The American Nick Bollettieri, considered one of the most important tennis coaches in history for his transcendental role in the formation of several world number ones, has died at the age of 91.
Andre Agassi, Monica Seles, Jim Courier, Maria Sharapova, Tommy Haas, Martina Hingis, Venus y Serena WilliamsBoris Bekcer and Marcelo Ríos are just some of the students who went through the academy that Nick Bolletieri opened in 1978 in Florida.
Although he was only an amateur player, as a coach he is considered a revolutionarycapable of getting the best out of each player, even at the cost of a maximum demand.
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He was also known for his open and outgoing characterand a good example of this is that two weeks ago, when the rumor that he had died spread through social networks, he himself denied it on Instagram by stating that “the old Italian dog” was “alive and kicking.”
The son of transalpine immigrants, Bolletieri graduated in Philosophy and studied Law and served in the United States Army before beginning to teach tennis at a hotel in Puerto Rico. Once discovered his vocation, he opened the academy that made him famous and that led dozens of players to the world tennis elite.
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