Henrik Holm

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Henrik Holm
Country (sports) Sweden
ResidenceMonte Carlo, Monaco
Born (1968-08-22) 22 August 1968 (age 53)
Täby, Sweden
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1988
Retired1999
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,693,931
Singles
Career record96–110
Career titles0
6 Challengers
Highest rankingNo. 17 (5 July 1993)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open3R (1994)
French Open2R (1993, 1994)
Wimbledon4R (1992)
US Open3R (1993)
Doubles
Career record95–91
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 10 (16 May 1994)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open3R (1994)
French Open2R (1994)
Wimbledon2R (1991, 1992, 1995, 1997)
US Open2R (1992)

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.

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
Loss 0–1 Jul 1992 Washington, D.C., US Hard Czechoslovakia Petr Korda 4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 1992 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) United States 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
Loss 0–1 1993 Kuala Lumpur-1, Malaysia Hard Norway Bent-Ove Pedersen Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
5–7, 3–6
Win 1–1 1993 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet Sweden Anders Järryd South Africa David Adams
Russia Andrei Olhovskiy
6–4, 7–6
Win 2–1 1993 Munich, Germany Clay Czech Republic Martin Damm Germany Carl-Uwe Steeb
Czech Republic Karel Nováček
6–0, 3–6, 7–5
Win 3–1 1993 Båstad, Sweden Carpet Sweden Anders Järryd United States Brian Devening
Sweden Tomas Nydahl
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 3–2 1993 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Sweden Stefan Edberg United States Andre Agassi
Czech Republic Petr Korda
6–7, 4–6
Win 4–2 1994 Zaragoza, Spain Carpet Sweden Anders Järryd Czech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic Karel Nováček
7–5, 6–2
Win 5–2 1994 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard Sweden Anders Järryd Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Patrick McEnroe
7–6, 6–1
Loss 5–3 1994 Hamburg, Germany Clay Sweden Anders Järryd United States Scott Melville
South Africa Piet Norval
3–6, 4–6
Loss 5–4 1995 Bordeaux, France Hard United Kingdom Danny Sapsford Croatia Saša Hirszon
Croatia Goran Ivanišević
3–6, 4–6

References[]

  1. ^ "ATP Player Profile". ATP. Retrieved 31 March 2012.

External links[]


Awards
Preceded by ATP Most Improved Player
1992
Succeeded by
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