Nigel Sears was born on 4 April 1957 and is a British tennis coach, best known for coaching former top five players Amanda Coetzer, Daniela Hantuchova and Ana Ivanovic during his long career.
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10 Facts About Nigel Sears
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Nigel Sears lost his only professional singles match, but won two of the ten professional doubles matches he played.
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Pair split permanently in 2006, after which Nigel Sears was appointed the captain of the Great Britain Fed Cup team.
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In June 2011, Nigel Sears was appointed the head coach of former WTA World No 1 Ana Ivanovic, with a view of reviving her ailing career.
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Nigel Sears was sacked as Ivanovic's coach following Wimbledon 2013, in which Ivanovic was defeated in the second round by Eugenie Bouchard.
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The promise that Nigel Sears planned in trying to revive Ivanovic's career was never delivered, as she was only able to win one title, regularly failed to beat players ranked above her and was bageled five times, in addition to failing to reach a single final in 2012.
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Nigel Sears was taken to hospital, but released the following morning.
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Nigel Sears subsequently laid the blame on an allergic reaction to sushi.
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Nigel Sears began working with Ekaterina Makarova in the summer of 2017.
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Nigel Sears was a regular commentator for BT Sport, who used to cover the WTA in the UK.
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