Joshua Jake Goodall (born 17 October 1985) is a retired English tennis player, former British no 2 and Davis Cup player. He is currently Head of Racquet Sports at Downe House School in Berkshire.[1]

Joshua Goodall
Country (sports)United Kingdom Great Britain
England England
ResidenceBasingstoke, England, United Kingdom
Born (1985-10-17) 17 October 1985 (age 39)
Basingstoke, England
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2004
Retired2 October 2015
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$428,956
Singles
Career record1–15
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 184 (13 July 2009)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2009)
French OpenQ1 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2012)
Wimbledon1R (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012)
US Open1R (2006)
Doubles
Career record5–9
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 114 (25 June 2007)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon2R (2006, 2010)
Team competitions
Davis CupEurope/Africa Zone Group I 2R (2012)
Last updated on: 18 January 2017.

Personal life

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Goodall attended Cranbourne School, now called Cranbourne Business and Enterprise College.[2] His parents remortgaged their house five times to support his tennis career.[3]

Career

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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,[4] until 19 November 2012.[5]

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

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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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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)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2007 Nottingham Open, United Kingdom Intl Series Grass   Ross Hutchins   Eric Butorac
  Jamie Murray
6–4, 3–6, [5–10]

ITF Futures tournament wins

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Singles: 20

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No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. 11 September 2005 Nottingham Hard   Richard Bloomfield 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)
2. 16 July 2006 Felixstowe Grass   Luke Bourgeois 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
3. 3 December 2006 Vendryně Hard   Sergei Bubka 6–4, 6–2
4. 29 September 2007 Nottingham Hard   Jamie Baker 6–3, 6–4
5. 22 March 2008 Bath Hard   Richard Bloomfield 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
6. 5 April 2008 Exmouth Carpet   Conor Niland 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
7. 20 September 2009 Nottingham Hard   David Rice 6–4, 6–3
8. 10 July 2010 Ilkley Grass   David Rice 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
9. 9 July 2011 Ilkley Grass   David Rice 7–5, 6–1
10. 16 July 2011 Frinton Grass   Daniel Evans 6–3, 6–2
11. 16 July 2011 Wrexham Hard   Sean Thornley 6–1, 6–2
12. 10 September 2011 Roehampton Hard   Richard Bloomfield 7–6(7–4), 6–2
13. 22 October 2011 Glasgow Hard   Jan Minář 7–6(7–3), 7–5
14. 15 January 2012 Schwieberdingen Carpet   Bastian Knittel 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
15. 1 April 2012 Fällanden Carpet   Philipp Oswald 6–4, 6–2
16. 22 April 2012 Heraklion Carpet   Dieter Kindlmann 6–3, 6–0
17. 14 July 2012 Ilkley Grass   Edward Corrie 6–4, 6–1
18. 28 July 2012 Dublin Grass   Michael Look 7–6(8–6), 6–4
19. 4 August 2012 Wrexham Hard   Mathieu Rodrigues 6–3, 6–3
20. 12 October 2013 Sunderland Hard   Ashley Hewitt 6–3, 6–2

Grand Slam performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(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

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

Doubles

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

References

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  1. ^ "LinkedIn profile".
  2. ^ "Tennis star Josh Goodall set to retire". Basingstoke Gazette. 2 July 2013.
  3. ^ "British number two Josh Goodall may have to quit tennis due to lack of money". The Daily Telegraph. 19 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Great Britain singles ranking 13 Aug 12". ATP World Tour. 13 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Great Britain singles ranking 19 Nov 12". ATP World Tour. 19 November 2012.
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