Jordan Kerr
Jordan Kerr (born 26 October 1979, in Adelaide) is a retired Australian professional tennis player.
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| Country (sports) | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 
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| Residence | Adelaide, Australia | 
| Born | 26 October 1979 Adelaide, Australia | 
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 
| Turned pro | 1998 | 
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | 
| Prize money | $1,071,373 | 
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 | 
| Career titles | 0 | 
| Highest ranking | No. 356 (7 August 2000) | 
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q3 (1998) | 
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 188–226 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup) | 
| Career titles | 9 20 Challenger, 12 Futures | 
| Highest ranking | No. 23 (18 August 2008) | 
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2006, 2007, 2009) | 
| French Open | 2R (2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2012) | 
| Wimbledon | 3R (2008) | 
| US Open | 3R (2002, 2007) | 
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2004, 2008, 2009, 2010) | 
| French Open | QF (2008) | 
| Wimbledon | SF (2003) | 
| US Open | 2R (2008) | 
| Last updated on: 5 July 2021. | |
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
    
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
    
    Doubles: 15 (9 titles, 6 runner-ups)
    
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | 
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2003 | Newport, United States | International Series | Grass | .svg.png.webp) David Macpherson |  Julian Knowle  Jürgen Melzer | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | 
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2004 | Newport, United States | International Series | Grass |  Jim Thomas |  Grégory Carraz  Nicolas Mahut | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 | 
| Win | 3–0 | Jul 2004 | Indianapolis, United States | International Series | Hard |  Jim Thomas |  Wayne Black  Kevin Ullyett | 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–3), 6–3 | 
| Loss | 3–1 | Feb 2005 | Delray Beach, United States | International Series | Hard |  Jim Thomas |  Simon Aspelin .svg.png.webp) Todd Perry | 3–6, 3–6 | 
| Win | 4–1 | Jul 2005 | Newport, United States | International Series | Grass |  Jim Thomas |  Graydon Oliver  Travis Parrott | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5) | 
| Win | 5–1 | Apr 2007 | Casablanca, Morocco | International Series | Clay |  David Škoch |  Łukasz Kubot  Oliver Marach | 7–6(7–4), 1–6, [10–4] | 
| Win | 6–1 | Jul 2007 | Newport, United States | International Series | Grass |  Jim Thomas | .svg.png.webp) Nathan Healey  Igor Kunitsyn | 6–3, 7–5 | 
| Win | 7–1 | Oct 2007 | Tokyo, Japan | Championship Series | Hard |  Robert Lindstedt | .svg.png.webp) Frank Dancevic .svg.png.webp) Stephen Huss | 6–4, 6–4 | 
| Win | 8–1 | Mar 2008 | Zagreb, Croatia | International Series | Hard | .svg.png.webp) Paul Hanley |  Christopher Kas  Rogier Wassen | 6–3, 3–6, [10–8] | 
| Loss | 8–2 | May 2009 | Munich, Germany | ATP 250 Series | Clay | .svg.png.webp) Ashley Fisher |  Jan Hernych  Ivo Minář | 4–6, 4–6 | 
| Win | 9–2 | Jul 2009 | Newport, United States | ATP 250 Series | Grass |  Rajeev Ram |  Michael Kohlmann  Rogier Wassen | 6–7(6–8), 7–6(9–7), [10–6] | 
| Loss | 9–3 | Jul 2009 | Indianapolis, United States | ATP 250 Series | Hard | .svg.png.webp) Ashley Fisher |  Ernests Gulbis  Dmitry Tursunov | 4–6, 6–3, [9–11] | 
| Loss | 9–4 | Oct 2009 | Tokyo, Japan | ATP 500 Series | Hard |  Ross Hutchins |  Julian Knowle  Jürgen Melzer | 2–6, 7–5, [8–10] | 
| Loss | 9–5 | Jan 2010 | Sydney, Australia | ATP 250 Series | Hard |  Ross Hutchins | .svg.png.webp) Daniel Nestor  Nenad Zimonjić | 3–6, 6–7(5–7) | 
| Loss | 9–6 | Feb 2010 | Memphis, United States | ATP 500 Series | Hard |  Ross Hutchins |  John Isner  Sam Querrey | 4–6, 4–6 | 

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
    
    Singles: 1 (0–1)
    
