ORLANDO, Fla. — The group that runs the U.S. Open introduced Tuesday that Craig Tiley will turn into CEO of the US Tennis Affiliation this yr.
Tiley will step down as head of Tennis Australia and event director of the Australian Open.
The USTA introduced in a information launch that Tyree will start his new job within the coming months.
He replaces Lou Shah, who left the USTA final yr to hitch the New York Mets as director of enterprise operations. Shah had served as USTA’s CEO since 2022.
Tyree, a local of South Africa, was the top coach of the College of Illinois males’s tennis staff from 1994 to 2005, profitable the NCAA championship in 2003 and posting a 32-0 report.
He has been event director of the Australian Open since 2006, overseeing its enlargement to a 15-day occasion and breaking attendance and income data. Tiley turned CEO of Tennis Australia in 2013.
“Craig brings a uncommon mixture of worldwide credibility on the highest ranges of the game and a confirmed dedication to rising the game on the grassroots degree, a steadiness that’s precisely what is required at this second,” stated Brian Vahari, USTA Board Chair and USTA Interim Co-CEO.
