Brandon Holt

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Brandon Holt
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Holt at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Rolling Hills, California, U.S.
Born (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 25)
Torrance, California, U.S.
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2020
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
College University of Southern California
Prize moneyUS$483,380
Singles
Career record2–6
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 180 (22 May 2023)
Current rankingNo. 296 (12 February 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (2023)
French Open Q1 (2023)
Wimbledon Q1 (2023)
US Open 2R (2022)
Doubles
Career record0–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 473 (10 February 2020)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 1R (2022)
Last updated on: 20 February 2024.

Brandon Holt (born April 6, 1998) is an American professional tennis player. Holt has been ranked as high as world No. 180 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he achieved in May 2023. He also attained his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 473 in February 2020.

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The son of former world No. 1 Tracy Austin, Holt played collegiate tennis for the University of Southern California from 2016 to 2020, where he was named an All-American athlete by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) for three consecutive seasons, [1] before turning professional shortly thereafter. Since 2015, he has won 12 singles and doubles titles on the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour. In 2022, Holt qualified for his first Grand Slam tournament on his first attempt at the US Open and made headlines after upsetting 10th seed Taylor Fritz in four sets in the first round.

Career

2022: Grand Slam debut

Ranked No. 303, Holt made his Grand Slam debut at the 2022 US Open as a qualifier after defeating Dimitar Kuzmanov in the last round of qualifying. [2] He won his first Grand Slam level match, upsetting 10th seed Taylor Fritz. This was also Holt's first career win on the ATP Tour. [3]

2023: Australian Open and Masters debuts

In January 2023, Holt qualified and made his debut at the 2023 Australian Open, defeating Marco Trungelliti in the last round of qualifying. [4] He recorded his first win at this Major after defeating fellow qualifier Aleksandar Vukic in five sets.

He qualified for the 2023 Dallas Open but lost to J.J. Wolf in straight sets. He made his main draw debut at the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells as a wildcard, losing in straight sets to Thanasi Kokkinakis. [5]

2024

He qualified for the 2024 Los Cabos Open but lost to fellow qualifier Aleksandar Kovacevic in straight sets.

Personal life

Holt is the son of Tracy Austin, a former WTA World No. 1 and two-time US Open Women's Singles champion. [6]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 11 (8–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (8–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Sep 2018USA F24, Claremont FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Martin Redlicki 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win2–0Jan 2019M25 Los Angeles, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Ecuador.svg Emilio Gómez 6–3, 6–3
Loss2–1Jun 2019M25 Wichita, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Sam Riffice 1–6, 4–6
Win3–1Jan 2022M15 Cancún, MexicoWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Matt Kuhar6–0, 6–3
Win4–1Jan 2022M15 Cancún, MexicoWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Patiño 6–0, 6–3
Win5–1Jan 2022M15 Cancún, MexicoWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Emil Reinberg 7–5, 6–0
Win6–1Apr 2022M25 Nottingham, UKWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Henry Patten 7–6(7–2), 7–5
Win7–1May 2022M15 Cancún, MexicoWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Luxembourg.svg Alex Knaff 6–1, 6–2
Loss7–2Jun 2022M15 Los Angeles, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Zachary Svajda 5–7, 4–6
Loss7–3 Jan 2024 Indian Wells, USAChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Mitchell Krueger 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win8–3Mar 2024M25 Bakersfield, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of France.svg Timo Legout 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 6 (5–1)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (5–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (5–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Sep 2015USA F28, Laguna Niguel FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Riley Smith Flag of the United States.svg Junior A. Ore
Flag of the United States.svg Will Spencer		6–4, 6–3
Win2–0Jun 2017USA F17, Winston-Salem FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Riley Smith Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Eubanks
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin King 		7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win3–0Jul 2017USA F24, Champaign FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Riley Smith Flag of the United States.svg Tomas Stillman
Flag of the United States.svg Shane Vinsant		3–6, 6–1, [12–10]
Win4–0Jul 2018USA F19, Wichita FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Maxime Cressy Flag of the United States.svg Hunter Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg Yates Johnson 		3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Win5–0Jun 2019M25 Wichita, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Moldova.svg Alexander Cozbinov Flag of the United States.svg Jacob Dunbar
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Fox		7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss5–1Jan 2020M25 Los Angeles, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sandro Ehrat Flag of Israel.svg Daniel Cukierman
Flag of the United States.svg Riley Smith		6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 2015 US Open Hard Flag of the United States.svg Riley Smith Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Félix Auger-Aliassime
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denis Shapovalov 		5–7, 6–7(3–7)

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References

  1. ↑ "Brandon Holt Secures ITA All-American Status Again". USC Trojans . May 30, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Meet the 2022 US Open men's qualifiers". usopen.org. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Qualifier Brandon Holt upsets 10th seed and top-ranked American Taylor Fritz at the US Open". ATP Tour. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  4. ↑ "17-Year-Old Shang Charges Into Australian Open Main Draw". ATP Tour. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  5. ↑ Goodwin, Sam (March 9, 2023). "Thanasi Kokkinakis continues remarkable form in Indian Wells demolition". Yahoo Sports . Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Former World No. 1 Tracy Austin's son Brandon Holt decides to turn pro". tennisworldusa.org. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
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