Jay Gooding (born 13 May 1976) is an Australian tennis coach and former professional player.

Jay Gooding
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1976-05-13) 13 May 1976 (age 48)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Prize money$26,453
Singles
Career record0–1 (ATP Tour)
Highest rankingNo. 488 (13 Aug 2001)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2000)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 400 (21 Apr 2003)

Gooding was born in Melbourne and raised on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. He attended Nambour State High School.

Turning professional in 1998, Gooding competed mostly in ITF satellite and Futures tournaments, with the occasional ATP Challenger appearance. He won five ITF Futures titles in doubles.

Gooding, who had a best singles world ranking of 488, made an ATP Tour main draw at the Franklin Templeton Classic in Scottsdale, where after coming through qualifying he lost in the first round to James Blake.[1]

Based in the United States, Gooding now works as a coach and runs the Gooding Todero Academy, which he founded with Argentine Jorge Todero. Gooding previously had an academy in New York and as a USTA coach was involved in coaching Christina McHale and Melanie Oudin. As a personal coach he has toured with Louisa Chirico, helping her reach a career high ranking of 58.[2] In 2020 he became head coach of the Orlando Storm in World TeamTennis.[3]

ITF Futures titles

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Doubles: (5)

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No.    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. Sep 2000 Japan F6, Kashiwa Hard   David McNamara   Tasuku Iwami
  Mitsuru Takada
6–7(3), 6–4, 7–6(6)
2. Sep 2000 Japan F7, Chiba Hard   David McNamara   Sulistyo Wibowo
  Bonit Wiryawan
w/o
3. Nov 2000 Australia F1, Melbourne Hard   David McNamara   Paul Hanley
  Jordan Kerr
6–2, 3–6, 6–4
4. Aug 2001 Luxembourg F2, Luxembourg Clay   Sebastian Fitz   Roberto Álvarez
  Jordane Doble
6–7(3), 6–3, 6–3
5. Apr 2003 USA F8, Little Rock Hard   Jordan Kerr   Nick Crowell
  Luke Shields
6–3, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ "Enqvist ends Agassi's winning streak". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 4 March 2003.
  2. ^ Rothenberg, Ben (6 May 2016). "With Rare Comfort on the Clay Court, a Teenager Leaves Her Mark". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Orlando Storm Announces New Leadership Team". orlandostorm.com. 25 February 2020.
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