Wesley Whitehouse

Wesley Whitehouse
Country (sports)  South Africa
 New Zealand
Residence Pretoria, South Africa and Phoenix, Arizona
Born (1979-03-13) 13 March 1979
Durban, South Africa
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
Australian Open Q2 (1999)
Wimbledon Q3 (1999, 2004)
US Open Q3 (1998)
Doubles
Career record 3–4
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 137 (22 November 1999)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon 3R (1999)
US Open Q2 (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 Zimbabwe Gwinyai Tongoona 7–5, 6–1
2. 28 October 2002 Gaborone Hard Zimbabwe Genius Chidzikwe 6–4, 6–2
3. 4 November 2002 Bulawayo Hard Zimbabwe Genius Chidzikwe 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
4. 11 August 2003 Lagos Hard Ivory Coast Valentin Sanon 6–4, 6–1
5. 15 September 2003 Mombasa Hard Egypt Mohamed Maamoun 7–5, 2–6, 7–6
6. 29 September 2003 Kigali Clay Czech Republic Jaroslav Pospíšil 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
7. 20 October 2003 Lagos Hard South Africa W.P. Meyer 6–4, 6–2
8. 19 February 2007 Brownsville Hard Romania Horia Tecău 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
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