Levar Harper-Griffith

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| name = Levar Harper-Griffith

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| country = {{flagu|United States}}

| residence = Sarasota, Florida

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|9|4}}

| birth_place = New York

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| plays = Right-handed

| careerprizemoney = $96,179

| singlesrecord = 0–2

| singlestitles = 0

| highestsinglesranking = No. 224 (17 September 2001)

| USOpenresult = 1R (2001)

| doublesrecord = 3–4

| doublestitles = 0

| highestdoublesranking = No. 184 (27 January 2003)

| USOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1999, 2002)

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Levar Harper-Griffith (born September 4, 1981) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.[http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=30016757 ITF Pro Circuit Profile]

Career

=Juniors=

Harper-Griffith was a boys' singles quarter-finalist at the 1999 Australian Open and a boys' doubles semi-finalist (with Andy Roddick) at the 1999 US Open.[http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=30016757 ITF Junior Profile]

=Pro tour=

On top of their semifinal run in the juniors, Harper-Griffith also competed with Roddick in the men's doubles draw at the 1999 US Open, making the second round.[http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Ha/L/Levar-Harper-Griffith.aspx ATP World Tour Profile] At the 2001 US Open, Harper-Griffith lost to Spaniard Albert Costa in the opening round of the men's singles. It would be his only appearance in the men's singles draw of a Grand Slam but he did make another US Open doubles appearance, in 2002, with Eric Taino. The pair defeated Dominik Hrbatý and André Sá in the first round, before being eliminated in the second round by Jiří Novák and Radek Štěpánek.