- High-Performance Coach of WTA, ATP and top junior players for more than 12 years
- Participation at all four Grand Slams as a coach
- Experience in the two most recognized tennis academies in Europe
- Experience in planning players’ continual development in all domains: tactical, technical, physical and psychological

2017-to-date
Director and Head Performance Coach at Rackets Academy (UAE, Dubai)
- Designing and implementing performance programs of all group ages (U10 to U18)

Coach/Sparring partner (Dubai, UAE)
- Collaborates with coach Emmanuel Planque (Lucas Pouille, Fiona Ferro) during the pre-season in Dubai

2015-2017
Private Coach at WTA Tour (Dubai)
- Full-time coach of Fatma Al Nabhani (Career High WTA ranking #362)

Oman National Tennis Coach for men and women teams during the Islamic Olympics Games in Baku, Azerbaijan

Private High Performance Coach (Dubai)
- Carried out all the aspects of the players’ tennis program: daily practice, physical development, tournament planning, on tour coaching: Phillis Vanenburg  (WTA #700), Mohamed Abdel-Aziz  (ITF Junior #195)

2013-2015
Head Coach and High-Performance Coach at Kim Clijsters Academy (Belgium)
- Implemented and developed High-Performance Program of the Academy for WTA, ATP and top juniors players
- Full-time coach of Indy De Vroome (WTA #170), Klaartje Liebens (WTA #295), Phillis Vanenburg (#1 U18 in Netherlands, ITF Junior #150), Eleanor Dean (WTA #509), Sander Gille (ATP #574 in singles, #43 in doubles)
- Led regular sessions with top 100 WTA and ATP players among which: Elise Mertens, Kirsten Flipkens, Yanina Wickmayer
- Delivered daily on-court sessions to the Top 10 Belgium U16 and U18 players

2012
High-Performance Coach at Schüttler-Waske Tennis University (Germany) 
- Responsible for accompanying WTA players on tournaments world-wide among which: Natela Dzalamidze (WTA #306 in singles, #200 in doubles), Yana Sizikova (WTA #348 in singles, #250 in doubles), Aminat Kushkova (WTA #389), Anna Zaja (WTA #280)

2008-2011
Coach on WTA Tour (worldwide)
- Worked with Elitsa Kostova (WTA #141 in singles, #217 in doubles)
- Part-time sparring partner/coach of various Top 300 ATP and WTA players

2002-2003 
Assistant Coach at University of Arkansas at Little Rock (USA)

Playing Career

Career High ATP ranking: #716
French ranking: -30 
NCAA Division 1 ranking: #28

2020
GPTCA B-Level International Coach

GSA Coach Level 2, by Javier Capitaine
WTCA Coach Certification
ITPA Tennis Performance Trainer
ITF Academy Certification

Academic

Bachelor of Business Administration: International Business, Management, Foreign Languages

Scholarships: 4-year athletic scholarship awarded by the University

Mariano Pettigrosso

Email: marianopettigrosso@icloud.com
Phone no.: (+971) 556360684