Noel Callaghan

{{Short description|Australian tennis coach and former player}}

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| name = Noel Callaghan

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| country_represented = {{AUS}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|05|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = New South Wales

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| singlesrecord = 0–1

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| Wimbledonresult = Q3 (1976, 1977)

| doublesrecord = 0–3

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| WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R (1978)

| WimbledonMixedresult = 3R (1976)

|website={{URL|noelcallaghantennis.com}}}}

Noel Callaghan (born 16 May 1955) is an Australian tennis coach and former professional player.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110747544 |title=Top tennis players in tournament |newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=14 September 1973 |page=14 |via=National Library of Australia}}

Callaghan, raised in Sydney, was a top-ranked junior in New South Wales and trained with Charlie Hollis, who also coached Rod Laver.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article136964431 |title=Tennis trip |newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=6 March 1973 |page=18 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131689280 |title=Coach outlines a champion's qualities |newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=27 February 1970 |page=18 |via=National Library of Australia}} 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, Wally Masur, Jelena Dokic, and Samantha Stosur.