John Whitlinger (born February 4, 1954) is a former professional

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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.

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 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

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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 Coach of the Year *

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Midwest Section Hall of Fame Class of 2010 *

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Hall of Fame Class of 2015 * Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame

References

External links

* * 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 {{US-tennis-bio-stub