Ron Hightower (born December 12, 1958) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

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Ron Hightower

Full name	Ron Hightower
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1958-12-12) December 12, 1958 (age 65) Los Angeles, California
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	7–19
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 97 (January 4, 1982)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1981)
Wimbledon	1R (1981)
Doubles
Career record	28–32
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 98 (June 25, 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	2R (1982, 1983)

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Hightower grew up in Los Angeles and attended the University of Arkansas on a scholarship, where he achieved All-American status.^[1]

His best individual performance on the Grand Prix circuit was a quarter-final appearance in Auckland in 1981.^[2] He also won a Challenger tournament in Kyoto that year and made it to the main draw of both the Australian Open and Wimbledon Championships. It was in doubles that he had most success in Grand Prix tournaments, with a total of five semi-finals appearances. He was a top 100 player in the double format.^[1]

He was later involved in coaching and became head coach of the University of Arkansas in 1984, a position he held for four years.^[3] During this time he was also an assistant coach with the USTA Junior Davis Cup team. ^[1]

In 2006, he was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor. More recently, in 2019, he was inducted into the Eagle Rock Sports Hall of Fame.

Currently he runs a tennis academy in Pacific Palisades, California.^[1]