Claudio Pistolesi (born 25 August 1967) is a former professional Italian tennis player.

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Claudio Pistolesi

Country (sports)	Italy
Born	(1967-08-25) 25 August 1967 (age 56) Rome, Italy
Turned pro	1985
Retired	1996[1]
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$587,945
Singles
Career record	77–111
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 71 (17 August 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1987, 1990)
French Open	3R (1989)
Wimbledon	1R (1990, 1991, 1992)
US Open	2R (1986)
Doubles
Career record	16–35
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 213 (17 November 1986)
Coaching career (1997–)
Monica Seles (1995–1997)[1] Davide Sanguinetti (2002–2008ret.)[2] Ai Sugiyama Anna Smashnova (2000–2002)[3] Takao Suzuki (1997–2007)[1] Simone Bolelli (2005–2009)[4] Michael Berrer (2009–2011)[5] Robin Söderling (2011) Daniela Hantuchová (2012)
Coaching achievements
Coachee singles titles total	3(Sö)-5(Sm)-9(Se)-2(Sa)
Coachee(s) doubles titles total	1(Se-Su)
List of notable tournaments (with champion) 1996 Australian Open (Seles) Du Maurier Open ('95,'96,'97,) (Seles)

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Pistolesi's highest ATP singles ranking is World No. 71, which he reached in August 1987. His career high in doubles was at World No. 213 in November 1986.

In December 2010, he became the coach of Robin Söderling. He has helped Söderling to win a title in the beginning of 2011, Brisbane, Australia. In 2012, he coached Daniela Hantuchová.

He has also been a member of the ATP Player Council as a coach since 2010, having been re-elected in 2012 and 2016.^[6][7]