Craig Tiley

Craig Tiley
Current position
TitleCEO & Australian Open Director
TeamTennis Australia
Biographical details
Bornc. 1962
Durban, South Africa
Alma mater
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993Illinois (Interim)
1994–2005Illinois
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2005–2013Tennis Australia (Director of Player Development)
2006–presentTennis Australia (Australian Open Director)
2013–presentTennis Australia (CEO)
Head coaching record
Overall274–77 (.781)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • NCAA (2003)
  • ITA National Team Indoor (2003, 2004)
  • Big Ten Conference
    (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
  • Big Ten Tournament
    (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
Awards
  • ITA Men's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame (2010)
  • 2x Wilson/ITA Division I National Coach of the Year (1999, 2003)
  • 8x Big Ten Coach of the Year (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
Records
Most wins in Illinois history (274)
NCAA record 64 consecutive wins

Craig Tiley (born c.1962) is a South African tennis executive and retired U.S. college tennis coach. Tiley is the current CEO of Tennis Australia, which is the governing body that oversees tennis in Australia. He is also the Director of the Australian Open. As a college coach he led the Illinois Fighting Illini men's tennis team to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I national championship in 2003 and ITA National Team Indoor Championships in 2003 and 2004.