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

Julie Harrington

Full name	Julie Harrington
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1962-02-05) February 5, 1962 (age 60)
Plays	Left-handed
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 70 (December 5, 1983)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	3R (1981)
Wimbledon	1R (1980)
US Open	3R (1979, 1981)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	2R (1979, 1980)
US Open	2R (1981)

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)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Category	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 1981	Kyoto, Japan	Category 1	Hard	Kathy Rinaldi	1–6, 5–7
Loss	0–1	Sep 1983	Bakersfield, U.S.	Category 1+	Hard	Jennifer Mundel	4–6, 1–6

References

External links

• Julie Harrington at the Women's Tennis Association
• Julie Harrington at the International Tennis Federation

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