Jamie Holmes (tennis)

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Jamie Holmes (born 4 May 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

Jamie Holmes
Full nameJamie Holmes
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1973-05-04) 4 May 1973 (age 51)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$800,021
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 289 (28 August 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (1998)
WimbledonQ2 (1996)
US OpenQ2 (1995)
Doubles
Career record6–17
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 116 (10 August 1998)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1996)
Wimbledon2R (1998)
US OpenQ2 (1997, 1998)
Last updated on: 31 May 2022.

Biography

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Holmes, who is originally from Sydney, attended the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.[1] During his junior career, Holmes formed a doubles partnership with Paul Kilderry which took them to the boys' doubles semi-finals at the 1990 Wimbledon Championships, the final of the 1991 Australian Open, followed by quarter-finals at the 1991 French Open and 1991 Wimbledon Championships.[2]

On the professional circuit, Holmes competed in the men's doubles main draw of every Australian Open from 1995 to 1998. He also played doubles at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships with Andrew Painter and made the second round.[3]

At ATP Tour level he featured in the doubles events of 11 tournaments, all across 1997 and 1998. He also won a total of three Challenger titles, one in Bronx, New York and the others in Perth.

Presently, Holmes is a real estate agent in Palm Beach, Queensland.[4]

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1991 Australian Open Hard   Paul Kilderry   Grant Doyle
  Joshua Eagle
6–7, 4–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Doubles: 6 (3–3)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (3–3)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 1995 Bronx, United States Challenger Hard   Ross Matheson   Steven Downs
  James Greenhalgh
6–3, 5–7, 6–3
Win 2–0 Dec 1996 Perth, Australia Challenger Hard   Andrew Painter   Grant Doyle
  Andrew Kratzmann
7–5, 6–4
Loss 2–1 Sep 1997 Edinburgh, United Kingdom Challenger Clay   Chris Haggard   Wayne Arthurs
  Grant Doyle
6–4, 2–6, 2–6
Win 3–1 Dec 1997 Perth, Australia Challenger Hard   Paul Kilderry   Lleyton Hewitt
  Luke Smith
6–1, 3–6, 7–6
Loss 3–2 Feb 1998 Singapore, Singapore Challenger Hard   Andrew Painter   Jim Thomas
  Laurence Tieleman
3–6, 6–3, 6–7
Loss 3–3 May 1998 Dresden, Germany Challenger Clay   Andrew Painter   Pablo Albano
  Sander Groen
3–6, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ "Elwood for Aust team". The Canberra Times. 29 April 1990. p. 15. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  2. ^ "ITF Tennis - Juniors - Player Profile - Holmes, James (AUS)". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Wimbledon". The Index-Journal. 30 June 1998. p. 18. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Jamie Holmes Real Estate Agent Palm Beach Qld". Ray White. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
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