Glen Holroyd (born September 25, 1954) is a former professional tennis player from the United States and played college tennis at Arizona State University.

Glen Holroyd
Full nameGlen Holroyd
Country (sports) United States
Born (1954-09-25) September 25, 1954 (age 70)
Singles
Career record5-17
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 185 (January 4, 1982)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon1R (1981)
Doubles
Career record11-38
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 175 (January 3, 1983)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1980)
French Open1R (1980)
Wimbledon3R (1981)

Biography

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Career

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Holroyd competed professionally in the early 1980s.

He made the main singles draw of the 1981 Wimbledon Championships and was beaten in the first round by 16th seed Vitas Gerulaitis, then in the men's doubles made it all the way to the third round with partner Walter Redondo, where they took eventual finalists Bob Lutz and Stan Smith to five sets.[1] His two other Grand Slam main draw appearances were in doubles, at the Australian and French Opens in 1980, with Craig Wittus.

On the Challenger circuit he won a doubles title in Guadalajara in 1981, with Eric Sherbeck as his partner.

His best performance on the Grand Prix tour was a win over former world number four Raúl Ramírez on clay in Boston in 1982.[2]

Personal life

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Holroyd went to Cortez High School in Phoenix and has a degree from Arizona State University.[3]

He is the maternal uncle of golfer Jamie Lovemark.[4]

Challenger titles

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Doubles: (1)

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No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1981 Guadalajara, Mexico Clay   Eric Sherbeck   Bruce Kleege
  Andy Kohlberg
6–7, 6–4, 7–6

References

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  1. ^ "Holroyd's net result: Wimbledon". Arizona Republic. Ancestry.com. July 1, 1981. p. 150. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "Ramirez is Upset by Holroyd of U.S." New York Times. July 13, 1982. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  3. ^ "Fiesta announces seeds". Arizona Republic. Ancestry.com. p. 84. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "A superstar waiting to happen". The Washington Times. July 3, 2007. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
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