2024 ITHF LEGENDS BALL UNVEILED Its New Initiative "Be Legendary" !

NEW YORK, NY (SMI-GLOBAL-SPORTS-BENEFIT-SEPT 07-10, 2024)-The International Hall of Fame organization celebrated its annual 2024 Legends Ball & benefit gala presented by BNP and NetJets, last Saturday's evening Sept 07, with new inductee Vijay Amritraj from India, tennis sponsors, former professional players and vast numbers of Tennis Hall of famers inductees from the US and international walking the red carpet at Cipriani's-42nd St in the heart of Manhattan NYC.

The Legends Ball celebrates annually the excellence of the tennis, where global tennis icons attend and share stories of players or Hall of Famers that have inspired them to succeed during their careers.

In addition to the share stories and the elegant dinner, the ball raises funds to support the Hall of Fame's mission to preserve Tennis history, honor its greatest champions and inspire the next generation of the sport.

In this year edition, the 2024 Legends Ball unveiled it's new Youth initiative " Be Legendary ", a benefit that will raise funds to inspire greatness in generations globally. The new initiative "Be Legendary " will use tennis history and engage Hall of Famers to support youth programs around the world.
 
Broadway US actress and singer Melissa Errico performed as part of the ball entertainment and the ball benefit was Co-chaired by Harsha and Geetha Agadi • John and Jody Arnhold • Peter and Tatiana Cancro • Dominic and Nancy Casserley, Bill and Molly Ford • Russ and Judy Fradin • Doug Kimmelman • Joe and Tracy Matarese • Ajay and Debbie Nagpal • Dan and Julia Swan...
 

Notable Attendees Included: Vijay Amritraj, Tracy Austin, Rosie Casals, Richard Evans, Chris Evert, Gigi Fernandez, Steve Flink, John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Mary Pierce, Stan Smith, Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario, Dan Faber (CEO, ITHF), Patrick McEnroe(ITHF President), Kim Clijsters (ITHF President/Belgium/2017 ITHF Hall of Famer inductee), John McEnroe, Mary Pierce, Stan Smith, Lindsay Davenport, John Isner, Tommy Haas, Leizel Huber, Portia Archer(WTA CEO), Katrina Adams, 


Article & Photos by Marcello Cutti II/Starlight Illustrated