Chris Kermode

Chris Kermode
Country  United Kingdom
Born 13 January 1965
Plays Right-handed
Prize money $447
Singles
Highest ranking No. 742 (10 February 1986)
Doubles
Highest ranking No. 284 (4 February 1985)

Chris Kermode (born 13 January 1965) is a retired English male tennis player, a former tournament director and the current executive chairman & president of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

On 20 November 2013 Kermode was appointed as the ATP executive chairman & president to succeed Brad Drewett who died of an illness in May 2013. His three-year term started on 1 January 2014, and he is based in the ATP’s London office.[1][2]

Kermode has been involved in tennis for more than 30 years. Following his modest career as a professional player from 1985 to 1988, Kermode worked in London as a tennis coach and later served as the tournament director of the Queen's Club Championships.[3] From 2008 to 2014 he has been the managing director of the ATP World Tour's season-ending event ATP World Tour Finals. In addition Kermode has worked in the music and film business.[4]

Before being appointed by the ATP Kermode applied for the position of chief executive at the British Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) but was not selected.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Briton Chris Kermode named as new ATP executive chairman". www.bbc.com. BBC. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "ATP appoints Chris Kermode as ATP Executive Chairman and President". ATP World Tour. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Behind the Scenes with Tournament Director Chris Kermode". Lawn Tennis Association (LTA). Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Roger Blitz (25 June 2014). "Chris Kermode knows how Wimbledon’s tennis stars are feeling". www.ft.com. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  5. ↑ Kevin Mitchell (12 November 2013). "Chris Kermode: good enough to run world tennis but rejected by the LTA". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Paul Newman (24 September 2013). "LTA turns to 'cheaper' Michael Downey as new head". The Independent. Retrieved 8 December 2014.

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