Jordan Kerr (born 26 October 1979, in

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) is a retired Australian professional

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player. Kerr reached a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 356, which he achieved on 7 August 2000. Additionally, he reached a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 23, achieved on 18 August 2008. Kerr represented Australia in the men's doubles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, losing in the opening round to the eventual silver medallists from Sweden. Kerr was an

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scholarship holder.AIS at the Olympics

2012

Kerr played for the Philadelphia Freedoms of

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that summer. It was his first season playing for the WTT. The Freedoms competed in 14 matches this season, including seven home matches played at The Pavilion at

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ATP career finals

Doubles: 15 (9 titles, 6 runner-ups)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Doubles: 61 (32–29)

Performance timelines

Doubles

Mixed doubles

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kerr, Jordan 1979 births Living people Australian male tennis players Olympic tennis players for Australia Tennis players from Adelaide Tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Australian Institute of Sport tennis players Sportsmen from South Australia