Jordan Kerr

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Jordan Kerr
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceAdelaide, Australia
Born (1979-10-26) 26 October 1979 (age 44)
Adelaide, Australia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1998
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,071,373
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 356 (7 August 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (1998)
Doubles
Career record188–226 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles9
20 Challenger, 12 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 23 (18 August 2008)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2006, 2007, 2009)
French Open2R (2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2012)
Wimbledon3R (2008)
US Open3R (2002, 2007)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open1R (2004, 2008, 2009, 2010)
French OpenQF (2008)
WimbledonSF (2003)
US Open2R (2008)
Last updated on: 5 July 2021.

Jordan Kerr (born 26 October 1979, in Adelaide) is a retired Australian professional tennis 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.[1]

Kerr was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[2]

2012[edit]

Kerr played for the Philadelphia Freedoms of World Team Tennis 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 Villanova University.

ATP career finals[edit]

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

Legend (doubles)
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (1–2)
ATP International Series (8–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–5)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (5–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (8–5)
Indoor (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2003 Newport, United States International Series Grass Australia David Macpherson Austria Julian Knowle
Austria Jürgen Melzer
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win 2–0 Jul 2004 Newport, United States International Series Grass United States Jim Thomas France Grégory Carraz
France Nicolas Mahut
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
Win 3–0 Jul 2004 Indianapolis, United States International Series Hard United States Jim Thomas Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Loss 3–1 Feb 2005 Delray Beach, United States International Series Hard United States Jim Thomas Sweden Simon Aspelin
Australia Todd Perry
3–6, 3–6
Win 4–1 Jul 2005 Newport, United States International Series Grass United States Jim Thomas United States Graydon Oliver
United States Travis Parrott
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
Win 5–1 Apr 2007 Casablanca, Morocco International Series Clay Czech Republic David Škoch Poland Łukasz Kubot
Austria Oliver Marach
7–6(7–4), 1–6, [10–4]
Win 6–1 Jul 2007 Newport, United States International Series Grass United States Jim Thomas Australia Nathan Healey
Russia Igor Kunitsyn
6–3, 7–5
Win 7–1 Oct 2007 Tokyo, Japan Championship Series Hard Sweden Robert Lindstedt Canada Frank Dancevic
Australia Stephen Huss
6–4, 6–4
Win 8–1 Mar 2008 Zagreb, Croatia International Series Hard Australia Paul Hanley Germany Christopher Kas
Netherlands Rogier Wassen
6–3, 3–6, [10–8]
Loss 8–2 May 2009 Munich, Germany ATP 250 Series Clay Australia Ashley Fisher Czech Republic Jan Hernych
Czech Republic Ivo Minář
4–6, 4–6
Win 9–2 Jul 2009 Newport, United States ATP 250 Series Grass United States Rajeev Ram Germany Michael Kohlmann
Netherlands Rogier Wassen
6–7(6–8), 7–6(9–7), [10–6]
Loss 9–3 Jul 2009 Indianapolis, United States ATP 250 Series Hard Australia Ashley Fisher Latvia Ernests Gulbis
Russia Dmitry Tursunov
4–6, 6–3, [9–11]
Loss 9–4 Oct 2009 Tokyo, Japan ATP 500 Series Hard United Kingdom Ross Hutchins Austria Julian Knowle
Austria Jürgen Melzer
2–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Loss 9–5 Jan 2010 Sydney, Australia ATP 250 Series Hard United Kingdom Ross Hutchins Canada Daniel Nestor
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 9–6 Feb 2010 Memphis, United States ATP 500 Series Hard United Kingdom Ross Hutchins United States John Isner
United States Sam Querrey
4–6, 4–6
Jordan Kerr at the 2010 US Open

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals[edit]

Singles: 1 (0–1)[edit]

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2002 USA F29, Malibu Futures Hard France Julien Cassaigne 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 61 (32–29)[edit]

