Jason Weir-Smith

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| name = Jason Weir-Smith

| image =

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| country = {{flagicon|RSA}} South Africa

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|8|8|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Johannesburg,
South Africa

| death_date =

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| height = 6 ft 2 in

| turnedpro = 1997

| plays = Left-handed

| careerprizemoney = $99,336

| highestsinglesranking = No. 548 (4 Oct 1999)

| doublesrecord = 16-30

| doublestitles = 0

| highestdoublesranking = No. 81 (18 Jun 2001)

| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 1R (2001)

| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 2R (2001)

| WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R (2001)

| USOpenDoublesresult = 2R (2001)

}}

Jason Weir-Smith (born 8 August 1975) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.[http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10020857 ITF Pro Circuit Profile]

Career

Weir-Smith won the doubles title at the Coffee Bowl junior tournament in 1993, with Juan Antonio Marín as his partner.[http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=30009404 ITF Junior Profile]

A doubles specialist, Weir-Smith played collegiate tennis at Texas Christian University and was a doubles All-American while playing with the Horned Frogs in 1996 and 1997.[http://gofrogs.tcustory.com/mens-tennis/mens-tennis-the-trophy-case/ TCU Mens Tennis]

The South African competed in the men's doubles at six Grand Slam tournaments during his career, including all four in 2001.[http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/We/J/Jason-Weir-Smith.aspx ATP World Tour Profile] He made the second round at the 2001 French Open (with Neville Godwin) and 2001 US Open (with Aleksandar Kitinov).

He never reached a final on the ATP Tour but was a doubles semi-finalist on four occasions, at Umag in 2000, the 2000 Brighton International, the 2001 Heineken Open in Auckland and Munich's BMW Open in 2001. His partner in Umag, Brighton and Auckland was Paul Rosner and he partnered John-Laffnie de Jager in Munich.