Howard Joffe (born October 24, 1971) is a South African tennis coach and former professional player.

Born and raised in Johannesburg, Joffe ranked as high as second nationally as a junior.

[1] From 1990 to 1992 he played collegiate tennis for Pepperdine University, earning All-American honors his final year after making the NCAA semi-finals.

In 1995 he qualified for his only ATP Tour career main draw at the South African Open and won his first round match over David Nainkin, before losing in the next round to Jörn Renzenbrink.

[3] Joffe has been a collegiate women's head coach since 2008, starting with two seasons at Miami University.