Summary
- Won his first tournament at age 12 and won three out of the four possible U.S. National Boys' titles in 1953.
- Won the Junior Wimbledon title to be crowned "World Champion" in 1956.
- Graduated from Tulane University where he was a three time All-American. Won the SEC singles twice and doubles championship three times and the NCAA doubles championship twice.
- Was a U.S. National Championships (the US Open) Men's Singles Semi-Finalist in 1959, a Quarter-Finalist in 1961 and a French (the French Open) Quarter-Finalist in 1961.
- Was ranked No. 7 in the World in 1960 and ranked in the “TOP TEN” of U.S. Men’s singles for a remarkable nine years.
- Was selected to be a playing member of the U.S. Davis Cup Team four times.
- Played in several Blue Gray events when it was an individual competition. Won the singles championship in 1959. Captured back-to-back Blue Gray doubles titles in 1957 and 1958.
- Won numerous international doubles titles with many prominent players such as Barry MacKay (in Davis Cup), Pancho Gonzalez, John Newcombe, Tony Roche, Bob Mark and Arthur Ashe. Holmberg and Ashe were ranked No. 3 in the U.S.
- After retiring from professional competition in 1971, became Head Coach of Tennis and Squash at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point.
- Continues to be involved in teaching tennis to this day and is widely recognized as one of the game's outstanding coaches. Member of Tennis Magazine’s prestigious “Instruction Advisory Board” for its duration of 19 years.
- Among others, was inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Hall-of-Fame, the USTA Eastern Tennis Hall-of-Fame, Louisiana Tennis Hall-of-Fame and the USTA Southern Tennis Hall-of-Fame his eighth Hall of Fame
- Received the USPTA “Lifetime Achievement Award” in 1997.
- Received the USTA George Seewagen Award in 1999.
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