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 BouchardEugenie Bouchard profile, WTA official website during her greatest successes on the WTA Tour.Bouchard parts ways with longtime coach Saviano, Sportsnet, 24 November 2014 He also has been the coach of former world No. 3, Sloane Stephens.
Career finals
Singles (1 title, 2 runner-ups) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Jan 1978 Sarasota, U.S. Carpet (i) Tomáš Šmíd 6–7, 6–0, 5–7Loss 0–2 Nov 1980 Cologne, West Germany Carpet (i) Bob Lutz 4–6, 0–6Win 1–2 Mar 1983 Lorraine, France Hard Chip Hooper 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Doubles (3 titles, 2 runner-ups) ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Oct 1977 Perth, Australia Hard John Whitlinger Ray Ruffels Allan Stone 2–6, 1–6Win 1–1 Oct 1979 Maui, U.S. Hard John Lloyd Rod Frawley Francisco González 7–5, 6–4Loss 1–2 Mar 1980 San Jose, Costa Rica Hard Anand Amritraj Jaime Fillol Álvaro Fillol 2–6, 6–7Win 2–2 Mar 1981 Stuttgart, West Germany Carpet (i) Buster Mottram Craig Edwards Eddie Edwards 3–6, 6–1, 6–2Win 3–2 Oct 1983 Cologne, West Germany Hard Florin Segărceanu Paul Annacone Eric Korita 6–3, 6–4
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