Neville Godwin

Neville Godwin (born 31 January 1975) is a tennis coach and a former professional player from South Africa. He has 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 ranking in doubles was World No. 57.

Professional career

Godwin turned professional in 1994.

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.

Godwin retired in 2003.

Coaching career

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 slam.

He currently coaches Alexei Popyrin.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1993	French Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Gareth Williams	Template:Flagicon Steven Downs Template:Flagicon James Greenhalgh	1–6, 1–6
Loss	1993	Wimbledon	Grass	Template:Flagicon Gareth Williams	Template:Flagicon Steven Downs Template:Flagicon James Greenhalgh	7–6, 6–7, 6–7
Win	1993	US Open	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gareth Williams	Template:Flagicon Ben Ellwood Template:Flagicon James Sekulov	6–3, 6–3

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP Masters Series (0–0) ATP Championship Series (0–0) ATP World Series (1–1)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (0–0) Grass (1–1) Carpet (0–0)

Finals by setting Outdoors (1–1) Indoors (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	[[1998 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Newport, United States	International Series	Grass	Template:Flagicon Leander Paes	3–6, 2–6
Win	1–1	[[2001 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Championships – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Newport, United States	International Series	Grass	Template:Flagicon Martin Lee	6–1, 6–4

Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP Masters Series (0–0) ATP Championship Series (0–1) ATP World Series (0–2)

Finals by surface Hard (0–2) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Finals by setting Outdoors (0–3) Indoors (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	[[1997 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Washington, United States	Championship Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Fernon Wibier	Template:Flagicon Luke Jensen Template:Flagicon Murphy Jensen	4–6, 4–6
Loss	0–2	[[1998 Salem Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Hong Kong, Hong Kong	International Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Tuomas Ketola	Template:Flagicon Byron Black Template:Flagicon Alex O'Brien	5–7, 1–6
Loss	0–3	[[1999 Gold Flake Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Chennai, India	World Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Wayne Black	Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi	6–4, 5–7, 4–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 9 (2–7)

Legend ATP Challenger (2–7) ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface Hard (2–4) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–2) Carpet (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Template:Dts	Eilat, Israel	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Tuomas Ketola	3–6, 4–6
Win	1–1	Template:Dts	Jerusalem, Israel	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gabriel Trifu	6–4, 7–6
Loss	1–2	Template:Dts	Jerusalem, Israel	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Lior Mor	5–7, 7–5, 2–6
Loss	1–3	Template:Dts	Manchester, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Template:Flagicon Igor Gaudi	6–7, 2–6
Loss	1–4	Template:Dts	Istanbul, Turkey	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Vadim Kutsenko	4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win	2–4	Template:Dts	Las Vegas, United States	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Cristiano Caratti	6–3, 6–3
Loss	2–5	Template:Dts	Surbiton, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Template:Flagicon Taylor Dent	6–4, 6–7(3–7), 2–6
Loss	2–6	Template:Dts	Hamburg, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Raemon Sluiter	1–6, 3–6
Loss	2–7	Template:Dts	Waikoloa, United States	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Robby Ginepri	3–6, 3–6

Doubles: 18 (11–7)

