Haroon Ismail
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Haroon Ismail is the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area . Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its...
) is a former tennis
Tennis
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professional from Rhodesia
Rhodesia
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and Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
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Ismail reached his highest ATP
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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
Francisco Gonzalez
Francisco González played professional tennis in the 1970s and 1980s.Born in Wiesbaden, Germany, on November 19, 1955, he was a citizen of Paraguay, and played collegiate tennis at the Ohio State University....
and Eric Deblicker
Eric Deblicker
Éric Deblicker is a former French tennis player and coach.Deblicker reached a career-high world tour singles ranking of World No. 76, in June 1976....
, before losing to 14th-seed Wojtek Fibak.
Ismail played college tennis at Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University
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