Nick Saviano

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Nick Saviano
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Sunrise, Florida
Born (1956-06-05) June 5, 1956 (age 67)
Teaneck, New Jersey, US
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Turned pro1973
Retired1984
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record157–198
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 48 (12 July 1978)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (1977Jan, 1982)
French Open 1R (1977, 1978, 1979, 1982)
Wimbledon 4R (1980, 1982)
US Open 3R (1979)
Doubles
Career record84–136
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 94 (2 January 1984)

Nick Saviano (born June 5, 1956) is an American former tennis player and subsequent tennis coach.

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Career

Saviano won one singles title during his career as a pro (1983 Lorraine Open). The left-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the professional ATP Tour on July 12, 1978, when he became the number 48 ranked player in the world. On October 7, 1979, he won a doubles title with John Lloyd in Hawaii. He was an All-American playing tennis for the Stanford Cardinal and has resided in Sunrise, FL.

Saviano was the coach of Canadian tennis pro Eugenie Bouchard [1] during her greatest successes on the WTA Tour. [2] He also has been the coach of former world No. 3, Sloane Stephens. [3]

Career finals

Singles (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jan 1978 Sarasota, U.S.Carpet (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Šmíd 6–7, 6–0, 5–7
Loss0–2Nov 1980 Cologne, West GermanyCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Bob Lutz 4–6, 0–6
Win1–2Mar 1983 Lorraine, FranceHard Flag of the United States.svg Chip Hooper 6–4, 4–6, 6–3

Doubles (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Oct 1977 Perth, AustraliaHard Flag of the United States.svg John Whitlinger Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Ruffels
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allan Stone
2–6, 1–6
Win1–1Oct 1979 Maui, U.S.Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Lloyd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Frawley
Flag of Paraguay.svg Francisco González
7–5, 6–4
Loss1–2Mar 1980 San Jose, Costa RicaHard Flag of India.svg Anand Amritraj Flag of Chile.svg Jaime Fillol
Flag of Chile.svg Álvaro Fillol
2–6, 6–7
Win2–2Mar 1981Stuttgart, West GermanyCarpet (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Buster Mottram Flag of the United States.svg Craig Edwards
Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Edwards
3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win3–2Oct 1983 Cologne, West GermanyHard Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Florin Segărceanu Flag of the United States.svg Paul Annacone
Flag of the United States.svg Eric Korita
6–3, 6–4

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References

  1. Eugenie Bouchard profile, WTA official website
  2. Bouchard parts ways with longtime coach Saviano, Sportsnet, 24 November 2014
  3. Cronin, Matt (January 1, 2015). "Nick Saviano to coach Sloane Stephens; will start in Hobart". tennis.com. Retrieved January 26, 2015.