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Rodney Harmon

b. 1961

US tennis player

Tennis player Tennis coach
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About Rodney Harmon

Born 1961. Rodney Harmon is an American tennis player and tennis coach.

Rodney Harmon (born August 16, 1961) is a former ATP tennis player.

Perhaps Rodney's greatest result came at the 1982 U.S. Open, during his Grand Slam debut, when he got through to the quarterfinals overcoming Rolf Gehring, Henrik Sundström, Scott Davis and Eliot Teltscher, seeded 8th, in an epic fifth set tiebreak. He lost to eventual champion Jimmy Connors in the quarterfinals. Harmon is featured on Tennis Channel's Tennis Channel Academy, where he stars in a 30-minute coaching show.

Rodney was only the second African-American man to have reached the U.S. Open quarterfinals, alongside legend Arthur Ashe until James Blake in 2005.

Rodney was named head coach of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's tennis team on July 3, 2012.

Career finals

Doubles (1 title) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Mar 1985 Lorraine Open, U.S. Hard (i) Marcel Freeman Jaroslav Navrátil Jonas Svensson 6–4, 7–6

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Important facts

Born
16 August 1961, Richmond
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Tennis player, tennis coach
Nationality
United States
Education
Southern Methodist University

People in Rodney Harmon's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

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Arthur Ashe
1943 – 1993
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 Portrait of Jimmy Connors
Jimmy Connors
b. 1952
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James Blake
b. 1979
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 Portrait of Scott Davis
Scott Davis
b. 1952
Chief executive officer
 Portrait of Henrik Sundström
Henrik Sundström
b. 1964
Tennis player
 Portrait of Jaroslav Navrátil
Jaroslav Navrátil
b. 1957
Tennis player
 Portrait of Jonas
Jonas
b. 1984
Association football player
 Portrait of Jonas Svensson
Jonas Svensson
b. 1993
Association football player

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Rodney Harmon's

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Andrei Sakharov
1921 – 1989
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Andrew Gleason
1921 – 2008
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B. B. Lal
1921 – 2022
Anthropologist
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Ben Bradlee
1921 – 2014
Editor
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Doris Sands Johnson
1921 – 1983
Suffragette
 Portrait of Frank Harary
Frank Harary
1921 – 2005
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Frequently asked questions

Who is Rodney Harmon?

US tennis player

When was Rodney Harmon born?

Rodney Harmon was born on 16 August 1961 in Richmond.

What is Rodney Harmon's occupation?

Rodney Harmon is a tennis player and tennis coach.

What nationality is Rodney Harmon?

Rodney Harmon is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Rodney Harmon

· Wikidata: Q464665

· DBpedia: Rodney Harmon

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