Robert Lansdorp
Robert Lansdorp | |
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| Born | November 12, 1938 |
| Died | September 16, 2024 (aged 85) West Carson, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Pepperdine University (attended) |
| Occupation | Tennis coach |
Robert Herman Lansdorp (November 12, 1938 – September 16, 2024) was an American tennis coach known for working with top-ranked players including Tracy Austin, Pete Sampras, Lindsay Davenport, and Maria Sharapova. Lansdorp was regarded as an expert on groundstrokes, advocating a consistently powerful and flat hitting technique commonly referred to in the tennis world as the "Lansdorp Forehand".