Greg Holmes (born August 29, 1963) is a former professional

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player from the United States. He won one doubles title on the ATP Tour and reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 22 in February 1985. Holmes won the 1983

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, playing for the

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. In 1989, Holmes defeated

Todd Witsken Todd Witsken (November 4, 1963 – May 25, 1998) was an American tennis player. He specialized in playing doubles and began his professional career in 1985. He was a three-time all-American at the University of Southern California. His career-h ...

5–7, 6–4, 7–6⁽⁵⁾, 4–6, 14–12 in the second round at Wimbledon, a match that was the longest men's singles match at Wimbledon timed at 5 hours 28 minutes until the epic Isner–Mahut match in 2010. During his seven-year career he twice beat

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and had wins over

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, Aaron Krickstein, and Tim Mayotte.

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

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