Ron Hightower (tennis)

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Ron Hightower
Full nameRon Hightower
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1958-12-12) December 12, 1958 (age 65)
Los Angeles, California
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record7–19
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 97 (January 4, 1982)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1981)
Wimbledon 1R (1981)
Doubles
Career record28–32
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 98 (June 25, 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 2R (1982, 1983)

Ron Hightower (born December 12, 1958) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

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Biography

Hightower grew up in Los Angeles and attended the University of Arkansas on a scholarship, where he achieved All-American status. [1]

His best individual performance on the Grand Prix circuit was a quarter-final appearance in Auckland in 1981. [2] He also won a Challenger tournament in Kyoto that year and made it to the main draw of both the Australian Open and Wimbledon Championships. It was in doubles that he had most success in Grand Prix tournaments, with a total of five semi-finals appearances. He was a top 100 player in the double format. [1]

He was later involved in coaching and became head coach of the University of Arkansas in 1984, a position he held for four years. [3] During this time he was also an assistant coach with the USTA Junior Davis Cup team. [1]

In 2006, he was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor. More recently, in 2019, he was inducted into the Eagle Rock Sports Hall of Fame.

Currently he runs a tennis academy in Pacific Palisades, California. [1]

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

YearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1981 Kyoto, JapanClay Flag of the United States.svg Matt Doyle 7–5, 7–6

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Hightower Tennis Academy" . Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  2. "Auckland". International Tennis Federation . Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  3. "Tuesday's Sports Transactions". United Press International. September 5, 1984. Retrieved February 3, 2017.