Joseph Rahme
Joseph Rahme Joseph Edmund Rahme (born 16 May 1971 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a male South African, and later American, tennis professional. Rahme attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he studied Business Administration and lettered in tennis in 1989-90-92.[1][2] He was the 1990 Big 8 Conference Singles Champion at number 6 singles while attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.[3] Rahme turned professional in 1992 and competed on the ITF Men's Circuit[4] and ATP Tour[5] from 1992 to 1999. Rahme completed his Business Administration degree with UNISA in 1998.[6] Rahme has been a certified tennis professional through the Professional Tennis Registry since 1999.[7] He received the Georgia Professional Tennis Association's "Independent Professional of the Year" award in 2009, and again in 2014.[8]
Rahme grew up one of seven children in a Catholic family in Johannesburg, South Africa. He has five older sisters and a younger brother. Rahme attended high school at King Edward VII School in Johannesburg, South Africa, which he graduated from in 1988.[9] He was one of South Africa's top ranked junior tennis players.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nebraska's All-Time Men's Tennis Letterwinners".
- ^ "Joseph Rahme athletic career, photos, articles, and videos | Fanbase". www.fanbase.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014.
- ^ "Conference Champions & All-Conference Honors".
- ^ http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10006380 [bare URL]
- ^ "Players | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Home". unisa.ac.za.
- ^ http://members.ptrtennis.org/login/Core/directory.aspx [dead link]
- ^ "Georgia Professional Tennis Association - Authorization required".
- ^ "Home". kingedwardschool.co.za.
- ^ "Home". satennis.co.za.
External links
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- 1971 births
- Living people
- Tennis players from Johannesburg
- White South African people
- South African people of Lebanese descent
- South African male tennis players
- Tennis players from Atlanta
- South African expatriates in the United States
- South African emigrants to the United States
- Alumni of King Edward VII School (Johannesburg)