Full name | Thomas Ho |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Residence | Houston, Texas, United States |
Born | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | June 17, 1973
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Turned pro | 1988 |
Retired | 1998 |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $793,819 |
Singles | |
Career record | 36–66 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 85 (26 June 1995) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1995) |
French Open | 1R (1995) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1995) |
US Open | 3R (1992) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 57–40 |
Career titles | 4 |
Highest ranking | No. 13 (8 January 1996) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1996) |
French Open | SF (1995) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1995) |
US Open | 3R (1994) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1996) |
Last updated on: 14 December 2021. |
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Traditional Chinese | 何思模 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 何思模 | ||||||||
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Thomas Ho (born June 17,1973,in Winter Haven,Florida) is an American former professional tennis player. [1]
Ho first came to the tennis world's attention as an exceptionally successful junior player. He won several junior tennis events in the 1980s,and set a number of 'youngest-ever' records.
In August 1988,Ho became the youngest male player in the open era to play in the main draw of the US Open singles at the age of 15 years and 2 months. He lost the first round match to Johan Kriek 6–4,7–6,7–6. That same month,Ho became the second youngest male player to win a main draw match at a top-level tour event when he beat Matt Anger in the first round at Rye Brook 6–4,3–6,6–4,just after Argentina's Franco Davín.
Ho's early successes drew many comparisons with Michael Chang,another Asian American tennis player who achieved great success as a junior. However Ho did not manage to make the same kind of impact on the professional circuit as Chang (who went on to win the French Open and reach the World No. 2 singles ranking). Ho enjoyed some success in satellite tournaments,but did not win any top-level singles events on the tour. He did,however,win four tour doubles titles (Beijing in 1994,and Beijing,Hong Kong and Indian Wells in 1995).
Ho's professional career was hampered by injuries. In 1995,Ho and Brett Steven became the fastest-ever losers of a match at Wimbledon. In the very first point of their men's doubles match,Steven served and Ho tried to intercept the return at the net,only to injure his back. The pair thus had had to forfeit the match after just one rally,which had lasted all of five seconds. The back injury was to recur again in future years,and eventually led to Ho's retirement from the tour in 1997.
During his professional career,Ho reached career-high rankings of World No. 85 in singles and World No. 13 in doubles. His career prize-money totalled $793,819.
Since retiring from the tour,Ho has completed a degree at Rice University in Houston and worked as a tennis journalist.
In 2011,Ho was inducted into the USTA Florida Hall of Fame.
After working as a partner at global recruiting firm Heidrick &Struggles,he is currently the Chief Talent Officer at Quantum Energy Partners.
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Oct 1994 | Beijing,China | World Series | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6,6–3 |
Loss | 1–1 | Feb 1995 | Memphis,United States | Championship Series | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4,6–7,1–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Mar 1995 | Indian Wells,United States | Masters Series | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4,7–6 |
Win | 3–1 | Apr 1995 | Hong Kong,Hong Kong | World Series | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1,6–7(2–7),7–6(7–3) |
Win | 4–1 | Oct 1995 | Beijing,China | World Series | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6,7–6 |
Loss | 4–2 | Nov 1995 | Moscow,Russia | World Series | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6,6–3,3–6 |
Loss | 4–3 | Jan 1996 | Adelaide,Australia | World Series | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7,6–7 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Oct 1990 | Ponte Vedra,United States | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 7–6,6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | Sep 1991 | Bloomfield Hills,United States | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 3–6,4–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Dec 1992 | Hong Kong | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 4–6,6–4,7–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | Jan 1993 | Wellington,New Zealand | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 4–6,6–4,1–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Dec 1993 | Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 1–6,0–6 |
Win | 3–3 | Sep 1994 | Singapore,Singapore | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–3,6–4 |
Win | 4–3 | Mar 1995 | Indian Wells,United States | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–7,7–6,6–2 |
Loss | 4–4 | Jul 1997 | Flushing Meadows,United States | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 1–6,4–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 1992 | Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6,6–7 |
Win | 1–1 | May 1993 | Taipei,Taiwan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4,7–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Dec 1993 | Hong Kong,Hong Kong | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–3 ret. |
Win | 3–1 | Jun 1994 | Weiden,Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3,6–1 |
Win | 4–1 | Jun 1994 | Košice,Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6,6–1 |
Loss | 4–2 | Jan 1995 | Wellington,New Zealand | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1,4–6,6–7 |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||||
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||||
US Open | 1R | A | 2R | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% | ||||||||
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 12 | 5–12 | 29% | ||||||||
ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||||
Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 3R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | ||||||||
Canada | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||
Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||
Paris | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q3 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% |
Tournament | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 3R | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% | ||||||||||||
French Open | A | A | A | A | SF | A | A | 0 / 1 | 4–1 | 80% | ||||||||||||
Wimbledon | A | A | Q3 | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||||||||
US Open | 2R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | ||||||||||||
Win–loss | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 6–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 7 | 10–7 | 59% | ||||||||||||
Year-end Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||
ATP Finals | Did not qualify | RR | DNQ | 0 / 1 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||||||||||||
ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | W | A | 1R | 1 / 2 | 5–1 | 83% | ||||||||||||
Miami | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||||||||
Canada | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||
Cincinnati | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | ||||||||||||
Paris | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 50% | ||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 8–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1 / 7 | 9–6 | 60% |
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