Brian Vahaly

Brian Vahaly (born July 19, 1979) is an American former professional tennis player and a graduate of University of Virginia. He reached the quarterfinals of the 2003 Indian Wells Masters (defeating world no. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero en route) and achieved a career-high of world no. 57 in March 2003. He is currently the Chairman of the Board and President of the USTA.

Early career He began playing tennis at the age of two with his parents Barry and Karen. As a junior, Brian Vahaly captured the Easter Bowl 18s title and reached the final of the Coffee Bowl in Costa Rica in 1997. His best junior Grand Slam result was reaching the quarterfinal at Wimbledon that same year, where he finished 17th in the world junior rankings.

Vahaly proceeded to play four years of collegiate tennis at the University of Virginia from 1998 to 2001, where he was a three-time All-American and finished as the school's most successful player. Vahaly has recently elected to serve as the Chairman of the Board and President of the USTA and US Open for the 2025-2026 term, and was nominated to serve as the Interim Co-CEO during the term for 15 months. He is also currently as Senior Advisor at Brown Advisory, and the Board of Directors for the International Tennis Integrity Agency and the Washington National Cathedral.

Personal life Vahaly came out as gay in 2017 in a podcast. He is married to Bill Jones, with whom he is raising two twin boys. He is one of very few out male professional tennis players, and the first gay man to publicly come out after playing on the ATP Tour.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 15 (10–5) LegendATP Challenger (5–4)ITF Futures (5–1)Finals by surfaceHard (9–4)Clay (1–1)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)

Doubles: 7 (3–4) LegendATP Challenger (3–4)ITF Futures (0–0)Finals by surfaceHard (3–3)Clay (0–1)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)

Wins over top-10 players Vahaly has a record against players who were ranked in the top 10 at the time the match was played.