chris Evert

Bruce Foltz

Kim Gidley

Gail Godwin

Tag Grossman

Jared Harbaugh

Howard Head

Charles Henry

Steve Henson

Herzog Family

Jennifer Holmes

Chris Jenkins

Kris Johnson

Lee Kaley

Nicole Kenneally

Jack Klapper 

Art Knott

Susan Knott

Laura Koury

Larry Loeb

Samantha Martinelli 

Melvin McCurley

Chris Mease

Lew Miller 

Frank Moore

Barbara Mueller

Gardnar Mulloy

Martina Navratilova

Bill Oakes

Jack Ormsbee

Barb Eaton Pederson

Jack Phelps

Jack Ponis

Kirk Price

David Ray

Dominic Rea

Homer Reed

Randy Ross

Tom Sabus

Diane Selke

Andreas Seppi 

Ed Skarwecki

Ron Smarr

Abigail Spears 

Mike Sprengelmeyer

John Suter

Ted Swenson

Chad Tsuda

Patti Urban

Thomas van Fleet

Will Vasos 

Ann Vento

Mark Vines

Steve Vorhaus 

Sharon Walsh

Dennis Winders

Al Young

Ann Young