Shelley Solomon

Rochelle "Shelley" Solomon (June 19, 1963 – October 7, 2014) was a professional tennis player from the United States.

Biography Born in Washington, D.C., she was the younger sister of tennis player Harold Solomon. From the age of 11 she lived in Florida, where her father Leonard operated a car‐rental business. She attended The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and was a member of their 1981 national championship winning team, and graduated magna cum laude.

Solomon competed on the professional circuit in the 1980s. In 1982, her first year on tour, Solomon was runner-up to Lisa Bonder at the Borden Classic, held in Tokyo. She made her second WTA Tour final at the 1983 Japan Open Tennis Championships and was beaten by Etsuko Inoue. At the 1983 US Open she beat Pam Casale in the opening round and took 10th seed Zina Garrison to three sets in her second round loss. She also made the second round of the 1984 French Open, where she lost to a 14-year-old Steffi Graf.

A law graduate from Nova Southeastern University, from which she graduated magna cum laude, Solomon became a lawyer after her tennis career, admitted to the Florida Bar in 1992.

WTA Tour finals Singles (0–2) ResultDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss Oct 1982 Borden Classic, Japan Category 1 Hard Lisa Bonder 6–2, 0–6, 3–6Loss Oct 1983 Japan Open, Japan Category 1 Hard Etsuko Inoue 2–6, 7–5, 1–6