Joshua Eagle (born 10 May 1973[1]) is a former professional male tennis player and current professional tennis coach from Australia.

Joshua Eagle
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceNoosa, Queensland
Born (1973-05-10) 10 May 1973 (age 51)
Toowoomba, Queensland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$1,421,375
Singles
Career record3–12
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 219 (28 February 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1994)
French Open1R (1994)
WimbledonQ1 (1994, 1995, 1996)
US OpenQ1 (1994, 1995)
Doubles
Career record262–229
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 11 (23 April 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2000, 2001)
French OpenQF (1997)
Wimbledon3R (2002, 2003)
US Open3R (2001, 2003)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenF (2001)
French OpenQF (1998)
WimbledonSF (2000)
US OpenQF (1996, 2000)

In January 2013 he was appointed as the Australian Davis Cup coach, having previously won Tennis Australia's elite coaching excellence award in 2012 for helping Australian Marinko Matosevic break into the top 50 from outside 200. He was born in Toowoomba, Queensland and now lives in Noosa, Queensland. He stands at 1.83 m and weighs 90 kg, and is classified as a doubles specialist. Eagle has won five ATP doubles titles.

Eagle is married to former professional tennis player Barbara Schett.[2] They have a son who was born in 2009.

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 1 (title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Win 1991 Australian Open Hard   Grant Doyle   James Holmes
  Paul Kilderry
7–6, 6–4

ATP Tour finals

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Doubles: 24 (5 titles, 19 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–2)
ATP Championship Series (2–2)
ATP World Series (3–15)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–7)
Clay (2–9)
Grass (0–2)
Carpet (0–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (4–18)
Indoor (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 1995 Seoul Open, South Korea World Series Hard   Andrew Florent   Sébastien Lareau
  Jeff Tarango
3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 1996 Oporto Open, Portugal World Series Clay   Andrew Florent   Emanuel Couto
  Bernardo Mota
6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–3 Jul 1996 Swedish Open, Sweden World Series Clay   Peter Nyborg   David Ekerot
  Jeff Tarango
4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win 1–3 Jan 1998 Adelaide, Australia World Series Hard   Andrew Florent   Ellis Ferreira
  Rick Leach
6–4, 6–7, 6–3
Loss 1–4 May 1998 Munich, Germany World Series Clay   Andrew Florent   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde
0–6, 3–6
Loss 1–5 Jun 1998 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands World Series Grass   Andrew Florent   Guillaume Raoux
  Jan Siemerink
6–7(5–7), 2–6
Loss 1–6 Jul 1998 Stuttgart, Germany Championship Series Clay   Jim Grabb   Olivier Delaître
  Fabrice Santoro
1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 1–7 Aug 1998 Kitzbühel, Austria World Series Clay   Andrew Kratzmann   Tom Kempers
  Daniel Orsanic
3–6, 4–6
Loss 1–8 Mar 2000 Delray Beach, United States World Series Hard   Andrew Florent   Brian MacPhie
  Nenad Zimonjić
5–7, 4–6
Loss 1–9 Apr 2000 Estoril, Portugal World Series Clay   David Adams   Donald Johnson
  Piet Norval
4–6, 5–7
Loss 1–10 Jul 2000 Kitzbühel, Austria World Series Clay   Andrew Florent   Pablo Albano
  Cyril Suk
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 1–11 Aug 2000 Toronto, Canada Masters Series Hard   Andrew Florent   Sébastien Lareau
  Daniel Nestor
3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 2–11 Mar 2001 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Championship Series Hard   Sandon Stolle   Nenad Zimonjić
  Daniel Nestor
6–4, 6–4
Loss 2–12 Apr 2001 Monte-Carlo, Monaco Masters Series Clay   Andrew Florent   Jonas Björkman
  Todd Woodbridge
6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 2–13 Jan 2002 Sydney, Australia World Series Hard   Sandon Stolle   Donald Johnson
  Jared Palmer
4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–14 Mar 2002 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Championship Series Hard   Sandon Stolle   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor
6–3, 3–6, [11–13]
Win 3–14 Jul 2002 Gstaad, Switzerland World Series Clay   David Rikl   Massimo Bertolini
  Cristian Brandi
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win 4–14 Jul 2002 Stuttgart, Germany World Series Clay   David Rikl   David Adams
  Gastón Etlis
6–3, 6–4
Loss 4–15 Oct 2002 Moscow, Russia International Series Carpet   Sandon Stolle   Roger Federer
  Max Mirnyi
4–6, 6–7(0–7)
Win 5–15 Oct 2002 Vienna, Austria Championship Series Hard   Sandon Stolle   Jiří Novák
  Radek Štěpánek
6–4, 6–3
Loss 5–16 Jan 2003 Sydney, Australia World Series Hard   Mahesh Bhupathi   Paul Hanley
  Nathan Healey
6–7(3–7), 4–6
Loss 5–17 May 2003 Munich, Germany World Series Clay   Jared Palmer   Wayne Black
  Kevin Ullyett
3–6, 5–7
Loss 5–18 Jun 2003 Nottingham, United Kingdom World Series Grass   Jared Palmer   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 5–19 Aug 2003 Los Angeles, United States World Series Hard   Sjeng Schalken   Jan-Michael Gambill
  Travis Parrott
4–6, 6–3, 5–7

