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2015 ATP World Tour Media Guide

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<strong>ATP</strong> EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN<br />

AND PRESIDENT<br />

C<br />

hris Kermode began serving as<br />

<strong>ATP</strong> Executive Chairman & President<br />

on 1 January 2014. Kermode has<br />

been involved in tennis for more than 30<br />

years, first as a player, and then more recently<br />

serving as <strong>Tour</strong>nament Director of the Aegon<br />

Championships at Queen’s Club, as well as<br />

Managing Director of the season-ending<br />

Barclays <strong>ATP</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> Finals.<br />

The <strong>ATP</strong>’s crown jewel event in London<br />

has welcomed more than 1.5 million fans to<br />

The O2 arena whilst under his leadership,<br />

since 2009. Kermode also enjoyed a hugely<br />

successful tenure as <strong>Tour</strong>nament Director<br />

of the Aegon Championships at Queen’s<br />

Club, culminating in the tournament’s<br />

re-categorisation as an <strong>ATP</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> 500<br />

event from <strong>2015</strong>.<br />

Following his career as a professional player,<br />

Kermode worked as one of London’s top tennis<br />

coaches. He went on to work in both the film and<br />

music industries, starting his own promotion &<br />

events company, before returning to tennis.<br />

Kermode and his wife, Adelle, have three<br />

children, Tess, Ellie and Sam. He is based in the<br />

<strong>ATP</strong>’s London office.<br />

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