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Tracy Davies aims to elevate American tennis as a trailblazer.
Davies has been named as General Manager USA Tennis, the USTA announced today. She’s the first woman to hold the high-performance leadership role.
In this new role, Davies will oversee an expanded high performance division that joins Player Development, Pro Circuit, Collegiate, Junior Competition, and International Team Events into a single cohesive department.
“As the strategic business lead for this division, she will be tasked with optimizing the resources and player pathways for the most competitive juniors and professional players in order to foster a culture of transparency, alignment, and innovation, impacting players through competition, coaching, and player support,” the USTA said in a statement.
“Following an extensive search, I’m thrilled to announce that Tracy Davies will lead our USA Tennis division,” said Lew Sherr, CEO and Executive Director of the USTA. “Tracy brings not only deep experience in high performance and coaching, but also a strategic mindset and business acumen that will enhance how we approach the competitive pathway and help shape the future of American tennis at every level.”
In this new role, Davies will be responsible for integrating athlete development, high performance, and competitive pathways, including collegiate tennis, within the USTA.
The USTA said Davies will “be tasked with adopting a holistic approach to athlete support, encompassing performance optimization, well-being, and competitive success in alignment with the USTA’s mission and strategic priority: growing tennis to inspire healthier people and communities everywhere.”
That’s a big assignment. Davies says she’s embracing it.
“I am thrilled to be the new leader of our USA Tennis Division. With the recent alignment of our player development and competition pathways, we have a unique opportunity to reimagine a broader more holistic vision of success for our American athletes,” said Davies. “My priority is to build on the organization’s strong foundations as we look to provide increased high-quality competitive opportunities and expanded player-centric support and training for our high-performance junior, collegiate and professional athletes.
“I am extremely excited to get started and look forward to working collaboratively with our players, their support teams, and the expanded tennis industry to continue to drive a world-class support system for our next generation of players.”