2011 ATP World Tour Media Guide

ATP EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
ADAM HELFANT
ATP Executive Chairman & President Adam Helfant presents Rafael Nadal with the ATP World Tour No. 1 trophy
at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London.
Having assumed his role in January 2009, Adam
Helfant begins his third year as ATP Executive
Chairman and President. In his first two years at
the helm of the ATP, Helfant has led the Tour
through a successful period in which the game
has not only thrived on the court, but also off
the court, with a number of important commercial
deals being brought on board. More recently,
Helfant has been instrumental in orchestrating
changes to the ATP World Tour calendar,
with a 7-week off-season due to be implemented
from 2012.
Helfant, an MIT and Harvard law graduate, is
one of the world's leading sports executives. Prior
to his time at the ATP, he spent 12 years with
Nike, rising to the position of Vice President,
Global Sports Marketing, a role in which he was
responsible for Nike's relationships and contracts
with athletes, clubs, teams, universities and
sports governing bodies throughout the world.
Prior to his time at Nike, Helfant served as an
attorney for the National Hockey League and
before that spent four years in private law practice
at the international law firm Cleary, Gottlieb.
“Men’s tennis is enjoying one of the most
exciting and successful periods in its history,
thanks in large part to our dynamic global stars
and the on-court entertainment they are delivering
for fans week in and week out on some of the
biggest stages in sports,” said Helfant. “Our players
are terrific ambassadors, and we’re fortunate
to have not just great champions, but great people
involved in the game. It’s a fantastic time to
be involved in the sport of tennis.”
Helfant, 46, and his wife, Sheila, have two children,
son, Aidan, and daughter, Isabelle.
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