Rodney Harmon (born August 16, 1961) is a former professional tennis 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 Rolf Gehring, Henrik Sundström, Scott Davis and Eliot Teltscher, seeded 8th, in an epic fifth set tiebreak. He lost to eventual champion Jimmy Connors in the quarterfinals. Harmon is featured on Tennis Channel'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 Arthur Ashe until James Blake in 2005. Rodney was named head coach of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's tennis team on July 3, 2012. Career finals Doubles (1 title) External links Tennis Channel Profile Living people 1961 births African-American male tennis players American male tennis players Sportspeople from Richmond, Virginia SMU Mustangs men's tennis players Tennis people from Virginia Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's tennis coaches 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople American tennis coaches