Claudio Pistolesi | ATP Tour

Status

Coaching Career Highlights

Has worked with Aljaz Bedene, Takao Suzuki, Monica Seles (as hitting partner), Ai Sugiyama
Has worked George Bastl and Attila Savolt
Helped Davide Sanguinetti reach an ATP Tour Ranking of World No. 42 and capture titles in Milan and Delray Beach
Helped Anna Smashnova improve her WTA Ranking to World No. 15
Helped Mara Santangelo reach a WTA Ranking of World No. 120
Coached the Japanese Davis Cup team from 1996-2002
Captained the Italian teams at the Mediterranean Games in 2005 and European Cup in 2005
Helped Simone Bolelli improve his ATP Ranking from World No. 248 to World No. 36
Helped Michael Berrer Improve his ATP Ranking from World No. 125 to World No. 42
Coached Robin Soderling, who reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 and won titles in Brisbane, Marseille and Rotterdam
Named diretor at Scheckprobase in Munich in 2011
Helped Daniela Hantuchova reach a career-high WTA Ranking of World No. 17
Also coached Andrej Martin.

Personal

Claudio is responsible for the global professional tennis coaches associations for India, Japan and Ireland, where he delivers education to coaches from around the world
As a player, Claudio was Italian champion several times as a junior and in 1985, World Champion ITF Junior
He participated on the Italian Davis Cup Team and reached a career-high No. 71 in the ATP rankings
He won one ATP Tour title in Bari, Italy
In June 2010, he was elected ATP Coach Representative for the ATP Player Council and was re-elected in 2012
Claudio is also a prominent tennis journalist in Italy, writing since 1997 for various Italian tennis magazines
He has also worked as a commentator for the Rome ATP Masters 1000 event