Australian Open chief Craig Tiley is stepping down after a “transformative” tenure to run the US Tennis Association, the Australian governing body said Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Tiley, who is also Tennis Australia chief executive, is to remain in his current roles for the coming months to ease the switch to new leadership.<\/p>\n
“Leading this team has been the privilege of my life,” Tiley said in a statement.<\/p>\n
“While I look forward to the challenge at the USTA, my immediate and total focus is clear: delivering a smooth transition and ensuring I leave the sport, the business and the team in the best possible shape.”<\/p>\n
Tiley, a South African who became Australian Open tournament director in 2006 and Tennis Australia chief executive in 2013, has accepted the post of USTA’s chief executive.<\/p>\n
Tennis Australia director Chris Harrop said Tiley’s tenure had been “transformative”.<\/p>\n
“Under Craig’s leadership, participation and engagement with our sport has gone from strength to strength,” Harrop said.<\/p>\n
“We want to thank Craig for his enormous contribution to tennis in Australia and for his role in developing an outstanding team which is well-equipped to deliver continued success.”<\/p>\n
Tennis Australia said it had started an internal and external search for a new chief executive and it looked forward to an “orderly transition”.<\/p>\n
USTA chair Brian Vahaly said the body was looking for a leader to help it grow participation in the sport to 35 million players by 2035.<\/p>\n
“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,” he said in a statement.<\/p>\n
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