Glen Holroyd

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Glen Holroyd
Full nameGlen Holroyd
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  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
Wimbledon 1R (1981)
Doubles
Career record11-38
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 175 (January 3, 1983)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1980)
French Open 1R (1980)
Wimbledon 3R (1981)

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

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Biography

Career

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] He retired from professional tennis in 1983. [3]

Personal life

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

Doubles: (1)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1981 Guadalajara, MexicoClay Flag of the United States.svg Eric Sherbeck Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Kleege
Flag of the United States.svg Andy Kohlberg 		6–7, 6–4, 7–6

References

  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. 1 2 Butler, Penny (September 29, 1983). "After 8 years on pro tour, Holroyd takes Phoenix job". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. E4. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "A superstar waiting to happen". The Washington Times . July 3, 2007. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
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