John Whitlinger (born February 4, 1954) is a former professional
tennis
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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
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in 1974.
Career finals
Doubles (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
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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
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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
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Coach of the Year
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USTA
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Midwest Section Hall of Fame Class of 2010
*
Neenah High School Hall of Fame Class of 2015
* Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame
References
External links
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1954 births
Living people
American male tennis players
Sportspeople from Neenah, Wisconsin
Stanford Cardinal men's tennis coaches
Stanford Cardinal men's tennis players
Tennis players from Wisconsin
American tennis coaches
Sports coaches from Wisconsin
20th-century American sportsmen
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