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Doubles (7–3)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (7–3)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (2–1)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 May 1993 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Challenger Hard   Andrew Florent   Joost Winnink
  Marius Barnard
6–4, 6–4
Win 2–0 Dec 1993 Adelaide, Australia Challenger Grass   Andrew Florent   Ben Ellwood
  Mark Philippoussis
6–1, 6–3
Win 3–0 Dec 1993 Launceston, Australia Challenger Carpet   Andrew Florent   Michael Tebbutt
  Sandon Stolle
6–4, 6–0
Loss 3–1 Jul 1994 Newcastle, United Kingdom Challenger Hard   Tom Kempers   Neil Broad
  Simon Youl
4–6, 7–6, 4–6
Win 4–1 Jul 1994 Oberstaufen, Germany Challenger Clay   Kirk Haygarth   Álex López Morón
  Massimo Valeri
6–3, 6–2
Loss 4–2 Apr 1995 Nagoya, Japan Challenger Hard   Andrew Kratzmann   Leander Paes
  Kevin Ullyett
6–7, 5–7
Win 5–2 Dec 1995 Perth, Australia Challenger Hard   Andrew Florent   Andrew Kratzmann
  Wayne Arthurs
6–4, 6–4
Win 6–2 Jun 1996 Furth, Germany Challenger Clay   Tom Kempers   Aleksandar Kitinov
  Gábor Köves
6–4, 6–7, 6–4
Loss 6–3 Jun 2002 Surbiton, United Kingdom Challenger Grass   David Adams   André Sá
  Jim Thomas
5–7, 6–2, 3–6
Win 7–3 Jun 2003 Surbiton, United Kingdom Challenger Grass   Andrew Kratzmann   Jean-François Bachelot
  Gregory Carraz
6–3, 6–2

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 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 1R Q1 Q1 A Q3 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A A A A 1R Q2 A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A A A A Q1 Q1 Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A A A Q3 Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 2 0–2 0%

Doubles

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Tournament 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R QF QF 3R 1R 1R 0 / 12 11–12 48%
French Open A A A 3R 3R 1R QF 3R A 3R 3R 2R 3R A 0 / 9 16–9 64%
Wimbledon Q1 A A 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R A 2R 2R 3R 3R 1R 0 / 10 7–10 41%
US Open A A A 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R A 1R 3R 1R 3R A 0 / 9 3–9 25%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–4 3–4 1–4 3–4 3–4 0–1 6–4 8–4 5–4 5–4 0–2 0 / 40 37–40 48%
Year-end championships
ATP Finals Did not qualify Alt DNQ RR Did not qualify 0 / 2 2–2 50%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A A A A 2R 1R SF 1R 1R SF QF 2R 0 / 8 10–8 56%
Miami A A A A A QF A 2R 2R A A QF 2R A 0 / 5 7–5 58%
Monte Carlo A A A A A 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R F 1R 2R A 0 / 8 6–8 43%
Hamburg A A A A 2R 1R QF QF A SF 1R QF 2R A 0 / 8 11–8 58%
Rome Masters A A A A 2R QF 2R 1R A 2R 1R SF QF A 0 / 8 9–8 53%
Canada Masters A A A A A A 1R 2R A F A SF QF A 0 / 5 10–5 67%
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A 1R 1R 1R A 2R A QF 1R A 0 / 6 3–6 33%
Stuttgart Not Masters Series 1R 1R Not Masters Series 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Madrid Not Held 2R A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Paris A A A A A A QF 1R A A QF 2R A A 0 / 4 3–4 43%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 6–6 5–7 6–8 0–3 14–7 4–6 15–9 7–7 0–0 0 / 55 59–55 52%

Mixed doubles

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Tournament 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 SR W–L Win%
Australian Open A A A QF 1R 1R A F 1R 2R 0 / 6 7–6 54%
French Open 3R 2R 1R 1R QF A 1R 1R 2R 1R 0 / 9 6–9 40%
Wimbledon A 2R 3R 1R 1R A SF 1R 3R 2R 0 / 8 10–8 56%
US Open A A QF 1R 1R A QF 2R A 1R 0 / 6 5–6 45%
Win–loss 2–1 2–2 4–3 2–4 2–4 0–1 6–3 5–4 3–3 2–4 0 / 29 28–29 49%

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Joshua Eagle". ATP Tour. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
  2. ^ Baby Boom: Tennis Players Become Parents Archived 20 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine Tennis.com, 30 December 2008
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