John Whitlinger

John Whitlinger

Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1954-02-04) February 4, 1954 Neenah, Wisconsin
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Retired	1982
Plays	Right-handed
College	Stanford
Singles
Career record	45–77
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 75 (June 2, 1975)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	1R (1977)
Wimbledon	1R (1976)
US Open	1R (1974, 1975, 1976)
Doubles
Career record	75–97
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 854 (January 3, 1983)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	1R (1977)
Wimbledon	1R (1976)
US Open	3R (1975)
Coaching achievements
Coachee singles titles total	1 (2010, Bradley Klahn)
Coachees 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.

Playing career

Whitlinger played in 10 majors in his career. He won one doubles title in his career and reached the round of 16 in singles at the Cincinnati Open in 1974. As a collegiate player at Stanford, he won the NCAA “triple crown” of tennis (singles, doubles, and team championships) in 1974.

Career finals

Doubles (1–6)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
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

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 Warburg to the 2004 NCAA Doubles Championship and Bradley Klahn to the 2010 NCAA Singles Championship.

Personal

Whitlinger married his wife, Jan Martin, in 1980. Whitlinger's son J.J. (John Jr.) Whitlinger is a men's tennis coach at Furman University. His daughter, Dr. Claire Whitlinger, is a Professor of Sociology at Furman University. 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.

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
• USTA Midwest Section Hall of Fame Class of 2010
• Neenah High School Hall of Fame Class of 2015
• Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame 1978

External links

• John Whitlinger at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• John Whitlinger at World Tennis