Howard Herr

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Howard Herr
Country (sports) Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Born (1962-08-16) 16 August 1962 (age 60)
Durban, South Africa
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
PlaysRight-handed, Double Handed Backhand
CollegeAuburn University, USA
Prize money$19,629
Singles
Career record2–5 (At ATP Level, Grand Slam level & USA Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 299 (28 Dec 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Q2 (1986)
US Open Q3 (1988, 1989)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (At ATP Level, Grand Slam level & USA Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 425 (29 Sep 1986)

Howard Herr (born 16 August 1962) is a South African former professional tennis player.

Herr, who grew up in Natal, played collegiate tennis in the United States for Auburn University and graduated in accounting. He led Auburn to 2 SEC Championship Team Titles, 1983 and 1984 (The only two in Auburns’ tennis history) and 3 individual SEC titles SEC Men’s Tennis Record Book - ESPN and was selected for All-SEC honors in 1983 and 1984.

He has also competed in German Bundesliga tennis for TK Kurhaus Aachen. [1]

Herr received his first ATP points in 1982. After reaching the finals of the South African Closed Championships, he received a wild card in the Johannesburg Challenger Event and beat Mike Freer in the 1st Round before losing to Tim Wilkison.

In the 1986 Livingstone Open, Herr made his ATP Tour Main Draw debut winning his 1st Round match against Vincent Van Patten before losing in the round of 16 to Greg Holmes in 3 sets. He also made his ATP doubles Main Draw debut at Livingston NJ where he partnered with H.Nunez and lost to McEnroe & Jensen.

He qualified for the Miami Open in 1987 and lost in the 1st round to Tarik Benhabiles of France in 3 sets.[Tennis Results:1.8 million Lipton International Players Championship].

In 1987, Herr qualified for the Cincinnati Open and beat Ken Flach in straight sets before losing to Wally Masur.

During his career he made qualifying draw appearances at Wimbledon and the US Open. [2] [3] [4]

In 1994, Herr played his final ATP Tour Main Draw Tournament at the Atlanta Open where he lost to World #9 and recent Australian Open finalist Todd Martin. [5] [6]

In 1998, Herr partnered with Ned Caswell to be the only 2nd qualifying team to make the Finals of an ATP Seniors Tour Event. They beat A.Gomez & T.Wilkinson and G.Mayer & M.Bahrami before losing to J.Kriek & M.Purcell in the Finals.

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References

  1. ↑ "Aachen: Im Tennis ist Aachen erstklassig". Aachener Zeitung (in German). 26 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Tennis Results". United Press International . 29 August 1987.
  3. ↑ "Pro Tennis U.S. Open Qualifyiing at New York Final Round Results". The Indianapolis Star . 28 August 1988.
  4. ↑ "Pro Tennis U.S. Open Qualifyiing at New York Final Round Results". Santa Cruz Sentinel . 27 August 1989. p. 64.
  5. ↑ "ATP Tour Results". Santa Cruz Sentinel . 26 April 1994. p. 16.
  6. ↑ "ATP Tour Results 1994". www.tennisabstract.com.
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