Bruce Littrell
Country
United States
Birth - Death
Occupation
Sports
Description
United States Tennis Association Gold Badge Chief Umpire. Served as Chief Umpire at the 2015 U.S. Open Tennis Championship, being the first openly-gay tennis umpire to do so. In this capacitiy, he oversees the umpires at the tournament, schedules the on-court assignments of officials and establishes a rotation of officials, as well as setting procedures to be used by on-court officials. Deputy Chief Umpire of the 2014 U'S. Open. A USTA official since 1987 and has served on the Chief Umpire Staff at the US Open for 12 years, and has been the Chief Umpire or Assistant Chief Umpire for a number of high-level tour events over the last 15 years, including the Miami Open, Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati and BB&T Atlanta Open.