Neville Godwin
Neville Godwin (born 31 January 1975) is a former tennis player from South Africa.
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Residence | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Born | Johannesburg, South Africa | 31 January 1975
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Turned pro | 1994 |
Retired | 2003 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $912,783 |
Singles | |
Career record | 36–56 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 90 (31 March 1997) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1997) |
French Open | 1R (1997) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1996) |
US Open | 2R (1996) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 64–74 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 57 (21 August 2000) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1998) |
French Open | QF (2000) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2002) |
US Open | 3R (1999) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 3R (1998) |
Last updated on: 22 January 2022. |
Godwin turned professional in 1994. The right-hander won one singles title (2001 Newport) in his career, and reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour in March 1997, when he became World No. 90.
His highest world ranking for doubles was World No. 57.
At the 1996 Wimbledon tournament, Godwin had his best finish at a Grand Slam, when he reached the fourth round as a qualifier, defeating Cristiano Caratti, compatriot Grant Stafford and Boris Becker before losing to Alex Rădulescu.
He finished his career in 2003.
He now lives in his hometown of Johannesburg with his wife, Nicky and two sons, Oliver and James. He coached performance players out of the Wanderers Club for 5 years, before coaching South African player Kevin Anderson to a world top 10 ranking and a US Open final appearance in 2017. In 2017, he won ATP Coach of the Year award. On 12 November 2017 it was announced Godwin and Anderson had split. He came into limelight again during the Australian Open 2018 when Hyeon Chung, who was being coached by Godwin became the first player from South Korea to reach the semifinals of a grand slam.
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1993 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 1993 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 6–7, 6–7 |
Win | 1993 | US Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
ATP career finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1998 | Newport, United States | International Series | Grass | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Jul 2001 | Newport, United States | International Series | Grass | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4 |
Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1997 | Washington, United States | Championship Series | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Apr 1998 | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | International Series | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Apr 1999 | Chennai, India | World Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, 4–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 9 (2–7)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Dec 1997 | Eilat, Israel | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | May 1998 | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 7–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | May 1999 | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 7–5, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Jul 1999 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | ![]() |
6–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Aug 1999 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Win | 2–4 | Nov 2000 | Las Vegas, United States | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–5 | Jun 2001 | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | ![]() |
6–4, 6–7(3–7), 2–6 |
Loss | 2–6 | Mar 2002 | Hamburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | ![]() |
1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–7 | Jan 2003 | Waikoloa, United States | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 18 (11–7)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1994 | Binghamton, United States | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | May 1995 | Bombay, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–7 |
Win | 1–2 | May 1996 | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 7–5 |
Loss | 1–3 | Jul 1996 | Aptos, United States | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 7–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 1–4 | May 1998 | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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walkover |
Win | 2–4 | Nov 1998 | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–5 | May 1999 | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3–5 | Jul 1999 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 3–6 | Aug 1999 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
Win | 4–6 | Oct 1999 | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–5, 7–6 |
Win | 5–6 | Feb 2000 | Hull, United Kingdom | Challenger | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 6–6 | Mar 2000 | Singapore, Singapore | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 7–6 | Mar 2000 | Hamilton, New Zealand | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Win | 8–6 | May 2000 | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3) |
Loss | 8–7 | Aug 2001 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Win | 9–7 | Nov 2001 | Eckental, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
Win | 10–7 | Apr 2002 | Tarzana, United States | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
Win | 11–7 | Apr 2002 | Paget, Bermuda | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(10–8), 6–3 |
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Tournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | Q3 | Q3 | 3R | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q3 | Q1 | Q3 | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | ||||||||
French Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||
Wimbledon | Q2 | Q1 | A | 4R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 6–6 | 50% | ||||||||
US Open | Q1 | A | 1R | 2R | Q1 | Q3 | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 10 | 9–10 | 47% | ||||||||
ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||
Miami | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | ||||||||
Canada | A | A | Q3 | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | ||||||||
Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||
Paris | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 7 | 2–7 | 22% |
Doubles
Tournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |||||||||
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50% | |||||||||
Wimbledon | Q2 | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% | |||||||||
US Open | A | A | Q1 | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% | |||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0 / 19 | 11–19 | 37% | |||||||||
Miami | A | A | 1R | A | Q2 | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% | |||||||||
Canada | A | A | Q2 | A | QF | Q2 | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |||||||||
Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 36% |
External links
- Neville Godwin at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Neville Godwin at the International Tennis Federation
- Neville Godwin at the Davis Cup
- Neville Godwin at the Association of Tennis Professionals Coach profile