Brandon Holt

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.

Brandon Holt
Holt at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceRolling Hills, California, U.S.
Born (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998
Torrance, California, U.S.
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2020
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity of Southern California
Prize moneyUS$384,418
Singles
Career record2–5
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 180 (22 May 2023)
Current rankingNo. 180 (22 May 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2023)
French OpenQ1 (2023)
WimbledonQ1 (2023)
US Open2R (2022)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 473 (10 February 2020)
Current rankingNo. 1148 (29 May 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (2022)
Last updated on: 29 May 2023.

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. He went on to qualify for the 2023 Australian Open and make an additional second-round appearance at a major after defeating Aleksandar Vukic.

Career

2022–2023: Grand Slam and ATP Masters 1000 debuts

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]

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.

He made his main draw debut at the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells as a wildcard, losing in straight sets to Thanasi Kokkinakis.[5]

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: 9 (7–2)
Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (7–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2018 USA F24, Claremont Futures Hard United States Martin Redlicki 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 2–0 Jan 2019 M25 Los Angeles, USA World Tennis Tour Hard Ecuador Emilio Gómez 6–3, 6–3
Loss 2–1 Jun 2019 M25 Wichita, USA World Tennis Tour Hard United States Sam Riffice 1–6, 4–6
Win 3–1 Jan 2022 M15 Cancún, Mexico World Tennis Tour Hard United States Matt Kuhar 6–0, 6–3
Win 4–1 Jan 2022 M15 Cancún, Mexico World Tennis Tour Hard Mexico Luis Patiño 6–0, 6–3
Win 5–1 Jan 2022 M15 Cancún, Mexico World Tennis Tour Hard United States Emil Reinberg 7–5, 6–0
Win 6–1 Apr 2022 M25 Nottingham, UK World Tennis Tour Hard United Kingdom Henry Patten 7–6(7–2), 7–5
Win 7–1 May 2022 M15 Cancún, Mexico World Tennis Tour Hard Luxembourg Alex Knaff 6–1, 6–2
Loss 7–2 Jun 2022 M15 Los Angeles, USA World Tennis Tour Hard United States Zachary Svajda 5–7, 4–6

Doubles: 6 (5–1)
Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (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 United States Riley Smith United States Junior A. Ore
United States Will Spencer		 6–4, 6–3
Win 2–0 Jun 2017 USA F17, Winston-Salem Futures Hard United States Riley Smith United States Christopher Eubanks
United States Kevin King		 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win 3–0 Jul 2017 USA F24, Champaign Futures Hard United States Riley Smith United States Tomas Stillman
United States Shane Vinsant		 3–6, 6–1, [12–10]
Win 4–0 Jul 2018 USA F19, Wichita Futures Hard France Maxime Cressy United States Hunter Johnson
United States Yates Johnson		 3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Win 5–0 Jun 2019 M25 Wichita, USA World Tennis Tour Hard Moldova Alexander Cozbinov United States Jacob Dunbar
United Kingdom David Fox		 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss 5–1 Jan 2020 M25 Los Angeles, USA World Tennis Tour Hard Switzerland Sandro Ehrat Israel Daniel Cukierman
United States 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
Loss2015US OpenHardUnited States Riley SmithCanada Félix Auger-Aliassime
Canada Denis Shapovalov		5–7, 6–7(3–7)

References
  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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