Country (sports) South Africa Career record 16-30 Height 1.88 m Plays Left-handed Career titles 0 Turned pro 1997 | Prize money $99,336 Name Jason Weir-Smith Handed Left-handed Role Tennis Player | |
Born 8 August 1975 (age 48)
Johannesburg,
South Africa ( 1975-08-08 ) | ||
Highest ranking No. 548 (4 Oct 1999) | ||
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Jason Weir-Smith (born 8 August 1975) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.
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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.
A doubles specialist, Weir-Smith played collegiate tennis at Texas Christian University and was a doubles All-American in 1996 and 1997.
The South African competed in the men's doubles at six Grand Slam tournaments during his career, including all four in 2001. He made the second round at the 2001 French Open (with Neville Godwin) and 2001 US Open (with Aleksandar Kitinov).
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. His partner in Umag, Brighton and Auckland was Paul Rosner and he partnered John-Laffnie de Jager in Munich.