Top 10 tennis coaches of all time

#4 Nick Bollettieri

One of the most widely respected and admired tennis coaches, Nick Bollettieri has played mentor and guide to a host of successful tennis players. 'Tennis Handbook' authored by Bollettieri has been the go-to book for budding players and coaches over the years; it features everything from tactics to strategy to even mental conditioning.

Bollettieri has been the coach of many players who went on to become World Number 1. Some of his most famous pupils include Jim Courier, Andre Agassi, Monica Seles and Marcelo Rios.

Bollettieri also played a pivotal role in stars like Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Mary Pierce and Maria Sharapova winning Grand Slam titles. In 2014, he was inducted to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

#5 Boris Becker

Novak Djokovic sought the services of Boris Becker as his coach and mentor in December 2013. Prior to this, Becker had no experience in coaching, so it was quite a challenge for him to help Djokovic get his nose ahead of two of the greatest athletes that the sport has had - Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

The Becker-Djokovic partnership, in conjecture with Djokovic's childhood coach Marian Vadja, worked like a charm. In a span of just three years, Becker helped the Serb win 6 Grand Slam titles and 14 ATP Masters 1000 titles.

In 2016, Djokovic and Becker decided to go their separate ways. Becker is currently working as an analyst for BBC.

Since 2017, he has also taken up the responsibility as Head Coach of the German Tennis Federation.