Tim Wilkison
American tennis player
Tim Wilkison (born November 23, 1959) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
01Tennis 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 before turning pro immediately after high school. 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.
02Career finals
Singles: 15 (6 titles / 9 runner-ups)
| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0-1 | Jan 1977 | Auckland, New Zealand | Grass | Vijay Amritraj | 6-7, 7-5, 1-6, 2-6 |
| Win | 1-1 | Dec 1978 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Grass | Kim Warwick | 6-3, 6-3, 6-7(3-7), 3-6, 6-2 |
| Win | 2-1 | Jan 1979 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Peter Feigl | 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 |
| Loss | 2-2 | Jan 1980 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | John Sadri | 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 4-6 |
| Loss | 2-3 | Oct 1980 | Maui, U.S. | Hard | Eliot Teltscher | 6-7, 3-6 |
| Loss | 2-4 | Jan 1981 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Bill Scanlon | 7-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-7, 0-6 |
| Win | 3-4 | Dec 1981 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Grass | Chris Lewis | 6-4, 7-6, 6-3 |
| Win | 4-4 | Jan 1982 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Russell Simpson | 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 |
| Loss | 4-5 | Aug 1984 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | Joakim Nyström | 2-6, 5-7 |
| Loss | 4-6 | Oct 1984 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Joakim Nyström | 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 2-6 |
| Win | 5-6 | Oct 1984 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet (i) | Pavel Složil | 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 |
| Win | 6-6 | Mar 1985 | Nancy, France | Carpet (i) | Slobodan Živojinović | 4-6, 7-6, 9-7 |
| Loss | 6-7 | Apr 1986 | Atlanta, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Kevin Curren | 6-7(5-7), 6-7(2-7) |
| Loss | 6-8 | Jul 1986 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | Bill Scanlon | 5-7, 4-6 |
| Loss | 6-9 | Jun 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 | Aug 1979 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | John Sadri | Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas |
4-6, 6-7 |
| Loss | 0-2 | Jan 1980 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | John Sadri | Peter Feigl Rod Frawley |
2-6, 5-7 |
| Win | 1-2 | Jun 1980 | Manchester, England | Grass | John Sadri | Dennis Ralston Roscoe Tanner |
6-7, 7-5, 6-2 |
| Loss | 1-3 | Oct 1980 | Melbourne Indoor, Australia | Carpet (i) | John Sadri | Fritz Buehning Ferdi Taygan |
1-6, 2-6 |
| Win | 2-3 | Jan 1981 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Ferdi Taygan | Tony Graham Bill Scanlon |
7-5, 6-1 |
| Win | 3-3 | Oct 1981 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet (i) | Steve Denton | Sammy Giammalva Jr. Fred McNair |
4-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| Loss | 3-4 | Nov 1982 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet (i) | Fred McNair | Larry Stefanki Robert Van't Hof |
3-6, 6-7 |
| Loss | 3-5 | Apr 1984 | Bari, Italy | Clay | Marcel Freeman | Stanislav Birner Libor Pimek |
6-2, 6-7, 4-6 |
| Loss | 3-6 | Oct 1984 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Stefan Edberg | Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd |
6-7, 2-6 |
| Win | 4-6 | Nov 1984 | Treviso, Italy | Clay | Pavel Složil | Jan Gunnarsson Sherwood Stewart |
7-5, 6-3 |
| Loss | 4-7 | Nov 1984 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Pavel Složil | Jan Gunnarsson Michael Mortensen |
4-6, 2-6 |
| Loss | 4-8 | Oct 1985 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Mark Dickson | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson |
6-4, 4-6, 4-6 |
| Win | 5-8 | Jul 1986 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | Vijay Amritraj | Eddie Edwards Francisco González |
4-6, 7-5, 7-6 |
| Loss | 5-9 | Sep 1987 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | Brad Gilbert | Kevin Curren David Pate |
3-6, 4-6 |
| Win | 6-9 | Oct 1987 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet (i) | Mel Purcell | Emilio Sánchez Javier Sánchez |
6-3, 7-5 |
| Loss | 6-10 | Aug 1988 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Andrew Castle | Ken Flach Robert Seguso |
6-7, 3-6 |
| Win | 7-10 | Aug 1988 | Rye Brook, U.S. | Hard | Andrew Castle | Jeremy Bates Michael Mortensen |
4-6, 7-5, 7-6 |
| Loss | 7-11 | Oct 1988 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | Scott Davis | John McEnroe Mark Woodforde |
4-6, 6-7 |
| Win | 8-11 | Oct 1988 | Scottsdale, U.S. | Hard | Scott Davis | Rick Leach Jim Pugh |
6-4, 7-6 |
| Loss | 8-12 | Nov 1988 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard (i) | Gary Muller | Kevin Curren David Pate |
6-7, 4-6 |
| Loss | 8-13 | Feb 1989 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | Scott Davis | Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg |
6-7, 7-6, 1-6 |
| Loss | 8-14 | Apr 1989 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Carpet | Patrick McEnroe | Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken |
6-2, 4-6, 4-6 |
| Win | 9-14 | Jun 1989 | Bristol, England | Grass | Paul Chamberlin | Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly |
7-6, 6-4 |
| Win | 10-14 | Aug 1989 | Livingston, U.S. | Hard | Tim Pawsat | Kelly Evernden Sammy Giammalva Jr. |
7-5, 6-3 |
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