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John Whitlinger (born February 4, 1954) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

John Whitlinger

Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1954-02-04) February 4, 1954 (age 68) Neenah, Wisconsin[1]
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

Playing career

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

Career finals

Doubles (1–6)

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

Coaching career

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

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

• 1997 ITA National Associate Coach of the Year[2]
• Fox River Valley Tennis Hall of Fame Class of 1998[2]
• ITA Collegiate Hall of Fame Class of 1999[2]
• 2006 Pac-10 Coach of the Year[6]
• USTA Midwest Section Hall of Fame Class of 2010[6]
• Neenah High School Hall of Fame Class of 2015[7]
• Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame[2]

References

External links

• John Whitlinger at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• John Whitlinger at the International Tennis Federation

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