Julie Harrington Explained

Julie Harrington
Fullname:Julie Harrington
Birth Date:5 February 1962
Plays:Left-handed
Highestsinglesranking:No. 70 (December 5, 1983)
Frenchopenresult:3R (1981)
Wimbledonresult:1R (1980)
Usopenresult:3R (1979, 1981)
Frenchopendoublesresult:2R (1979, 1980)
Usopendoublesresult:2R (1981)

Julie Harrington (born February 5, 1962) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Tennis career

Harrington was a left-handed player, who grew up in Spokane, Washington.[1] She attended the local Joel E. Ferris High School and turned professional at the age of 16.[2] As a qualifier at the 1979 US Open she beat 14th seed Pam Shriver, then overcame Peanut Louie Harper in the second round, before losing in three sets to Jeanne DuVall. She made the third round of grand slam tournaments on two further occasions, both in 1981, at the French and US Open. A two-time WTA Tour finalist, she was runner-up in the singles at Kyoto in 1981 and at the 1983 Bakersfield Open.

WTA Tour finals

Singles (0-2)

ResultW/L DateTournamentCategorySurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Oct 1981Kyoto, JapanCategory 1Hard Kathy Rinaldi1–6, 5–7
Loss0–2Sep 1983Bakersfield, U.S.Category 1+Hard Jennifer Mundel4–6, 1–6

Notes and References

  1. News: Young Netter Snubs Injury, Switches Hands in Comeback . . Associated Press . Spokane . 4 . 1975-07-27 . 2019-07-14 . Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Queen of the Court Harrington. https://web.archive.org/web/20180120235903/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-27271448.html. dead. January 20, 2018. McCauley. Janie. July 4, 1999. The Spokesman-Review. HighBeam Research. 20 January 2018.