American tennis player and coach
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)
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
|
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