Rodney Harmon (born August 16, 1961) is a former professional

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player the ATP. 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

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, Scott Davis and

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, seeded 8th, in an epic fifth set tiebreak. He lost to eventual champion

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in the quarterfinals. Harmon is featured on

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'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

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until James Blake in 2005. Rodney was named head coach of the

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team on July 3, 2012.

Career finals

Doubles (1 title)

External links

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