Wesley Whitehouse
Country (sports) |
South Africa New Zealand |
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Residence | Pretoria, South Africa and Phoenix, Arizona |
Born |
Durban, South Africa | 13 March 1979
Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
Turned pro | 1998 |
Retired | 2007 (occasional activity since) |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $191,751 |
Singles | |
Career record | 4–7 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 214 (2 August 2004) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2007) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 3–4 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 137 (22 November 1999) |
Wesley Whitehouse (born 13 March 1979 in Durban) is a South African-born New Zealand tennis player.
Biography
Whitehouse resides or has resided in between Pretoria, South Africa and Phoenix, Arizona.
Career
Juniors
In 1997 he was Wimbledon Tennis Junior Champion defeating Daniel Elsner of Germany 6–3, 7–6(6). He was also a finalist in both the Australian Open and US Open juniors in the same year.
Pro tour
Whitehouse reached a career-high singles ranking on the ATP Tour of World No. 214. He defeated Marat Safin at Indianapolis in 2006.
Singles Titles
Legend (Singles) |
Grand Slam (0) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
ATP Masters Series (0) |
ATP Tour (0) |
Challengers (0) |
Futures (8) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 21 October 2002 | Windhoek | Hard | Gwinyai Tongoona | 7–5, 6–1 |
2. | 28 October 2002 | Gaborone | Hard | Genius Chidzikwe | 6–4, 6–2 |
3. | 4 November 2002 | Bulawayo | Hard | Genius Chidzikwe | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
4. | 11 August 2003 | Lagos | Hard | Valentin Sanon | 6–4, 6–1 |
5. | 15 September 2003 | Mombasa | Hard | Mohamed Maamoun | 7–5, 2–6, 7–6 |
6. | 29 September 2003 | Kigali | Clay | Jaroslav Pospíšil | 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
7. | 20 October 2003 | Lagos | Hard | W.P. Meyer | 6–4, 6–2 |
8. | 19 February 2007 | Brownsville | Hard | Horia Tecău | 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
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