Noel Callaghan (born 16 May 1955) is an Australian
tennis coach and former professional player.
Callaghan, raised in
Sydney
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, was a top-ranked junior in New South Wales and trained with Charlie Hollis, who also coached
Rod Laver
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.
He toured professionally for 10 years and during the 1970s he competed on the European circuit. He competed at the
Wimbledon Championships five times whereby both Noel and fellow Aussie Jenny Walker made the round of 16 in 1976, losing a tight 3 setter on Centre Court.
A former New South Wales state coach, Callaghan has coached many professional players, including
Brad Drewett
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,
Wally Masur,
Jelena Dokic
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, and
Samantha Stosur.
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1955 births
Living people
Australian male tennis players
Australian tennis coaches
Tennis players from Sydney
Sportsmen from New South Wales