Legend
ATP Challenger (20–26)
ITF Futures (12–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (11–19)
Clay (14–10)
Grass (4–0)
Carpet (3–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 1998 Australia F4, Barmera Futures Grass Australia Michael Logarzo New Zealand Alistair Hunt
Australia Toby Mitchell
6–1, 3–6, 7–5
Loss 1–1 Apr 1999 New Zealand F1, Tauranga Futures Hard Australia Michael Logarzo Australia Luke Bourgeois
Australia Dejan Petrovic
3–6, 5–7
Win 2–1 Jul 1999 Turkey F1, Istanbul Futures Hard Australia Toby Mitchell Israel Eyal Erlich
Israel Kobi Ziv
6–3, 6–2
Win 3–1 Aug 1999 Latvia F1, Jūrmala Futures Clay Australia Michael Logarzo Finland Lassi Ketola
Finland Tero Vilen
6–1, 1–6, 6–0
Win 4–1 Aug 1999 Lithuania F1, Vilnius Futures Clay Australia Michael Logarzo Belgium Wim Fissette
Germany Erik Truempler
6–3, 6–2
Win 5–1 May 2000 Morocco F2, Casablanca Futures Clay Australia Ashley Ford France Jean-Michel Pequery
France Nicolas Thomann
6–3, 6–2
Win 6–1 May 2000 Morocco F3, Agadir Futures Clay Australia Ashley Ford Spain Iván Navarro
Spain Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
7–6(7–3), 6–1
Win 7–1 Jun 2000 Ireland F2, Dublin Futures Carpet South Africa Damien Roberts United Kingdom Richard Brooks
Switzerland Jean-Claude Scherrer
6–3, 7–5
Win 8–1 Jul 2000 Turkey F2, Istanbul Futures Hard France Cedric Kauffmann Australia Sebastien Swierk
Australia Josh Tuckfield
6–1, 6–2
Win 9–1 Jul 2000 Bristol, United Kingdom Challenger Grass South Africa Damien Roberts Israel Noam Behr
Israel Eyal Erlich
6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Loss 9–2 Aug 2000 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard South Africa Damien Roberts Australia Ashley Fisher
South Africa Jason Weir-Smith
6–7(5–7), 1–6
Win 10–2 Aug 2000 Bressanone, Italy Challenger Clay South Africa Damien Roberts Argentina Marcelo Charpentier
Argentina Diego del Río
7–6(7–3), 7–5
Win 11–2 Aug 2000 Manerbio, Italy Challenger Clay South Africa Damien Roberts Portugal Bernardo Mota
Slovakia Ladislav Švarc
7–6(7–1), 6–4
Loss 11–3 Nov 2000 Australia F1, Melbourne Futures Hard Australia Paul Hanley Australia Jay Gooding
Australia David Mcnamara
2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win 12–3 Mar 2001 New Zealand F1, Ashburton Futures Hard Australia Ashley Ford South Africa Andrew Anderson
South Africa Rik de Voest
6–3, 6–4
Loss 12–4 Mar 2001 Perth, Australia Challenger Hard Australia Grant Silcock Australia Stephen Huss
Australia Lee Pearson
3–6, 6–4, 6–7(1–7)
Loss 12–5 Apr 2001 Uzbekistan F1, Namangan Futures Hard Finland Tuomas Ketola Uzbekistan Vadim Kutsenko
Uzbekistan Oleg Ogorodov
6–7(4–7), 6–4, 4–6
Win 13–5 May 2001 Uzbekistan F2, Andijan Futures Hard Finland Tuomas Ketola Russia Igor Kunitsyn
South Africa Rik de Voest
5–7, 6–2, 6–1
Loss 13–6 May 2001 Budapest, Hungary Challenger Clay South Africa Damien Roberts Brazil Daniel Melo
Argentina Sergio Roitman
2–6, 4–6
Win 14–6 Jul 2001 Scheveningen, Netherlands Challenger Clay Australia Grant Silcock United States Brandon Coupe
Australia Tim Crichton
6–3, 6–4
Win 15–6 Aug 2001 Córdoba, Spain Challenger Hard Australia Grant Silcock Spain Emilio Benfele Álvarez
France Michaël Llodra
6–3, 5–7, 6–3
Win 16–6 Sep 2001 Kyiv, Ukraine Challenger Clay Australia Grant Silcock Russia Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky
Uzbekistan Vadim Kutsenko
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 16–7 May 2002 Edinburgh, United Kingdom Challenger Clay Australia Grant Silcock South Africa Jeff Coetzee
South Africa Myles Wakefield
4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 16–8 May 2002 Zagreb, Croatia Challenger Clay Australia Grant Silcock Belgium Dick Norman
Belgium Tom Vanhoudt
3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win 17–8 Feb 2003 Lübeck, Germany Challenger Carpet Czech Republic Ota Fukárek Sweden Robert Lindstedt
Sweden Fredrik Lovén
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win 18–8 Apr 2003 USA F8, Little Rock Futures Hard Australia Jay Gooding United States Nick Crowell
United States Luke Shields
6–3, 6–4
Win 19–8 Apr 2003 León, Mexico Challenger Hard Czech Republic Ota Fukárek United States Alex Bogomolov Jr.
Mexico Alejandro Hernández
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 19–9 Jun 2003 Biella, Italy Challenger Clay Belgium Tom Vanhoudt Italy Stefano Galvani
Argentina Martín Vassallo Argüello
6–3, 6–7(4–6), 3–6
Win 20–9 Feb 2004 Dallas, United States Challenger Hard Australia Todd Perry South Africa Rik de Voest
United States Eric Taino
7–5, 6–3
Win 21–9 Apr 2004 Paget, Bermuda Challenger Clay Belgium Tom Vanhoudt Australia Ashley Fisher
Australia Stephen Huss
4–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 21–10 May 2004 Zagreb, Croatia Challenger Clay Belgium Tom Vanhoudt Slovakia Karol Beck
