Josh Goodall

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Joshua Goodall
Country (sports) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Flag of England.svg England
Residence Basingstoke, England, United Kingdom
Born (1985-10-17) 17 October 1985 (age 38)
Basingstoke, England
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2004
Retired2 October 2015
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money US$428,956
Singles
Career record1–15
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 184 (13 July 2009)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2009)
French Open Q1 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2012)
Wimbledon 1R (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012)
US Open 1R (2006)
Doubles
Career record5–9
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 114 (25 June 2007)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 2R (2006, 2010)
Team competitions
Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I 2R (2012)
Last updated on: 18 January 2017.

Joshua Jake Goodall (born 17 October 1985) is a retired English tennis player, former British no 2 and Davis Cup player. He is currently Director of Tennis.

Contents

Personal life

Goodall attended Cranbourne School, now called Cranbourne Business and Enterprise College. [1] His parents remortgaged their house five times to support his tennis career. [2]

Career

On 23 June 2007 Goodall reached his only ATP (World) Tour final, in doubles, at the Nottingham Open. He and partner Ross Hutchins lost that match in three sets 6–4, 3–6, [5–10] to Eric Butorac and Jamie Murray.

Goodall was British no 2, behind Andy Murray from 13 August 2012 with a world ranking of 196, [3] until 19 November 2012. [4]

Goodall played Davis Cup twice, in the 2009 Europe/Africa Zone Group I first round against Ukraine and the 2012 Europe/Africa Zone Group I second round against Belgium. At the Belgium tie, Goodall was the British no 1, in the absence of Andy Murray.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Jun 2007 Nottingham Open, United KingdomIntl SeriesGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ross Hutchins Flag of the United States.svg Eric Butorac
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray
6–4, 3–6, [5–10]

ITF Futures tournament wins

Singles: 20

No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.11 September 2005 Nottingham Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Bloomfield 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)
2.16 July 2006 Felixstowe Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Bourgeois 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
3.3 December 2006 Vendryně Hard Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergei Bubka 6–4, 6–2
4.29 September 2007 Nottingham Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Baker 6–3, 6–4
5.22 March 2008 Bath Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Bloomfield 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
6.5 April 2008 Exmouth Carpet Flag of Ireland.svg Conor Niland 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
7.20 September 2009 Nottingham Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Rice 6–4, 6–3
8.10 July 2010 Ilkley Grass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Rice 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
9.9 July 2011 Ilkley Grass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Rice 7–5, 6–1
10.16 July 2011 Frinton Grass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Evans 6–3, 6–2
11.16 July 2011 Wrexham Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sean Thornley 6–1, 6–2
12.10 September 2011 Roehampton Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Bloomfield 7–6(7–4), 6–2
13.22 October 2011 Glasgow Hard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Minář 7–6(7–3), 7–5
14.15 January 2012 Schwieberdingen Carpet Flag of Germany.svg Bastian Knittel 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
15.1 April 2012 Fällanden Carpet Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Oswald 6–4, 6–2
16.22 April 2012 Heraklion Carpet Flag of Germany.svg Dieter Kindlmann 6–3, 6–0
17.14 July 2012 Ilkley Grass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Edward Corrie 6–4, 6–1
18.28 July 2012 Dublin Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Look7–6(8–6), 6–4
19.4 August 2012 Wrexham Hard Flag of France.svg Mathieu Rodrigues 6–3, 6–3
20.12 October 2013 Sunderland Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ashley Hewitt6–3, 6–2

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 W–L
Australian Open AAAAA Q1 AAAA0–0
French Open AAA Q1 Q1 Q1 AA Q1 A0–0
Wimbledon A 1R 1R 1R Q2 1R Q2 A 1R Q1 0–4
US Open AA 1R A Q2 Q1 AA Q1 A0–1

Doubles

Tournament 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 W–L
Australian Open AAAAAAAAAA0–0
French Open AAAAAAAAAA0–0
Wimbledon A 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R A2–7
US Open AAAAAAAAAA0–0

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  2. "British number two Josh Goodall may have to quit tennis due to lack of money". The Daily Telegraph. 19 November 2012.
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