Van Winitsky
Country (sports) | United States |
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Born |
Miami, USA | March 12, 1959
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Turned pro | 1978 |
Retired | 1985 |
Plays | Left-handed |
Prize money | $408,120 |
Singles | |
Career record | 106–133 |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 35 (February 8, 1982) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
French Open | 3R (1980) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1978) |
US Open | 3R (1980) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 150–119 |
Career titles | 9 |
Highest ranking | No. 7 (October 10, 1983) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
French Open | 2R (1978, 1980) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1979) |
US Open | F (1983) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 2R (1979, 1980) |
Van Winitsky (born March 12, 1959), is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Winitsky enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 9 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 11 times. Partnering Fritz Buehning in doubles, Winitsky finished runner-up at the 1983 US Open. He achieved a career-high rankings of World No. 7 in doubles in October 1983 and World No. 35 in singles in February 1984.
Doubles titles (9)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Winner | 1. | 1978 | Tulsa, U.S. | Hard (i) | Russell Simpson | Carlos Kirmayr Ricardo Ycaza |
4–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | 1978 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | Robin Drysdale | Mike Fishbach Bernard Mitton |
4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1. | 1978 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | Heinz Günthardt | Víctor Pecci Balázs Taróczy |
3–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1978 | Hartford, U.S. | Carpet | Mark Edmondson | John McEnroe Bill Maze |
3–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Winner | 3. | 1978 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Chris Lewis | José Luis Clerc Belus Prajoux |
6–4, 3–6, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1980 | Tulsa, U.S. | Hard (i) | Francisco González | Robert Lutz Dick Stockton |
6–2, 6–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1980 | South Orange, U.S. | Clay | Fritz Buehning | Bill Maze John McEnroe |
6–7, 4–6 |
Winner | 4. | 1981 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | Raúl Ramírez | Pavel Složil Ferdi Taygan |
5–7, 7–6, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1981 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | Raúl Ramírez | Kevin Curren Steve Denton |
3–6, 7–5, 5–7 |
Winner | 5. | 1981 | Cleveland, U.S. | Hard | Erik Van Dillen | Syd Ball Ross Case |
6–4, 5–7, 7–5 |
Winner | 6. | 1981 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | Steve Meister | John Feaver Steve Krulevitz |
3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 6. | 1981 | Bangkok, Thailand | Carpet | Lloyd Bourne | John Austin Mike Cahill |
3–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 7. | 1982 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | Carlos Kirmayr | Sherwood Stewart Ferdi Taygan |
6–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 1982 | Hilton Head WCT, U.S. | Clay | Alan Waldman | Mark Edmondson Rod Frawley |
1–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 7. | 1982 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | Raúl Ramírez | Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez |
7–5, 7–6 |
Winner | 8. | 1982 | South Orange, U.S. | Clay | Raúl Ramírez | Jai DiLouie Blaine Willenborg |
3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 9. | 1982 | Hong Kong | Hard | Kim Warwick | Charles Buzz Strode Morris Skip Strode |
4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 1983 | Guarujá, Brazil | Hard | Shlomo Glickstein | Tim Gullikson Tomáš Šmíd |
7–5, 6–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 1983 | U.S. Open, New York | Hard | Fritz Buehning | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
3–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 9. | 1983 | Dallas, U.S. | Hard | Nduka Odizor | Steve Denton Sherwood Stewart |
6–3, 7–5 |
External links
- Van Winitsky at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Van Winitsky at the International Tennis Federation
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