Henrik Holm
Henrik Holm (born 22 August 1968) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden, who turned professional in 1988. The right-hander won five doubles titles, reached the quarterfinals of the 1992 Stockholm Masters and achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 17 in July 1993.
Country (sports) | Sweden |
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Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Born | Täby, Sweden | 22 August 1968
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Turned pro | 1988 |
Retired | 1999 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $1,693,931 |
Singles | |
Career record | 96–110 |
Career titles | 0 6 Challengers |
Highest ranking | No. 17 (5 July 1993) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1994) |
French Open | 2R (1993, 1994) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1992) |
US Open | 3R (1993) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 95–91 |
Career titles | 5 |
Highest ranking | No. 10 (16 May 1994) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1994) |
French Open | 2R (1994) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1991, 1992, 1995, 1997) |
US Open | 2R (1992) |
Career
Holm started playing tennis at the age of five. His father, Christer, played Davis Cup for Sweden and was ranked No. 2 in his country during the mid 1960s. His mother, Gun, is a tennis coach. In July 1992 Holm reached his first career Tour singles final in Washington, losing to Petr Korda. Later that year he reached the final at the Tokyo Indoor, losing to Ivan Lendl. In the third round of that tournament he handed Boris Becker his worst career indoor loss (6–1, 6–2).[1]
ATP career finals
Singles (2 runner-ups)
Legend (Singles) |
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0) |
ATP Masters Series (0–0) |
ATP International Series Gold (0–2) |
ATP International Series (0–0) |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1992 | Washington, D.C., US | Hard | Petr Korda | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Oct 1992 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet (i) | Ivan Lendl | 6–7(7–9), 4–6 |
Doubles (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Legend (Doubles) |
Grand Slam tournaments (0) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
ATP Masters Series (0) |
ATP International Series Gold (1) |
ATP International Series (4) |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | 1993 | Kuala Lumpur-1, Malaysia | Hard | Bent-Ove Pedersen | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | 1993 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | Anders Järryd | David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy |
6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 2–1 | 1993 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Martin Damm | Carl-Uwe Steeb Karel Nováček |
6–0, 3–6, 7–5 |
Win | 3–1 | 1993 | Båstad, Sweden | Carpet | Anders Järryd | Brian Devening Tomas Nydahl |
6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 3–2 | 1993 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | Stefan Edberg | Andre Agassi Petr Korda |
6–7, 4–6 |
Win | 4–2 | 1994 | Zaragoza, Spain | Carpet | Anders Järryd | Martin Damm Karel Nováček |
7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 5–2 | 1994 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Hard | Anders Järryd | Sébastien Lareau Patrick McEnroe |
7–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 5–3 | 1994 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Anders Järryd | Scott Melville Piet Norval |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 5–4 | 1995 | Bordeaux, France | Hard | Danny Sapsford | Saša Hirszon Goran Ivanišević |
3–6, 4–6 |
References
- "ATP Player Profile". ATP. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
External links
- Henrik Holm at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Henrik Holm at the International Tennis Federation
- Henrik Holm at the Davis Cup
Awards | ||
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Preceded by Jim Courier |
ATP Most Improved Player 1992 |
Succeeded by Todd Martin |