Tami Whitlinger-Jones (née Whitlinger; born November 13, 1968) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Prior to turning professional, Whitlinger was a two-time

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. Her first tournament victory as a professional came in 1989 at a

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Circuit event in Greensboro, North Carolina. Her best result at a

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in 1991, where she reached the fourth round. Her career-high singles ranking was world 41. Whitlinger retired from the professional tour in 1997. Whitlinger is married to

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, another former professional tennis player, who was ranked the world-number-one men's doubles player in 1992. Tami grew up in

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. Professional tennis runs in her family: her twin sister

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and her uncle

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both played professionally. Tami is also the granddaughter of former professional basketball player Warren Whitlinger.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Whitlinger, Tami American female tennis players Sportspeople from Neenah, Wisconsin Tennis people from Wisconsin 1968 births Living people Stanford Cardinal women's tennis players