David Harkness

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David Harkness
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1965-05-29) May 29, 1965 (age 58)
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$10,158
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 256 (8 Oct, 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Q1 (1990)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 258 (13 Aug, 1990)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon Q1 (1990)

David S. Harkness (born May 29, 1965) is an American former professional tennis player.

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A left-hander, Harkness played four years of collegiate tennis while attending Brigham Young University (BYU). He was named WAC Freshman of the Year in 1985 and was a two-time All-American during his time at BYU. [1]

Harkness, who turned professional in 1989, had a best singles world ranking of 256 and featured in the qualifying draw for the 1990 Wimbledon Championships. He won an ATP Challenger doubles title in Jakarta in 1990 (with Mike Briggs).

In 2017 he was inducted into the Utah Tennis Hall of Fame. [2]

ATP Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

No.   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.Aug 1990Jakarta Challenger
Jakarta, Indonesia
Hard Flag of the United States.svg Mike Briggs Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lin Bing-chao
Flag of Indonesia.svg Hary Suharyadi
6–2, 7–6

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References

  1. "BYU'S Harkness Named All-American Again". Deseret News . 15 June 1989.
  2. Fox, Dave (17 February 2017). "Utah Tennis Hall of Fame inducts 4". KJZZ .