Kenny Thorne

Kenny Thorne (born January 24, 1966) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Thorne played collegiately for Georgia Tech from 1985 to 1988, and then played professionally from 1989 to 1997. He is currently the head coach of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's tennis team.

College career Thorne played four seasons for Georgia Tech and saw success both as a singles and doubles player. In doubles, he competed in the 1988 NCAA doubles tournament with partner, Bryan Shelton, after a 24-win doubles season. Thorne finished with 75 career doubles wins (all matches).

As a singles player, he finished with a .717 career win percentage (all matches)– 10th highest in school history. He won an ACC singles championship in 1986. Thorne qualified for the NCAA singles tournament twice, in 1986 and 1988. He finished as the Georgia Tech career leader in singles victories (all matches) with 112 wins (a record later broken by one of his players, Guillermo Gomez). In 2011, he was awarded ITA National Coach of the Year.

Personal life Kenny Thorne is married to former Georgia Tech cross country standout and inductee to the school's Hall of Fame, Bridget Koster. They have four children, two daughters, Rachel and Kenedy, and two sons, Zachary and Daniel. Rachel is currently a distance runner on the Yellow Jacket track team. Kenny Thorne earned an Industrial Engineering degree from Georgia Tech in 1989.

Career finals Doubles: 2 (2 titles) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Apr 1994 Seoul, South Korea Hard Stéphane Simian Kent Kinnear Sébastien Lareau 6–4, 3–6, 7–5Win 2–0 Jun 1994 Florence, Italy Clay Jon Ireland Neil Broad Greg Van Emburgh 7–6, 6–3