Iga Świątek splits with Wim Fissette after 18 months, 1 Wimbledon title and up-and-down changes
Iga Świątek has parted company with Wim Fissette, her coach of 18 months, after an up-and-down start to 2026. Świątek won Wimbledon, the Cincinnati Open and the Korea Open during Fissette’s tenure, which started in October 2024, but an ongoing attempt to remodel her game led to inconsistent results and at-times confused losses in which Świątek appeared caught between two different styles of play. Fissette, a 46-year-old from Belgium, had previously coached Kim Clijsters, Angelique Kerber and Nao
Iga Świątek has parted company with Wim Fissette , her coach of 18 months, after an up-and-down start to 2026. Świątek won Wimbledon, the Cincinnati Open and the Korea Open during Fissette’s tenure, which started in October 2024, but an ongoing attempt to remodel her game led to inconsistent results and at-times confused losses in which Świątek appeared caught between two different styles of play. Fissette, a 46-year-old from Belgium, had previously coached Kim Clijsters, Angelique Kerber and Naomi Osaka to Grand Slam titles, and Simona Halep and Sabine Lisicki to their first major finals.
Świątek, who has spent over 100 weeks at world No. 1, is currently ranked No. 3.
A mixed year so far reached a nadir Thursday night, when she lost in the second round of the Miami Open to world No. 50 Magda Linette. The defeat snapped Świątek’s run of 73 consecutive opening-match wins, which dated back to 2021.
After the defeat, Świątek told reporters that she was in “the worst nightmare a tennis player can have. ” When asked if big changes were on the horizon, Świątek said: “You can’t do, like, one huge step and suddenly it’s not going to — there’s no magic solutions. So I guess you need to do it with small changes, but kind of consistently, and keep your discipline,” as reported by Bounces .