John Whiteford
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Country (sports) | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain |
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Born | Sussex, England | 22 January 1957
Plays | Left-handed |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–1 |
Highest ranking | No. 344 (4 Jan 1981) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | Q3 (1983, 1985) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 2–7 |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 2R (1980, 1982) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (1979) |
John Whiteford (born 22 January 1957) is a British former professional tennis player.[1] A left-handed player from Sussex, Whiteford featured in several editions of the Wimbledon Championships, including main draw appearances in doubles.[2] In 1981 he was one of three British players arrested on arrival in Nigeria to compete in the Lagos Open, due to their prior participation at tournaments in apartheid South Africa. The incident resulted in the Lagos event being excluded from the Grand Prix calendar for a year.[3] Whiteford, who played a season of U.S. collegiate tennis for Rice University in 1976, has served as the head coach at the University of Bath and has coached Britain at the World University Games.[4]
References
- ↑ "Britain must not slip". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 11 October 1976. p. 8.
- ↑ Talbot, David (13 November 1978). "Cream of Devon is excuse for a junket". Birmingham Daily Post. p. 11.
- ↑ "Grand Prix ban on Lagos tennis tourney". Aberdeen Evening Express. 21 March 1981. p. 5.
- ↑ "John Whiteford". Team Bath. 6 May 2011.
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