Czech Republic Jaroslav Levinský
2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 22–10 Apr 2005 Paget, Bermuda Challenger Clay Argentina Sebastián Prieto Czech Republic Michal Tabara
Czech Republic Tomáš Zíb
walkover
Win 23–10 May 2005 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Argentina Sebastián Prieto United States Travis Parrott
Netherlands Rogier Wassen
6–4, 6–3
Win 24–10 Jun 2005 Surbiton, United Kingdom Challenger Grass United States Jim Thomas United Kingdom Richard Barker
United Kingdom William Barker
6–2, 6–4
Win 25–10 Jun 2006 Surbiton, United Kingdom Challenger Grass United States Jim Thomas Australia Wayne Arthurs
Australia Chris Guccione
6–2, 6–4
Loss 25–11 Oct 2006 Mons, Belgium Challenger Hard Czech Republic David Škoch Switzerland Jean-Claude Scherrer
Croatia Lovro Zovko
2–6, 4–6
Loss 25–12 Nov 2006 Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray United States Eric Butorac
United States Travis Parrott
5–7, 3–6
Win 26–12 Apr 2007 Monza, Italy Challenger Clay Australia Nathan Healey Brazil Ricardo Hocevar
Brazil Alexandre Simoni
6–4, 6–3
Win 27–12 Apr 2007 Marrakech, Morocco Challenger Clay Czech Republic Tomáš Cibulec Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
Slovakia Michal Mertiňák
6–2, 6–4
Win 28–12 May 2007 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Czech Republic Tomáš Cibulec Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
Czech Republic David Škoch
6–4, 6–2
Loss 28–13 Mar 2009 Sunrise, United States Challenger Hard South Africa Jeff Coetzee United States Eric Butorac
United States Bobby Reynolds
7–5, 4–6, [4–10]
Loss 28–14 Nov 2010 Loughborough, United Kingdom Challenger Hard United Kingdom Ken Skupski Finland Henri Kontinen
Denmark Frederik Nielsen
2–6, 4–6
Loss 28–15 Jul 2011 Winnetka, United States Challenger Hard United States Travis Parrott Philippines Treat Huey
United States Bobby Reynolds
6–7(7–9), 4–6
Win 29–15 Jul 2011 Lexington, United States Challenger Hard United States David Martin United Kingdom James Ward
United States Michael Yani
6–3, 6–4
Loss 29–16 Aug 2011 Vancouver, Canada Challenger Hard United States David Martin Philippines Treat Huey
United States Travis Parrott
2–6, 6–1, [14–16]
Loss 29–17 Sep 2011 Genoa, Italy Challenger Clay United States Travis Parrott Germany Dustin Brown
Argentina Horacio Zeballos
2–6, 5–7
Loss 29–18 Apr 2012 Le Gosier, Guadeloupe Challenger Hard Australia Paul Hanley France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
France Albano Olivetti
5–7, 6–1, [7–10]
Loss 29–19 Apr 2012 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Challenger Clay Germany Andre Begemann United States Nicholas Monroe
Germany Simon Stadler
6–3, 5–7, [7–10]
Win 30–19 May 2012 Athens, Greece Challenger Hard Germany Andre Begemann Spain Gerard Granollers Pujol
Greece Alexandros Jakupovic
6–2, 6–3
Loss 30–20 Oct 2012 Tiburon, United States Challenger Hard Sweden Andreas Siljeström South Africa Rik de Voest
Australia Chris Guccione
1–6, 4–6
Loss 30–21 Jan 2013 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Hard Sweden Andreas Siljeström Sweden Johan Brunström
South Africa Raven Klaasen
3–6, 6–0, [10–12]
Loss 30–22 Apr 2013 Mexico City, Mexico Challenger Hard Australia John-Patrick Smith Australia Carsten Ball
Australia Chris Guccione
3–6, 6–3, [9–11]
Loss 30–23 May 2013 Karshi, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Russia Konstantin Kravchuk Chinese Taipei Chen Ti
Spain Guillermo Olaso
6–7(5–7), 5–7
Loss 30–24 May 2013 Samarkand, Uzbekistan Challenger Clay Moldova Radu Albot Uzbekistan Farrukh Dustov
Ukraine Oleksandr Nedovyesov
1–6, 6–7(7–9)
Loss 30–25 Jun 2013 Marburg, Germany Challenger Clay Netherlands Jesse Huta Galung Kazakhstan Andrey Golubev
Kazakhstan Evgeny Korolev
3–6, 6–1, [6–10]
Win 31–25 Sep 2013 Istanbul, Turkey Challenger Hard United Kingdom Jamie Delgado Republic of Ireland James Cluskey
Spain Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
6–3, 6–2
Loss 31–26 Sep 2013 Sibiu, Romania Challenger Clay United Kingdom Jamie Delgado Australia Rameez Junaid
Austria Philipp Oswald
4–6, 4–6
Win 32–26 May 2014 Portugal F4, Termas de Monfortinho Futures Carpet France Fabrice Martin Portugal Romain Barbosa
Portugal Frederico Ferreira Silva
6–2, 6–7(3–7), [10–4]
Loss 32–27 Jun 2014 Nanchang, China Challenger Hard France Fabrice Martin Chinese Taipei Chen Ti
Chinese Taipei Peng Hsien-yin
2–6, 6–3, [10–12]
Loss 32–28 Jul 2014 Granby, Canada Challenger Hard France Fabrice Martin New Zealand Marcus Daniell
New Zealand Artem Sitak
6–7(5–7), 7–5, [5–10]
Loss 32–29 Sep 2014 Istanbul, Turkey Challenger Hard France Fabrice Martin United Kingdom Jonathan Marray
United Kingdom Colin Fleming
4–6, 6–2, [8–10]

