Jason Goodall (born 23 January 1967) is an international sports broadcaster, specialising in tennis commentary and analysis. He is also a tennis coach who has worked with some of the best players in the world and is a former British number two professional tennis player.[1]
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| Country (sports) |  Great Britain |
|---|---|
| Residence | London, Surrey |
| Born | 23 January 1967 Yorkshire, England |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Turned pro | 1984 |
| Retired | 1990 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $28,921 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–5 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 240 (3 April 1989) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (1985, 1987) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1985, 1988) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–7 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 248 (3 April 1989) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1989) |
Early years
editGoodall started playing tennis in Zambia, Central Africa, when he was nine years old. Upon returning to the United Kingdom three years later he was chosen to represent Great Britain (under-12 level) and continued to do so throughout his junior career up to, and including, under-21 level. He was a silver medalist in doubles at the under-14 European Championships and went on to compete in all of the junior Grand Slam events on several occasions in both singles and doubles.
Tour career
editAt age 18 Goodall was given a wild card entry into the 1985 Wimbledon Championships where he met seventh seed Joakim Nyström in the first round.[2] He was beaten by the Swede in four sets.[2] His only other appearance in the singles draw at Wimbledon was in 1988, when he lost in straight sets to Italian qualifier Diego Nargiso.[2] He participated in the Wimbledon men's doubles championships every year from 1986 to 1990.[2]
He and partner Peter Wright were doubles runner-up at the Dublin Challenger tournament in 1987.[2]
Goodall was ranked as high as British number two as a senior and was also national senior doubles champion. He was chosen to be part of the British team in two Davis Cup ties in 1989; away against Finland, which Britain won 4–1, and at home against Argentina, which the hosts lost 3–2.