Wim Fissette to coach Iga Swiatek after parting ways with Naomi Osaka

Belgian tennis coach Wim Fissette joined World No. 1 Iga Swiatek as her coach ahead of the WTA finals, the Polish star announced on social medial on Thursday.

“I’m happy to announce that Wim Fissette is joining our team. As you know, I’m preparing for the WTA Finals but my perspective is, as always, long-term, not short-term. I said many times that my career is a marathon for me, not a sprint and I’m working, operating and making decisions with this approach,” Swiatek wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

“I want to say that I’m very excited and looking forward to working with Wim. He seems to have a great attitude, vision and huge experience at a very top level of tennis. It’s always crucial to try and get to know each other better but we’re off to a good start and I can’t wait to compete soon,” Swiatek added.

Fissette is one of the most reputed names in the coaching circuit of women’s tennis, previously serving as the coach of Kim Clijsters, Simona Halep and Angelique Kerber.

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Clijsters won the most major title under him, namely the US Open twice (2009. 2010), the Australian Open (2011) and the WTA Tour Championship (2010).

The Belgian’s last coaching stint was with former World No. 1 Naomi Osaka, who won the 2020 US Open and the 2021 Australian Open under him. The two reunited in 2023, eventually parting ways last month.