Federer Breaks Ticket Sales as He is Inducted into the Hall of Fame

Fernando Murciego | 16 Mar 2026 | 22.44

Federer Shatters Ticket Sales in His Hall of Fame Induction

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Anything related to Roger Federer is synonymous with success. The Midas of tennis has done it again with his upcoming induction into the Hall of Fame, sparking madness in ticket sales.

Because yes, since last year, you can attend to see how the greatest tennis legends celebrate their induction into the Hall of Fame, although you can imagine there is not space for everyone. In fact, only a few can fit. Patrick McEnroe, the organization's president for a few years now, explained some curiosities related to this matter on the Tennis Channel panel. Do you know how the whole process works to choose a player for this honor? Can you imagine how long the tickets lasted when people found out that Roger Federer would be in Newport this summer?

"It's a beautiful thing. We started last year at this same tournament when the Bryan brothers and Maria Sharapova became part of the Hall of Fame," the American announced. "If you are lucky to have a ticket to come here, you can even write a message to Roger (Federer) or Mary (Carillo), or even leave a video. It's amazing, thousands of people have participated during the tournament, so it will be very special to read all the letters people write showing their affection towards these players. Entering the Hall of Fame alongside Roger may be a bit intimidating, but Mary is the perfect person to be inducted as a contributor. I think she will enjoy the moment a lot; she has a great story and was a pioneer," added the former World No.1 regarding the chosen ones for this upcoming edition.

Mary Carillo will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2026. Source: Getty

"When I took this position years ago, one of the questions I asked myself was: how are we going to prepare for the moment when Roger, Rafa, Serena, Venus retire...? We have already opened ticket sales for people to come and see the stadium. The event is beautiful, but it only has 900 seats, so the tickets sold out in two minutes. Or well, rather, the Roger effect sold them out in two minutes. Many people wrote to me saying that there was nothing left on the website, so we are looking into ways to allow more people to attend. The venue is actually prepared for 10,000 people, but we want the attendance to be safe and controlled," Patrick assured.

Here's how Roger Federer's induction process into the Hall of Fame went

In all of this, how is the selection process among so many players to be part of the Hall of Fame? Because we have quite a few tennis players who have made history, but only the chosen ones have a place in this Hall of Fame that has been gathering glories since its creation in 1954. The next ones will be Roger Federer and Mary Carillo, but before that, they had to go through a filter among many other candidacies. I don't know if you've heard about all the intricacies of this process, but McEnroe didn't want to leave us with any doubts and confessed how everything happens.

"It's a great question, I was a voter myself before becoming president, so I can't vote now. We are currently analyzing the categories; the intention is for everything to be more global. After all, tennis is a global sport, and we would like to have more names from different countries. Anyone can write a letter to the Hall of Fame to nominate someone; then that letter goes through several committees before reaching the final vote. Once a name is on the ballot, about 140 voters decide," the American concluded.

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Federer revienta la venta de entradas en su inducción al Salón de la Fama