Nathan Healey

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Nathan Healey is an Australian former professional tennis player. He was born on February 27, 1980, in Gosford, New South Wales, and turned pro in 1998. He plays right-handed and is 180 cm tall.

In singles, Healey reached a career-high ranking of No. 159 in January 2007. He did not win any singles titles and finished with a 6–13 career record, earning about $552,190 in prize money.

In doubles, Healey found more success, winning three titles and achieving a career-high ranking of No. 58 in February 2003. His doubles record is 55–73.

Grand Slam results:
- Singles: Australian Open best result was reaching the third round in 2006; French Open best was first round in 2006.
- Doubles: Australian Open reached the second round several times; French Open first round; Wimbledon first round; US Open reached the third round in 2002.

Notable moments:
- In 2006, he received a wildcard to the Australian Open and made the third round, losing to Nikolay Davydenko in four sets.
- He reached the 3rd qualifying round at Wimbledon in 2006, losing to Robert Kendrick.
- In 2007, he filled in for Mark Philippoussis at the Hopman Cup. He lost his singles match but won the mixed doubles title with Alicia Molik, defeating Mardy Fish and Ashley Harkleroad.

Coaching and later life:
- In August 2009, Healey became the coach of Lleyton Hewitt, replacing Tony Roche. He stepped down for family reasons in August 2010.
- He moved to the Philadelphia area to work with local juniors in 2010 and was drafted to play for the Philadelphia Freedoms of World TeamTennis in 2011.
- Healey has coached ATP player Max Purcell.

Personal life:
- He is married to Marnie Heller of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.