Caitlin Whoriskey
Caitlin Whoriskey (born February 19, 1988) is an American former professional tennis player. She played collegiately at the University of Tennessee, where she was a three-time All-American.
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Residence | East Sandwich, Massachusetts |
Born | Boston, Massachusetts | February 19, 1988
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
Turned pro | 2010 |
Plays | Right (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $132,970 |
Singles | |
Career record | 197–152 (56.4%) |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 268 (May 18, 2015) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 215–151 (58.7%) |
Career titles | 18 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 109 (April 10, 2017) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (2017) |
US Open | 1R (2016) |
Whoriskey finished runner-up in doubles at the 2010 NCAA Women's Tennis Championship, playing with Natalie Pluskota. She recorded a victory in her first-ever ITF tournament as a professional, partnering with Kaitlyn Christian and taking the doubles crown at the 2010 Mt. Pleasant Pro Classic.[1]
College career
Whoriskey played her college tennis for co-head coaches Mike Patrick and Sonia-Hahn Patrick at the University of Tennessee. She recorded 92 singles victories and 113 doubles wins in her four years at UT. Her doubles total ranks fourth in school history. She was a three-time ITA All-America selection: twice in doubles (2009–10) and once in singles (2009). She captured the doubles championship at the ITA All-American Championships in 2007 and 2009, the first such wins in school history. A three time All-SEC selection, she helped lead Tennessee on its deepest postseason run since 2002 during the 2009–10 season, when the Lady Vols advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships. Paired with teammate Natalie Pluskota, she reached the finals of the 2010 NCAA Women's Doubles Championship before falling to Hilary Barte and Lindsay Burdette of Stanford. She was named ITA National Senior Player of the Year for the 2009–10 season.[2]
Professional career
Whoriskey recorded her first-ever professional title in June 2010, winning the doubles crown at the 2010 Mt. Pleasant Women's Pro Classic, defeating Petra Rampre and Shelby Rogers in the final round. She followed that up with another doubles title at the Ladies Cleveland Open on June 27.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 9 (2 titles, 7 runner-ups)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | July 27, 2009 | ITF St. Joseph, United States | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | January 16, 2012 | ITF Coimbra, Portugal | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | August 13, 2012 | ITF Ratingen, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | April 29, 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey |
Hard | ![]() |
6–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | May 6, 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey |
Hard | ![]() |
6–7, 5–7 |
Winner | 1. | May 25, 2014 | ITF Hilton Head, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | July 14, 2014 | ITF Evansville, United States |
Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 7. | July 3, 2016 | ITF El Paso, United States |
Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | August 6, 2016 | ITF Fort Worth, United States |
Hard | ![]() |
6–0, 6–4 |
Doubles: 33 (18 titles, 15 runner-ups)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | Jun 2009 | ITF Hilton Head, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
Runner-up | 2. | Jul 2009 | ITF St. Joseph, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 1. | Jun 2010 | ITF Mt. Pleasant, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | Jun 2010 | ITF Cleveland, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 3. | Oct 2010 | ITF Rock Hill, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Winner | 3. | Nov 2011 | ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 4. | Apr 2012 | Wiesbaden Open, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–0 |
Winner | 5. | May 2012 | ITF Warsaw, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 6. | Jun 2012 | ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | Apr 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, [4–10] |
Runner-up | 5. | Sep 2013 | Las Vegas Open, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | May 2014 | ITF Sumter, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 7. | May 2014 | ITF Hilton Head, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 7. | Oct 2014 | Challenger de Saguenay, Canada | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 8. | Apr 2015 | ITF Jackson, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(4), 6–3, [11–9] |
Winner | 9. | Jul 2015 | Sacramento Challenger, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [14–12] |
Winner | 10. | Sep 2015 | ITF Redding, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 8. | Apr 2016 | ITF Pelham, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | Apr 2016 | ITF Dothan, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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0–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 11. | Jun 2016 | ITF Sumter, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(5), 6–1 |
Winner | 12. | Jul 2016 | ITF El Paso, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(3) |
Winner | 13. | Jul 2016 | Sacramento Challenger, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 10. | Nov 2016 | Toronto Challenger, Canada | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 14. | Feb 2017 | Midland Classic, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(1), 6–3 |
Winner | 15. | Sep 2017 | ITF Stillwater, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [10–3] |
Runner-up | 11. | Oct 2017 | ITF Sumter, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, [5–10] |
Runner-up | 12. | Nov 2017 | ITF Norman, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, [6–10] |
Runner-up | 13. | Feb 2018 | ITF Surprise, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, [8–10] |
Runner-up | 14. | Apr 2019 | ITF Jackson, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 1–6 |
Winner | 16. | Jun 2019 | ITF Sumter, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 17. | Jul 2019 | Ashland Classic, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(4), 6–4 |
Win | 18–14 | Sep 2019 | ITF Templeton, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 18–15 | Oct 2019 | ITF Charleston, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 1–6 |
References
- ITF Tennis Player Biography | Caitlin Whoriskey
- "UTLadyVols.com Biography | Caitlin Whoriskey". Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2010.