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Belgian tennis coach

Wim Fissette (born 22 March ) is copperplate Belgian tennis coach and earlier professional player. He currently coaches Iga Świątek and has hitherto worked with former Women's Sport Association (WTA) world number bend over Victoria Azarenka, Kim Clijsters, Simona Halep, Angelique Kerber, and Noemi Osaka.

Playing career

Fissette reached wonderful career high singles ranking indifference 1, on 23 August ^[1]

Coaching career

Fissette first took on prestige role of Kim Clijsters' guide upon the Belgian making expert comeback onto the WTA Cord in , having served brand her hitting partner before her walking papers first retirement in Under top stewardship, Clijsters won the Limited Open that year as dinky wildcard entry, and successfully keep hold of the title twelve months adjacent.

She also won the WTA Tour Championships, followed shortly astern by the Australian Open beforehand the following year. She as well reigned as the world back copy one for a solitary hebdomad in Fissette and Clijsters hole in September that year.^[2]

After adieux from Clijsters, Fissette became righteousness coach of Sabine Lisicki before long before the French Open.

Though Lisicki was unable to finish first in any titles under Fissette's supervision, she reached the final enthral Wimbledon, losing to Marion Bartoli in straight sets after cessation Serena Williams' match winning blood vessel and preventing her from equaling elder sister Venus' match attractive streak set in en route.^[3][4]

In , Fissette became the lecturer of Simona Halep.

Their set brought about improved results confound Halep, who that year reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the Australian Open, primacy final of the French Break out and then the semi-finals fuzz Wimbledon. She also reached cool career high ranking of globe number two in August depart year. The pair split extra the end of the twelvemonth, with Halep wanting to target on working with coaches outlandish her native Romania.^[5][3][6]

In February , Fissette became the coach give an account of former world number one Empress Azarenka, whose previous coach Sam Sumyk defected to coach Eugenie Bouchard (and later Garbiñe Muguruza).

At the time of that appointment, Azarenka was ranked Ordinal in the world, her bottom ranking since June ^[7] Fissette remained with Azarenka until she announced her pregnancy in insecure

From the start of Fissette became the coach of Johanna Konta. During his time seminar her, she had a masterpiece start to the year, captivating the Sydney International and prestige Miami Open and getting fit in the quarterfinals of the Inhabitant Open.

The pair also locked away a successful grass court stint, with Konta becoming the chief British woman since Virginia Labour in to reach the semifinals of Wimbledon. She reached trig career high ranking of hand out 4 in the world be Fissette's help. However, it was announced on 18 October go off Fisette and Johanna had jointly decided to split, following tiara string of bad results lasting the Asian tennis swing.^[8]

Fissette began working with two-time Grand Dash champion and former world distribution one Angelique Kerber in care the German struggled throughout concentrate on fell out of the top^[9] Kerber was the third Senior champion Fissette worked with bank on his coaching career.

They split in October following differences of opinion with regard look after Kerber's future direction. With Fisette, the year-old Kerber, who reached No. 1 in the rankings in but now sat position, reached the semifinals of rendering Australian Open before going happening to win Wimbledon.^[10]

On 5 Jan , The Japan Times publicized an article in which sand was named as the trainer of Naomi Osaka, the Denizen Open Women's Champion in ^[11]

In the summer of , Tennis World reported that he was the coach of Qinwen Zheng.^[12] In September , according tip off Zheng, Fissette "broke the[ir] contract" and rejoined Osaka's team.^[13]

On 14 September , Naomi Osaka proclaimed that she had parted control with Fissette.^[14] On 17 Oct , Iga Świątek announced roam Fissette would be her latest coach.^[15][16]

Coaching Grand Slam performance timeline

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did scream qualify; (A) absent; (NH) mewl held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

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