Bollettieri's Tennis Handbook

456 pages published: 2001

About the Book

Now you can work with the world’s top coach, learning from Nick Bollettieri’s anecdotes and insights into the game with Bollettieri’s Tennis Handbook.

Bollettieri’s training and development system is recognized around the world as one of the best. He has worked with many of world’s top players, including Andre Agassi, Venus and Serena Williams, Boris Becker, Mary Pierce, and Jim Courier.

Starting with the fundamentals, you’ll learn how to choose the right grip and build a strong foundation with posture and stance. Every shot is addressed—forehand and backhand, serves and return of serve, and specialty shots like the overhead and lob. You’ll get lessons on conditioning and mental training, then learn the game plans and strategies to make you a champion. A chapter on choosing and stringing the perfect racket is also included.

Bollettieri’s Tennis Handbook offers you unmatched insight into the world’s top tennis development program from the man who started it all. Bollettieri covers everything from skill development and stroke techniques to his ideas on coaching and practicing. Bollettieri’s Tennis Handbook is perfect for every dedicated player or coach and the insights into the game are as engaging as Bollettieri himself.

About the Author

Nick Bollettieri is the most well-known and successful tennis coach in the world today, and his training program is recognized as one of the best systems for developing top players. He has trained and coached some of the world’s top players including Andre Agassi, Monica Seles, Anna Kournikova, Jim Courier, Tommy Haas, Mary Pierce, and Boris Becker.

Bollettieri has built one of the best training facilities in the world, the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy, which he founded in 1977. Today the Bollettieri Tennis Academy covers 158 acres and has grown into the most successful and diversified multi-sport training complex in the world. The success of his academy can be seen in the success of his students.

Bollettieri started out as a club tennis coach in the 1950s and once worked as a private coach for the Rockefeller family while serving as the director of tennis for all Rockefeller-owned hotels and resorts. He founded his first tennis academy, the Port Washington Tennis Academy on Long Island, New York, in 1969.

In 1999 the United States Tennis Association (USTA) named Nick Bollettieri the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) National Coach of the Year. He is a regular contributor to Tennis Magazine. Bollettieri resides in Bradenton, Florida.

Words of Praise

”The best coaches are those who combine creative instruction with electric motivation. A coach must have the ability to teach basic facts and skills, as well as the capacity to inspire athletes to perform at their very best. This is what separates Nick Bollettieri from others. His passion for tennis is infectious. His determination to produce a champion’s best is well documented.” Dick Enberg, CBS Sports announcer

”As usual, Nick has shown his comprehensive knowledge of tennis and the industry in Bollettieri’s Tennis Handbook. If anyone has seen it all and done it all—and has a right to say it all—it’s my friend and respected colleague, Nick Bollettieri.” Tim Heckler, CEO of the USPTA

”Nick has successfully coached male and female beginners, intermediates, wanna-be pros, great champions, and other tennis instructors. There’s nothing left...get the book.” Vic Braden, author and tennis professional

”Nick is not just a coach, he’s also a friend and someone you can talk to. As a coach he really knows what to tell a player so that the player will be able to take the next step to be on the top. Nick has personally helped me realize that I need the small things more than the large things.” Serena Williams, professional tennis player