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词条 Van Winitsky
释义

  1. Early and personal life

  2. Tennis career

  3. Career finals

     Doubles (11 titles, 9 runner-ups) 

  4. References

  5. External links

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}}Van Winitsky (born March 12, 1959), is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He achieved a career-high rankings of World No. 7 in doubles in October 1983, and World No. 35 in singles in February 1984.[1]

Early and personal life

Winitsky was born in Miami, Florida, lived in Lauderhill, Florida, and is Jewish.[1][2][3] His father Manny Winitsky was the best player of his age in Florida for 15 years, beginning at age 45.[3] He lives in Delray Beach, Florida.[4] He attended Piper High School.[3]

Tennis career

Winitsky won both Junior Wimbledon and U.S. Open Junior titles in 1977.[3][5] He played college tennis for UCLA for one and a half years, and was an All American.[6][7] He played on the 1978 U.S. Davis Cup team in with John McEnroe, Brian Gottfried, and Harold Solomon.[7]

Winitsky enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 9 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 11 times. Partnering Fritz Buehning in doubles, Winitsky finished runner-up at the 1983 US Open.[3]

At 23 years of age he had surgery that resulted in a 16-inch scar and an atrophied muscle.[3] In 1983 he retired from tennis.[3][7]

Career finals

Doubles (11 titles, 9 runner-ups)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 1. 1978 Tulsa, U.S. Hard (i)NZL}} Russell SimpsonBRA|1968}} Carlos Kirmayr
{{flagicon|ECU}} Ricardo Ycaza
4–6, 7–6, 6–2
Win 2. 1978 North Conway, U.S. ClayGBR}} Robin DrysdaleUSA}} Mike Fishbach
{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Bernard Mitton
4–6, 7–6, 6–3
Loss 1. 1978 Boston, U.S. ClaySUI}} Heinz GünthardtPAR}} Víctor Pecci
{{flagicon|HUN}} Balázs Taróczy
3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Loss 2. 1978 Hartford, U.S. CarpetAUS}} Mark EdmondsonUSA}} John McEnroe
{{flagicon|USA}} Bill Maze
3–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win 3. 1978 Buenos Aires, Argentina ClayNZL}} Chris LewisARG}} José Luis Clerc
{{flagicon|CHI}} Belus Prajoux
6–4, 3–6, 6–0
Loss 3. 1980 Tulsa, U.S. Hard (i)PAR}} Francisco GonzálezUSA}} Robert Lutz
{{flagicon|USA}} Dick Stockton
6–2, 6–7, 2–6
Loss 4. 1980 South Orange, U.S. ClayUSA}} Fritz BuehningUSA}} Bill Maze
{{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe
6–7, 4–6
Win 4. 1981 Washington, D.C., U.S. ClayMEX}} Raúl RamírezTCH}} Pavel Složil
{{flagicon|USA}} Ferdi Taygan
5–7, 7–6, 7–6
Loss 5. 1981 Indianapolis, U.S. ClayMEX}} Raúl RamírezRSA|1928}} Kevin Curren
{{flagicon|USA}} Steve Denton
3–6, 7–5, 5–7
Win 5. 1981 Cleveland, U.S. HardUSA}} Erik Van DillenAUS}} Syd Ball
{{flagicon|AUS}} Ross Case
6–4, 5–7, 7–5
Win 6. 1981 Tel Aviv, Israel HardUSA}} Steve MeisterGBR}} John Feaver
{{flagicon|USA}} Steve Krulevitz
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 6. 1981 Bangkok, Thailand CarpetUSA}} Lloyd BourneUSA}} John Austin
{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Cahill
3–6, 6–7
Loss 7. 1982 Las Vegas, U.S. HardBRA|1968}} Carlos KirmayrUSA}} Sherwood Stewart
{{flagicon|USA}} Ferdi Taygan
6–7, 4–6
Loss 8. 1982 Hilton Head WCT, U.S. ClayUSA}} Alan WaldmanAUS}} Mark Edmondson
{{flagicon|AUS}} Rod Frawley
1–6, 5–7
Win 7. 1982 Washington, D.C., U.S. ClayMEX}} Raúl RamírezCHI}} Hans Gildemeister
{{flagicon|ECU}} Andrés Gómez
7–5, 7–6
Win 8. 1982 South Orange, U.S. ClayMEX}} Raúl RamírezUSA}} Jai DiLouie
{{flagicon|USA}} Blaine Willenborg
3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss 9. 1982 Hong Kong HardAUS}} Kim WarwickUSA}} Charles Buzz Strode
{{flagicon|USA}} Morris Skip Strode
4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss 10. 1983 Guarujá, Brazil HardISR}} Shlomo GlicksteinUSA}} Tim Gullikson
{{flagicon|TCH}} Tomáš Šmíd
7–5, 6–7, 3–6
Loss 11. 1983 U.S. Open, New York HardUSA}} Fritz BuehningUSA}} Peter Fleming
{{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe
3–6, 4–6, 2–6
Win 9. 1983 Dallas, U.S. HardNGR}} Nduka OdizorUSA}} Steve Denton
{{flagicon|USA}} Sherwood Stewart
6–3, 7–5

References

1. ^Van Winitsky | Overview | ATP World Tour | Tennis
2. ^[https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=JPOST19820312-01.1.17 Jewish Post 12 March 1982 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program]
3. ^Injuries Force Father, Son To Give Up Tennis Careers - tribunedigital-sunsentinel
4. ^Van Winitsky | Bio | ATP World Tour | Tennis
5. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=aascAAAAMAAJ&q=van+winitsky&dq=van+winitsky&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj_hafzmcLZAhUm34MKHSZpA9AQ6AEIVTAH Yearbook of the Encyclopedia Americana - Google Books]
6. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=EDhZAAAAYAAJ&q=van+winitsky&dq=van+winitsky&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj_hafzmcLZAhUm34MKHSZpA9AQ6AEIWTAI National Collegiate Championships Records Book - Google Books]
7. ^Van Winitsky Pro Tennis Career | ATP Doubles Tournaments

External links

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