John Whitlinger
Peak ranking
75 (Jun 2, 1975)
Elo peak
1631 (39.5%ile)
Career record
45–77 (36.9%)
Career titles
0
Recent ATP Matches full match log →
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 1980* | Tokyo Outdoor | ATP 250 | R64 | Clay | Eric Deblicker | 4-6 4-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Aug 15, 1980* | Cleveland | ATP 250 | R16 | Hard | Nick Saviano | 3-6 1-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Aug 14, 1980* | Cleveland | ATP 250 | R32 | Hard | Brad Drewett | 6-2 7-5 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Apr 10, 1980* | Tulsa | ATP 250 | R32 | Hard | Randy Crawford | 6-4 3-6 2-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Apr 3, 1980* | Palm Harbor | ATP 250 | R32 | Hard | Van Winitsky | 4-6 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
Rivals full rivalries list →
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Delaney | 1 | 3 | 4 | Nov 25, 1977 | H2H |
| Vijay Amritraj | 0 | 3 | 3 | Dec 1, 1977 | H2H |
| Geoff Masters | 0 | 3 | 3 | Nov 26, 1977 | H2H |
| Colin Dibley | 0 | 3 | 3 | Sep 18, 1977 | H2H |
| Ken Rosewall | 0 | 3 | 3 | Nov 6, 1976 | H2H |
Career Results
Career Results by Surface
| Season | Age | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1973 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 1974 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 11 | 9 | 20 | 55.0% |
| 1975 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30.8% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 6 | 15 | 21 | 28.6% |
| 1976 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 50.0% | 4 | 11 | 15 | 26.7% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38.5% | 17 | 29 | 46 | 37.0% |
| 1977 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22.2% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 7 | 17 | 24 | 29.2% |
| 1978 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1980 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% |
| Career | — | 15 | 24 | 39 | 38.5% | 14 | 31 | 45 | 31.1% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 11 | 17 | 28 | 39.3% | 45 | 77 | 122 | 36.9% |
Career Results by Opponent Rank
| Season | Age | 1-10 | 11-30 | 31-100 | 100+ | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1974 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% |
| 1975 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 3 | 12 | 15 | 20.0% |
| 1976 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 18 | 20 | 10.0% | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | 10 | 29 | 39 | 25.6% |
| 1977 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30.8% | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100.0% | 6 | 12 | 18 | 33.3% |
| 1980 | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% |
| Career | 1 | 8 | 9 | 11.1% | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12.5% | 12 | 37 | 49 | 24.5% | 13 | 12 | 25 | 52.0% | 27 | 64 | 91 | 29.7% | |
Opponent ranking data available for 91/122 (74.6%) of John Whitlinger's ATP main draw matches.
Advanced Stats
| Season | Age | ELO | ELO % | Hard % | Clay % | Grass % | Set Win % | Set Margin | SoS % | Deep Run % | Dec. Set W% | TB W | TB L | TB W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 19 | 1507 | 64 | — | — | — | 50.0% | -1.00 | 35 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 20 | 1580 | 75 | 70 | 39 | 71 | 52.9% | +0.25 | 30 | 22 | 57 | 4 | 3 | 57 |
| 1975 | 21 | 1569 | 72 | 56 | 55 | — | 30.4% | -1.50 | 71 | 7 | 50 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 1976 | 22 | 1540 | 64 | 67 | 24 | — | 38.0% | -1.03 | 41 | 17 | 50 | 8 | 5 | 62 |
| 1977 | 23 | 1512 | 55 | 52 | 15 | — | 34.5% | -1.49 | 44 | 12 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 67 |
| 1978 | 24 | 1498 | 48 | — | — | — | 0.0% | -5.00 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 26 | 1495 | 47 | 37 | — | — | 38.9% | -1.02 | 29 | 20 | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| Career | 1540 | 64 | 59 | 34 | 62 | 38.7% | -1.12 | 45 | 14 | 47 | 18 | 16 | 53 |
Tournament Results by Category
Results show best round reached per tournament per season.
