Nick Bollettieri
Bollettieri at the 2006 US Open | |
| Born | July 31, 1931 Pelham, New York, U.S. |
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| Died | December 4, 2022 (aged 91) Bradenton, Florida, U.S. |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 2014 (member page) |
| Official website | Official website |
| Coaching career (20) | |
Nicholas James Bollettieri (July 31, 1931 – December 4, 2022) was an American tennis coach. He pioneered the concept of a tennis boarding school, and helped develop many leading tennis players during the past decades, including Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Monica Seles, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, and Maria Sharapova. Bollettieri was also a tour traveling coach, the last time having been for and with Boris Becker for a span of two years.
Bollettieri was mentioned and/or profiled in several television series and documentary films, including Jason Kohn's documentary film Love Means Zero, which was premiered at the 42nd Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2017.