Country (sports) | United States |
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Residence | Rolling Hills, California, U.S. |
Born | Torrance, California, U.S. | 6 April 1998
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Turned pro | 2020 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
College | University of Southern California |
Prize money | US$483,380 |
Singles | |
Career record | 2–6 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 180 (22 May 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 299 (27 May 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2023) |
French Open | Q1 (2023) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2023) |
US Open | 2R (2022) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–2 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 473 (10 February 2020) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
US Open | 1R (2022) |
Last updated on: 28 May 2024. |
Brandon Holt (born April 6, 1998) is an American professional tennis player. Holt has been ranked as high as world No. 180 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he achieved in May 2023. He also attained his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 473 in February 2020.
The son of former world No. 1 Tracy Austin, Holt played collegiate tennis for the University of Southern California from 2016 to 2020, where he was named an All-American athlete by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) for three consecutive seasons,[1] before turning professional shortly thereafter. Since 2015, he has won 12 singles and doubles titles on the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour. In 2022, Holt qualified for his first Grand Slam tournament on his first attempt at the US Open and made headlines after upsetting 10th seed Taylor Fritz in four sets in the first round.
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Career
2022: Grand Slam debut
Ranked No. 303, Holt made his Grand Slam debut at the 2022 US Open as a qualifier after defeating Dimitar Kuzmanov in the last round of qualifying.[2] He won his first Grand Slam level match, upsetting 10th seed Taylor Fritz. This was also Holt's first career win on the ATP Tour.[3]
2023: Australian Open and Masters debuts
In January 2023, Holt qualified and made his debut at the 2023 Australian Open, defeating Marco Trungelliti in the last round of qualifying.[4] He recorded his first win at this Major after defeating fellow qualifier Aleksandar Vukic in five sets.
He qualified for the 2023 Dallas Open but lost to J.J. Wolf in straight sets. He made his main draw debut at the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells as a wildcard, losing in straight sets to Thanasi Kokkinakis.[5]
2024
He qualified for the 2024 Los Cabos Open but lost to fellow qualifier Aleksandar Kovacevic in straight sets.
Personal life
Holt is the son of Tracy Austin, a former WTA World No. 1 and two-time US Open Women's Singles champion.[6]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 12 (8–4)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 2018 | USA F24, Claremont | Futures | Hard | Martin Redlicki | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2–0 | Jan 2019 | M25 Los Angeles, USA | WTT | Hard | Emilio Gómez | 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–1 | Jun 2019 | M25 Wichita, USA | WTT | Hard | Sam Riffice | 1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3–1 | Jan 2022 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | WTT | Hard | Matt Kuhar | 6–0, 6–3 |
Win | 4–1 | Jan 2022 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | WTT | Hard | Luis Patiño | 6–0, 6–3 |
Win | 5–1 | Jan 2022 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | WTT | Hard | Emil Reinberg | 7–5, 6–0 |
Win | 6–1 | Apr 2022 | M25 Nottingham, UK | WTT | Hard | Henry Patten | 7–6(7–2), 7–5 |
Win | 7–1 | May 2022 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | WTT | Hard | Alex Knaff | 6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 7–2 | Jun 2022 | M15 Los Angeles, USA | WTT | Hard | Zachary Svajda | 5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 7–3 | Jan 2024 | Indian Wells, USA | Challenger | Hard | Mitchell Krueger | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 8–3 | Mar 2024 | M25 Bakersfield, USA | WTT | Hard | Timo Legout | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 8–4 | Jun 2024 | Tyler, USA | Challenger | Hard | James Trotter | 2–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Doubles: 6 (5–1)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 2015 | USA F28, Laguna Niguel | Futures | Hard | Riley Smith | Junior A. Ore Will Spencer |
6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | Jun 2017 | USA F17, Winston-Salem | Futures | Hard | Riley Smith | Christopher Eubanks Kevin King |
7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Win | 3–0 | Jul 2017 | USA F24, Champaign | Futures | Hard | Riley Smith | Tomas Stillman Shane Vinsant |
3–6, 6–1, [12–10] |
Win | 4–0 | Jul 2018 | USA F19, Wichita | Futures | Hard | Maxime Cressy | Hunter Johnson Yates Johnson |
3–6, 6–2, [10–6] |
Win | 5–0 | Jun 2019 | M25 Wichita, USA | WTT | Hard | Alexander Cozbinov | Jacob Dunbar David Fox |
7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Loss | 5–1 | Jan 2020 | M25 Los Angeles, USA | WTT | Hard | Sandro Ehrat | Daniel Cukierman Riley Smith |
6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7) |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2015 | US Open | Hard | Riley Smith | Félix Auger-Aliassime Denis Shapovalov |
5–7, 6–7(3–7) |
References
- ^ "Brandon Holt Secures ITA All-American Status Again". USC Trojans. May 30, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- ^ "Meet the 2022 US Open men's qualifiers". usopen.org. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ "Qualifier Brandon Holt upsets 10th seed and top-ranked American Taylor Fritz at the US Open". ATP Tour. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ "17-Year-Old Shang Charges Into Australian Open Main Draw". ATP Tour. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ Goodwin, Sam (March 9, 2023). "Thanasi Kokkinakis continues remarkable form in Indian Wells demolition". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Former World No. 1 Tracy Austin's son Brandon Holt decides to turn pro". tennisworldusa.org. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
External links
- Brandon Holt at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Brandon Holt at the International Tennis Federation