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | 
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| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2002 | USA F29, Malibu | Futures | Hard |  Julien Cassaigne | 3–6, 4–6 | 
Doubles: 61 (32–29)
    
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | 
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| Win | 1–0 | Nov 1998 | Australia F4, Barmera | Futures | Grass | .svg.png.webp) Michael Logarzo |  Alistair Hunt .svg.png.webp) Toby Mitchell | 6–1, 3–6, 7–5 | 
| Loss | 1–1 | Apr 1999 | New Zealand F1, Tauranga | Futures | Hard | .svg.png.webp) Michael Logarzo | .svg.png.webp) Luke Bourgeois .svg.png.webp) Dejan Petrovic | 3–6, 5–7 | 
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 1999 | Turkey F1, Istanbul | Futures | Hard | .svg.png.webp) Toby Mitchell |  Eyal Erlich  Kobi Ziv | 6–3, 6–2 | 
| Win | 3–1 | Aug 1999 | Latvia F1, Jurmala | Futures | Clay | .svg.png.webp) Michael Logarzo |  Lassi Ketola  Tero Vilen | 6–1, 1–6, 6–0 | 
| Win | 4–1 | Aug 1999 | Lithuania F1, Vilnius | Futures | Clay | .svg.png.webp) Michael Logarzo | .svg.png.webp) Wim Fissette  Erik Truempler | 6–3, 6–2 | 
| Win | 5–1 | May 2000 | Morocco F2, Casablanca | Futures | Clay | .svg.png.webp) Ashley Ford |  Jean-Michel Pequery  Nicolas Thomann | 6–3, 6–2 | 
| Win | 6–1 | May 2000 | Morocco F3, Agadir | Futures | Clay | .svg.png.webp) Ashley Ford |  Ivan Navarro  Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo | 7–6(7–3), 6–1 | 
| Win | 7–1 | Jun 2000 | Ireland F2, Dublin | Futures | Carpet |  Damien Roberts |  Richard Brooks  Jean-Claude Scherrer | 6–3, 7–5 | 
| Win | 8–1 | Jul 2000 | Turkey F2, Istanbul | Futures | Hard |  Cedric Kauffmann | .svg.png.webp) Sebastien Swierk .svg.png.webp) Josh Tuckfield | 6–1, 6–2 | 
| Win | 9–1 | Jul 2000 | Bristol, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass |  Damien Roberts |  Noam Behr  Eyal Erlich | 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 | 
| Loss | 9–2 | Aug 2000 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard |  Damien Roberts | .svg.png.webp) Ashley Fisher  Jason Weir-Smith | 6–7(5–7), 1–6 | 
| Win | 10–2 | Aug 2000 | Bressanone, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Damien Roberts |  Marcelo Charpentier  Diego del Rio | 7–6(7–3), 7–5 | 
| Win | 11–2 | Aug 2000 | Manerbio, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Damien Roberts |  Bernardo Mota  Ladislav Svarc | 7–6(7–1), 6–4 | 
| Loss | 11–3 | Nov 2000 | Australia F1, Melbourne | Futures | Hard | .svg.png.webp) Paul Hanley | .svg.png.webp) Jay Gooding .svg.png.webp) David Mcnamara | 2–6, 6–3, 4–6 | 
| Win | 12–3 | Mar 2001 | New Zealand F1, Ashburton | Futures | Hard | .svg.png.webp) Ashley Ford |  Andrew Anderson  Rik De Voest | 6–3, 6–4 | 
| Loss | 12–4 | Mar 2001 | Perth, Australia | Challenger | Hard | .svg.png.webp) Grant Silcock | .svg.png.webp) Stephen Huss .svg.png.webp) Lee Pearson | 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(1–7) | 
| Loss | 12–5 | Apr 2001 | Uzbekistan F1, Namangan | Futures | Hard |  Tuomas Ketola |  Vadim Kutsenko  Oleg Ogorodov | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 4–6 | 
| Win | 13–5 | May 2001 | Uzbekistan F2, Andijan | Futures | Hard |  Tuomas Ketola |  Igor Kunitsyn  Rik De Voest | 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 | 
| Loss | 13–6 | May 2001 | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Clay |  Damien Roberts |  Daniel Melo  Sergio Roitman | 2–6, 4–6 | 
