Iga Swiatek’s coach gives a clear answer to the question of whether Pole’s 2025 was successful

Coach Wim Fissette has no doubts that Iga Swiatek has had a successful year as the Belgian coach believes the Pole’s victory at Wimbledon was “unreal” and “historic”.

After a split with her old coach Tomasz Wiktorowski, the world number 2 hired Fissette in October 2024.

The first six months of Fissette and Swiatek’s partnership were tough, and things weren’t looking good at all after the world No. 2 failed to win a single title during the clay-court season. Going into Wimbledon, the Polish tennis star had already been in a 13-month title drought and there wasn’t much belief that she could actually win the title at the championships for the first time. But exactly that happened.

After ending her 13-month title drought at Wimbledon, Swiatek also won the WTA 1000 tournament in Cincinnati for the first time. She also enjoyed a triumphant run in Seoul.

Fissette: 2025 will be a year that will go down in history for Swiatek

“Well, first of all, 2025 will be a year that will go down in history for Iga. Winning Wimbledon, where no one expected it, and the way she did it. That is something we will think about in 10, 20, 30 years. This was just unreal. So with this achievement alone, 2025 was a fantastic year,” the Belgian coach said during a conversation with Break Point.

Before this year, Swiatek had never been a Wimbledon semifinalist and grass was widely considered her worst surface. However, Fissette had a clear goal when he started working with the 24-year-old.

“One of the goals when I started was to play better on the faster surfaces and to be more comfortable. That is a goal that we have clearly achieved,” the Belgian added.

During the same conversation, Fissette revealed that Swiatek has been working on improving her first two point shots this offseason.