Full name | James Holmes |
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Country (sports) |
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Born |
Sydney, New South Wales |
4 May 1973
Prize money | $80,021 |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 289 (28 August 1995) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 6–17 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 116 (10 August 1998) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1996) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1998) |
James "Jamie" Holmes (born 4 May 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.
Holmes, who is originally from Sydney, attended the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. During his junior career, Holmes formed a doubles partnership with Paul Kilderry which took them to the boy's doubles semi-finals at the 1990 Wimbledon Championships, the final of the 1991 Australian Open, followed by quarter-finals at the 1991 French Open and 1991 Wimbledon Championships.
On the professional circuit, Holmes competed in the men's doubles main draw of every Australian Open from 1995 to 1998. He also played doubles at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships with Andrew Painter and made the second round.
At ATP Tour level he featured in the doubles events of 11 tournaments, all across 1997 and 1998. He also won a total of three Challenger titles, one in Bronx, New York and the others in Perth.
Presently, Holmes is a real estate agent in Palm Beach, Queensland.