Nick Saviano is as exceptional a tennis coach as exists in the game today. He is a complete coach which is a rarity; he understands every aspect of the sport and is uniquely capable of helping his students in every way. I have been a student of Nick's since I started the sport at 9 years old, much of my understanding and approach to the sport can be directly attributable to his teachings. Nick is a person of great character and integrity, when combined with his technical acumen, psychological understanding, tactical expertise, and developmental knowledge creates an unmatched ability to develop and nurture talent.–Justin Gimelstob—TV Analyst, Member ATP Board of Representatives, Retired ATP World Tour Player
Nick’s experiences as the USTA coach to our country's top junior players in all of the Junior Majors, his evolution as the instigator/prime advocate and developer of our national High Performance Coaching Program, his authorship of one of the best teaching books ever written, "Maximum Tennis," and his continuing development of top players at his Saviano High Performance Tennis program, including several Stanford University stars, certainly qualify him as one of the world's very top coaches. His knowledge of tennis can take a young player just as far as he/she wishes to go! Everyone who has ever had the opportunity to work with Nick, including many of my former Stanford players, can describe him with these words – Nick is unqualifiedly ‘The Very Best!’–Dick Gould—Head Coach, Stanford University, 17 NCAA Team Championships
“We (Stanford) just won the [NCAA Team National Championships]. I clinched in the third set 7-5. I just wanted to let you know that I would never be the player that I am without your support and coaching. I would not have been able to pull that one out for my team if it were not for the game you built for me and the mental toughness that you instilled in me. You are the first person that I think about when I do great things on the court. Thank you for everything"–Mallory Burdette, Stanford University, NCAA National Champion
“As a graduate of two Ivy League schools, training and teaching in surgery at Harvard Medical School, and as the parent of five children playing competitive sports, I have never seen a teacher as gifted as Nick Saviano. His uncanny ability to assess a player's personality and mental stages of a player's development to transmit his unequaled knowledge of the technical aspects of tennis have helped our daughter's game and national ranking skyrocket in just one year at SHPT. Needless to say her strokes have improved, but more importantly she has learned to believe in herself and compete for every point–C.H., M.D., Cardiothoracic Surgeon
"I want to thank Nick and all of your wonderful staff for having such a profound impact on [my son’s] tennis. I truly believe that the academy's impact made the difference in him being recruited to play D1 college tennis. I'm sure we will be in touch on college breaks and such so that [he] can continue to get the high quality training from your staff. Thanks for everything!”–Parent of SHPT Student
“He is one of the most educated and well known individuals that you will ever meet in the tennis world.”–SHPT Student
“Nick, we just wanted you to know that we appreciated all that you did for us as a family and it was mainly through coming to your Academy and your skilled guidance that he obtained the tennis scholarship. It's taken all this time for us to reflect back and realize the incredible journey we went on to get to where he is today and we very grateful for your support of this.”–Parent of SHPT Student
“Fortunately enough for me, Nick Saviano became my coach when I was fifteen…Nick was the best coach I could have ever asked for because of his ability to elevate my tennis game, and at the same time assist in my personal growth.”–SHPT Student
“Only a few people in tennis have the background of Nick Saviano to take a player’s game to the next level of excellence.”–Nick Bollettieri
“From the very first day, Nick was committed to helping me achieve my goals on and off the court…I was confident in his abilities because he had helped numerous juniors achieve college scholarships.”–SHPT Student
“Nick has an eye that no one else has…After hours of lessons, Nick never once got frustrated with me, and he always tried to rephrase the concept so I might have an easier time of understanding it. Through his perseverance and positive attitude as my coach, my serve not only had more spin, but it developed into a weapon.”–SHPT Student
“Nick’s commitment to making sure that I went into each match and even each point with the right frame of mind improved my mental toughness and overall game.”–SHPT Student
“Nick always helped me put tennis in perspective, which helped me enjoy the competition and to not play afraid.”–SHPT Student
“Hey Nick, just was rereading your 13 psych tips for champions again...It keeps reminding me about just how good a coach you are. Hope you are doing well. Go SHPT!"–Dave Borelli, Head Coach, Texas Christian University
“The life lessons that I learned from Nick about playing one point at a time, embracing the struggle, playing without fear, and learning to keep losses in perspective will have a positive influence on all aspects of my life.”–SHPT Student
“Nick Saviano was such a great coach and an important role model in my life. He has taught me so much about the game of tennis, and also important life lessons. Because of him, my technical tennis abilities improved drastically. My game was no longer centered around winning and losing, but on loving the competition.”–SHPT Student
“I learned how to embrace struggles, and understand that life will be full of challenges. No matter how many times I made the same mistake, Nick never got frustrated with me, always giving me positive reinforcement. He made sure that I was going to achieve my goals, and was willing to help me anyway he could. Nick Saviano not only made me a better tennis player, he also made me a better person!”–SHPT Student