Claudio Pistolesi

Claudio Pistolesi
Country (sports)	Italy
Born	25 August 1967 (age 54); Rome, Italy
Turned pro	1985
Retired	1996
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$587,945
Singles
Career record	77–111
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 71 (17 August 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1987, 1990)
French Open	3R (1989)
Wimbledon	1R (1990, 1991, 1992)
US Open	2R (1986)
Doubles
Career record	16–35
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 213 (17 November 1986)
Coaching career (1997–)
	Monica Seles (1995–1997); Davide Sanguinetti (2002–2008ret.); Ai Sugiyama; Anna Smashnova (2000–2002); Takao Suzuki (1997–2007); Simone Bolelli (2005–2009); Michael Berrer (2009–2011); Robin Söderling (2011); Daniela Hantuchová (2012–);
Coaching achievements
Coachee singles titles total	3(Sö)-5(Sm)-9(Se)-2(Sa)
Coachee(s) doubles titles total	1(Se-Su)
	List of notable tournaments; (with champion) 1996 Australian Open (Seles); Du Maurier Open ('95,'96,'97,) (Seles)

Claudio Pistolesi (born 25 August 1967) is a former professional Italian tennis player.

Pistolesi's highest ATP singles ranking is World No. 71, which he reached in August 1987. His career high in doubles was at World No. 213 in November 1986.

In December 2010, he became the coach of Robin Söderling. He has helped Söderling to win a title in the beginning of 2011, Brisbane, Australia. In 2012, he coached Daniela Hantuchová.

He has also been a member of the ATP Player Council as a coach since 2010, having been re-elected in 2012 and 2016.^[6]^[7]

Career finals[]

Singles (1 win)[]

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Apr 1984	Bari, Italy	Clay	Francesco Cancellotti	6–7, 7–5, 6–3

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19971128/33250223.html^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2011-02-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-02-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Note Legali".
^ http://michael-berrer.de/include.php?path=content/news.php&catid=5&entries=10 Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
^ "ATP ANNOUNCES NEW PLAYER COUNCIL". ATP. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
^ "ATP structure". ATP.

External links[]

Claudio Pistolesi at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Claudio Pistolesi at the International Tennis Federation
Pistolesi Tennis Academy An Academy he's running.

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[IndiaX-1] ttp://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19971128/33250223.html^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2011-02-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-02-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "Note Legali".

[5] ttp://michael-berrer.de/include.php?path=content/news.php&catid=5&entries=10 Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine

[6] "ATP ANNOUNCES NEW PLAYER COUNCIL". ATP. Retrieved 25 June 2013.

[7] "ATP structure". ATP.

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