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, 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.