August Holmgren (tennis)

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August Holmgren
Country (sports)Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Residence Espergærde, Denmark
Born (1998-04-22) 22 April 1998 (age 26)
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2022
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
College University of San Diego (2017–2022)
Prize moneyUS $112,386
Singles
Career record7–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 163 (19 August 2024)
Current rankingNo. 200 (2 December 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q2 (2025)
Doubles
Career record2–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 296 (17 July 2023)
Current rankingNo. 306 (2 December 2024)
Team competitions
Davis Cup 7–3
Last updated on: 30 December 2024.

August Holmgren (born 22 April 1998) is a Danish professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 163 achieved on 19 August 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 296 achieved on 17 July 2023. He is currently the No. 3 Danish player. [1]

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Holmgren has represented Denmark at the Davis Cup on four occasions, making his debut in 2017.

College Career

Holmgren played five years of college tennis for the San Diego Toreros from 2017 to 2022, receiving numerous West Coast Conference (WCC) honors. He was the nation's top-ranked player after winning the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Fall Championships in late 2021, and he finished his college career as the 2022 NCAA Singles Championship runner-up to Ben Shelton. [2]

Professional Career

2021-2022: ATP debut, Turned Pro

Holmgren made his ATP debut at the 2021 San Diego Open after receiving a lucky loser spot into the main draw after third seed Félix Auger-Aliassime withdrew. There, he lost to former world No. 3 Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets. [3] [4] [5]

2024: Maiden Challenger title, top 175

In July 2024, Holmgren won his maiden Challenger title in Pozablanco, Spain, defeating top seed Antoine Escoffier in the final. Holmgren was the first Danish Challenger titlist since Holger Rune in 2022. [6] Two weeks later, on 5 August 2024, he reached the top 175 in the singles rankings at world No. 167 following another Challenger title at the 2024 Porto Open. [7] [8]

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (2–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Jul 2024 Pozoblanco, SpainChallengerHard Flag of France.svg Antoine Escoffier 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win2–0 Aug 2024 Porto, PortugalChallengerHard Flag of Spain.svg Alejandro Moro Canas 7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6)

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Sep 2024 Istanbul, TurkeyChallengerHard Flag of Denmark.svg Johannes Ingildsen Flag of Georgia.svg Aleksandre Bakshi
Flag of Turkey.svg Yankı Erel 		6–7(4–7), 5–7
Loss0–2 Sep 2024 Mouilleron-le-Captif, FranceChallengerHard (i) Flag of Denmark.svg Johannes Ingildsen Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Demoliner
Flag of the United States.svg Christian Harrison 		3–6, 5–7

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (4–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Aug 2019M15 Ystad, SwedenWTTClay Flag of Sweden.svg Gustav Hansson6–7(5–7), 1–6
Loss0–2Aug 2021M15 Vejle, DenmarkWTTClay Flag of Turkey.svg Ergi Kırkın 6–7(4–7), 4–6
Win1–2Jun 2022M15 Rancho Santa Fe, USAWTTHard Flag of the United States.svg Gage Brymer6–4, 6–4
Loss1–3Jun 2022M15 San Diego, USAWTTHard Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Quinn 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 6–7(4–7)
Win2–3Apr 2023M25 Nottingham, United KingdomWTTHard Flag of France.svg Lucas Poullain7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)
Win3–3Nov 2023M25 Harlingen, USAWTTHard Flag of France.svg Raphael Perot6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–1
Loss3–4Jun 2024M25 Aarhus, DenmarkWTTClay Flag of Denmark.svg Elmer Møller 3–6, 0–6
Win4–4Jul 2024M25 Nottingham, United KingdomWTTHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Pinnington Jones 4–6 6–2 6–2

Doubles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (8–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–5)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jul 2021M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Flag of the United States.svg Jacob Brumm Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rinky Hijikata
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kody Pearson		7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Loss1–1Aug 2021M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Flag of Denmark.svg Johannes Ingildsen Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeremy Beale
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Li Tu 		4–6, 2–6
Win2–1May 2022M15 Rancho Santa Fe, USAWTTHard Flag of Moldova.svg Alexander Cozbinov Flag of Ghana.svg Abraham Asaba
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitchell Harper		6–4, 6–7(3–7), [21–19]
Win3–1Aug 2022M25 Lesa, ItalyWTTClay Flag of Denmark.svg Johannes Ingildsen Flag of Italy.svg Federico Bondioli
Flag of Italy.svg Filippo Romano		6–1, 6–4
Loss3–2Feb 2023M25 Vila Real de Santo António, PortugalWTTHard Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Sigsgaard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Matěj Vocel
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Michael Vrbenský 		4–6, 2–6
Win4–2Mar 2023M25 Toulouse-Balma, FranceWTTHard (i) Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Sigsgaard Flag of France.svg Adan Freire da Silva
Flag of France.svg Loann Massard		6–1, 6–2
Win5–2Mar 2023M25 Saint-Dizier, FranceWTTHard (i) Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Sigsgaard Flag of Spain.svg David Jordà Sanchis
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Te Rigele 		6–2, 6–3
Loss5–3Apr 2023M25 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWTTHard Flag of Moldova.svg Alexander Cozbinov Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Sergey Fomin
Flag placeholder.svg Alibek Kachmazov 		2–6, 3–6
Loss5–4Apr 2023M25 Nottingham, United KingdomWTTHard Flag of Denmark.svg Johannes Ingildsen Flag of Austria.svg Neil Oberleitner
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marcus Willis 		6–7(1–7), 3–6
Loss5–5Apr 2023M25 Nottingham, United KingdomWTTHard Flag of the United States.svg Alfredo Perez Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Little
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Whitehouse		4–6, 6–3, [10–12]
Win6–5May 2023M25 Rome, ItalyWTTClay Flag of Austria.svg David Pichler Flag of Israel.svg Edan Leshem
Flag of Italy.svg Julian Ocleppo 		6–4, 7–5
Win7–5Jun 2023M25 Risskov/Aarhus, DenmarkWTTClay Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Sigsgaard Flag of Peru.svg Gonzalo Bueno
Flag of Sweden.svg Jack Karlsson Wistrand		6–4, 6–3
Win8–5Mar 2024M25 Bakersfield, USAWTTHard Flag of the United States.svg Nathan Ponwith Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Harper
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emile Hudd		6–1, 7-6(7–4)
Loss8–6Jun 2024M25 Aarhus, DenmarkWTTClay Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Sigsgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Carl Emil Overbeck
Flag of Denmark.svg Oskar Brostrøm Poulsen		6–1, 7-6(7–4)

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