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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 1992-1999. 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]

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