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Brandon Holt

{{Short description|American tennis player (born 1998)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2022}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

| name = Brandon Holt

| image = Holt RGQ23 (52944097248).jpg

| caption = Holt at the 2023 French Open

| country = {{USA}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|4|6|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Torrance, California, U.S.

| residence = Rolling Hills, California, U.S.

| coach =

| height = 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)

| turnedpro = 2020

| plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

| college = University of Southern California

| careerprizemoney = US $724,513

| singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=2|lost=10}}

| singlestitles = 0

| highestsinglesranking = No. 111 (March, 3 2025)

| currentsinglesranking = No. 111 (March, 3 2025)

| AustralianOpenresult = 2R (2023)

| FrenchOpenresult = Q1 (2023)

| Wimbledonresult = Q1 (2023)

| USOpenresult = 2R (2022)

| doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=0|lost=2}}

| doublestitles = 0

| highestdoublesranking = No. 473 (February 10, 2020)

| currentdoublesranking = No. 1412 (February 3, 2025)

| AustralianOpenDoublesresult =

| FrenchOpenDoublesresult =

| WimbledonDoublesresult =

| USOpenDoublesresult = 1R (2022)

| updated = March 3, 2025

}}

Brandon Holt (born April 6, 1998) is an American professional tennis player. Holt has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 111, achieved on 3 March 2025. He also attained a doubles ranking of No. 473 on 10 February 2020.

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 and world No. 12 Taylor Fritz in four sets in the first round.{{cite web|url=https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2022-08-29/2022-08-29_american_qualifier_brandon_holt_stuns_taylor_fritz_at_2022_us_open.html|title= American qualifier Brandon Holt stuns Taylor Fritz at 2022 US Open|date=29 August 2022|accessdate=28 January 2025}}

College career

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,{{Cite web |date=May 30, 2019 |title=Brandon Holt Secures ITA All-American Status Again |url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2019/5/30/mens-tennis-brandon-holt-secures-ita-all-american-status-again.aspx |access-date=June 5, 2023 |website=USC Trojans}} before turning professional shortly thereafter.

Professional career

= 2020-2022: Turning Pro, Grand Slam debut and first win=

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.{{Cite web|title=Meet the 2022 US Open men's qualifiers|url=https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2022-08-26/meet_the_2022_us_open_mens_qualifiers.html|access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=usopen.org}} He won his first Grand Slam level match, upsetting 10th seed and world No. 12 Taylor Fritz.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/holt-stuns-fellow-american-fritz-grand-slam-main-draw-debut-2022-08-30/|title=Holt stuns fellow American Fritz in Grand Slam main draw debut|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=17 January 2025}} This was also Holt's first career win on the ATP Tour and his first top-15 win.{{Cite web|title=Qualifier Brandon Holt upsets 10th seed and top-ranked American Taylor Fritz at the US Open|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/fritz-holt-us-open-2022-monday|access-date=August 29, 2022 |website=ATP Tour}} He lost in the second round to Pedro Cachín in five sets.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennisnet.com/en/news/us-open-the-holt-fairy-tale-ends-in-match-tiebreak|title=US Open: The Holt fairy tale ends in match tiebreak|publisher=tennisnet.com|accessdate=17 January 2025}}

=2023-2025: Masters & top 150 debuts, First Challenger title=

Holt qualified and made his major debut at the 2023 Australian Open, defeating Marco Trungelliti in the last round of qualifying.{{Cite web|title=17-Year-old Shang Charges Into Australian Open Main Draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/shang-piros-australian-open-qualifying-2023-thursday|access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=ATP Tour}} He defeated fellow qualifier Aleksandar Vukic in five sets, {{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/holt-australian-open-2023-feature|title= Holt Making Major Magic Again In Melbourne| date=19 January 2023}} {{cite web|url= https://ausopen.com/articles/news/aussies-open-kokkinakis-steps-singles-spotlight |title= Aussies at the Open: Kokkinakis steps into singles spotlight |publisher=AO|date=18 January 2023}} before losing in the second round to 24th seed Roberto Bautista Agut in another match which went five sets.{{cite web|url= https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/australian-open-2023-day-four-thursday-2023-01-19/ |title= Australian Open 2023: Day four on Thursday |publisher=Reuters|date=19 January 2023}}

He qualified for the 2023 Dallas Open but lost to J.J. Wolf in straight sets.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/dallas-open-wolf-into-second-round-659277.html|title=Dallas Open: Wolf into second round, defeating Holt|publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=17 January 2025}} Holt made his main draw debut at the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells as a wildcard, losing in straight sets to Thanasi Kokkinakis.{{Cite web |last=Goodwin |first=Sam |date=March 9, 2023 |title=Thanasi Kokkinakis continues remarkable form in Indian Wells demolition |url=https://au.sports.yahoo.com/thanasi-kokkinakis-continues-remarkable-form-in-indian-wells-demolition-004104101.html |access-date=October 23, 2023 |website=Yahoo Sports |language=en-AU}}

Holt qualified for the 2024 Los Cabos Open but lost to fellow qualifier Aleksandar Kovacevic in straight sets.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/los-cabos-open-kovacevic-advances-to-second-round-744652.html|title=Los Cabos Open: Kovacevic advances to second round|publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=17 January 2025}} Following this result and two Challenger finals, he returned to the top 250 on 16 June 2024. {{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/-/H09P/rankings-history?year=all |title=BH Rankings History}} Ranked No. 227, he also qualified for the main draw of the 2024 Cincinnati Open, losing to Arthur Fils in the first round.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/cincinnati-masters-fils-books-spot-in-second-round-778912.html|title=Cincinnati Masters: Fils in second round, faces Nakshima next|publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=17 January 2025}}

