Maria Sharapova – With Surprising Guest Introducer Serena Williams – Inaugurated into International Tennis Hall of Fame together with Bob, Mike Bryan – World Tennis Magazine

Maria Sharapova, a five -time singles major champion, besides Bob and Mike Bryan, the most successful double team in the ATP Tour History, were formally recorded in the International Tennis Hall of Fame, who forever cement their legacy and impact both on and outside the field.

Colleague Hall of Famers, Family, friends and fans from all over the world participated in the celebrations of the weekend in honor of Sharapova and the Bryans. The three Inductees bring the total to 270 legends from 28 countries represented in the Hall of Fame.

Sharapova is one of only at Women in Tennis History to achieve a career singles Grand Slam and topped the world rankings Five Times Throughhout Her Nearly 20-Year WTA Career, Having Become the first Russian Woman to Achieve the World No. 1 ranking in 2005. Her five major singles titles Began With Her Win at Wimbledon in 2004, followed by Victories at the US Open in 2006, The Australian Open in 2008, and Twice at Roland -Garros in 2012 and 2014. Duration HER CAPPIEM, Sharapova was also a member of the Russian -Team of Russia -Team of the Russiantamtam, Silver medal in singles at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Looking back on her historical career and what this honor means to her, Sharapova offered this reflection:

“Embrace the struggles and lean in the hard stuff, trust your instinct and trust that resilience. I promise you that you will surprise yourself. When vote inevitably tell us to relieve, to complete your edges, your ambition boring, I hope you can find a way to ignore them. Look inside for those answers.

Legendary tennis icon and 23-way large singles champion Serena Williams introduced Sharapova tonight and noted: “What started when a rivalry turned into a huge amount of respect. What grew out of respect to friendship. Maria won not only matches, she built a legacy like Maria’s honor, was my honor forever, formerly, formerly, formerly, formerly, first, former my honor, former my honor, former my honor my honor, former my honor my honor, former my honor my honor, former my honor my honor, former my honor my honor, former my honor my honor, former my honor, former my honor my honor, former my honor my honor, former my honor, former my honor my honor, former my honor, former my honor my honor, former my honor, my former my honor, former my former my my my my my my my my my my my my my my my honor, my my honor, my my honor my honor, my my honor was my honor. Fan, forever a friend, for pampering her in Fame’s international tennishall. “

The Bryan Brothers worked together to win 16 large titles during their career and remain the most successful Doubles team in ATP Tour History, with the record for most weeks on top of the ATP Doubles World Rankings (438). During their more than 20-year career, the Bryans were 1 times a record as the end of the year and together won a record 119 tour titles, together with the only Double Team in History that the double career has completed Grand Slam. De Bryans together earned a Davis Cup title in 2007 and also participated in the 2012 Olympic Games and the Olympic Games of 2008, Gold and Bronze Medals respectively.

Bob and Mike Bryan have delivered a moving address and thank their coaches, teams and families for their support during their tennis trip and acknowledge that they want to constantly give back to the sport that they have given so much.

“Bob and I feel an overwhelming feeling of awe and gratitude – the feeling that this whole thing is a big dream,” said Mike Bryan. “In this sport, nobody makes it alone. There is a village behind every successful player, and we are very blessed with an extraordinary one.”

“The majority of my career I had the number 1 player in the world who lived in the hall. If I once felt lazy, Mike would drag me off the couch and get me on the field. We kept the bar high for a long time,” said Bob Bryan. “It was not always easy, but we had each other. That always made the victories so much sweeter and the losses easier to wear.”

The ceremony was part of a re-conceived three-day induction celebration-including a Hall of Fame Celebrity Pro Classic, Live Podcast recordings with Andy Roddick and Patrick Mcenroe, and exclusive Q & AS with Stan Smith and Gigi Fernandez-Allemaalemaalemaalemaalemema Sunday.