Grand Slams
Masters 1000
ATP 250
| Season | Age | BRI | HKG | HOU | MEL | MIA | TKY | WAS | BAN | BER | BIR | BOC | BOM | BOS | BOU | CAL | CHI | CLE | COL | DAY | HAM | LA | LAG | LIT | LOS | LOU | MAN | MAU | MER | MEX | PAL | PER | RIC | SAC | SAL | SAN | SYD | TAI | TUL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 20 | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 21 | — | — | R64 | R32 | — | R32 | R32 | — | SF | — | — | — | R64 | — | R16 | R32 | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | R64 | R32 | — | — |
| 1976 | 22 | R32 | R32 | R64 | — | — | QF | R32 | R16 | R32 | QF | SF | — | R64 | R32 | — | — | R16 | R32 | — | QF | R16 | — | R32 | R64 | R64 | R32 | R16 | — | — | — | R32 | — | SF | R32 | R64 | R32 | — | — |
| 1977 | 23 | R32 | R32 | — | — | R16 | R32 | QF | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | R64 | R16 | — | R64 | R32 | R32 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | R64 | — | QF | — |
| 1978 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 |
ATP Ranking History full ranking history →
Career high
75
Career-high date
Jun 2, 1975
First top 100
Sep 9, 1974
First top 50
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First top 20
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First top 10
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Ranking History Matrix
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Mcmanus | USA | 90 | 1,730 | 0 | 0 | 354 | 132 | 222 | 37.3% | 1968-1978 | Match log |
| Steve Krulevitz | USA | 70 | 1,765 | 0 | 0 | 324 | 122 | 202 | 37.7% | 1969-1983 | Match log |
| Mike Estep | USA | 59 | 1,760 | 0 | 2 | 304 | 120 | 184 | 39.5% | 1968-1983 | Match log |
| Ion Tiriac | ROU | 55 | 1,899 | 0 | 8 | 418 | 228 | 190 | 54.5% | 1968-1979 | Match log |
| Bob Carmichael | AUS | 55 | 1,903 | 0 | 1 | 471 | 215 | 256 | 45.6% | 1968-1979 | Match log |
| Georges Goven | FRA | 56 | 1,871 | 0 | 1 | 433 | 203 | 230 | 46.9% | 1968-1984 | Match log |
| Gerald Battrick | GBR | 59 | 1,888 | 0 | 4 | 386 | 186 | 200 | 48.2% | 1968-1976 | Match log |
| Pierre Barthes | FRA | 57 | 1,887 | 0 | 0 | 375 | 185 | 190 | 49.3% | 1968-1977 | Match log |
| Hans Kary | AUT | 54 | 1,772 | 0 | 1 | 366 | 150 | 216 | 41.0% | 1968-1982 | Match log |
| Patricio Cornejo | CHI | 65 | 1,708 | 0 | 0 | 344 | 142 | 202 | 41.3% | 1968-1978 | Match log |
| Syd Ball | AUS | 63 | 1,725 | 0 | 0 | 307 | 126 | 181 | 41.0% | 1968-1982 | Match log |
| Milan Holecek | CZE | 71 | 1,721 | 0 | 1 | 273 | 116 | 157 | 42.5% | 1968-1976 | Match log |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How old is John Whitlinger?
- John Whitlinger is 72 years old, born on February 4, 1954.
- Which country is John Whitlinger from?
- John Whitlinger is from United States.
- How tall is John Whitlinger?
- John Whitlinger is 180 cm / 5'11".
- Is John Whitlinger left-handed or right-handed?
- John Whitlinger plays right-handed.
- How many Grand Slams has John Whitlinger won?
- John Whitlinger has not won a Grand Slam title.
- How many Masters 1000 titles has John Whitlinger won?
- John Whitlinger has not won a Masters 1000 title.
- What is John Whitlinger's highest ATP ranking?
- John Whitlinger's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 75, first achieved on June 2, 1975.
- What is John Whitlinger's career win-loss record?
- John Whitlinger has a career ATP singles record of 45 wins and 77 losses (36.9%).
- When did John Whitlinger play professional tennis?
- John Whitlinger turned professional in 1973 and was active through 1980.
- What is John Whitlinger's best surface?
- John Whitlinger's best surface is carpet court with a 39.3% win rate (11W-17L).
- Who is John Whitlinger's biggest rival?
- John Whitlinger's most frequent opponent is Jim Delaney, with a head-to-head record of 1–3 across 4 meetings.