Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2017
Men's Tennis Coach • 1992-2005
Craig Tiley led the Fighting Illini to the NCAA men’s tennis national title in 2003 with a perfect 32-0 record and ITA National Team Indoor Championships in 2003 and 2004. The tennis national championship was the first by a school not from the south or either coast. Tiley left Illinois following the 2005 season to serve Tennis Australia as their Director of Player Development. In 2006, he was named Director of the Australian Open in addition to his prior duties. After Tennis Australia’s CEO stepped down in 2013, Tiley was selected as the successor of the governing body that oversees tennis in Australia. As head coach of the Illini, he built a head coaching record of 274-77 (.781) while leading the Illini to nine Big Ten regular-season titles and six Big Ten Tournament championships. Tiley was a two-time Wilson/ITA Division I National Coach of the Year (1999 and 2003) and eight-time Big Ten Coach of the Year. He led Illinois to an NCAA record 64 consecutive wins during the 2003 and 2004 seasons. Tiley served as captain of the South Africa Davis Cup team from 1998-2001. Tiley is a member of the ITA Men’s Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame. in February, 2026, Tiley was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the United States Tennis Association (USTA), the organization that oversees the U.S. Open.