Rodney Harmon
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 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)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Mar 1985 | Lorraine Open, U.S. | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Marcel Freeman | Template:Flagicon Jaroslav Navrátil Template:Flagicon Jonas Svensson |
6–4, 7–6 |
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