Craig Tiley poised to become the new boss of United States tennis: report

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Long-time Australian Open boss Craig Tiley is in advanced talks to take on the most senior role in US tennis, according to a respected sports and business publication.

Tiley, also the chief executive of Tennis Australia, is one of the highest-profile sporting administrators in the country, and one of the most influential decision-makers in world tennis.

Tennis Australia and Australian Open boss Craig Tiley is in the frame to take over the most senior role in US tennis.

After two decades at the top of tennis administration in Australia – overseeing the extraordinary growth of the country’s biggest annual sporting event, the Australian Open at Melbourne Park – Tiley has been chosen to be the new boss of the United States Tennis Association and the US Open after a months-long selection process, according to a report by Sportico published on Saturday (AEDT).

This masthead has contacted Tiley, TA and the USTA for comment.

After securing the role to run the Australian Open for the 2006 event, the South African born-Tiley took on an expanded when he became TA boss in 2013.

According to TA’s most recently published annual report, the national body reported close to $600 million of revenue for the 2024 financial year.

The USTA operates similarly to Tennis Australia in that a massive portion of their annual revenue comes from the operation of one of the sport’s four grand slam events – the US Open held in New York.

Sportico said the people who confirmed that Tiley was the nominated candidate were granted anonymity because the details are private.

It’s unclear whether Tiley would continue to run next month’s Australian Open, should he make the call to leave Tennis Australia.

Tiley came under intense scrutiny when Australian Open was heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 tournament was delayed – held in February instead – and required tennis players to undergo quarantine beforehand in Australia. The following year the tournament was overshadowed by the Novak Djokovic deportation saga.

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