Jay Gooding (born 13 May 1976) is an Australian

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coach and former professional player. Gooding was born in Melbourne and raised on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. He attended

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. Turning professional in 1998, Gooding competed mostly in ITF satellite and Futures tournaments, with the occasional

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appearance. He won five

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titles in doubles. Gooding, who had a best singles world ranking of 488, made an

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main draw at the Franklin Templeton Classic in Scottsdale, where after coming through qualifying he lost in the first round to James Blake. 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

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and

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. As a personal coach he has toured with

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, helping her reach a career high ranking of 58. In 2020 he became head coach of the Orlando Storm in

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ITF Futures titles

Doubles: (5)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gooding, Jay 1976 births Living people Australian male tennis players Australian tennis coaches Sportspeople from the Sunshine Coast Tennis people from Queensland