Orantes, Gimeno, Bruguera and Arantxa, in the Hall of Fame of Catalan tennis

former tennis player Manolo Orantes, Andrés Gimeno, Sergi Bruguera, Àlex Corretja, Albert Costa, Jordi Arrese, Carlos Moyá, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Conchita Martínez was the first to be a part of Catalan Tennis Hall of Famewhich was inaugurated this Monday in the Catalan capital,

It will be its headquarters Catalan Tennis Museum at La Teixonera (Hebron Valley Municipal Tennis Sports Center)which is celebrating 25 years of its inauguration, and where the Federation

Catalana de Tennis (FCT), sponsor of the project.

This ‘Hall of Fame’ aims to represent the various groups -clubs, athletes, managers, coaches, journalists, referees and competitions- related to Catalan tennis and will be included annually.

The presentation ceremony was presided over by General Secretary of Sports and Physical Activity, Anna Caulanext to President of the Catalan Tennis Federation, Jordi TamayoY gerard esteva, president of Union of Sports Federations of Catalonia (UFEC).

In it, the clubs proposed this first year are announced: the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona 1899, the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona, ​​​​​​the Club de Tenis La Salut and the lost Sport Verein Club and Sportsmen Club.

And also individual Grand Slam champion athletes, ATP Masters and individual Olympic medalists who were part of this first list: Andres Gimeno, Roland Garros 1972 winner; Manuel Oranteschampion of the 1975 United States Open and 1976 Masters; Jordi Arresesilver at the Barcelona’92 Olympic Games; Sergi Bruguerawinner of Roland Garros 1993 and 1994 and silver at the Atlanta’96 Olympic Games; Alex Corretja1998 ATP Masters champion; Albert Costa, winner of Roland Garros 2002; Y Arantxa Sanchez Vicariochampion of Roland Garros 1989, 1994 and 1998, US Open 1994, silver in Atlanta’96 Olympic Games and bronze in Barcelona’92 Olympic Games

They have also entered the Catalan Tennis Hall of Fame Conchita Martinez, Wimbledon champion 1994; Y Carlos Moyawinner of Roland Garros 1998, as they both achieved it as RCT Barcelona players.

In the leaders section, this famous group is included Joseph Ferrer Perís, president of the Catalan Federation from 1981 to 2008. And to the technicians, Joan Ventura, founder of the Escola de Tennis de Catalunya and coach of RCT Barcelona 1899 and the FCT.

There were also special mentions for the referee javier morenofor Jordi Ros, first wheelchair tennis player to participate in an Olympic Games, and Eduard and Josep Manel Muntadaprecursors, in 1976, of beach tennis