Wim Fissette has worked with former Women's Tennis Association world number ones Victoria Azarenka, Kim Clijsters, Simona Halep, Angelique Kerber, and Naomi Osaka.
10 Facts About Wim Fissette
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Wim Fissette reached a career high singles ranking of 1,291 on 23 August 1999.
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Wim Fissette first took on the role of Kim Clijsters' coach upon the Belgian making a comeback onto the WTA Tour in 2009, having served as her hitting partner before her first retirement in 2007.
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Wim Fissette won the 2010 WTA Tour Championships, followed shortly after by the Australian Open early the following year.
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Wim Fissette reigned as the world number one for a solitary week in 2011.
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In February 2015, Wim Fissette became the coach of former world number one Victoria Azarenka, whose previous coach Sam Sumyk defected to coach Eugenie Bouchard.
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Wim Fissette remained with Azarenka until she announced her pregnancy in mid-2016.
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Wim Fissette reached a career high ranking of number 4 in the world with Fissette's help.
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Wim Fissette began working with two-time Grand Slam champion and former world number one Angelique Kerber in 2018 after the German struggled throughout 2017 and fell out of the top-20.
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Kerber was the third Major champion Wim Fissette worked with in his coaching career.