Blaine Willenborg

American tennis player (born 1960)

Blaine WillenborgCountry (sports)|  United States

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Born|  (1960-01-04) January 4, 1960 (age 64)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height| 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Plays| Right-handed
Prize money| $249,307
Singles
Career record| 33–54
Career titles| 0
Highest ranking| No. 50 (10 September 1984)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open| 2R (1985)
Wimbledon| 1R (1984)
US Open| 2R (1980)
Doubles
Career record| 142–105
Career titles| 7
Highest ranking| No. 13 (18 April 1988)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open| QF (1985, 1987, 1989)
Wimbledon| 1R (1984, 1989)
US Open| QF (1988)

Medal record

Tennis
Summer Universiade
| 1979 Mexico City | Doubles

Blaine Willenborg (born January 4, 1960) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Willenborg enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 7 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 9 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 13 in 1988. His career high singles ranking was world No. 50, which he reached on September 9, 1984.

## Career finals

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### Doubles (7 titles, 9 runner-ups)

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Result  | No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Surface  | Partner  | Opponents  | Score

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Loss  | 1\.  | 1982  | South Orange, U.S.  | Clay  |  Jai DiLouie |  Raúl Ramírez
Van Winitsky | 6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Loss  | 2\.  | 1982  | Indianapolis, U.S.  | Clay  |  Robbie Venter |  Sherwood Stewart
Ferdi Taygan | 4–6, 5–7
Win  | 1\.  | 1983  | Geneva, Switzerland  | Clay  |  Stanislav Birner |  Joakim Nyström
Mats Wilander | 6–1, 2–6, 6–3
Loss  | 3\.  | 1984  | Washington D.C., U.S.  | Clay  |  Drew Gitlin |  Pavel Složil
Ferdi Taygan | 6–7, 1–6
Loss  | 4\.  | 1984  | North Conway, U.S.  | Clay  |  Cássio Motta |  Brian Gottfried
Tomáš Šmíd | 4–6, 2–6
Win  | 2\.  | 1984  | Palermo, Italy  | Clay  |  Tomáš Šmíd |  Claudio Panatta
Henrik Sundström | 6–7, 6–3, 6–0
Win  | 3\.  | 1984  | Bordeaux, France  | Clay  |  Pavel Složil |  Loïc Courteau
Guy Forget | 6–1, 6–4
Loss  | 5\.  | 1985  | Bordeaux, France  | Clay  |  Libor Pimek |  David Felgate
Steve Shaw | 4–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss  | 6\.  | 1986  | Bologna, Italy  | Clay  |  Claudio Panatta |  Paolo Canè
Simone Colombo | 1–6, 2–6
Win  | 4\.  | 1986  | Athens, Greece  | Clay  |  Libor Pimek |  Carlos Di Laura
Claudio Panatta | 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Win  | 5\.  | 1987  | Munich, Germany  | Clay  |  Jim Pugh |  Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez | 7–6, 4–6, 6–4
Loss  | 7\.  | 1987  | Bologna, Italy  | Clay  |  Claudio Panatta  |  Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez | 3–6, 2–6
Win  | 6\.  | 1987  | Indianapolis, U.S.  | Clay  |  Laurie Warder |  Joakim Nyström
Mats Wilander | 6–0, 6–3
Loss  | 8\.  | 1987  | Washington D.C., U.S.  | Hard  |  Laurie Warder |  Gary Donnelly
Peter Fleming | 2–6, 6–7
Loss  | 9\.  | 1988  | Lyon, France  | Carpet  |  Michael Mortensen |  Brad Drewett
Broderick Dyke | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win  | 7\.  | 1989  | Florence, Italy  | Clay  |  Mike De Palmer |  Pietro Pennisi
Simone Restelli | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4

## External links

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* Blaine Willenborg at the Association of Tennis Professionals
* Blaine Willenborg at the International Tennis Federation