| Win | 14–6 | Jul 2001 | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | .svg.png.webp) Grant Silcock |  Brandon Coupe .svg.png.webp) Tim Crichton | 6–3, 6–4 | 
| Win | 15–6 | Aug 2001 | Córdoba, Spain | Challenger | Hard | .svg.png.webp) Grant Silcock |  Emilio Benfele-Alvarez  Michael Llodra | 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 | 
| Win | 16–6 | Sep 2001 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Challenger | Clay | .svg.png.webp) Grant Silcock |  Kirill Ivanov-Smolenskii  Vadim Kutsenko | 6–1, 7–6(7–3) | 
| Loss | 16–7 | May 2002 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Challenger | Clay | .svg.png.webp) Grant Silcock |  Jeff Coetzee  Myles Wakefield | 4–6, 6–7(6–8) | 
| Loss | 16–8 | May 2002 | Zagreb, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | .svg.png.webp) Grant Silcock | .svg.png.webp) Dick Norman .svg.png.webp) Tom Vanhoudt | 3–6, 6–4, 3–6 | 
| Win | 17–8 | Feb 2003 | Lübeck, Germany | Challenger | Carpet |  Ota Fukarek |  Robert Lindstedt  Fredrik Loven | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | 
| Win | 18–8 | Apr 2003 | USA F8, Little Rock | Futures | Hard | .svg.png.webp) Jay Gooding |  Nick Crowell  Luke Shields | 6–3, 6–4 | 
| Win | 19–8 | Apr 2003 | León, Mexico | Challenger | Hard |  Ota Fukarek |  Alex Bogomolov Jr.  Alejandro Hernández | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | 
| Loss | 19–9 | Jun 2003 | Biella, Italy | Challenger | Clay | .svg.png.webp) Tom Vanhoudt |  Stefano Galvani  Martin Vassallo Arguello | 6–3, 6–7(4–6), 3–6 | 
| Win | 20–9 | Feb 2004 | Dallas, United States | Challenger | Hard | .svg.png.webp) Todd Perry |  Rik De Voest  Eric Taino | 7–5, 6–3 | 
| Win | 21–9 | Apr 2004 | Paget, Bermuda | Challenger | Clay | .svg.png.webp) Tom Vanhoudt | .svg.png.webp) Ashley Fisher .svg.png.webp) Stephen Huss | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6) | 
| Loss | 21–10 | May 2004 | Zagreb, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | .svg.png.webp) Tom Vanhoudt |  Karol Beck  Jaroslav Levinský | 2–6, 6–7(4–7) | 
| Win | 22–10 | Apr 2005 | Paget, Bermuda | Challenger | Clay |  Sebastian Prieto |  Michal Tabara  Tomáš Zíb | walkover | 
| Win | 23–10 | May 2005 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay |  Sebastian Prieto |  Travis Parrott  Rogier Wassen | 6–4, 6–3 | 
| Win | 24–10 | Jun 2005 | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass |  Jim Thomas |  Richard Barker  William Barker | 6–2, 6–4 | 
| Win | 25–10 | Jun 2006 | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass |  Jim Thomas | .svg.png.webp) Wayne Arthurs .svg.png.webp) Chris Guccione | 6–2, 6–4 | 
| Loss | 25–11 | Oct 2006 | Mons, Belgium | Challenger | Hard |  David Škoch |  Jean-Claude Scherrer  Lovro Zovko | 2–6, 4–6 | 
| Loss | 25–12 | Nov 2006 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard |  Jamie Murray |  Eric Butorac  Travis Parrott | 5–7, 3–6 | 
| Win | 26–12 | Apr 2007 | Monza, Italy | Challenger | Clay | .svg.png.webp) Nathan Healey |  Ricardo Hocevar  Alexandre Simoni | 6–4, 6–3 | 
| Win | 27–12 | Apr 2007 | Marrakech, Morocco | Challenger | Clay |  Tomáš Cibulec |  Leoš Friedl  Michal Mertinak | 6–2, 6–4 | 
| Win | 28–12 | May 2007 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay |  Tomáš Cibulec |  Leoš Friedl  David Škoch | 6–4, 6–2 | 
| Loss | 28–13 | Mar 2009 | Sunrise, United States | Challenger | Hard |  Jeff Coetzee |  Eric Butorac  Bobby Reynolds | 7–5, 4–6, [4–10] | 
| Loss | 28–14 | Nov 2010 | Loughborough, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard |  Ken Skupski |  Henri Kontinen  Frederik Nielsen | 2–6, 4–6 | 
