Nick Bollettieri, Coach to Many Tennis Stars, Dead at Age 91

Nick Bollettieri, Coach to Many Tennis Stars, Dead at Age 91
Nick Bollettieri holds his plaque as he waves to the crowd after his induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I., on July 12, 2014. Michael Dwyer/AP Photo
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Nick Bollettieri, the Hall of Fame tennis coach who worked with some of the sport’s biggest stars, including Andre Agassi and Monica Seles, and founded an academy that revolutionized the development of young athletes, has died. He was 91.

Bollettieri died Sunday night at home in Florida after a series of health issues, his manager, Steve Shulla, said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press on Monday.