NEW YORK (AP) — Former player Eric Butorac will replace Stacey Allaster as the U.S. Open’s tournament director, the U.S. Tennis Association announced Monday.
Butorac has been the USTA’s senior director of players relations and business development and was the tournament director for this year’s new mixed doubles event at the U.S. Open.
“This is, in many ways, a dream come true and the culmination of my life and career in tennis,” Butorac said.
He was a professional tennis player for 14 years, reached the top 20 in the ATP doubles rankings and was a doubles finalist at the 2014 Australian Open.
Butorac also was the ATP player council president.
