Emily Harman Explained

Emily Harman
Full Name:Emily Jane Harman
Birth Date:June 15, 1991
Birth Place:Winchester, Virginia
College:Syracuse University
Coach:Luke Jensen
Retired:2019
Careerprizemoney:$20,159
Singlesrecord:28–62
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 966 (October 15, 2012)
Doublesrecord:70–77
Doublestitles:2 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 232 (November 4, 2013)

Emily Jane Harman (born June 15, 1991) is an American former professional tennis player.

Harman has won two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. On October 15, 2012, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 966. On November 4, 2013, she peaked at No. 232 in the doubles rankings.

Early life and college career

Emily Harman is a native of Petersburg, West Virginia, and attended Petersburg High School.[1] [2]

Harman was recruited to Syracuse University by Luke Jensen to play tennis for the Syracuse Orange for four years from 2009 to 2012.[1] At Syracuse, she was a Four-time Big East All-Academic Team selection and was named Academic All-American (Third Team), by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).[3] [4]

Harmed joined the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in 2019, and is a staff member at Duke University School of Medicine.[5] [6]

Career

Harman made her WTA Tour debut at the 2012 Family Circle Cup, partnering Simone Kalhorn in doubles.[7] The pair lost their first-round match against Klaudia Jans-Ignacik and Alla Kudryavtseva.[7] Later that year, Harman partnered Kalhorn again at the Texas Open, losing to the second seeds Irina-Camelia Begu and Alizé Cornet.[8]

As coach

Harmen coached four seasons at the West Virginia University women’s tennis program as an assistant coach, from 2016 to 2019.[2] She left the job in 2019 to join medical school.[5]

ITF finals

Doubles (2–4)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (1–2)
ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
LossJun 2010Cleveland,
United States
Clay Eleanor Peters Sanaz Marand
Caitlin Whoriskey
4–6, 0–6
LossFeb 2013Surprise,
United States
Hard Xu Yifan Samantha Crawford
Sachia Vickery
3–6, 6–3, [7–10]
WinJun 2013Buffalo,
United States
Clay Alexandra Mueller Sachie Ishizu
Denise Starr
4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
LossOct 2013Macon,
United States
Hard Elizabeth Lumpkin Kristi Boxx
Abigail Guthrie
6–3, 6–7(4), [4–10]
LossSep 2014Hilton Head,
United States
Clay Madeleine Kobelt Maria Fernanda Alves
Keri Wong
1–6, 6–7(5)
WinJun 2015Baton Rouge,
United States
Hard Samantha Crawford Storm Sanders
Chanel Simmonds
7–6(4), 6–1

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Luse . Steve . Petersburg's Harman going to Syracuse . 14 July 2024 . . 24 April 2008 . en.
  2. News: Emily Harman - Tennis Coach . 14 July 2024 . . en.
  3. News: Harman Garners All-BIG EAST Laurels . 14 July 2024 . . April 23, 2009 . en.
  4. Web site: Emily Harman - Tennis . . 1 October 2023 . en.
  5. News: Crane . Andrew . Former SU star Emily Harman plans to choose medical school over tennis . 14 July 2024 . . 29 April 2019.
  6. Web site: Emily J. Harman, MD, MS Duke Department of Orthopaedic Surgery . ortho.duke.edu . 14 July 2024.
  7. Web site: 2012 Family Circle Cup. Women's Tennis Association. 22 February 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023043041/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2012/804/MDD.pdf. 23 October 2012.
  8. Web site: 2012 Texas Tennis Open. Women's Tennis Association. 22 February 2014.