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'''Rochelle "Shelley" Solomon''' (June 19, 1963 – October 7, 2014) was a professional tennis player from the United States.
'''Rochelle "Shelley" Solomon''' (June 19, 1963 – October 7, 2014) was a professional tennis player from the United States.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Born in Washington, D.C., she was the younger sister of tennis player [[Harold Solomon]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/04/10/archives/miss-austin-a-champion-even-in-loss-as-juniors-put-on-easter-bowl.html|title=Miss Austin a Champion Even in Loss As Juniors Put On Easter Bowl Show|last=Friedman|first=Charles|date=April 10, 1977|work=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=9 February 2018}}</ref> From the age of 11 she lived in Florida, where her father Leonard operated a car‐rental business.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1985-01-16/sports/8501020405_1_tennis-court-tennis-tour-weight|title=Taste Of `Real Job` Refreshes Solomon For Return To Tennis|last=Sarni|first=Jim|date=January 16, 1985|work=[[Sun-Sentinel]]|accessdate=9 February 2018}}</ref> She attended [[The University of California, Los Angeles]] (UCLA), and was a member of their 1981 [[Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships|national championship]] winning team, and graduated magna cum laude.<ref name="Obit">{{cite news|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sunsentinel/obituary.aspx?pid=172769541|title=Rochelle Solomon Obituary - North Lauderdale, FL|date=October 11, 2014|work=[[Sun-Sentinel]]|publisher=[[Legacy.com]]|accessdate=9 February 2018}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>[http://coralspringstalk.com/mother-and-former-candidate-tragically-takes-her-own-life-9057 Mother and Former Candidate Tragically Takes Her Own Life » Coral Springs Talk<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Born in Washington, D.C., she was the younger sister of tennis player [[Harold Solomon]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/04/10/archives/miss-austin-a-champion-even-in-loss-as-juniors-put-on-easter-bowl.html|title=Miss Austin a Champion Even in Loss As Juniors Put On Easter Bowl Show|last=Friedman|first=Charles|date=April 10, 1977|work=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=9 February 2018}}</ref> From the age of 11 she lived in Florida, where her father Leonard operated a car‐rental business.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1985-01-16/sports/8501020405_1_tennis-court-tennis-tour-weight|title=Taste Of 'Real Job' Refreshes Solomon For Return To Tennis|last=Sarni|first=Jim|date=January 16, 1985|work=[[Sun-Sentinel]]|accessdate=9 February 2018}}</ref> She attended [[The University of California, Los Angeles]] (UCLA), and was a member of their 1981 [[Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships|national championship]] winning team, and graduated magna cum laude.<ref name="Obit">{{cite news|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sunsentinel/obituary.aspx?pid=172769541|title=Rochelle Solomon Obituary - North Lauderdale, FL|date=October 11, 2014|work=[[Sun-Sentinel]]|publisher=[[Legacy.com]]|accessdate=9 February 2018}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>[http://coralspringstalk.com/mother-and-former-candidate-tragically-takes-her-own-life-9057 Mother and Former Candidate Tragically Takes Her Own Life » Coral Springs Talk<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


Solomon competed on the professional circuit in the 1980s. In 1982, her first year on tour, Solomon was runner-up to [[Lisa Bonder]] at the Borden Classic, held in Tokyo. She made her second WTA Tour final at the [[1983 Japan Open Tennis Championships]] and was beaten by [[Etsuko Inoue]]. At the [[1983 US Open (tennis)|1983 US Open]] she beat [[Pam Casale]] in the opening round and took 10th seed [[Zina Garrison]] to three sets in her second round loss. She also made the second round of the [[1984 French Open]], where she lost to a 14-year-old [[Steffi Graff]].
Solomon competed on the professional circuit in the 1980s. In 1982, her first year on tour, Solomon was runner-up to [[Lisa Bonder]] at the Borden Classic, held in Tokyo. She made her second WTA Tour final at the [[1983 Japan Open Tennis Championships]] and was beaten by [[Etsuko Inoue]]. At the [[1983 US Open (tennis)|1983 US Open]] she beat [[Pam Casale]] in the opening round and took 10th seed [[Zina Garrison]] to three sets in her second round loss. She also made the second round of the [[1984 French Open]], where she lost to a 14-year-old [[Steffi Graf]].


