airman and CEO."With women's professional tennis more popular than ever, the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour in the strongest business position in its history and with a fantastic senior management team in place, now is the right time for me to embrace a new challenge consistent with my family and personal goals, and leave room for the next generation of Tour leadership to take on new responsibilities," Scott commented.
"Under Larry's leadership, the Tour and our sport have grown over the past six years beyond anyone's wildest expectations," said Steve Simon, Tournament Board Representative and Chairman of the Tournament Council. "As an organization and sport, we are positioned for continued success. We wish Larry the very best in his new role, and are looking forward to beginning the process of selecting a new CEO for the organization to lead us into the future."
"Players have always appreciated Larry's understanding of their issues and his sense of fairness, and the results over his tenure in terms of player prize money increases, equal prize money to the men, promotion and player health initiatives are major achievements," said Lisa Grattan, Player Board Representative and Chairperson of the Players' Council.
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