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

Jason Weir-Smith
Country (sports)South Africa South Africa
Born (1975-08-08) 8 August 1975 (age 49)
Johannesburg,
South Africa
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Turned pro1997
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$99,336
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 548 (4 Oct 1999)
Doubles
Career record16-30
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 81 (18 Jun 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2001)
French Open2R (2001)
Wimbledon1R (2001)
US Open2R (2001)

Career

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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

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Doubles: (5)

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No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1999 Eisenach, Germany Clay   Mitch Sprengelmeyer   Dirk Dier
  Marcus Hilpert
6–3, 6–1
2. 1999 Binghamton, United States Hard   Mitch Sprengelmeyer   Kevin Kim
  Hyung-Taik Lee
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
3. 1999 San Antonio, United States Hard   Mitch Sprengelmeyer   Andrew Painter
  Byron Talbot
6–3, 7–6(8–6)
4. 2000 Segovia, Spain Hard   Ashley Fisher   Jordan Kerr
  Damien Roberts
7–6(7–5), 6–1
5. 2001 Wroclaw, Poland Hard   Wayne Black   Julian Knowle
  Michael Kohlmann
6–3, 6–4

References

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