Legend ATP Challenger (11–7) ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface Hard (7–7) Clay (1–0) Grass (1–0) Carpet (2–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Template:Dts	Binghamton, United States	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Scott Sigerseth	Template:Flagicon David Di Lucia Template:Flagicon Chris Woodruff	6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss	0–2	Template:Dts	Bombay, India	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon David Nainkin	Template:Flagicon Byron Black Template:Flagicon Wayne Black	2–6, 6–7
Win	1–2	Template:Dts	Jerusalem, Israel	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Leander Paes	Template:Flagicon Noam Behr Template:Flagicon Eyal Ran	7–6, 7–5
Loss	1–3	Template:Dts	Aptos, United States	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Geoff Grant	Template:Flagicon Sébastien Leblanc Template:Flagicon Jocelyn Robichaud	6–7, 7–6, 5–7
Loss	1–4	Template:Dts	Jerusalem, Israel	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon David Nainkin	Template:Flagicon Noam Behr Template:Flagicon Eyal Erlich	walkover
Win	2–4	Template:Dts	Brest, France	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Marcos Ondruska	Template:Flagicon Justin Gimelstob Template:Flagicon Brian Macphie	6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Loss	2–5	Template:Dts	Jerusalem, Israel	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Barry Cowan	Template:Flagicon Tuomas Ketola Template:Flagicon Jeff Coetzee	2–6, 4–6
Win	3–5	Template:Dts	Manchester, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Template:Flagicon Jeff Coetzee	Template:Flagicon Jamie Delgado Template:Flagicon Martin Lee	6–4, 6–2
Loss	3–6	Template:Dts	Istanbul, Turkey	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jeff Coetzee	Template:Flagicon Gouichi Motomura Template:Flagicon Oleg Ogorodov	2–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win	4–6	Template:Dts	Hong Kong, Hong Kong	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Michael Hill	Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan	3–6, 7–5, 7–6
Win	5–6	Template:Dts	Hull, United Kingdom	Challenger	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Barry Cowan	Template:Flagicon Julian Knowle Template:Flagicon Stefano Pescosolido	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win	6–6	Template:Dts	Singapore, Singapore	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Michael Hill	Template:Flagicon Nathan Healey Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley	6–4, 6–1
Win	7–6	Template:Dts	Hamilton, New Zealand	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Michael Hill	Template:Flagicon Michael Joyce Template:Flagicon Jim Thomas	7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win	8–6	Template:Dts	Jerusalem, Israel	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett	Template:Flagicon Noam Behr Template:Flagicon Eyal Ran	7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3)
Loss	8–7	Template:Dts	Segovia, Spain	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Marcos Ondruska	Template:Flagicon Wesley Moodie Template:Flagicon Shaun Rudman	6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win	9–7	Template:Dts	Eckental, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Template:Flagicon George Bastl	Template:Flagicon Yves Allegro Template:Flagicon Marcus Hilpert	6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Win	10–7	Template:Dts	Tarzana, United States	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon George Bastl	Template:Flagicon Brandon Coupe Template:Flagicon Kevin Kim	6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Win	11–7	Template:Dts	Paget, Bermuda	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon George Bastl	Template:Flagicon Ramón Delgado Template:Flagicon Alexandre Simoni	7–6(10–8), 6–3

Performance timelines

Singles

Tournament	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	Q3	Q3	3R	Q1	Q1	A	Q3	Q1	Q3	0 / 1	2–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
French Open	A	A	A	A	1R	Q1	A	Q1	Q1	Q1	A	0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Wimbledon	Q2	Q1	A	4R	2R	1R	Q1	3R	1R	1R	A	0 / 6	6–6	Template:Tennis win percentage
US Open	Q1	A	1R	2R	Q1	Q3	Q2	Q2	Q1	Q1	A	0 / 2	1–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
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	Template:Tennis win percentage
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells	A	A	A	Q2	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	Template:Tennis win percentage
Miami	A	A	1R	Q1	1R	1R	Q1	A	Q1	A	A	0 / 3	0–3	Template:Tennis win percentage
Canada	A	A	Q3	1R	2R	2R	A	Q2	A	A	A	0 / 3	2–3	Template:Tennis win percentage
Cincinnati	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Paris	A	A	Q1	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	Template:Tennis win percentage
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	Template:Tennis win percentage

Doubles

Tournament	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	A	1R	A	0 / 3	1–3	Template:Tennis win percentage
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	QF	2R	1R	0 / 5	5–5	Template:Tennis win percentage
Wimbledon	Q2	Q1	A	Q1	Q1	2R	1R	1R	1R	3R	0 / 5	3–5	Template:Tennis win percentage
US Open	A	A	Q1	A	1R	1R	3R	1R	1R	1R	0 / 6	2–6	Template:Tennis win percentage
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	Template:Tennis win percentage
Miami	A	A	1R	A	Q2	1R	1R	A	2R	A	0 / 4	1–4	Template:Tennis win percentage
Canada	A	A	Q2	A	QF	Q2	A	1R	A	A	0 / 2	2–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
Cincinnati	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	A	0 / 1	1–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
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	Template:Tennis win percentage

External links

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• Template:First word Template:PAGENAMEBASE at the Davis CupTemplate:EditAtWikidata
• Neville Godwin at the Association of Tennis Professionals Coach profile