Tennis Australia

http://www.tennis.com.au
https://www.linkedin.com/company/tennis-australia/

Tennis Australia, a state-owned entity headquartered in Australia, was founded in 1904 and employs approximately 500 individuals. The organization reported $446.9M in revenue as of 2025, functioning as a tier 1 media tech buyer. Its main product is spectator sports. The company serves as the governing body for tennis in Australia, and organizes national and international tennis tournaments, including the Australian Open, the Australian Open Series, Davis Cup, Fed Cup, ATP Cup, and the Australian Pro Tour.

2025 Revenue

Founded

1904

Headcount

500

Headquarters

Australia

Primary Segment

Spectator Sports

Ownership

State Owned

News Summary:

On April 12, 2026, Gravity Media, serving as Host Broadcast provider, deployed a top international team broadcast and production infrastructure at the Australian Open, managed on a massive IP-based routing environment. This marked the 12th year of the broadcast and technology partnership between Gravity Media and Tennis Australia, and the 22nd year Gravity Media supplied host broadcast technical facilities for the event. Earlier, on February 27, Craig Tiley, who recently stepped down as CEO, revealed that Melbourne nearly lost the Australian Open by 2017, despite the 2026 event having hosted over 1.3 million fans and generating nearly $3.5 billion for Victoria’s economy over the past decade. The United States Tennis Association (USTA) officially announced Tiley's appointment as its next Chief Executive Officer on February 25, acknowledging his instrumental role in significantly increasing tennis participation during his tenure in Australia. Previously, on February 24, Tiley confirmed he would take up the same post in America, stating his successor would continue filling the twin roles of running Tennis Australia and the Australian Open. He also indicated that he was not yet ready to discuss his plans for the US Open, noting that work remained before he exited the stage where he had been front and center of the Australian Open for two decades.

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Tennis Australia offers 7 products in the sports and media and telecoms services industries. Tennis Australia's product portfolio comprises of sports tickets, merchandise and sponsorship, racquet sports and search, social, and retail media.

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Tennis Australia's revenues were less than $500M in 2025. Caretta Research has split Tennis Australia's revenue into 4 different product categories, the largest of which is tennis. For full access to Tennis Australia's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.

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Apr

12th

2026

09:31

Partnerships and Alliances, Emerging Tech, Tennis, B2B Tag

Gravity Media Deploys Top-Level Team, Infrastructure, Workflows at Australian Open

Gravity served as Host Broadcast provider at the Australian Open with a top international team, broadcast and production infrastructure, managed on a massive IP-based routing environment. The 2026 Australian Open, held 18 January - 1 February, marked the 12th year of the broadcast and technology partnership between Gravity Media and Tennis Australia, and the 22nd year that Gravity Media has supplied host broadcast technical facilities for the Australian Open.

Digital Media World

Feb

27th

2026

18:30

Events, Capital Investment, B2B Tag

'Gone by 2017': Tiley reveals how Melbourne nearly lost Aus Open

Having just hosted over 1.3 million fans throughout the qualifying and main draw of the first Grand Slam event of 2026, the AO remains one of Victoria’s biggest events on the calendar, having generated nearly $3.5 billion for the state’s economy across the last ten years.

SEN Australia

Feb

25th

2026

22:27

Management Changes, Tennis, B2B Tag

USTA appoints Craig Tiley as Chief Executive Officer

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) has announced the appointment of Craig Tiley, the accomplished Chief Executive Officer of Tennis Australia, as its next Chief Executive Officer. Tiley is widely recognized for driving monumental growth in tennis participation during his tenure in the role in Australia.

iSportConnect

Feb

24th

2026

18:30

Events, B2B Tag

Benalla Ensign

But with work still to be done before exiting the stage where he was front and centre of the AO for two decades, Tiley isn't ready to spruik up his plans to make, as Donald Trump might say, the US Open great again.

Benalla Ensign

Feb

24th

2026

14:30

Management Changes, Tennis, B2B Tag

'Great opportunity': family man Tiley explains TA exit

Craig Tiley is adamant his successor will continue filling the twin roles of running Tennis Australia and the Australian Open after confirming he will take up the same post in America. After months of speculation, the Australian governing body on Wednesday announced Tiley was stepping down as TA chief executive to join the USTA later this year.

Jimboomba Times

Feb

23rd

2026

18:30

Management Changes, Tennis, B2B Tag

USTA Announces Craig Tiley as New CEO

The USTA announced Tuesday it is hiring Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley as its next CEO. Elevate Talent handled the search -- which began last summer after Tiley’s predecessor, Lew Sherr, departed to become the Mets’ president of business operations -- alongside a USTA search committee led by interim CEOs Andrea Hirsch (the USTA’s COO & chief legal officer) and Brian Vahaly (board chair).

Elevate

Feb

22nd

2026

19:33

Events, B2B Tag

What major sporting events can teach us about peak

There’s a moment in retail when everything hits at once. The doors open, the crowd rolls in, and suddenly the team is in motion, grabbing stock, answering questions, managing queues, checking systems. It’s organised. It’s fast.

Retailbiz

Feb

6th

2026

04:31

Events, B2B Tag

Gravity Media provides Australian Open 2026 with broadcast and IP production infrastructure

Gravity Media delivered the Australian Open 2026 with a bespoke international broadcast centre and IP production environment. Together, this formed the technical backbone for Tennis Australia’s creative, editorial and operational delivery of the tournament to audiences, as the company has claimed in a statement.

TM Broadcast International

Feb

5th

2026

12:30

B2B Tag

Yevgeny Kafelnikov delivers his verdict on if women should play best-of-five set matches, ‘can you imagine’

There is a genuine possibility that we see women play best-of-five-set matches at Grand Slams next year. During finals weekend at the Australian Open, tournament director Craig Tiley shared his thoughts on women playing best-of-five-set matches.

The Tennis Gazette

Feb

3rd

2026

13:00

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Disability:IN - February Digital Accessibility Roundup

This month's A11y Roundup is powered by Wesco International Welcome to Disability: IN’s monthly round up of digital accessibility news for February. At Disability:IN we know that digital accessibility impacts all aspects of disability inclusion. If you have questions about our digital accessibility program, please contact Jeff Wissel, our Chief Accessibility Officer.

Disabilityin

Feb

2nd

2026

05:39

B2B Tag

AO, innovare

[Translated] ["The password is always the same: evolve.

SuperTennis TV

Feb

1st

2026

23:47

B2B Tag

Game, Set, Match: Nine's AO 2026 Serves Up Record Audience Growth

AO Men’s Final the highest-rating in VOZ history AO Men’s Final the highest-rating AO session on BVOD ever AO Men’s Final the highest-rating since 2017 AO Women’s Final the highest-rating since 2022 9Network’s exclusive coverage of the 2026 Australian Open has delivered huge results and stellar year-on-year growth, reaching over 14.31 million Australians across the two-week broadcast – an increase of 9.3% year-on-year.

Nine for Brands

Examples of Tennis Australia's suppliers include Gravity Media, Brightcove and Magnite.

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Tennis Australia sells broadcasting rights of its 3 tennis competitions to 23 companies globally, covering 8 countries. Tennis Australia's rights holders include Shanghai Media Group and Disney Sports / ESPN.