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Norman Holmes

USA Age 77 Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1971–1976

Norman Holmes represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 70. In TennisDB's records, Norman Holmes finished with a career record of 29–57 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

70 (Jun 14, 1976)

Elo peak

1589 (29th percentile)

Singles record

29–57 (33.7%)

Singles titles

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Norman Holmes's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Belus Prajoux	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 8, 1976*	R16	Santiago	ATP 250	Clay
Jaime Fillol	7-5 3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 25, 1976*	R32	Argentina Open	ATP 250	Clay
Adriano Panatta	2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 18, 1976*	R32	Sao Paulo	ATP 250	Carpet
Hans Kary	3-6 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 7, 1976*	R32	Tehran	ATP 250	Clay
J Tobin	6-0 6-0	W	—	Match data	Oct 6, 1976*	R64	Tehran	ATP 250	Clay

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Norman Holmes's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Manuel Orantes	0	6	6	Jun 2, 1976	H2H
Jaime Fillol	0	2	2	Nov 25, 1976	H2H
Hans Kary	0	2	2	Oct 7, 1976	H2H
Jeff Borowiak	1	1	2	Aug 10, 1976	H2H
John Yuill	0	2	2	Aug 4, 1976	H2H

Career Results

Norman Holmes career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1971	22	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—
1972	23	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1973	24	2	5	7	28.6%	—	—
1974	25	5	9	14	35.7%	197	166
1975	26	12	19	31	38.7%	168	91
1976	27	8	22	30	26.7%	70	153
Career		29	57	86	33.7%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Norman Holmes career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1971	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%
1972	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1973	24	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	2	5	7	28.6%
1974	25	1	1	2	50.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	0	1	1	0.0%	5	9	14	35.7%
1975	26	0	2	2	0.0%	12	17	29	41.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	19	31	38.7%
1976	27	1	2	3	33.3%	7	17	24	29.2%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	8	22	30	26.7%
Career	—	2	5	7	28.6%	19	40	59	32.2%	8	9	17	47.1%	0	3	3	0.0%	29	57	86	33.7%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Norman Holmes career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1974	25	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	3	6	9	33.3%
1975	26	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%
1976	27	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
Career		0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	3	5	8	37.5%	4	12	16	25.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 16/86 (18.6%) of Norman Holmes's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Norman Holmes advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1971	22	1538	104.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	+39	63.6%	+0.46	—	—	—	+0.49
1972	23	1518	93.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.50	—	—	—	+0.12
1973	24	1512	106.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	+31	38.1%	-0.57	1–1	0–1	—	+0.24
1974	25	1523	118.3	—	—	—	—	+45	-26	+52	38.9%	-0.80	4–4 (50%)	2–3 (40%)	100.2	-0.68
1975	26	1564	127.4	—	—	—	—	—	+14	—	42.9%	-0.69	3–5 (38%)	1–3 (25%)	97.0	+1.62
1976	27	1504	118.2	—	—	—	—	-16	+19	—	32.4%	-1.11	3–7 (30%)	0–4 (0%)	93.3	+1.46
Career		1589	122.5	—	—	—	—	+7	+13	+42	38.8%	-0.82	11–17 (39%)	3–11 (21%)	91.7	+3.78

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Norman Holmes Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1971	22	—	—	R32	2–1 (67%)
1973	24	—	R32	—	2–1 (67%)
1975	26	R128	—	R128	0–2 (0%)
1976	27	R128	R128	R64	1–3 (25%)
W-L		0–2 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	3–3 (50%)	5–7 (42%)

ATP 500

Norman Holmes ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	ITA	CAN	W-L Win %
1974	25	—	R64	0–1 (0%)
1975	26	R64	R16	2–2 (50%)
1976	27	R64	R64	0–2 (0%)
W-L		0–2 (0%)	2–3 (40%)	2–5 (29%)

ATP 250

Norman Holmes ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	BAR	BUE	CIN	FLR	GST	HAM	AUS	MAD	NAP	SPB	STG	WAS	ALG	BEC	BER	BOU	CAI	COP	DUT	KHA	LON	LOU	MAN	MAU	MER	NIC	NOR	SAO	TEH	U.S	VAL	W-L Win %
1972	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1973	24	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–4 (0%)
1974	25	R64	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–8 (38%)
1975	26	QF	—	—	R32	—	R64	R32	R64	—	R32	—	—	SF	—	—	R64	R16	—	R32	—	—	R64	—	R32	—	R64	QF	—	—	—	R32	10–15 (40%)
1976	27	R64	R32	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	R64	—	R16	R64	—	—	R32	QF	—	R16	—	QF	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R64	R32	R32	R64	R32	7–17 (29%)
W-L		2–3 (40%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–3 (40%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	3–3 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	3–2 (60%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–2 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	22–45 (33%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

Career-high date

Jun 14, 1976

First Top 100

Dec 15, 1975

First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Norman Holmes ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1974	25	—	—	197	198	200	180	181	208	205	—	186	166
1975	26	168	—	155	144	122	129	—	—	—	—	—	91
1976	27	—	—	—	—	—	70	—	—	—	—	—	153
1977	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	177	—	—	—	—	—
1978	29	235	—	—	—	—	—	259	—	—	—	—	555
1983	34	616	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Norman Holmes's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Grover Raz Reid	USA	71	1,697	0	137	48	89	35.0%	1970–1977	Match log
Frank Gebert	GER	71	1,670	0	109	40	69	36.7%	1971–1978	Match log
Steve Krulevitz	USA	70	1,766	0	323	122	201	37.8%	1969–1983	Match log
James Chico Hagey	USA	72	1,560	0	68	18	50	26.5%	1968–1978	Match log
Stephen Warboys	GBR	73	1,556	0	67	24	43	35.8%	1968–1976	Match log
Jeff Simpson	NZL	66	1,587	0	141	47	94	33.3%	1968–1983	Match log
Javier Soler	ESP	74	1,655	0	79	27	52	34.2%	1971–1984	Match log
Wanaro N'Godrella	FRA	71	1,742	0	140	58	82	41.4%	1968–1976	Match log
Nicola Spear	SRB	68	1,710	0	284	111	173	39.1%	1968–1980	Match log
Jean Louis Haillet	FRA	68	1,668	0	140	48	92	34.3%	1972–1983	Match log
Dan Cassidy	USA	74	1,629	1	110	35	75	31.8%	1969–1990	Match log
Alvin Gardiner	AUS	77	1,524	0	143	43	100	30.1%	1968–1981	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Norman Holmes?: Norman Holmes is 77 years old, born on January 1, 1949.
Which country does Norman Holmes represent?: Norman Holmes represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Norman Holmes left-handed or right-handed?: Norman Holmes plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Norman Holmes won?: Norman Holmes has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Norman Holmes won?: TennisDB does not group any of Norman Holmes's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Norman Holmes' highest ATP ranking?: Norman Holmes' career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 70, first achieved on June 14, 1976.
What is Norman Holmes' career win-loss record?: Norman Holmes has a career ATP singles record of 29 wins and 57 losses (33.7%).
Which seasons of Norman Holmes's career appear in TennisDB?: Norman Holmes appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1971 through 1976.
On which surface does Norman Holmes have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Norman Holmes's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 32.2% (19–40).
Who has Norman Holmes faced most often?: Norman Holmes' most frequent opponent is Manuel Orantes, with a head-to-head record of 0–6 across 6 meetings.