Ryan Harrison

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Ryan Harrison
Country Flag of the United States United States
Residence New Braunfels, Texas, U.S.
Date of birth May 7, 1992 (1992-05-07) (age 16)
Place of birth Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight 72 kg (160 lb/11.3 st)
Turned Pro 2007
Plays Right; two-handed backhand
Career Prize Money US$9,896
Singles
Career record: 1-1
Career titles:
Highest ranking: No. 697 (April 21, 2008)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open
French Open
Wimbledon
US Open
Doubles
Career record: 0-1
Career titles:
Highest ranking: No. 1460 (April 14, 2008)

Infobox last updated on: April 21, 2008.

Ryan Harrison (born May 7, 1992, in Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American tennis player.

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[edit] Won an ATP Tour match at age 15

Harrison is notable for being the third youngest player since 1990, after Richard Gasquet and Rafael Nadal, to have won an ATP level match, defeating #95 Pablo Cuevas in the 2008 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships. Entering the tournament as a qualifier ranked #1277, he was only the tenth player in the history of the ATP Tour to have have won a match before turning 16.[1] Although the match was played on a clay court, Harrison considers his best surface to be grass.

[edit] Juniors

On the junior circuit, Harrison's highest ranking position has been world number 7, which he achieved in April 2008. He reached the semi-finals of the junior competition at the 2008 Australian Open.

[edit] Personal life

Harrison began playing tennis aged 2, and is coached by his father, Pat Harrison, who had a brief career as a professional, playing predominantly Challenger and Futures events.

He has a younger brother, Christian, who currently plays tennis on the ITF juniors circuit.

He is currently training at the John Newcombe Tennis Academy.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Fifteen-Year-Old Harrison Joins Elite Company (2008-04-14). Retrieved on 2008-04-15.

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