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Tammy Whittington

USA Age 61 Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1988–1993

Tammy Whittington represented the United States on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 105. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 5–11 and no singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak singles rank

105 (Aug 10, 1992)

Elo peak

1519 (11th percentile)

Singles record

5–11 (31.2%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$112,404

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Tammy Whittington's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Jeri Ingram #274	1-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 28, 1993*	R64	Stratton Mountain	Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500	Hard
Kimberly Po Messerli	6-4 3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 9, 1993*	R64	Birmingham	Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250	Grass
Dominique Monami #97	2-6 6-2 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1992*	R128	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Clare Wood #208	5-7 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1992*	R64	Canadian Open	Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000	Hard
Rika Hiraki #143	1-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 1992*	R64	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass

Rivals all rivalries →

Tammy Whittington's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Jeri Ingram	1	1	Jul 28, 1993	H2H
Kimberly Po Messerli	1	1	Jun 9, 1993	H2H
Dominique Monami	1	1	Sep 2, 1992	H2H
Clare Wood	1	1	Aug 19, 1992	H2H
Rika Hiraki	1	1	Jun 26, 1992	H2H

Career Results

Tammy Whittington career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1988	22	0	1	1	0.0%	223	273
1990	24	0	1	1	0.0%	313	302
1991	25	2	2	4	50.0%	301	162
1992	26	3	5	8	37.5%	160	187
1993	27	0	2	2	0.0%	188	384
Career		5	11	16	31.2%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Tammy Whittington career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1988	22	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1990	24	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1991	25	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%
1992	26	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	3	5	8	37.5%
1993	27	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
Career	—	2	4	6	33.3%	1	3	4	25.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	5	11	16	31.2%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Tammy Whittington career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1990	24	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1991	25	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
1992	26	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%
1993	27	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	0	5	5	0.0%	2	7	9	22.2%

Opponent ranking data available for 9/16 (56.2%) of Tammy Whittington's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Tammy Whittington advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1988	22	1484	97.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	+0.17
1990	24	1471	97.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-2.00	0–1	—	—	+0.10
1991	25	1490	96.6	—	—	—	—	+68	—	—	44.4%	-1.22	1–0	1–0	—	+0.46
1992	26	1469	93.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	+72	36.8%	-1.26	2–1 (67%)	—	—	+1.37
1993	27	1447	94.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.0%	-2.60	0–1	—	—	-0.02
Career		1519	92.2	—	—	—	—	+68	—	+72	34.2%	-1.58	3–3 (50%)	1–0	—	+13.00

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Tammy Whittington Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	W	USO	W-L Win %
1992	26	R64	R128	1–2 (33%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)

WTA 1000

Tammy Whittington WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	CAN	W-L Win %
1992	26	R64	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

WTA 500

Tammy Whittington WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	EAS	AME	STR	W-L Win %
1990	24	—	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
1991	25	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1992	26	—	R32	—	1–1 (50%)
1993	27	—	—	R64	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	1–4 (20%)

WTA 250

Tammy Whittington WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	HOU	BIR	BRE	W-L Win %
1988	22	R32	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1991	25	—	—	QF	2–1 (67%)
1992	26	—	R32	—	1–1 (50%)
1993	27	—	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	2–1 (67%)	3–4 (43%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

105

Career-high date

Aug 10, 1992

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Tammy Whittington ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1987	21	—	—	—	—	—	292	254	234	235	221	222	223
1988	22	224	218	223	211	215	224	234	244	249	270	274	273
1989	23	258	254	268	308	319	316	300	300	303	316	313	313
1990	24	320	346	356	321	322	308	294	289	288	285	294	302
1991	25	284	290	287	292	293	286	310	254	241	231	160	162
1992	26	162	149	152	131	131	131	111	133	133	130	185	187
1993	27	183	187	198	229	235	254	298	—	296	377	374	384
1994	28	405	409	433	452	449	559	—	—	—	—	—	—

Data coverage: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Tammy Whittington's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Laxmi Poruri	USA	#110	1,556	44	14	30	31.8%	$163,239	0	1988–1996	Rivalries	Match log
Jennifer Santrock	USA	#103	1,515	66	20	46	30.3%	$170,489	0	1987–1993	Rivalries	Match log
Andrea Farley	USA	#118	1,544	19	6	13	31.6%	$49,474	0	1988–1991	Rivalries	Match log
Julie Richardson	NZL	#102	1,574	93	28	65	30.1%	$356,728	0	1985–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Federica Haumuller	ARG	#102	1,574	16	6	10	37.5%	$44,380	1	1989–1990	Rivalries	Match log
Claudine Toleafoa	NZL	#121	1,570	50	16	34	32.0%	$115,616	0	1987–1996	Rivalries	Match log
Monique Kiene	NED	#123	1,552	12	4	8	33.3%	$71,935	0	1992–1993	Rivalries	Match log
Louise Field	AUS	#96	1,550	179	58	121	32.4%	$393,224	0	1982–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Jessica Emmons	USA	#131	1,522	25	6	19	24.0%	$137,272	0	1991–1993	Rivalries	Match log
Clare Wood	GBR	#77	1,642	163	50	113	30.7%	$572,295	0	1985–1997	Rivalries	Match log
Tatiana Ignatieva	BLR	#91	1,558	43	13	30	30.2%	$153,169	0	1991–1995	Rivalries	Match log
Tessa Price	RSA	#101	1,500	32	8	24	25.0%	$160,517	0	1992–1995	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Tammy Whittington?: Tammy Whittington is 61 years old, born on October 12, 1965.
Which country does Tammy Whittington represent?: Tammy Whittington represents United States in TennisDB's WTA records.
Is Tammy Whittington left-handed or right-handed?: Tammy Whittington plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Tammy Whittington won?: Tammy Whittington has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Tammy Whittington won?: TennisDB does not group any of Tammy Whittington's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Tammy Whittington's highest WTA ranking?: Tammy Whittington's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 105, first achieved on August 10, 1992.
What is Tammy Whittington's career win-loss record?: Tammy Whittington has a career WTA singles record of 5 wins and 11 losses (31.2%).
How much career prize money has Tammy Whittington earned?: Tammy Whittington has earned at least $112,404 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Tammy Whittington's career appear in TennisDB?: Tammy Whittington appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1988 through 1993.
Who has Tammy Whittington faced most often?: Tammy Whittington's most frequent opponent is Jeri Ingram, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.