H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Bernie Mitton vs John Whitlinger H2H: 1-0

Bernie Mitton holds a 1–0 lead over John Whitlinger in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Bernie Mitton leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Bernie Mitton won the 1976 Little Rock round of 32 6-2 4-6 6-4.

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Bernie Mitton
RSA Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
John Whitlinger
USA Age 72 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Bernie Mitton 6-2 4-6 6-4 John Whitlinger Match data Mar 4, 1976* R32 Little Rock ATP 250 Carpet

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Bernie Mitton #766 #42 0 1,827 206 223 48.0% 0 0 0 0 2 2
John Whitlinger #264 #75 0 1,630 45 77 36.9% 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Bernie Mitton John Whitlinger
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,476 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,452 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1973 11–4 73.3% #179 1,620 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1974 5–5 50.0% #161 1,618 0 0 1973 1–1 50.0% #143 1,506 0 0
20 1975 20–19 51.3% #51 1,769 0 0 1974 11–9 55.0% #85 1,579 0 0
21 1976 16–21 43.2% #65 1,767 0 0 1975 6–15 28.6% #98 1,567 0 0
22 1977 23–32 41.8% #76 1,690 0 0 1976 17–29 37.0% #130 1,541 0 0
23 1978 36–31 53.7% #62 1,729 0 1 1977 7–17 29.2% #127 1,512 0 0
24 1979 29–26 52.7% #58 1,754 0 2 1978 0–1 0.0% #374 1,497 0 0
25 1980 28–29 49.1% #60 1,689 0 2 — — — — — — —
26 1981 13–19 40.6% #94 1,618 0 2 1980 3–5 37.5% #264 1,495 0 0
27 1982 8–11 42.1% — 1,592 0 2 — — — — — — —
28 1983 13–16 44.8% #100 1,615 0 2 — — — — — — —
29 1984 4–8 33.3% #243 1,615 0 2 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Bernie Mitton John Whitlinger
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
16 1971 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1972 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1973 3 1 4 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1973 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
20 1975 10 6 16 62.5% 5 10 15 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 1974 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0%
21 1976 4 5 9 44.4% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 10 17 41.2% 1975 2 3 5 40.0% 4 9 13 30.8% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
22 1977 7 11 18 38.9% 10 11 21 47.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 1976 8 8 16 50.0% 4 11 15 26.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 8 13 38.5%
23 1978 10 9 19 52.6% 1 7 8 12.5% 13 5 18 72.2% 12 10 22 54.5% 1977 2 7 9 22.2% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
24 1979 16 9 25 64.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 2 10 12 16.7% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1980 11 12 23 47.8% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 4 7 42.9% 11 9 20 55.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1981 11 10 21 52.4% — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1980 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
27 1982 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1983 4 7 11 36.4% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1984 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 80 78 158 50.6% 32 48 80 40.0% 42 36 78 53.8% 52 61 113 46.0% — 15 24 39 38.5% 14 31 45 31.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 11 17 28 39.3%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Bernie Mitton John Whitlinger
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
16 1971 1476 98.9 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.50 — 1–0 — -0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1972 1453 99.3 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1973 1620 117.8 — — — — -40 — +45 65.0% +0.73 3–1 (75%) — — +2.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 1618 122.7 — — — — -11 — +31 50.0% +0.32 0–1 0–1 — +0.84 1973 1506 97.9 — — — — — — — 50.0% -1.00 — — — +0.16
20 1975 1769 147.6 — — — — +16 -189 -71 52.3% +0.21 2–5 (29%) 0–3 (0%) — -1.56 1974 1580 113.1 — — — — +13 -57 +11 52.9% +0.08 4–3 (57%) 4–3 (57%) — +2.32
21 1976 1767 139.9 — — — — +10 -219 -13 48.4% -0.12 4–8 (33%) 6–6 (50%) — -1.92 1975 1568 124.8 — — — — -12 -22 — 30.4% -1.39 2–2 (50%) 1–6 (14%) — 0.00
22 1977 1691 147.0 — — — — +38 -50 +7 42.1% -0.36 10–8 (56%) 4–7 (36%) — -5.59 1976 1541 118.0 — — — — +58 -38 — 38.0% -0.94 8–8 (50%) 8–5 (62%) — +5.18
23 1978 1730 140.2 — — — — +36 -163 +100 54.1% +0.07 12–16 (43%) 13–6 (68%) — +1.76 1977 1513 107.6 — — — — +38 -25 — 34.5% -1.43 3–6 (33%) 4–2 (67%) — +1.62
24 1979 1754 138.0 — — — — -3 -152 +74 50.4% +0.16 10–6 (63%) 10–9 (53%) — +1.29 1978 1498 92.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — +0.19
25 1980 1689 138.1 — — — — +25 -92 +105 48.6% +0.15 11–10 (52%) 6–14 (30%) — +1.90 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1981 1619 131.7 — — — — +55 — +59 40.8% -0.26 5–5 (50%) 5–9 (36%) — +0.87 1980 1495 101.6 — — — — +31 — — 38.9% -0.95 1–1 1–0 — +1.16
27 1982 1593 116.0 — — — — +74 -15 +33 45.7% -0.35 2–3 (40%) 3–5 (38%) — +1.86 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1983 1615 124.3 — — — — +25 -22 — 49.3% -0.26 3–9 (25%) 8–6 (57%) — +1.68 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1984 1616 122.3 — — — — -2 +7 — 37.5% -1.03 2–3 (40%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.98 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1827 143.0 — — — — +25 -104 +57 48.7% -0.04 64–75 (46%) 57–69 (45%) 95.6 +0.51 — 1630 116.6 — — — — +37 -33 +11 38.7% -0.96 18–20 (47%) 18–16 (53%) 104.2 +8.71

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.