Nick Saviano Explained

Nick Saviano
Residence:Sunrise, Florida
Birth Date:5 June 1956
Birth Place:Teaneck, New Jersey, US
Turnedpro:1973
Retired:1984
Plays:Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singlesrecord:157–198
Singlestitles:1
Highestsinglesranking:No. 48 (12 July 1978)
Australianopenresult:2R (1977Jan, 1982)
Frenchopenresult:1R (1977, 1978, 1979, 1982)
Wimbledonresult:4R (1980, 1982)
Usopenresult:3R (1979)
Doublesrecord:84–136
Doublestitles:3
Highestdoublesranking:No. 94 (2 January 1984)

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

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/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jan 1978Sarasota, U.S.Carpet (i) Tomáš Šmíd6–7, 6–0, 5–7
Loss0–2Nov 1980Cologne, West GermanyCarpet (i) Bob Lutz4–6, 0–6
Win1–2Mar 1983Lorraine, FranceHard Chip Hooper6–4, 4–6, 6–3

Doubles (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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

Notes and References

  1. http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/15218/title/eugenie-bouchard Eugenie Bouchard profile
  2. http://www.sportsnet.ca/tennis/bouchard-parts-ways-with-longtime-coach-saviano/ Bouchard parts ways with longtime coach Saviano
  3. Web site: Nick Saviano to coach Sloane Stephens; will start in Hobart. tennis.com. Matt. Cronin. 1 January 2015. 26 January 2015.