Performance timelines[edit]

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Doubles[edit]

Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R A A 2R 2R 2R 1R 2R 3R 3R 1R 3R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 13 10–13 43%
French Open A A A 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R A 2R 0 / 11 5–11 31%
Wimbledon A A A Q2 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 3R 2R 2R A 1R 0 / 10 5–10 33%
US Open A A A Q1 3R 2R 2R 2R 1R 3R 1R 1R 2R A 1R 0 / 10 8–10 44%
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 4–4 3–4 2–4 2–4 2–4 5–4 3–4 3–4 2–4 0–1 1–4 0 / 44 28–44 39%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A A A A A A 2R A A 2R A 1R A A 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Miami Open A A A A A A A 2R 1R A 1R QF 1R A A 0 / 5 3–5 38%
Monte Carlo A A A A A A A A A A 1R 2R A A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Rome A A A A A A A A A A QF QF 1R A A 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Madrid A A A A A A A A A QF A 1R A A A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Hamburg A A A A A A A A A A 2R Not Masters Series 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Canada Masters A A A A A A A A A A SF A A A A 0 / 1 3–1 75%
Cincinnati A A A A A A 1R A A A 2R 1R A A A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Paris Masters A A A A A A A A A QF 1R QF A A A 0 / 3 4–3 57%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 0–1 4–2 8–8 5–6 0–3 0–0 0–0 0 / 23 19–23 45%

Mixed doubles[edit]

Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R A A A 1R 1R 1R 0 / 4 0–4 0%
French Open A A 1R A A 1R QF 1R A 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Wimbledon 1R SF A 1R 1R QF 2R 1R 2R 0 / 8 8–8 50%
US Open A A A A A A 2R A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–1 4–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 3–2 3–4 0–3 1–2 0 / 17 11–17 39%

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