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.. He is also currently a Senior Advisor at Brown Advisory.
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)
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|ATP Challenger (5–4)
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|ITF Futures (5–1)
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|Hard (9–4)
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|Clay (1–1)
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|Grass (0–0)
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|Carpet (0–0)
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!Result
!class="unsortable"|W–L
!Date
!Tournament
!Tier
!Surface
!Opponent
!class="unsortable"|Score
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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>1–0</small>
|
|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F17-A, Quogue
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|Clay
| Bjorn Jacob
|5–7, 6–3, 6–2
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|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>1–1</small>
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|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F17-B, Pittsburgh
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|Clay
| Jaymon Crabb
|3–6, 6–1, 4–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>2–1</small>
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|style="background:#cffcff;"|Jamaica F1-A, Montego Bay
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|Hard
| Julien Cassaigne
|3–6, 6–1, 6–0
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>3–1</small>
|
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Jamaica F1, Negril
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|Hard
| Daniel Willman
|7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>, 6–3
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>4–1</small>
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|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F28, Laguna Niguel
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|Hard
| John Doran
|7–6<sup>(7–3)</sup>, 6–2
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>5–1</small>
|
|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F4, Brownsville
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|Hard
| Nicolas Todero
|6–3, 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>6–1</small>
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|style="background:moccasin;"|Hamilton, New Zealand
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
| Louis Vosloo
|6–2, 5–7, 6–4
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>6–2</small>
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|style="background:moccasin;"|Tarzana, United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
| Eric Taino
|2–6, 6–7<sup>(6–8)</sup>
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>7–2</small>
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|style="background:moccasin;"|Tallahassee, United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
| Justin Gimelstob
|7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>, 6–4
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>8–2</small>
|
|style="background:moccasin;"|Aptos, United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
| Noam Behr
|2–6, 6–3, 6–2
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>8–3</small>
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|style="background:moccasin;"|Champaign-Urbana, United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
| Paul Goldstein
|3–6, 1–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>8–4</small>
|
|style="background:moccasin;"|College Station, United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
| Andre Sa
|3–6, 0–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>9–4</small>
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|style="background:moccasin;"|Tallahassee, United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
| Justin Gimelstob
|6–4, 6–0
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>9–5</small>
|
|style="background:moccasin;"|Bronx, United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
| Thierry Ascione
|2–6, 3–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>10–5</small>
|
|style="background:moccasin;"|Calabasas, United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
| Denis Gremelmayr
|3–6, 6–2, 6–2
|}
Doubles: 7 (3–4)
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|Hard (3–3)
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|Clay (0–1)
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|Grass (0–0)
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|Carpet (0–0)
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!Result
!class="unsortable"|W–L
!Date
!Tournament
!Tier
!Surface
!Partner
!Opponents
!class="unsortable"|Score
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>0–1</small>
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|style="background:moccasin;"|Dallas, United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
| Huntley Montgomery
| Giorgio Galimberti <br> Frederic Niemeyer
|6–7<sup>(1–7)</sup>, 4–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>0–2</small>
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|style="background:moccasin;"|Rocky Mount, United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Clay
| Huntley Montgomery
| Mark Merklein <br> Eric Taino
|3–6, 4–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>0–3</small>
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|style="background:moccasin;"|Tallahassee, United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
| Huntley Montgomery
| Levar Harper-Griffith <br> Jeff Williams
|3–6, 6–4, 4–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>1–3</small>
|
|style="background:moccasin;"|Waikoloa, United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
| Scott Humphries
| Brandon Coupe <br> Travis Parrott
|6–3, 7–6<sup>(7–3)</sup>
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>2–3</small>
|
|style="background:moccasin;"|College Station, United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
| Paul Goldstein
| Andre Sa <br> Bruno Soares
|7–5, 2–6, 6–4
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>2–4</small>
|
|style="background:moccasin;"|Austin, United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
| Robert Kendrick
| Andre Sa <br> Bruno Soares
|3–6, 1–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>3–5</small>
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|style="background:moccasin;"|Bronx, United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
| Cecil Mamiit
| Julien Benneteau <br> Nicolas Mahut
|6–4, 6–4
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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.
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!Player
!
!Event
!Surface
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!Score
!
!
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|colspan=9 style=text-align:center|2003
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|| Juan Carlos Ferrero
|style=background:#99ccff|3
|style=background:#e9e9e9|Indian Wells Open, United States
|style=background:#ccccff|Hard
|style=background:#afeeee|2R
|6–4, 3–6, 6–3
|140
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