August Holmgren (tennis)

August Holmgren
Country (sports)	Denmark
Residence	Espergærde, Denmark
Born	22 April 1998 (age 26)
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	2022
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
College	University of San Diego (2017–2022)
Prize money	US $112,386
Singles
Career record	7–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 163 (19 August 2024)
Current ranking	No. 200 (2 December 2024)
Doubles
Career record	2–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 296 (17 July 2023)
Current ranking	No. 306 (2 December 2024)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	7–3
	Last updated on: 30 December 2024.

August Holmgren (born 22 April 1998) is a Danish professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 163 achieved on 19 August 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 296 achieved on 17 July 2023. He is currently the No. 3 Danish player.^[1]

Holmgren has represented Denmark at the Davis Cup on four occasions, making his debut in 2017.

College Career

Holmgren played five years of college tennis for the San Diego Toreros from 2017 to 2022, receiving numerous West Coast Conference (WCC) honors. He was the nation's top-ranked player after winning the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Fall Championships in late 2021, and he finished his college career as the 2022 NCAA Singles Championship runner-up to Ben Shelton.^[2]

Professional Career

2021-2022: ATP debut, Turned Pro

Holmgren made his ATP debut at the 2021 San Diego Open after receiving a lucky loser spot into the main draw after third seed Félix Auger-Aliassime withdrew. There, he lost to former world No. 3 Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets.^[3]^[4]^[5]

2024: Maiden Challenger title, top 175

In July 2024, Holmgren won his maiden Challenger title in Pozablanco, Spain, defeating top seed Antoine Escoffier in the final. Holmgren was the first Danish Challenger titlist since Holger Rune in 2022.^[6] Two weeks later, on 5 August 2024, he reached the top 175 in the singles rankings at world No. 167 following another Challenger title at the 2024 Porto Open.^[7]

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (2–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2024	Pozoblanco, Spain	Challenger	Hard	Antoine Escoffier	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	2–0	Aug 2024	Porto, Portugal	Challenger	Hard	Alejandro Moro Canas	7–6^(7–3), 7–6^(8–6)

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2024	Istanbul, Turkey	Challenger	Hard	Johannes Ingildsen	Aleksandre Bakshi Yankı Erel	6–7^(4–7), 5–7
Loss	0–2	Sep 2024	Mouilleron-le-Captif, France	Challenger	Hard (i)	Johannes Ingildsen	Marcelo Demoliner Christian Harrison	3–6, 5–7

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (4–4)

Finals by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 2019	M15 Ystad, Sweden	WTT	Clay	Gustav Hansson	6–7^(5–7), 1–6
Loss	0–2	Aug 2021	M15 Vejle, Denmark	WTT	Clay	Ergi Kırkın	6–7^(4–7), 4–6
Win	1–2	Jun 2022	M15 Rancho Santa Fe, USA	WTT	Hard	Gage Brymer	6–4, 6–4
Loss	1–3	Jun 2022	M15 San Diego, USA	WTT	Hard	Ethan Quinn	6–3, 6–7^(7–9), 6–7^(4–7)
Win	2–3	Apr 2023	M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom	WTT	Hard	Lucas Poullain	7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(7–4)
Win	3–3	Nov 2023	M25 Harlingen, USA	WTT	Hard	Raphael Perot	6–3, 6–7^(5–7), 6–1
Loss	3–4	Jun 2024	M25 Aarhus, Denmark	WTT	Clay	Elmer Møller	3–6, 0–6
Win	4–4	Jul 2024	M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom	WTT	Hard	Jack Pinnington Jones	4–6 6–2 6–2

Doubles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (8–6)

