Grant Solomon
 Grant Solomon in 2014 | |
| Residence | Dallas, Texas |
|---|---|
| Born | April 3, 1995 |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| College | Harvard University |
Grant Solomon (born April 3, 1995) is a tennis player from the United States playing on the ATP Challenger Tour.
Early life and personal
Solomon was born April 3, 1995, and is half-Jewish.
His parents Mark and Kathleen Solomon are both attorneys.[1] He attended Greenhill School from first grade on through high school, and graduated high school in 2014.[2]
Tennis career
He is coached by Rodrigo Cerdera.[3]
In high school, he was a four-time All-Southwest Preparatory Conference pick, and a two-time All-American.[4][5] He finished his Greenhill Hornets career with a 48–0 record, never dropping a set. He was touted as the number 3 recruit in the nation, and, per the United States Tennis Association, was awarded a wildcard into the U.S. open Qualifying after his pro circuit debut in Houston.[6]
In February 2014, he had his biggest career victory over Kaichi Uchida of Japan (ITF Junior #3 and ATP #420) in the USTA Pro Circuit futures in Sunrise, Florida. Through Solomon's junior career, he tallied victories over Canadian Brayden Schnur (ATP #456), Chilean Bastian Malla (ATP #646), Noah Rubin (ATP #532), and Jared Donaldson (ATP #170). Four of these five victories came on clay courts.
He has made two main draw ITF Pro Circuit appearances against Daniel Smethurst[7] (ATP #230) and Evan King. He took Smethurst to three sets and dropped a 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 match.
Solomon reached the quarterfinals of the ITF Pro Circuit event in Harlingen, Texas, partnering University of Texas tennis player, John Mee. He has also made two appearances at the ATP Challenger events at the 2014 Challenger of Dallas and at the event in Cali, Colombia.
Solomon was featured in Sports Illustrated Magazine in Faces in the Crowd published in stores on May 14, 2014, for an undefeated high school career.[5] He was one of the few tennis players to do so since the piece began. He joined the company of former and current professional athletes such as John McEnroe, Althea Gibson, Jack Nicklaus, Arthur Ashe, Billie Jean King, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Greg LeMond, Emmitt Smith, Spud Webb, Tiger Woods, Tim Tebow, Andy Roddick, and Marion Jones.
Solomon started playing for Harvard University as a freshman in the Fall of 2014.[8]
References
- ↑ "Solomon Goes Crimson - Ali Jones - The Tennis Recruiting Network". Tennis Recruiting.
- ↑ "Player Overview - Grant Solomon".
- ↑ http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100162172
- ↑ "Greenhill senior Grant Solomon to play tennis for Harvard". VYPE DFW – The Leader in High School Sports.
- 1 2 "Grant Solomon". Harvard.
- ↑ "News Detail – Greenhill School". greenhill.org.
- ↑ "ITF Tennis – Pro Circuit". itftennis.com. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Solomon Goes Crimson – Ali Jones – The Tennis Recruiting Network". web.archive.org. Retrieved April 14, 2014.