Adam Helfant
President and Executive Chairman of Association of Tennis Professionals
In office
2009–2011
Preceded byEtienne de Villiers
Personal details
Bornc. 1964 (age 59–60)
Brooklyn, New York, USA
EducationMIT
Harvard Law School
OccupationLawyer

Adam Helfant (born c. 1964, Brooklyn)[1] is an American sports executive and lawyer. He is the former Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) executive chairman and president who succeeded Etienne de Villiers in 2009.[2] Helfant is an MIT and Harvard Law graduate. He spent 12 years with Nike as a senior executive and three years with the National Hockey League as an attorney.[2]

Career

Helfant left the ATP at the end of 2011. He denied that he asked for more money, insisting that he was offered a long-term contract when his initial three-year deal was expiring and that he turned the offer down for personal reasons. Helfant left the ATP with in a strong financial position. He had tried to increase the amount of rest the players got.[3][4] In November 2011 Helfant stated that he had boosted the ATP's commercial revenue by 80% and that the company's reserves had increased by more than 1,400%.[5]

In 2012, with Chris Bevilacqua, Helfant started a sports and media advisory company called Bevilacqua Helfant Ventures.[6]

Helfant's niece Grace McDonnell was one of the victims of the Newtown Tragedy.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Goodall, Jason (2010-11-23). "A Man for Small Seasons?". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  2. 1 2 "ATP names Nike's Adam Halfant as new chief". The Daily Telegraph. London. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  3. ↑ Mitchell, Kevin (14 June 2011). "Adam Helfant insists that he is leaving the ATP on good terms". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "ATP Tennis Chief Adam Helfant Says He'll Leave Men's Tour at End of Year". Bloomberg.
  5. ↑ Rossingh, Danielle (28 November 2011). "Outgoing Men's Tennis Chief Adam Helfant Says He Boosted Revenue by 80%". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "SportsBusiness Daily". M.sportsbusinessdaily.com. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  7. ↑ "Newtown, Connecticut Tragedy". atpworldtour.com. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
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