Country (sports) | United States |
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Born | Neenah, Wisconsin [1] | February 4, 1954
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Retired | 1982 |
Plays | Right-handed |
College | Stanford [2] |
Singles | |
Career record | 45–77 (36.9%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 75 (June 2, 1975) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | R1 (1977) |
Wimbledon | R1 (1976) |
US Open | R1 (1974, 1975, 1976) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 75–97 (43.6%) |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 854 (January 3, 1983) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | R1 (1977) |
Wimbledon | R1 (1976) |
US Open | R3 (1975) |
Coaching career (2004–2014 [2] ) | |
Coaching achievements | |
Coachee singles titles total | 1 (2010, Bradley Klahn) |
Coachee(s) doubles titles total | 1 (2004, KC Corkery and Sam Worburg) |
Coaching awards and records | |
Awards 1997 ITA National Assistant Coach of the Year |
John Whitlinger (born February 4, 1954) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Whitlinger played in 10 majors in his career. [3] He won one doubles title in his career.
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1974 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | James Delaney | Dick Dell Sherwood Stewart | 6–4, 6–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jul 1975 | Chicago, U.S. | Carpet | Mike Cahill | John Alexander Phil Dent | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Apr 1976 | Sacramento, U.S. | Carpet | Mike Cahill | Tom Gorman Sherwood Stewart | 6–3, 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–4 | Aug 1976 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | Mike Cahill | Ray Ruffels Allan Stone | 6–3, 3–6, 6–7 |
Win | 1–4 | Sep 1976 | Bermuda | Clay | Mike Cahill | Dick Crealy Ray Ruffels | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 1–5 | May 1977 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Nikola Špear | František Pala Balázs Taróczy | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–6 | Oct 1977 | Perth, Australia | Hard | Nick Saviano | Ray Ruffels Allan Stone | 2–6, 1–6 |
Whitlinger coached the Stanford men's tennis team as an associate from 1987 to 2004, and as head coach from 2005 until his retirement in 2014. [2] He coached KC Corkery and Sam Worburg to the 2004 NCAA Doubles Championship and Bradley Klahn to the 2010 NCAA Singles Championship.
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