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02/24 14:08 CST Craig Tiley will become the CEO of the US Tennis Association
after 13 years at Tennis Australia
Craig Tiley will become the CEO of the US Tennis Association after 13 years at
Tennis Australia
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) --- Craig Tiley will take over as the CEO of the U.S. Tennis
Association this year, the group that runs the U.S. Open announced Tuesday.
Tiley is leaving his post as the head of Tennis Australia and the tournament
director of its Grand Slam tournament, the Australian Open.
The USTA said in a news release that Tiley will start the new job in the coming
months.
He replaces Lew Sherr, who left the USTA last year to join the New York Mets as
their president of business operations. Sher had been the USTA's CEO since 2022.
Tiley, who is from South Africa, was the head coach of men's tennis team at the
University of Illinois from 1994 to 2005, including an NCAA championship and
32-0 record in 2003.
He was the Australian Open's tournament director since 2006 and oversaw its
expansion to a 15-day event, breaking attendance and revenue records. Tiley
became the CEO of Tennis Australia in 2013.
"Craig brings a rare combination of global credibility at the highest level of
the sport and a proven commitment to growing the game at the grassroots. That
balance is exactly what this moment requires," said Brian Vahaly, the USTA
Board chair and the USTA's interim co-CEO.
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