Country (sports) United Kingdom Role Tennis Player Name Chris Kermode | Prize money $447 Plays Right-handed Handed Right-handed | |
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Born 13 January 1965 (age 59) ( 1965-01-13 ) Highest ranking No. 742 (10 February 1986) Highest ranking No. 284 (4 February 1985) | ||
ATP CUP EXPLAINED: ATP President Chris Kermode Discusses New ATP Tournament
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).
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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.
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. 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.
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.
Family
Kermode is the grandson of Sir Derwent Kermode who was the British Ambassador to Indonesia (1950–1953) and the Czech Republic (1953–1955) before taking Holy Orders and becoming vicar at Cocking, West Sussex.