Charlton Eagle (born 30 November 1963) is a former professional
tennis
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player from
Australia
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.
Career
In 1987, Eagle qualified for his first
Australian Open
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and faced American
Marty Davis in the first round.
[ATP World Tour Profile]
/ref> Eagle lost in straight sets.[ His second and final ]Grand Slam
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appearance came at the 1988 Australian Open
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, where he was beaten in the opening round by sixth seed Anders Järryd
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.[
Eagle's only win on the ]Grand Prix tour
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was over Britain's James Turner, at the 1987 Bristol Open.[ The highest ranked opponent that he had during his career was ]Boris Becker
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, who he played against at the 1988 Stella Artois Championships ( Queen's).[
Since retiring, Eagle has been involved coaching after retiring from the tour. He has coached the ]Australia Fed Cup team
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and was head coach of South Africa's tennis squad 2000 Sydney Olympics
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.
Personal
Born in Johannesburg
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, Eagle immigrated to Australia when he was 13.
Eagle, who played college tennis at Baylor University
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, now lives in Florida
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and represents the United States
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on the senior's tennis circuit.ITF Seniors Profile
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Challenger titles
Doubles: (1)
References
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1963 births
Living people
Australian male tennis players
Australian tennis coaches
South African emigrants to Australia
Baylor Bears men's tennis players
Australian expatriate tennis players in the United States
20th-century Australian sportsmen
21st-century Australian sportsmen