| Loss | 28–15 | Jul 2011 | Winnetka, United States | Challenger | Hard |  Travis Parrott |  Treat Huey  Bobby Reynolds | 6–7(7–9), 4–6 | 
| Win | 29–15 | Jul 2011 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard |  David Martin |  James Ward  Michael Yani | 6–3, 6–4 | 
| Loss | 29–16 | Aug 2011 | Vancouver, Canada | Challenger | Hard |  David Martin |  Treat Huey  Travis Parrott | 2–6, 6–1, [14–16] | 
| Loss | 29–17 | Sep 2011 | Genoa, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Travis Parrott |  Dustin Brown  Horacio Zeballos | 2–6, 5–7 | 
| Loss | 29–18 | Apr 2012 | Le Gosier, Guadeloupe | Challenger | Hard | .svg.png.webp) Paul Hanley |  Pierre-Hugues Herbert  Albano Olivetti | 5–7, 6–1, [7–10] | 
| Loss | 29–19 | Apr 2012 | San Luis Potosi, Mexico | Challenger | Clay |  Andre Begemann |  Nicholas Monroe  Simon Stadler | 6–3, 5–7, [7–10] | 
| Win | 30–19 | May 2012 | Athens, Greece | Challenger | Hard |  Andre Begemann |  Gerard Granollers-Pujol  Alexandros Jakupovic | 6–2, 6–3 | 
| Loss | 30–20 | Oct 2012 | Tiburon, United States | Challenger | Hard |  Andreas Siljestrom |  Rik De Voest .svg.png.webp) Chris Guccione | 1–6, 4–6 | 
| Loss | 30–21 | Jan 2013 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Hard |  Andreas Siljestrom |  Johan Brunstrom  Raven Klaasen | 3–6, 6–0, [10–12] | 
| Loss | 30–22 | Apr 2013 | Mexico City, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | .svg.png.webp) John-Patrick Smith | .svg.png.webp) Carsten Ball .svg.png.webp) Chris Guccione | 3–6, 6–3, [9–11] | 
| Loss | 30–23 | May 2013 | Karshi, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard |  Konstantin Kravchuk |  Chen Ti  Guillermo Olaso | 6–7(5–7), 5–7 | 
| Loss | 30–24 | May 2013 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay |  Radu Albot |  Farrukh Dustov  Oleksandr Nedovyesov | 1–6, 6–7(7–9) | 
| Loss | 30–25 | Jun 2013 | Marburg, Germany | Challenger | Clay |  Jesse Huta Galung |  Andrey Golubev  Evgeny Korolev | 3–6, 6–1, [6–10] | 
| Win | 31–25 | Sep 2013 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard |  Jamie Delgado |  James Cluskey  Adrian Menendez-Maceiras | 6–3, 6–2 | 
| Loss | 31–26 | Sep 2013 | Sibiu, Romania | Challenger | Clay |  Jamie Delgado | .svg.png.webp) Rameez Junaid  Philipp Oswald | 4–6, 4–6 | 
| Win | 32–26 | May 2014 | Portugal F4, Termas de Monfortinho | Futures | Carpet |  Fabrice Martin |  Romain Barbosa  Frederico Ferreira Silva | 6–2, 6–7(3–7), [10–4] | 
| Loss | 32–27 | Jun 2014 | Nanchang, China | Challenger | Hard |  Fabrice Martin |  Chen Ti  Peng Hsien-yin | 2–6, 6–3, [10–12] | 
| Loss | 32–28 | Jul 2014 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard |  Fabrice Martin |  Marcus Daniell  Artem Sitak | 6–7(5–7), 7–5, [5–10] | 
| Loss | 32–29 | Sep 2014 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard |  Fabrice Martin |  Jonathan Marray  Colin Fleming | 4–6, 6–2, [8–10] | 
Performance timelines
    
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH | 
Doubles
    
| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||
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| 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
    
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||||||
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| 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% | ||||||||||||
References
    
- Hanley, Kerr bundled out of doubles comp
- AIS at the Olympics Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine