# Wesley Whitehouse

Wesley Whitehouse (born 13 March 1979) is a South African-born New Zealand tennis player.

## Biography

Whitehouse lives or has lived in between Pretoria, South Africa and Phoenix, Arizona but currently lives in Auckland, New Zealand

## Career
### Juniors

In 1997 he was Wimbledon Tennis Junior Champion defeating Daniel Elsner of Germany 6–3, 7–6$^{(6)}$. He was also a finalist in both the Australian Open and US Open juniors in the same year. He has played in many other tournaments since then.

### Pro tour

Whitehouse reached a career-high singles ranking on the ATP Tour of world No. 214. He defeated Marat Safin at Indianapolis in 2006.

## Junior Grand Slam finals
### Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1997 | Australian Open | Hard | Daniel Elsner | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 1997 | Wimbledon | Grass | Daniel Elsner | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 1997 | US Open | Hard | Arnaud Di Pasquale | 7–6, 4–6, 1–6 |

### Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1996 | Wimbledon | Grass | Damien Roberts | Jocelyn Robichaud Daniele Bracciali | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1997 | Australian Open | Hard | Jaco Van Der Westhuizen | David Sherwood James Trotman | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1997 | Wimbledon | Grass | Jaco Van Der Westhuizen | Luis Horna Nicolás Massú | 4–6, 2–6 |

## Performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | Q2 | Q3 | A | A | A | A | Q3 | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | Q3 | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 12 (8–4)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (0–1)
* ITF Futures (8–3)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (7–4)
* Clay (1–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2001 | Namibia F1, Windhoek | Futures | Hard | Willem-Petrus Meyer | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 4–6, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$ |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2002 | Namibia F1, Windhoek | Futures | Hard | Gwinyai Tongoona | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 2002 | Botswana F1, Gaborone | Futures | Hard | Genius Chidzikwe | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–1 | Nov 2002 | Zimbabwe F1, Bulawayo | Futures | Hard | Genius Chidzikwe | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–1 | Aug 2003 | Nigeria F3, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Valentin Sanon | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 5–1 | Sep 2003 | Kenya F1, Mombasa | Futures | Hard | Mohamed Mamoun | 7–5, 2–6, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| Win | 6–1 | Oct 2003 | Rwanda F2, Kigali | Futures | Clay | Jaroslav Pospíšil | 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 7–1 | Oct 2003 | Nigeria F5, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Willem-Petrus Meyer | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7–2 | Oct 2004 | Austin, United States | Challenger | Hard | Robert Kendrick | 5–7, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 2–6 |
| Loss | 7–3 | Nov 2004 | Botswana F1, Gaborone | Futures | Hard | Kevin Anderson | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 4–6, 6–7$^{(13–15)}$ |
| Win | 8–3 | Feb 2007 | USA F4, Brownsville | Futures | Hard | Horia Tecău | 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 8–4 | Mar 2007 | USA F6, McAllen | Futures | Hard | Peter Polansky | 3–6, 2–6 |

### Doubles: 28 (19–9)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (6–3)
* ITF Futures (13–6)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (18–6)
* Clay (0–2)
* Grass (1–1)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 1998 | Vadodara, India | Challenger | Grass | Myles Wakefield | Peter Tramacchi Max Mirnyi | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 2–0 | Aug 1998 | Binghamton, United States | Challenger | Hard | Myles Wakefield | Petr Luxa Bernardo Martínez | 7–5, 2–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Feb 1999 | Calcutta, India | Challenger | Grass | Barry Cowan | Noam Behr Eyal Ran | 4–6, 7–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Apr 1999 | New Delhi, India | Challenger | Hard | Barry Cowan | Noam Behr Eyal Ran | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Sep 1999 | Austin, United States | Challenger | Hard | Marcos Ondruska | Paul Goldstein Adam Peterson | 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Aug 2000 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | Grant Stafford | Lorenzo Manta Laurence Tieleman | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Win | 4–3 | Aug 2000 | Bronx, United States | Challenger | Hard | Petr Luxa | Lee Hyung-taik Yoon Yong-il | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–3 | Oct 2000 | San Antonio, United States | Challenger | Hard | Gareth Williams | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–3 | Mar 2001 | New Zealand F3, Tauranga | Futures | Hard | Jocelyn Robichaud | Mark Draper John Hui | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6–4 | Jun 2001 | Namibia F1, Windhoek | Futures | Hard | Willem-Petrus Meyer | Andrew Anderson Dirk Stegmann | 6–7$^{(8–10)}$, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–4 | Nov 2001 | USA F27, Malibu | Futures | Hard | Zack Fleishman | Willem-Petrus Meyer Ramsey Smith | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–4 | Mar 2002 | New Zealand F3, Auckland | Futures | Hard | Willem-Petrus Meyer | Dirk Stegmann Johan Du Randt | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 9–4 | Oct 2002 | Namibia F1, Windhoek | Futures | Hard | Johannes Saayman | Andrew Anderson Dirk Stegmann | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 9–5 | Mar 2003 | New Zealand F1, Blenheim | Futures | Hard | Johan Du Randt | Stéphane Bohli Jun Kato | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Win | 10–5 | Mar 2003 | New Zealand F3, Auckland | Futures | Hard | Johan Du Randt | Alistair Hunt James Shortall | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 10–6 | Aug 2003 | Nigeria F3, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Willem-Petrus Meyer | Mustafa Ghouse Claude N'Goran | 6–1, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 2–6 |
| Win | 11–6 | Aug 2003 | Nigeria F4, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Willem-Petrus Meyer | Genius Chidzikwe Gwinyai Tongoona | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 12–6 | Sep 2003 | Kenya F1, Mombasa | Futures | Hard | Willem-Petrus Meyer | Bart Beks Matwé Middelkoop | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Loss | 12–7 | Sep 2003 | Rwanda F1, Kigali | Futures | Clay | Willem-Petrus Meyer | Dušan Karol Jaroslav Pospíšil | 4–6, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$ |
| Loss | 12–8 | Oct 2003 | Rwanda F2, Kigali | Futures | Clay | Willem-Petrus Meyer | Dušan Karol Jaroslav Pospíšil | walkover |
| Win | 13–8 | Oct 2003 | Nigeria F5, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Willem-Petrus Meyer | Martin Slanar Tomer Suissa | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–3 |
| Win | 14–8 | Apr 2004 | USA F9, Mobile | Futures | Hard | Michael Kosta | Esteban Carril Gabriel Trujillo Soler | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 14–9 | Nov 2004 | Botswana F1, Gaborone | Futures | Hard | Benjamin Janse Van Rensburg | Stephen Mitchell Kevin Anderson | 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Win | 15–9 | Mar 2006 | USA F6, McAllen | Futures | Hard | Pierre-Ludovic Duclos | Michel Koning Steven Korteling | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 16–9 | Mar 2006 | USA F7, Little Rock | Futures | Hard | Michael Quintero Aguilar | Brendan Evans Scott Oudsema | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 17–9 | Mar 2007 | USA F5, Harlingen | Futures | Hard | Izak van der Merwe | Nicholas Monroe Horia Tecău | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 18–9 | Apr 2007 | Tallahassee, United States | Challenger | Hard | Izak van der Merwe | John Paul Fruttero Mirko Pehar | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 19–9 | Jul 2007 | USA F14, Shingle Springs | Futures | Hard | Izak van der Merwe | Ryler Deheart Ryan Rowe | 6–4, 6–1 |