# August Holmgren (tennis)

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.
Holmgren has represented Denmark at the Davis Cup on four occasions, making his debut in 2017.
Throughout his junior career, Holmgren was training and playing for Helsingør Tennis Klub.

## 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.

## 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.

### 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. 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.

## 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) |