Tennis Canada
Steve Traves is a seasoned sales professional with extensive experience in sports marketing and event management. Currently serving as a Senior Corporate Sales Executive at Tennis Canada since June 2018, Steve manages a large portfolio of VIP clientele for the National Bank Open, focusing on premium products and attracting new clients. Previously, Steve contributed significantly to the record-breaking sales team for the 2018 Rogers Cup. At the Brampton Beast Hockey Club, Steve held various roles including Director of Business Development, where partnerships and digital marketing strategies were developed. Steve's earlier experiences include positions with Tennis Canada and Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, reinforcing expertise in ticket sales and customer relations. Steve holds a Bachelor of Sport Management degree from Brock University.
Tennis Canada
Founded in 1890, Tennis Canada is a non-profit, national sport association with a mission to lead the growth of tennis in Canada and a vision to become a world-leading tennis nation. We value teamwork, passion, integrity, innovation and excellence. Tennis Canada owns and operates the premier Rogers Cup presented by National Bank WTA and ATP World Tour events, 9 professional ITF sanctioned events and financially supports 13 other professional tournaments in Canada. Tennis Canada operates junior national training centres/programs in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary. Tennis Canada is a proud member of the International Tennis Federation, the Canadian Olympic Committee, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and the International Wheelchair Tennis Association, and serves to administer, sponsor and select the teams for Davis Cup, Fed Cup, the Olympic and Paralympic Games and all wheelchair, junior and senior national teams. And, as a non-profit committed to leading the growth of tennis in Canada, Tennis Canada invests its entire surplus into tennis development.