Greg Holmes (tennis)

Greg Holmes
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Born	August 29, 1963; Covina, California, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Turned pro	1983
Retired	1990
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$368,690
Singles
Career record	83–93
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 22 (February 25, 1985)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1985)
French Open	2R (1985)
Wimbledon	3R (1985, 1986, 1989)
US Open	4R (1983, 1984, 1985)
Doubles
Career record	44–67
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 66 (February 16, 1987)

Greg Holmes (born August 29, 1963) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He won one doubles title on the ATP Tour and reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 22 in February 1985.

Holmes won the 1983 NCAA Men's Tennis Championship, playing for the University of Utah.

In 1989, Holmes defeated Todd Witsken 5–7, 6–4, 7–6⁽⁵⁾, 4–6, 14–12 in the second round at Wimbledon, a match that was the longest men's singles match at Wimbledon timed at 5 hours 28 minutes until the epic Isner–Mahut match in 2010.[1] During his seven-year career he twice beat Jimmy Connors and had wins over Andre Agassi, Aaron Krickstein, and Tim Mayotte.[2]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 1987	Livingston, U.S.	Hard	Gary Donnelly	Ken Flach Robert Seguso	7–6, 6–3

References

Longest-match
"Crimson Club Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on February 14, 2007. Retrieved September 5, 2008.

External links

Greg Holmes at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Greg Holmes at the International Tennis Federation

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[1] Longest-match

[2] "Crimson Club Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on February 14, 2007. Retrieved September 5, 2008.