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1 Playing career  





2 Career finals  



2.1  Doubles (16)  







3 Coaching career  





4 Personal  





5 Honors and awards  





6 References  





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John Whitlinger
Country (sports) United States
Born (1954-02-04) February 4, 1954 (age 70)
Neenah, Wisconsin[1]
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Retired1982
PlaysRight-handed
CollegeStanford[2]
Singles
Career record45–77
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 75 (June 2, 1975)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenR1 (1977)
WimbledonR1 (1976)
US OpenR1 (1974, 1975, 1976)
Doubles
Career record75–97
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 854 (January 3, 1983)
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenR1 (1977)
WimbledonR1 (1976)
US OpenR3 (1975)
Coaching career (2004–2014[2])
Coaching achievements
Coachee singles titles total1 (2010, Bradley Klahn)
Coachee(s) doubles titles total1 (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.

Playing career

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Whitlinger played in 10 majors in his career.[3] He won one doubles title in his career.

Career finals

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Doubles (1–6)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1974 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard United States James Delaney United States Dick Dell
United States Sherwood Stewart
6–4, 6–7, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 1975 Chicago, U.S. Carpet United States Mike Cahill Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–3 Apr 1976 Sacramento, U.S. Carpet United States Mike Cahill United States Tom Gorman
United States Sherwood Stewart
6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–4 Aug 1976 Boston, U.S. Clay United States Mike Cahill Australia Ray Ruffels
Australia Allan Stone
6–3, 3–6, 6–7
Win 1–4 Sep 1976 Bermuda Clay United States Mike Cahill Australia Dick Crealy
Australia Ray Ruffels
6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Loss 1–5 May 1977 Munich, Germany Clay Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Špear Czechoslovakia František Pala
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
3–6, 4–6
Loss 1–6 Oct 1977 Perth, Australia Hard United States Nick Saviano Australia Ray Ruffels
Australia Allan Stone
2–6, 1–6

Coaching career

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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.

Personal

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Whitlinger's son J.J. (John Jr.) Whitlinger is a men's tennis coach at Furman University.[4] He has two nieces who are professional tennis players, Teri and Tami Whitlinger, and he is the son of former professional basketball player Warren Whitlinger.[5]

Honors and awards

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References

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  1. ^ "John Whitlinger - Player Activity - ATP World Tour - Tennis".
  • ^ a b c d e f g "Stanford's John Whitlinger retires after 10 seasons, nine NCAA appearances". May 29, 2014.
  • ^ "John Whitlinger". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on October 7, 2020.
  • ^ Furman University Men's Tennis: J.J. Whitlinger
  • ^ "Warren Whitlinger". Peach Basket Society. September 16, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  • ^ a b "Congratulations John Whitlinger, 2010 USTA Midwest Section Hall of Fame". www.wisconsin.usta.com.
  • ^ "Neenah inducts 10 in 1st Hall of Fame class". Post-Crescent.
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