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.

This article is about the Swedish tennis player. For others with the same name, see Henrik Holm (disambiguation).
Henrik Holm
Country (sports) Sweden
ResidenceMonte Carlo, Monaco
Born (1968-08-22) 22 August 1968
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)

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]

Career finals

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 1. 1993 Kuala Lumpur-1, Malaysia Hard Bent-Ove Pedersen Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis		 5–7, 3–6
Win 1. 1993 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet Anders Järryd David Adams
Andrei Olhovskiy		 6–4, 7–6
Win 2. 1993 Munich, Germany Clay Martin Damm Carl-Uwe Steeb
Karel Nováček		 6–0, 3–6, 7–5
Win 3. 1993 Båstad, Sweden Carpet Anders Järryd Brian Devening
Tomas Nydahl		 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 2. 1993 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Stefan Edberg Andre Agassi
Petr Korda		 6–7, 4–6
Win 4. 1994 Zaragoza, Spain Carpet Anders Järryd Martin Damm
Karel Nováček		 7–5, 6–2
Win 5. 1994 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard Anders Järryd Sébastien Lareau
Patrick McEnroe		 7–6, 6–1
Loss 3. 1994 Hamburg, Germany Clay Anders Järryd Scott Melville
Piet Norval		 3–6, 4–6
Loss 4. 1995 Bordeaux, France Hard Danny Sapsford Saša Hirszon
Goran Ivanišević		 3–6, 4–6

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


Awards
Preceded by
Jim Courier		 ATP Most Improved Player
1992		 Succeeded by
Todd Martin
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