Episode description
Todd Martin is the CEO of the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I., a position he has held since September 2014. In addition to his role as CEO, Martin serves as Tournament Chairman of the Hall of Fame Open, the only ATP World Tour event in the Northeast and the only professional grass court tournament in the Americas.
Todd was a top-ranked player on the ATP World Tour in the 1990’s and early 2000’s. He achieved a career high ranking of world No. 4, reached the finals at the US Open and the Australian Open, and was a member of the United States Davis Cup team that won the championship in 1995.
Since retiring from the ATP World Tour in 2004, Martin has remained highly engaged in the tennis industry. He served three terms as a Director at Large on the USTA Board of Directors, from 2011 through 2016 and currently serves as a Player Representative to the President of the USTA. Martin serves on the Board of Directors for the Tennis Industry Association, and he is on the Oracle US Tennis Awards Advisory Council. In 1993, he launched Todd Martin Youth Leadership, in his hometown of Lansing, Michigan that serves at-risk youth and provides tennis, education and leadership programming. Previously, Martin coached Novak Djokovic and Mardy Fish.