Jamie Holmes (born 4 May 1973) is a former professional

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player from Australia.

Biography

Holmes, who is originally from Sydney, attended the

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in Canberra. During his junior career, Holmes formed a doubles partnership with

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which took them to the boys' doubles semi-finals at the

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, the final of the

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, followed by quarter-finals at the

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and

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. On the professional circuit, Holmes competed in the men's doubles main draw of every

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from 1995 to 1998. He also played doubles at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships with Andrew Painter and made the second round. At ATP Tour level he featured in the doubles events of 11 tournaments, all across 1997 and 1998. He also won a total of three

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titles, one in

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and the others in Perth. Presently, Holmes is a real estate agent in

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Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 6 (3–3)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Holmes, Jamie 1973 births Living people Australian male tennis players Tennis players from Sydney Australian Institute of Sport tennis players 20th-century Australian people Sportsmen from New South Wales