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 ATP, which he achieved in May 2023. He also attained his career-high doubles ranking of No. 473 in February 2020.

Brandon Holt
Holt at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceRolling Hills, California, U.S.
Born (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 26)
Torrance, California, U.S.
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2020
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity of Southern California
Prize moneyUS$ 525,305
Singles
Career record2–7
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 180 (22 May 2023)
Current rankingNo. 200 (20 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2023)
French OpenQ1 (2023)
WimbledonQ1 (2023)
US Open2R (2022)
Doubles
Career record0–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 473 (10 February 2020)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (2022)
Last updated on: 12 August 2024.

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.

Career

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2022: Grand Slam debut

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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

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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: Maiden Challenger final, Back to top 250

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He qualified for the 2024 Los Cabos Open but lost to fellow qualifier Aleksandar Kovacevic in straight sets.

Following two Challenger finals, he returned to the top 250 on 22 July 2024. Ranked No. 200, he also qualified for the main draw of the 2024 Cincinnati Open having received a qualifying wildcard. He also received a wildcard for the qualifying competition for the US Open.

Ganó el Future de EEUU F6 a Tino Lecout (It.) por 6-4 6-4 el 17 de marzo de 2024.

Personal life

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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 Tour finals

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Singles: 12 (8–4)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (0–2)
ITF Futures/WTT (8–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–4)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2024 Southern California Open Challenger, USA Challenger Hard   Mitchell Krueger 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 2024 Tyler Tennis Championships, USA Challenger Hard   James Trotter 2–6, 6–7(3–7)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
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
Win 8–2 Mar 2024 M25 Bakersfield, USA WTT Hard   Timo Legout 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 6 (5–1)

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Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures/WTT (5–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (5–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
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

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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2015 US Open Hard   Riley Smith   Félix Auger-Aliassime
  Denis Shapovalov
5–7, 6–7(3–7)

References

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  1. ^ "Brandon Holt Secures ITA All-American Status Again". USC Trojans. May 30, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "Meet the 2022 US Open men's qualifiers". usopen.org. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "Qualifier Brandon Holt upsets 10th seed and top-ranked American Taylor Fritz at the US Open". ATP Tour. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "17-Year-Old Shang Charges Into Australian Open Main Draw". ATP Tour. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  5. ^ Goodwin, Sam (March 9, 2023). "Thanasi Kokkinakis continues remarkable form in Indian Wells demolition". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "Former World No. 1 Tracy Austin's son Brandon Holt decides to turn pro". tennisworldusa.org. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
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