Tim Wilkison

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Tim Wilkison
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg United States
Residence Charlotte, North Carolina
Born (1959-11-23) November 23, 1959 (age 64)
Shelby, North Carolina
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Turned pro1979
Retired1993
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$1,289,085
Singles
Career record291–296
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 23 (September 29, 1986)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 4R (1985, 1987)
French Open 2R (1990)
Wimbledon 3R (1979, 1981)
US Open QF (1986)
Doubles
Career record263-257
Career titles10
Highest rankingNo. 21 (July 31, 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open SF (1979)
French Open 3R (1985)
Wimbledon SF (1979)
US Open QF (1979)

Tim Wilkison (born November 23, 1959) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

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Tennis career

Wilkison was the No. 1 ranked junior in the United States and played on the tour for over 25 years. He prepped at McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee [1] before turning pro immediately after high school. [2] The left-hander won six singles titles, ten doubles championships, and reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 23 in September 1986. Wilkison is perhaps best known for his diving volleys at Wimbledon that earned him the nickname "Dr. Dirt".

In his playing career, Wilkison had victories over Arthur Ashe, Stan Smith, Roscoe Tanner, Guillermo Vilas, Yannick Noah, Boris Becker, Jim Courier, John McEnroe, Andre Agassi, and Pete Sampras.

His best Grand Slam singles result came at the 1986 US Open, where he reached the quarterfinals by defeating Horst Skoff, Paul McNamee, Yannick Noah and Andrei Chesnokov, before losing to Stefan Edberg in straight sets. Wilkison has stated that his preferred surface is clay.

His eldest son, MacLane, now plays at UNC.

Career finals

Singles: 15 (6 titles, 9 runner-ups)

ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–11977 Auckland, New ZealandGrass Flag of India.svg Vijay Amritraj 6–7, 7–5, 1–6, 2–6
Win1–11978 Sydney Outdoor, AustraliaGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Warwick 6–3, 6–3, 6–7, 3–6, 6–2
Win2–11979Auckland, New ZealandHard Flag of Austria.svg Peter Feigl 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
Loss2–21980Auckland, New ZealandHard Flag of the United States.svg John Sadri 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss2–31980 Maui, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Eliot Teltscher 6–7, 3–6
Loss2–41981Auckland, New ZealandHard Flag of the United States.svg Bill Scanlon 7–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–7, 0–6
Win3–41981Sydney Outdoor, AustraliaGrass Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Lewis 6–4, 7–6, 6–3
Win4–41982Auckland, New ZealandHard Flag of New Zealand.svg Russell Simpson 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Loss4–51984 North Conway, U.S.Clay Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Nyström 2–6, 5–7
Loss4–61984 Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Nyström3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Win5–61984 Vienna, AustriaCarpet (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Složil 6–1, 6–1, 6–2
Win6–61985 Nancy, FranceCarpet (i) Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Slobodan Živojinović 4–6, 7–6, 9–7
Loss6–71986Atlanta, U.S.Carpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Curren 6–7, 6–7
Loss6–81986 Newport, U.S.Grass Flag of the United States.svg Bill Scanlon5–7, 4–6
Loss6–91987 Bristol, EnglandGrass Flag of New Zealand.svg Kelly Evernden 4–6, 6–7

Doubles: 24 (10 titles, 14 runner-ups)

ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–11979 North Conway, U.S.Clay Flag of the United States.svg John Sadri Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ion Țiriac
Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Vilas
4–6, 6–7
Loss0–21980 Auckland, New ZealandHard Flag of the United States.svg John Sadri Flag of Austria.svg Peter Feigl
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Frawley
2–6, 5–7
Win1–21980Manchester, EnglandGrass Flag of the United States.svg John Sadri Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Ralston
Flag of the United States.svg Roscoe Tanner
6–7, 7–5, 6–2
Loss1–31980 Melbourne Indoor, AustraliaCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg John Sadri Flag of the United States.svg Fritz Buehning
Flag of the United States.svg Ferdi Taygan
1–6, 2–6
Win2–31981Auckland, New ZealandHard Flag of the United States.svg Ferdi Taygan Flag of the United States.svg Tony Graham
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Scanlon
7–5, 6–1
Win3–31981 Vienna, AustriaCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Steve Denton Flag of the United States.svg Sammy Giammalva Jr.
Flag of the United States.svg Fred McNair
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss3–41982 Taipei, TaiwanCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Fred McNair Flag of the United States.svg Larry Stefanki
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Van't Hof
3–6, 6–7
Loss3–51984 Bari, ItalyClay Flag of the United States.svg Marcel Freeman Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Stanislav Birner
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Libor Pimek
6–2, 6–7, 4–6
Loss3–61984 Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Složil
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Šmíd
6–7, 2–6
Win4–61984 Treviso, ItalyClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Složil Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Gunnarsson
Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart
7–5, 6–3
Loss4–71984 Toulouse, FranceHard (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Složil Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Gunnarsson
Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Mortensen
4–6, 2–6
Loss4–81985Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Mark Dickson Flag of the United States.svg Tim Gullikson
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Gullikson
6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Win5–81986 Newport, U.S.Grass Flag of India.svg Vijay Amritraj Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Eddie Edwards
Flag of Paraguay.svg Francisco González
4–6, 7–5, 7–6
Loss5–91987 Los Angeles, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Brad Gilbert Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Curren
Flag of the United States.svg David Pate
3–6, 4–6
Win6–91987Vienna, AustriaCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Mel Purcell Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Sánchez
Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sánchez
6–3, 7–5
Loss6–101988 Toronto, CanadaHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Castle Flag of the United States.svg Ken Flach
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Seguso
6–7, 3–6
Win7–101988 Rye Brook, U.S.Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Castle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeremy Bates
Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Mortensen
4–6, 7–5, 7–6
Loss7–111988 San Francisco, U.S.Carpet Flag of the United States.svg Scott Davis Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde
4–6, 6–7
Win8–111988 Scottsdale, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Scott Davis Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Pugh
6–4, 7–6
Loss8–121988 Johannesburg, South AfricaHard (i) Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Muller Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Curren
Flag of the United States.svg David Pate
6–7, 4–6
Loss8–131989 Memphis, U.S.Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Scott Davis Flag of the United States.svg Paul Annacone
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Christo van Rensburg
6–7, 7–6, 1–6
Loss8–141989 Rio de Janeiro, BrazilCarpet Flag of the United States.svg Patrick McEnroe Flag of Mexico.svg Jorge Lozano
Flag of the United States.svg Todd Witsken
6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Win9–141989 Bristol, EnglandGrass Flag of the United States.svg Paul Chamberlain Flag of the United States.svg Mike De Palmer
Flag of the United States.svg Gary Donnelly
7–6, 6–4
Win10–141989 Livingston, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Tim Pawsat Flag of New Zealand.svg Kelly Evernden
Flag of the United States.svg Sammy Giammalva Jr.
7–5, 6–3

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