John Whitlinger
{{short description|American tennis player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = John Whitlinger
| country_represented = {{USA}}
| residence =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|02|04}}
| birth_place = Neenah, Wisconsin{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/john-whitlinger/w051/player-activity|title=John Whitlinger - Player Activity - ATP World Tour - Tennis|publisher=}}
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 5 ft 11 in
| college = Stanford{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/tennis-men/article/2014-05-29/stanfords-john-whitlinger-retires-after-10-seasons-nine-ncaa|title=Stanford's John Whitlinger retires after 10 seasons, nine NCAA appearances|date=May 29, 2014|publisher=}}
| coach =
| turnedpro =
| plays = Right-handed
| retired = 1982
| singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=45|lost=77}}
| singlestitles = 0
| highestsinglesranking = {{Abbr|No.|number}} 75 (June 2, 1975)
| AustralianOpenresult =
| Wimbledonresult = 1R (1976)
| USOpenresult = 1R (1974, 1975, 1976)
| FrenchOpenresult = 1R (1977)
| doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=75|lost=97}}
| doublestitles = 1
| highestdoublesranking = {{abbr|No.|number}} 854 (January 3, 1983)
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult =
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1977)
| WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R (1976)
| USOpenDoublesresult = 3R (1975)
| CoachPlayers =
| CoachSinglesTitles = 1 (2010, Bradley Klahn)
| CoachDoublesTitles = 1 (2004, KC Corkery and Sam Worburg)
| CoachTournamentRecord =
| CoachingAwards = 1997 ITA National Assistant Coach of the Year
| CoachingRecords =
}}
John Whitlinger (born February 4, 1954) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Playing career
Whitlinger played in 10 majors in his career.{{Cite web |title=John Whitlinger |url=https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10002446 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007031628/https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/john-whitlinger/800175914/usa/mt/s/overview/ |archive-date=October 7, 2020 |website=International Tennis Federation}} He won one doubles title in his career and reached the round of 16 in singles at the Cincinnati Open in 1974.
Career finals
=Doubles (1–6)=
| class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:50px"|Date !style="width:140px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:140px"|Partner !style="width:140px"|Opponents !style="width:100px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–1 | Aug 1974 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} James Delaney | {{flagicon|USA}} Dick Dell | 6–4, 6–7, 2–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–2 | Jul 1975 | Chicago, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Cahill | {{flagicon|AUS}} John Alexander | 3–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–3 | Apr 1976 | Sacramento, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Cahill | {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Gorman | 6–3, 4–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–4 | Aug 1976 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Cahill | {{flagicon|AUS}} Ray Ruffels | 6–3, 3–6, 6–7 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–4 | Sep 1976 | Bermuda | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Cahill | {{flagicon|AUS}} Dick Crealy | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–5 | May 1977 | Munich, Germany | Clay | {{flagicon|YUG}} Nikola Špear | {{flagicon|TCH}} František Pala | 3–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–6 | Oct 1977 | Perth, Australia | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Nick Saviano | {{flagicon|AUS}} Ray Ruffels | 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. 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.[http://www.furmanpaladins.com/information/directory/Men-s_Tennis_Ast?view=bio Furman University Men's Tennis: J.J. Whitlinger] 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.{{cite web| title = Warren Whitlinger | work =Peach Basket Society| publisher =| date = September 16, 2015 | url =https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2015/09/warren-whitlinger.html | accessdate = September 21, 2019}}
Honors and awards
- 1997 ITA National Associate Coach of the Year
- Fox River Valley Tennis Hall of Fame Class of 1998
- ITA Collegiate Hall of Fame Class of 1999
- 2006 Pac-10 Coach of the Year{{cite web|url=http://www.wisconsin.usta.com/congratulations_john_whitlinger_2010_usta_midwest_section_hall_of_fame/|title=Congratulations John Whitlinger, 2010 USTA Midwest Section Hall of Fame|website=www.wisconsin.usta.com}}
- USTA Midwest Section Hall of Fame Class of 2010
- Neenah High School Hall of Fame Class of 2015{{cite web|url=https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/education/2015/05/16/neenah-inducts-st-hall-fame-class/27333285/|title=Neenah inducts 10 in 1st Hall of Fame class|publisher=Post-Crescent}}
- Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame
References
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External links
- {{ATP}}
- {{ITF}}
{{NCAA Division I tennis men's singles champions}}
{{NCAA Division I tennis men's doubles champions}}
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Category:American male tennis players
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Category:Stanford Cardinal men's tennis coaches
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