Multiple Grand Slam winner Leander Paes on Tuesday, 26 September emerged as the first Asian man to be nominated for the International Tennis Hall of Fame in the player category.

• The 50-year-old Paes was one of the six nominees announced for the Class of 2024.
• He will be competing with Cara Black, Ana Ivanovic, Carlos Moya, Daniel Nestor and Flavia Pennetta in the Player Category.
• Li Na, the Chinese player who won the women's singles title at Australian Open and French Open, became the first Asian player to get nominated to the ITHF in 2019. 
• Paes is a winner of 18 Grand Slam titles in doubles and mixed doubles, besides being a former doubles world No. 1. 
• In a career spanning three decades, he captured eight Grand Slams in doubles, 10 in mixed doubles and a career Slam in both disciplines.