Between January and early March 2025 Holt appeared in three ATP Challenger Tour finals, winning two, including the 2025 Bengaluru Open 125 Challenger.{{cite web|url=https://lastwordonsports.com/tennis/2025/03/03/challenger-tour-weekly-recap-coric-finds-top-20-level/| title= Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Coric Finds His Top 20 Level |date=3 March 2025}} These results lead to a new career high singles ranking of No. 111 on 3 March 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/spizzirri-mcdonald-san-diego-challenger-2025-final|title= Former college No. 1 Spizzirri wins first Challenger title; Coric returns to winner's circle |date=9 March 2025}}

Personal life

Holt is the son of former professional tennis player Tracy Austin, a former WTA World No. 1 and two-time US Open Women's Singles champion.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/American_Tennis/88206/former-world-no-1-tracy-austin-s-son-brandon-holt-decides-to-turn-pro/|title=Former World No. 1 Tracy Austin's son Brandon Holt decides to turn pro|website=tennisworldusa.org|access-date=14 February 2022}}

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

=Singles: 15 (10 titles, 5 runner-ups)=

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|0–1

|2024 Southern California Open – Singles

|bgcolor=moccasin|Southern California Open Challenger, USA

|bgcolor=moccasin|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mitchell Krueger

|6–4, 3–6, 4–6

bgcolor=FFAO7A|Loss

|0–2

|2024 Tyler Tennis Championships – Singles

|bgcolor=moccasin|Tyler Tennis Championships, USA

|bgcolor=moccasin|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|JPN}} James Trotter

|2–6, 6–7(3–7)

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|1–2

|2025 Nonthaburi Challenger III – Singles

|bgcolor=moccasin|Nonthaburi Challenger, Thailand

|bgcolor=moccasin|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Vít Kopřiva

|6–3, 6–2

bgcolor=FFAO7A|Loss

|1–3

|2025 Pune Challenger – Singles

|bgcolor=moccasin|Pune Challenger, India

|bgcolor=moccasin|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Dalibor Svrčina

|6–7(3–7), 1–6

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|2–3

|2025 Bengaluru Open – Singles

|bgcolor=moccasin|Bengaluru Open, India

|bgcolor=moccasin|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Shintaro Mochizuki

|6–3, 6–3

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!class="unsortable"|W–L

!{{ns}}Date{{ns}}

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!class="unsortable"|Score

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|1–0

|{{dts|Sep 2018}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F24, Claremont

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Martin Redlicki

|3–6, 6–3, 6–2

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|2–0

|{{dts|Jan 2019}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Los Angeles, USA

|style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT

|Hard

|{{flagicon|ECU}} Emilio Gómez

|6–3, 6–3

bgcolor=FFAO7A|Loss

|2–1

|{{dts|Jun 2019}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Wichita, USA

|style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Sam Riffice

|1–6, 4–6

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|3–1

|{{dts|Jan 2022}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Cancún, Mexico

|style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Matt Kuhar

|6–0, 6–3

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|4–1

|{{dts|Jan 2022}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Cancún, Mexico

|style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT

|Hard

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Luis Patiño

|6–0, 6–3

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|5–1

|{{dts|Jan 2022}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Cancún, Mexico

|style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Emil Reinberg

|7–5, 6–0

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|6–1

|{{dts|Apr 2022}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Nottingham, UK

|style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT

|Hard

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Henry Patten

|7–6(7–2), 7–5

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|7–1

|{{dts|May 2022}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Cancún, Mexico

|style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT

|Hard

|{{flagicon|LUX}} Alex Knaff

|6–1, 6–2

bgcolor=FFAO7A|Loss

|7–2

|{{dts|Jun 2022}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Los Angeles, USA

|style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Zachary Svajda

|5–7, 4–6

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|8–2

|{{dts|Mar 2024}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Bakersfield, USA

|style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT

|Hard

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Timo Legout

|6–4, 6–4

=Doubles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)=

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|1–0

|{{dts|Sep 2015}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F28, Laguna Niguel

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Riley Smith

|{{flagicon|USA}} Will Spencer
{{flagicon|USA}} Junior A. Ore

|6–4, 6–3

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|2–0

|{{dts|Jun 2017}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F17, Winston-Salem

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Riley Smith

|{{flagicon|USA}} Christopher Eubanks
{{flagicon|USA}} Kevin King

|7–6(7–4), 6–3

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|3–0

|{{dts|Jul 2017}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F24, Champaign

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Riley Smith

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tomas Stillman
{{flagicon|USA}} Shane Vinsant

|3–6, 6–1, [12–10]

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|4–0

|{{dts|Jul 2018}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F19, Wichita

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Maxime Cressy

|{{flagicon|USA}} Hunter Johnson
{{flagicon|USA}} Yates Johnson

|3–6, 6–2, [10–6]

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|5–0

|{{dts|Jun 2019}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Wichita, USA

|style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT

|Hard

|{{flagicon|MDA}} Alexander Cozbinov

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jacob Dunbar
{{flagicon|GBR}} David Fox

|7–6(7–5), 6–3

bgcolor=FFAO7A|Loss

|5–1

|{{dts|Jan 2020}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Los Angeles, USA

|style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT

|Hard

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Sandro Ehrat

|{{flagicon|USA}} Riley Smith
{{flagicon|ISR}} Daniel Cukierman

|6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)

Junior Grand Slam finals

=Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)=

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!Tournament

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|2015

|US Open

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Riley Smith

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Félix Auger-Aliassime
{{flagicon|CAN}} Denis Shapovalov

|5–7, 6–7(3–7)

References

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External links

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