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Nick Saviano

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Nick Saviano
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceSunrise, Florida
Born (1956-06-05) June 5, 1956 (age 68)
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 Open2R (1977Jan, 1982)
French Open1R (1977, 1978, 1979, 1982)
Wimbledon4R (1980, 1982)
US Open3R (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.

Career

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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

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Singles (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 1978 Sarasota, U.S. Carpet (i) Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd 6–7, 6–0, 5–7
Loss 0–2 Nov 1980 Cologne, West Germany Carpet (i) United States Bob Lutz 4–6, 0–6
Win 1–2 Mar 1983 Lorraine, France Hard United States Chip Hooper 6–4, 4–6, 6–3

Doubles (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 1977 Perth, Australia Hard United States John Whitlinger Australia Ray Ruffels
Australia Allan Stone
2–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Oct 1979 Maui, U.S. Hard United Kingdom John Lloyd Australia Rod Frawley
Paraguay Francisco González
7–5, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Mar 1980 San Jose, Costa Rica Hard India Anand Amritraj Chile Jaime Fillol
Chile Álvaro Fillol
2–6, 6–7
Win 2–2 Mar 1981 Stuttgart, West Germany Carpet (i) United Kingdom Buster Mottram United States Craig Edwards
United States Eddie Edwards
3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win 3–2 Oct 1983 Cologne, West Germany Hard Romania Florin Segărceanu United States Paul Annacone
United States Eric Korita
6–3, 6–4

References

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  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.
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