Photos: Best of International Tennis Hall of Fame weekend
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The first official event of enshrinement weekend saw the Original 9 tour museum exhibits at the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
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Rosie Casals signed prints of the iconic 1970 photo of the Original 9, in which the women famously hold dollar bills.
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"Good Morning America" made the trip to Newport, Rhode Island to interview the Original 9.
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Billie Jean King paused by a cabinet display that included a dress worn by Rosie Casals on the Virginia Slims Circuit.
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Kristy Pigeon penned a message in the Class of 2021 dedication book.
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Induction weekend was a family affair with special guests including the grandchildren of Valerie Ziegenfuss.
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Peaches Bartkowicz also enjoyed the trip down memory lane.
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Julie Heldman shares a hug with Billie Jean King.
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One of two Australian members of the Original 9, Kerry Melville Reid previewed the fit of her Hall of Fame blazer.
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The new Hall of Famers, including Class of 2020 inductees Conchita Martinez and Goran Ivanisevic, were presented with their blazers at a brunch on the morning of enshrinement.
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Conchita Martinez was interviewed by Tennis Channel’s Brett Haber at the gala dinner at Newport’s seaside Marble House.
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Led by CEO Steve Simon and President Micky Lawler, WTA staff toasted the new Hall of Famers.
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In her induction ceremony speech, Conchita Martinez paid tribute to the Original 9 for creating opportunities for future generations.
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It was the first time in quite a while most of the Original 9 were together, and they had plenty of reasons to laugh.
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The other Aussie member of the Original 9, Judy Tegart Dalton, couldn’t make the trip to Newport – but was zoomed in live from Melbourne.
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Billie Jean King and the Original 9 were kept busy by a media contingent fascinated by their story.
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Martinez, Casals, Ziegenfuss, King, Pigeon, Melville Reid, Heldman, Bartkowicz and Ivanisevic capped off proceedings by posing in front of the Hall of Fame’s famous clock tower.
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