Iga Swiatek is likely on the lookout for a new coach after parting ways with Wim Fissette.
Swiatek thanked Fissette for their time together, which was brought to an end after she lost her opening match at the Miami Open.
The Pole, who won Wimbledon under the guidance of the Belgian last summer, has now been told who would be a good option to take over from Fissette in the high-profile role.
Offering a suggestion to Swiatek, former player Andrea Petkovic has recommended the father of ex-WTA number one and one-time Grand Slam champion Caroline Wozniacki.
Who should be Iga Swiatek’s next coach?
Iga Swiatek told to appoint Piotr Wozniacki as her new coach
Petkovic said on The Big T Podcast: “Honestly I think it would be kind of a good fit. I think Piotr (Wozniacki) was underestimated as a coach.
“I spent 10 days training with Caroline in New York and I was so surprised how good a coach he is.
“He is very creative, he is so fun to be around, he has great exercises that I have never done with anybody else.
“And he’s kind of an old school hard dog. He takes no BS. I really enjoyed my days with him.
“I had no coach at the time, I was going along with the exercises that Piotr and Caroline did and I played well after. He speaks Polish.
“And this is the thing with Iga that I believe, having watched her for so many years and played and practiced with her, I think you have to find the right balance with her in making her hit a lot of balls so she doesn’t think about it, because she is so smart, with enough creativity that she doesn’t get bored.
“You have to find the right balance. From solely based on these 10 days I spent with Piotr and Caroline I think he could be a really good fit.
“Caroline has not officially retired yet, so who knows what she is thinking, whether she wants to give her coach away. Who knows if he is even interested or if it’s even crossed Iga’s mind but I kind of like this!”
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How will Iga Swiatek perform at the French Open without Wim Fissette?
Swiatek definitely shouldn’t rush into a coaching decision, although the clay-court swing is rapidly approaching, where the Pole has a great chance of success.
It remains to be seen if the 24-year-old can find a new leader before then, with the action starting as early as this month in Charleston.
That WTA 500 tournament is quickly followed by another in Linz, Austria, and then another in Stuttgart, Germany.
World number three Swiatek is confirmed for Stuttgart, and she could have a new coach appointed by then given that it starts in mid-April.
With Grand Slam titles clinched on clay, grass and hard courts, she’s clearly adept on all three surfaces, but four of her titles have arrived on clay.
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 2020 | French Open | Clay | Sofia Kenin | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 2022 | French Open | Clay | Coco Gauff | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 2022 | US Open | Hard | Ons Jabeur | 6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 2023 | French Open | Clay | Karolina Muchova | 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Win | 2024 | French Open | Clay | Jasmine Paolini | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 2025 | Wimbledon | Grass | Amanda Anisimova | 6-0, 6-0 |
History suggests that it’s her strongest surface, but there will be question marks about Swiatek heading into Roland Garros this year after her major coaching decision.
It could certainly work in one of two ways, with the Pole set to miss Fissette and suffer an early exit, or have a new lease of life and enjoy a lengthy stay in Paris.
She could enjoy a new-coach bounce, or indeed be left to her own devices if an appointment isn’t made by the time the Grand Slam returns in late May.
After winning the French Open for the first time in 2020, she remarkably lifted the trophy in three successive years, from 2022 to 2024.
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