John Whitlinger

Template:Short description 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.

Career finals

Doubles (1–6)

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

External links

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