Jamie Holmes (tennis)

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Jamie Holmes
Full nameJamie Holmes
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  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 Open Q3 (1998)
Wimbledon Q2 (1996)
US Open Q2 (1995)
Doubles
Career record6–17
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 116 (10 August 1998)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1996)
Wimbledon 2R (1998)
US Open Q2 (1997, 1998)
Last updated on: 31 May 2022.

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

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Biography

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

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 1991 Australian Open Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Kilderry Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant Doyle
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joshua Eagle 		6–7, 4–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 6 (3–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–3)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Aug 1995 Bronx, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ross Matheson Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Downs
Flag of New Zealand.svg James Greenhalgh 		6–3, 5–7, 6–3
Win2–0Dec 1996 Perth, AustraliaChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Painter Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant Doyle
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Kratzmann 		7–5, 6–4
Loss2–1Sep 1997 Edinburgh, United KingdomChallengerClay Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Haggard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Arthurs
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant Doyle 		6–4, 2–6, 2–6
Win3–1Dec 1997 Perth, AustraliaChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Kilderry Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lleyton Hewitt
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Smith 		6–1, 3–6, 7–6
Loss3–2Feb 1998 Singapore, SingaporeChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Painter Flag of the United States.svg Jim Thomas
Flag of Italy.svg Laurence Tieleman 		3–6, 6–3, 6–7
Loss3–3May 1998 Dresden, GermanyChallengerClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Painter Flag of Argentina.svg Pablo Albano
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sander Groen 		3–6, 4–6

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References

  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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