Teri Whitlinger-Boynton (born November 13, 1968) is an American former professional

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player.

Biography

Family

Whitlinger grew up in

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and comes from a family of sportspeople. Her grandfather,

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, was a basketball player for Ohio State, before going to compete in the professional National Basketball League for

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. Her father Kip was also an Ohio State basketball player, while her uncle

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played tennis professionally. She has a twin sister,

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, who also played on the WTA Tour. She is married to tennis coach

Craig Boynton Craig Boynton (born June 19, 1964) is a tennis coach and former player from the United States. Boynton made his only singles appearance in the Grand Prix circuit at the 1988 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships; he entered the main draw as a qualifier ...

Tennis career

A four-time

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n at

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, Whitlinger won the NCAA doubles championship in 1990, with

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. She finished her collegiate career with a Stanford record win-loss record of 101-6 in dual matches. Partnering sister Tami, she made the second round of the women's doubles at the 1990 US Open and the third round at the 1991 US Open.

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* (name of sister is erroneously given on profile) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Whitlinger, Teri 1968 births Living people American female tennis players Stanford Cardinal women's tennis players Tennis people from Wisconsin Sportspeople from Neenah, Wisconsin