Nick Saviano

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

Nick Saviano

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Sunrise, Florida
Born	(1956-06-05) June 5, 1956 (age 69) Teaneck, New Jersey, US
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Turned pro	1973
Retired	1984
Plays	Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record	157–198
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 48 (12 July 1978)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1977Jan, 1982)
French Open	1R (1977, 1978, 1979, 1982)
Wimbledon	4R (1980, 1982)
US Open	3R (1979)
Doubles
Career record	84–136
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 94 (2 January 1984)

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)

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

Doubles (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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