Tim Wilkison

Tim Wilkison
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceCharlotte, North Carolina
Born (1959-11-23) November 23, 1959
Shelby, North Carolina
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Turned pro1979
Retired1993
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$1,289,085
Singles
Career record291–296
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 23 (September 29, 1986)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (1985, 1987)
French Open2R (1990)
Wimbledon3R (1979, 1981)
US OpenQF (1986)
Doubles
Career record263–257
Career titles10
Highest rankingNo. 21 (July 31, 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (1979)
French Open3R (1985)
WimbledonSF (1979)
US OpenQF (1979)

Tim Wilkison (born November 23, 1959) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Tennis career

Wilkison was the No. 1 ranked junior in the United States and played on the tour for over 25 years. He prepped at McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee[1] before turning pro immediately after high school.[2] The left-hander won six singles titles, ten doubles championships, and reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 23 in September 1986. Wilkison is perhaps best known for his diving volleys at Wimbledon that earned him the nickname "Dr. Dirt".

In his playing career, Wilkison had victories over Arthur Ashe, Stan Smith, Roscoe Tanner, Guillermo Vilas, Yannick Noah, Boris Becker, Jim Courier, John McEnroe, Andre Agassi, and Pete Sampras.

His best Grand Slam singles result came at the 1986 US Open, where he reached the quarterfinals by defeating Horst Skoff, Paul McNamee, Yannick Noah and Andrei Chesnokov, before losing to Stefan Edberg in straight sets. Wilkison has stated that his preferred surface is clay.

His eldest son, MacLane, played college tennis at UNC.

Career finals

Singles: 15 (6 titles, 9 runner-ups)

Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 1977 Auckland, New Zealand Grass Vijay Amritraj 6–7, 7–5, 1–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 1978 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Grass Kim Warwick 6–3, 6–3, 6–7, 3–6, 6–2
Win 2–1 1979 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Peter Feigl 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
Loss 2–2 1980 Auckland, New Zealand Hard John Sadri 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 2–3 1980 Maui, U.S. Hard Eliot Teltscher 6–7, 3–6
Loss 2–4 1981 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Bill Scanlon 7–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–7, 0–6
Win 3–4 1981 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Grass Chris Lewis 6–4, 7–6, 6–3
Win 4–4 1982 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Russell Simpson 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 4–5 1984 North Conway, U.S. Clay Joakim Nyström 2–6, 5–7
Loss 4–6 1984 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Joakim Nyström 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Win 5–6 1984 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) Pavel Složil 6–1, 6–1, 6–2
Win 6–6 1985 Nancy, France Carpet (i) Slobodan Živojinović 4–6, 7–6, 9–7
Loss 6–7 1986 Atlanta, U.S. Carpet (i) Kevin Curren 6–7, 6–7
Loss 6–8 1986 Newport, U.S. Grass Bill Scanlon 5–7, 4–6
Loss 6–9 1987 Bristol, England Grass Kelly Evernden 4–6, 6–7

Doubles: 24 (10 titles, 14 runner-ups)

Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 1979 North Conway, U.S. Clay John Sadri Ion Țiriac
Guillermo Vilas 		4–6, 6–7
Loss 0–2 1980 Auckland, New Zealand Hard John Sadri Peter Feigl
Rod Frawley 		2–6, 5–7
Win 1–2 1980 Manchester, England Grass John Sadri Dennis Ralston
Roscoe Tanner 		6–7, 7–5, 6–2
Loss 1–3 1980 Melbourne Indoor, Australia Carpet (i) John Sadri Fritz Buehning
Ferdi Taygan 		1–6, 2–6
Win 2–3 1981 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Ferdi Taygan Tony Graham
Bill Scanlon 		7–5, 6–1
Win 3–3 1981 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) Steve Denton Sammy Giammalva Jr.
Fred McNair 		4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 3–4 1982 Taipei, Taiwan Carpet (i) Fred McNair Larry Stefanki
Robert Van't Hof 		3–6, 6–7
Loss 3–5 1984 Bari, Italy Clay Marcel Freeman Stanislav Birner
Libor Pimek 		6–2, 6–7, 4–6
Loss 3–6 1984 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Stefan Edberg Pavel Složil
Tomáš Šmíd 		6–7, 2–6
Win 4–6 1984 Treviso, Italy Clay Pavel Složil Jan Gunnarsson
Sherwood Stewart 		7–5, 6–3
Loss 4–7 1984 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Pavel Složil Jan Gunnarsson
Michael Mortensen 		4–6, 2–6
Loss 4–8 1985 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Mark Dickson Tim Gullikson
Tom Gullikson 		6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Win 5–8 1986 Newport, U.S. Grass Vijay Amritraj Eddie Edwards
Francisco González 		4–6, 7–5, 7–6
Loss 5–9 1987 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Brad Gilbert Kevin Curren
David Pate 		3–6, 4–6
Win 6–9 1987 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) Mel Purcell Emilio Sánchez
Javier Sánchez 		6–3, 7–5
Loss 6–10 1988 Toronto, Canada Hard Andrew Castle Ken Flach
Robert Seguso 		6–7, 3–6
Win 7–10 1988 Rye Brook, U.S. Hard Andrew Castle Jeremy Bates
Michael Mortensen 		4–6, 7–5, 7–6
Loss 7–11 1988 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet Scott Davis John McEnroe
Mark Woodforde 		4–6, 6–7
Win 8–11 1988 Scottsdale, U.S. Hard Scott Davis Rick Leach
Jim Pugh 		6–4, 7–6
Loss 8–12 1988 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard (i) Gary Muller Kevin Curren
David Pate 		6–7, 4–6
Loss 8–13 1989 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Scott Davis Paul Annacone
Christo van Rensburg 		6–7, 7–6, 1–6
Loss 8–14 1989 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Carpet Patrick McEnroe Jorge Lozano
Todd Witsken 		6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Win 9–14 1989 Bristol, England Grass Paul Chamberlain Mike De Palmer
Gary Donnelly 		7–6, 6–4
Win 10–14 1989 Livingston, U.S. Hard Tim Pawsat Kelly Evernden
Sammy Giammalva Jr. 		7–5, 6–3

References

  1. ^ "Chattanooga-area national championship teams still savor the success | Chattanooga Times Free Press". June 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tennis Ace Tim Wilkison Shares Coaching and Competitive Insights". June 25, 2020.
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