A law graduate from [[Nova Southeastern University]], from which she graduated magna cum laude, Solomon became a lawyer after her tennis career, admitted to the Florida Bar in 1992.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> She was an assistant state attorney for Broward County and then worked for a law firm in Coral Springs as a partner and of counsel.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> She had four children from her marriage to Bill Heller.<ref name="Obit" />
A law graduate from [[Nova Southeastern University]], from which she graduated magna cum laude, Solomon became a lawyer after her tennis career, admitted to the Florida Bar in 1992.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> She was an assistant state attorney for [[Broward County, Florida|Broward County]] and then worked for a law firm in Coral Springs as a partner and of counsel.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> She had four children from her marriage to Bill Heller.<ref name="Obit" />


Solomon died in Fort Lauderdale in 2014 at the age of 51.<ref name="Obit" /> She had fallen 15 stories from the roof of a condominium on Las Olas Boulevard. It was reported that she had jumped.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://coralspringstalk.com/mother-and-former-candidate-tragically-takes-her-own-life-9057|title=Mother and Former Candidate Tragically Takes Her Own Life|date=October 8, 2014|publisher=Coral Springs Talk|accessdate=9 February 2018}}</ref>
Solomon died in Fort Lauderdale in 2014 at the age of 51.<ref name="Obit" /> She had fallen 15 stories from the roof of a condominium on Las Olas Boulevard. It was reported that she had jumped.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://coralspringstalk.com/mother-and-former-candidate-tragically-takes-her-own-life-9057|title=Mother and Former Candidate Tragically Takes Her Own Life|date=October 8, 2014|newspaper=Coral Springs Talk|accessdate=9 February 2018}}</ref>


==WTA Tour finals==
==WTA Tour finals==
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==External links==
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* {{ITF profile|20003798}}
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Latest revision as of 21:10, 10 December 2023

Shelley Solomon
Full nameRochelle Solomon Heller
Country (sports) United States
Born(1963-06-19)June 19, 1963
Washington, D.C., U.S.
DiedOctober 7, 2014(2014-10-07) (aged 51)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Prize money$60,181
Singles
Career record10–8
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1983)
French Open2R (1984)
US Open2R (1983)
Doubles
Career record0–3
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (1983, 1984)
US Open1R (1982, 1983)

Rochelle "Shelley" Solomon (June 19, 1963 – October 7, 2014) was a professional tennis player from the United States.

Biography[edit]

Born in Washington, D.C., she was the younger sister of tennis player Harold Solomon.[1] From the age of 11 she lived in Florida, where her father Leonard operated a car‐rental business.[2] She attended The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and was a member of their 1981 national championship winning team, and graduated magna cum laude.[3][4]

Solomon competed on the professional circuit in the 1980s. In 1982, her first year on tour, Solomon was runner-up to Lisa Bonder at the Borden Classic, held in Tokyo. She made her second WTA Tour final at the 1983 Japan Open Tennis Championships and was beaten by Etsuko Inoue. At the 1983 US Open she beat Pam Casale in the opening round and took 10th seed Zina Garrison to three sets in her second round loss. She also made the second round of the 1984 French Open, where she lost to a 14-year-old Steffi Graf.

A law graduate from Nova Southeastern University, from which she graduated magna cum laude, Solomon became a lawyer after her tennis career, admitted to the Florida Bar in 1992.[4] She was an assistant state attorney for Broward County and then worked for a law firm in Coral Springs as a partner and of counsel.[4] She had four children from her marriage to Bill Heller.[3]

Solomon died in Fort Lauderdale in 2014 at the age of 51.[3] She had fallen 15 stories from the roof of a condominium on Las Olas Boulevard. It was reported that she had jumped.[5]

WTA Tour finals[edit]

Singles (0–2)[edit]

Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss Oct 1982 Borden Classic, Japan Category 1 Hard United States Lisa Bonder 6–2, 0–6, 3–6
Loss Oct 1983 Japan Open, Japan Category 1 Hard Japan Etsuko Inoue 2–6, 7–5, 1–6

References[edit]

  1. ^ Friedman, Charles (April 10, 1977). "Miss Austin a Champion Even in Loss As Juniors Put On Easter Bowl Show". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  2. ^ Sarni, Jim (January 16, 1985). "Taste Of 'Real Job' Refreshes Solomon For Return To Tennis". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Rochelle Solomon Obituary - North Lauderdale, FL". Sun-Sentinel. Legacy.com. October 11, 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Mother and Former Candidate Tragically Takes Her Own Life » Coral Springs Talk
  5. ^ "Mother and Former Candidate Tragically Takes Her Own Life". Coral Springs Talk. October 8, 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

External links[edit]

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