Finals by surface
Hard (5–5)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2021	M15 Monastir, Tunisia	WTT	Hard	Jacob Brumm	Rinky Hijikata Kody Pearson	7–5, 7–6^(7–5)
Loss	1–1	Aug 2021	M15 Monastir, Tunisia	WTT	Hard	Johannes Ingildsen	Jeremy Beale Li Tu	4–6, 2–6
Win	2–1	May 2022	M15 Rancho Santa Fe, USA	WTT	Hard	Alexander Cozbinov	Abraham Asaba Mitchell Harper	6–4, 6–7^(3–7), [21–19]
Win	3–1	Aug 2022	M25 Lesa, Italy	WTT	Clay	Johannes Ingildsen	Federico Bondioli Filippo Romano	6–1, 6–4
Loss	3–2	Feb 2023	M25 Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal	WTT	Hard	Christian Sigsgaard	Matěj Vocel Michael Vrbenský	4–6, 2–6
Win	4–2	Mar 2023	M25 Toulouse-Balma, France	WTT	Hard (i)	Christian Sigsgaard	Adan Freire da Silva Loann Massard	6–1, 6–2
Win	5–2	Mar 2023	M25 Saint-Dizier, France	WTT	Hard (i)	Christian Sigsgaard	David Jordà Sanchis Te Rigele	6–2, 6–3
Loss	5–3	Apr 2023	M25 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	WTT	Hard	Alexander Cozbinov	Sergey Fomin Alibek Kachmazov	2–6, 3–6
Loss	5–4	Apr 2023	M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom	WTT	Hard	Johannes Ingildsen	Neil Oberleitner Marcus Willis	6–7^(1–7), 3–6
Loss	5–5	Apr 2023	M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom	WTT	Hard	Alfredo Perez	Daniel Little Mark Whitehouse	4–6, 6–3, [10–12]
Win	6–5	May 2023	M25 Rome, Italy	WTT	Clay	David Pichler	Edan Leshem Julian Ocleppo	6–4, 7–5
Win	7–5	Jun 2023	M25 Risskov/Aarhus, Denmark	WTT	Clay	Christian Sigsgaard	Gonzalo Bueno Jack Karlsson Wistrand	6–4, 6–3
Win	8–5	Mar 2024	M25 Bakersfield, USA	WTT	Hard	Nathan Ponwith	Patrick Harper Emile Hudd	6–1, 7-6(7–4)
Loss	8–6	Jun 2024	M25 Aarhus, Denmark	WTT	Clay	Christian Sigsgaard	Carl Emil Overbeck Oskar Brostrøm Poulsen	6–1, 7-6(7–4)

References

^ "PIF ATP Rankings (Singles)". ATP Tour. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
^ "August Holmgren – Men's Tennis". University of San Diego Athletics. Archived from the original on 2023-11-07. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
^ "Aslan Karatsev Ousts Hubert Hurkacz in Battle of Turin Contenders | ATP Tour | Tennis". Archived from the original on 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
^ "Dimitrov cruises through to San Diego quarterfinals following Auger-Aliassime withdrawal". October 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
^ "No. 2 seed Ruud beats Murray in straight sets in San Diego". Associated Press. 30 September 2021. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
^ "'Bu' strengthens claim on Chinese Challenger history". ATP Tour. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
^ Thompson, Grant (4 August 2024). "Fonseca follows in Sinner's footsteps with Lexington Challenger title". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-08-29.

External links

August Holmgren at the Association of Tennis Professionals
August Holmgren at the International Tennis Federation
August Holmgren at the Davis Cup
August Holmgren at University of San Diego

[1] "PIF ATP Rankings (Singles)". ATP Tour. Retrieved 9 September 2024.

[2] "August Holmgren – Men's Tennis". University of San Diego Athletics. Archived from the original on 2023-11-07. Retrieved 2023-11-07.

[3] "Aslan Karatsev Ousts Hubert Hurkacz in Battle of Turin Contenders | ATP Tour | Tennis". Archived from the original on 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2021-10-01.

[4] "Dimitrov cruises through to San Diego quarterfinals following Auger-Aliassime withdrawal". October 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2021-10-01.

[5] "No. 2 seed Ruud beats Murray in straight sets in San Diego". Associated Press. 30 September 2021. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.

[6] "'Bu' strengthens claim on Chinese Challenger history". ATP Tour. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

[7] Thompson, Grant (4 August 2024). "Fonseca follows in Sinner's footsteps with Lexington Challenger title". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-08-29.

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v t e Association of Tennis Professionals Top Danish male singles tennis players
As of Dec 29, 2024
1. Holger Rune (13 ) 2. Elmer Moller (160 ) 3. August Holmgren (200 ) 4. Christian Sigsgaard (698 15) 5. Kane Bonsach Ganley (775 )
6. Philip Hjorth (833 35) 7. Carl Emil Overbeck (1,101 2) 8. Benjamin Hannestad (T1,488 2) 9. Johannes Ingildsen (T1,629 3) 10. Sebastian Grundtvig Jorgensen (T1,700 34)