Began playing at age 5... Son of former ATP pro Grant Kerr and his wife Susie, both parents are tennis coaches... Has one sister, Chantelle... Keen supporter of the Essendon Bombers (Aussie Rules)... Favourite films are Braveheart, The Patriot and Notting Hill. Enjoys watching baseball.
2009 -- The Aussie compiled consistent results midway through the season, highlighted by runner-up effort in Munich (w/Fisher) and SF showings in Auckland and Acapulco (w/Hanley), Houston (w/Fisher) and Queen's (w/Coetzee)...Also runner-up at Sunrise Challenger (w/Coetzee) in March...Had an 18-15 match record in tour level play through mid-June.
2005 -- The Australian compiled a 22-26 match record in doubles and finished a year-end best No. 42...Partnered with American Jim Thomas for first half of year, reaching QF in Adelaide and Scottsdale, final in Delray Beach (l. to Aspelin-Perry) and culminating in defending title in Newport (d. Oliver-Parrott)...Best Grand Slam result was 2nd RD at Australian Open and US Open...Reached SF in Los Angeles (w/Parrott), Beijing (w/Arthurs) and Lyon (w/Parrott)...In Challenger play, won titles at Surbiton (w/Thomas) Bermuda and Prague (w/Prieto)...Earned a career-high $91,619.
2004 -- In July captured titles at Newport and Indianapolis (w/Thomas)...Also reached QF at five ATP tournaments...Best results rest of season were SF at Casablanca (w/Vanhoudt) and Bangkok (w/Thomas)...Finished No. 60 in doubles.
2003 -- Won first ATP title at Newport (w/Macpherson)...Also made SF at Washington and QF at Amersfoot and Indianapolis, all with different partners...In Challenger play, captured two doubles titles and finished No. 58 in doubles...
2002 -- Reached SF at Sopot (w/Landsberg)...Best Grand Slam result was 3rd RD at US Open...Finished at No. 87 in doubles...
2001 -- Won two Futures titles...Teamed with Silcock for latter part of year and captured three Challenger titles...Reached SF at Palermo and finished in Top 100 for first time at No. 99...
1999 -- Won three doubles Futures titles, including back-to-back titles at Latvia #1 and Lithuania #1 (w/Logarzo)...Compiled Futures match record of 26-12...Won four doubles Futures titles...Captured three Challenger doubles titles at Bristol, Bressanone and Manerbio (w/Roberts)...Had an 18-11 match record in Challenger play...
1998 --Played first match in Grand Slam at Australian Open (w/Gould) and won Australia Futures #4 title (w/Logarzo)...
2010
Went 3-3 in doubles play with Hutchins in January…Reached his 14th ATP World Tour final at Sydney (l. to Nestor-Zimonjic)…Fell in 1st RD at Australian Open (l. to Fyrstenberg-Matkowski)…