Charlton Eagle

Charlton Eagle

Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Arlington, Texas
Born	(1963-11-30) 30 November 1963 Johannesburg, South Africa
Height	5'11" (180 cm)
Turned pro	1986
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$29,981
Singles
Career record	1-7
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 255 (22 Jun 1987)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (1987, 1988)
Doubles
Career record	1-3
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 286 (12 Oct 1987)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1988)

Charlton Eagle (born 30 November 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.^[1]

Career

In 1987, Eagle qualified for his first Australian Open and faced American Marty Davis in the first round.^[2] Eagle lost in straight sets.^[2] His second and final Grand Slam appearance came at the 1988 Australian Open, where he was beaten in the opening round by sixth seed Anders Järryd.^[2]

Eagle's only win on the Grand Prix tour was over Britain's James Turner, at the 1987 Bristol Open.^[2] The highest ranked opponent that he had during his career was Boris Becker, who he played against at the 1988 Stella Artois Championships (Queen's).^[2]

Since retiring, Eagle has been involved coaching after retiring from the tour. He has coached the Australia Fed Cup team and was head coach of South Africa's tennis squad 2000 Sydney Olympics.^[3]

Personal

Born in Johannesburg, Eagle immigrated to Australia when he was 13.^[4]

Eagle, who played college tennis at Baylor University, now lives in Florida and represents the United States on the senior's tennis circuit.^[5]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
1.	1988	Tasmania, Australia	Carpet	Paul Mick	Shane Barr Roger Rasheed	7–6, 4–6, 7–6

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