5 most influential coaches in Tennis

Tennis coaches indeed play a big role in formulating strategies, tweaking the gameplay of their pupils, and helping players achieve success at the epitome of their level.

Here we’ll look at the top 5 most influential coaches in tennis:

1. Patrick Mouratoglou

The former tennis star has been associated with France and is now known as one of the most reputed tennis analysts. Notably, Patrick has worked with a plethora of tennis players and helped them build their careers by getting some of the most epic wins in tennis history. Meanwhile, Patrick was the head coach of tennis superstar Serena Williams and helped her win a lot of Grand Slam titles.

2. Mike Estep

The former tennis star has won two ATP singles and seven ATP doubles titles in his career and is now regarded as one of the most influential tennis coaches. In addition, Mike Estep's coaching career was extremely productive, as he guided some players, including Martina Navratilova, Hana Mandlikova, Jana Novotna, and Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, to win Grand Slam titles.

3. Nick Bollettieri

Nick is known as one of the most respected and admired tennis coaches. He has mentored various players to some magnificent wins and played a great role in shaping their careers. In addition, Nick has guided some of the players to get their rankings to world number 1. Meanwhile, he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2014, as he played a great role in helping stars such as Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova, and Mary Pierce win Grand Slam titles.

4. Boris Becker

Legendary player Novak Djokovic becomes the greatest player under Boris Becker's coaching skills. Notably, the Becker-Djokovic partnership indeed worked like a charm in the tennis fraternity, as Becker helped the Serb win six Grand Slam titles and 14 ATP Masters 1000 titles. However, both decided to quit their partnership 8 years back in the year 2016.

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5. Ivan Lendl

Ivan Lendl has won eight Grand Slam titles as a player, and despite that, he wasn't satisfied with his career, which led him to get the role of coach. However, despite the same, Ivan Lendl played a big role in Andy Murray's career and helped him win the Wimbledon title and the Olympic gold medal.