Henrik Holm (born 22 August 1968) is a former professional

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player from

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, who turned professional in 1988. The right-hander won five doubles titles, reached the quarterfinals of the 1992 Stockholm Masters and achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 17 in July 1993.

Career

Holm started playing tennis at the age of five. His father,

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, played

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for Sweden and was ranked No. 2 in his country during the mid 1960s. His mother, Gun, is a tennis coach. In July 1992 Holm reached his first career Tour singles final in

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, losing to

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. Later that year he reached the final at the

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, losing to

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. In the third round of that tournament he handed Boris Becker his worst career indoor loss (6–1, 6–2).

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Doubles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 9 (6–3)

Doubles: 11 (7–4)

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Holm, Henrik 1968 births Living people Swedish male tennis players Sportspeople from Täby Municipality Tennis players from Stockholm County 20th-century Swedish sportsmen