Doyle P. Royal (January 29, 1919 – September 29, 2020) was an American collegiate soccer and tennis coach.

In 1939, the University of Maryland tennis head coach, Lesley Bopst, offered him a job and room to enroll at the college.

[2] Royal served in the United States Army during World War II.

In 28 years, the coach compiled a 217–58–18 (.771) record, including a 94–12–6 (.866) mark against Atlantic Coast Conference competition.

[5] Under Royal, Maryland won 17 Atlantic Coast Conference championships, including 16 outright.