Overview
- Eric Butorac will succeed Stacey Allaster as US Open tournament director beginning in 2026, the USTA announced.
- Allaster will remain USTA chief executive of professional tennis until May 2026 before moving into a strategic advisor role.
- USTA chairman and interim co-CEO Brian Vahaly praised Butorac’s leadership and called him the ideal choice to guide the tournament’s next chapter.
- Butorac currently serves as USTA senior director for player relations and business development and previously led the Cincinnati Open in 2022.
- This year he directed the reimagined US Open Mixed Doubles Championship, which the USTA said delivered record attendance, viewership and engagement.