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Jason Weir-Smith

Jason Weir-Smith

South African tennis player

Jason Weir-Smith (born 8 August 1975) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.[1]

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Career

Weir-Smith won the doubles title at the Coffee Bowl junior tournament in 1993, with Juan Antonio Marín as his partner.[2]

A doubles specialist, Weir-Smith played collegiate tennis at Texas Christian University and was a doubles All-American while playing with the Horned Frogs in 1996 and 1997.[3]

The South African competed in the men's doubles at six Grand Slam tournaments during his career, including all four in 2001.[4] He made the second round at the 2001 French Open (with Neville Godwin) and 2001 US Open (with Aleksandar Kitinov).[4]

He never reached a final on the ATP Tour but was a doubles semi-finalist on four occasions, at Umag in 2000, the 2000 Brighton International, the 2001 Heineken Open in Auckland and Munich's BMW Open in 2001.[4] His partner in Umag, Brighton and Auckland was Paul Rosner and he partnered John-Laffnie de Jager in Munich.[4]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (5)

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References

  1. [1]
    ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. [2]
    ITF Junior Profile
  3. [3]
    TCU Mens Tennis
  4. [4]
    ATP World Tour Profile
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