Haroon Ismail
Zimbabwean tennis player (born 1955)
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Haroon Ismail (born February 27, 1955) is a former tennis professional from Rhodesia and Zimbabwe.
Country(sports)
Zimbabwe
ZimbabweBornFebruary 27, 1955
Salisbury (now Harare)
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
| Country (sports) | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|
| Born | February 27, 1955 Salisbury (now Harare) |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $86,308 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 20–45 |
| Highest ranking | No. 87 (October 20, 1980) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 3R (1981) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1979, 1981, 1982) |
| US Open | 1R (1981, 1982) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 13–41 |
| Highest ranking | No. 175 (January 3, 1979) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 2R (1982) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1979, 1980, 1983) |
| US Open | 2R (1980) |
Ismail reached his highest ATP singles ranking on February 22, 1982, when he became world Number 95. He became runner-up in the 1980 Dutch Open tennis tournament. In 1981, Ismail won two rounds at the French Open, beating Francisco Gonzalez and Eric Deblicker, before losing to 14th-seed Wojtek Fibak.
Ismail played college tennis at Southern Methodist University.[1]
