12 Facts About Andy Brandi

Andres V Brandi was an American college and professional tennis coach.

Andy Brandi led Florida Gators women's tennis team to win multiple National Collegiate Athletic Association national tournament championships in the 1990s.

Andy Brandi attended Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, where he played for the Trinity Tigers men's tennis team in NCAA Division I competition.

Andy Brandi was a touring professional for several years after graduating from college, but quickly discovered his true calling was refining the technique and improving the play of other up-and-coming professional tennis players.

Andy Brandi was the executive director of IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

Andy Brandi became the head coach of the Florida Gators women's tennis team at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida in August 1984.

Andy Brandi's teams won three NCAA national tournament championships and were the runners-up in five other NCAA tournaments.

In NCAA doubles championship play, three Andy Brandi-coached doubles teams won four NCAA doubles championships: Jillian Alexander and Nicole Arendt in 1991; Dawn Buth and Stephanie Nickitas in 1996 and 1997; along with Whitney Laiho and Jessica Lehnhoff in 2001.

Andy Brandi was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as an "honorary letter winner" in 2006.

Chris Andy Brandi was previously an assistant coach for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's tennis team before becoming co-head coach for the men's tennis team at LSU with his father.

Andy Brandi's niece, Kristina Brandi, is a former touring professional who was ranked as high as twenty-seventh in the world.

Andy Brandi died on February 8,2024, at the age of 72.