Van Winitsky

Van Winitsky is a former professional tennis

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 player from the United States.

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

Fritz Buehning

Fritz Buehning is a former American tennis player from Short Hills, New Jersey.Buehning attended Millburn High School, where he won the New Jersey state individual tennis championship in 1977 as a junior, his final year in high school...

 in doubles, Winitsky finished runner-up at the 1983 U.S. Open. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 7 in 1984. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 35, which he reached February 8, 1984.

Doubles titles (9)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	1978	Tulsa ATP Tulsa The ATP Tulsa was a men's tennis tournament played in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The event was played as part of the ATP Tour from 1978-1980. The event was played on indoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:... , U.S.	Hard (i)	Russell Simpson	Carlos Kirmayr Carlos Kirmayr Carlos Kirmayr is a retired Brazilian professional tennis player.Kirmayr won a total of 10 Grand Prix doubles titles, but none for singles. He did win a number of Challenger tournaments in singles and achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 36.-Runner-ups :-Doubles titles :-External links:*...     Ricardo Ycaza Ricardo Ycaza Ricardo Ycaza is an Ecuadorean tennis player who was a world top-ten junior, a Davis Cup stalwart, and a world top-fifty touring professional.His most noteworthy achievement was winning the 1976 US Open Junior tournament...	4–6, 7–6, 6–2
2.	1978	North Conway, U.S.	Clay	Robin Drysdale Robin Drysdale Robin Drysdale is a former professional tennis player from Great Britain.A native of Dedham, Essex, Drysdale is perhaps best known for being a quarter-finalist in the 1977 Australian Open.Doubles =-References:...	Mike Fishbach    Bernard Mitton Bernard Mitton Bernard Mitton, born 9 November 1954 is a professional male tennis player in both singles and doubles from the Republic of South Africa. He was born in Vryburg, South Africa....	4–6, 7–6, 6–3
3.	1978	Buenos Aires ATP Buenos Aires The ATP Buenos Aires is an annual tennis event for male tennis players held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The tournament is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour and it is played on outdoor clay courts at the 5,500 capacity Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club,... , Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...	Clay	Chris Lewis	José Luis Clerc José Luis Clerc José Luis Clerc is a former Argentine professional tennis player, and one of the most important Argentine players in history....     Belus Prajoux Belus Prajoux Belus Prajoux Nadjar is a retired professional tennis player from Chile.Prajoux won six doubles titles on the ATP Tour during his career. He was a member of the Chile Davis Cup team, and played on the team that reached the final of the 1976 Davis Cup...	6–4, 3–6, 6–0
4.	1981	Washington, D.C. Legg Mason Tennis Classic The Legg Mason Tennis Classic is an annual late-summer men's tennis tournament played in Washington, D.C. as part of the ATP Tour. It was first held in 1969. It was later known as the Sovran Bank Classic. . Originally an event of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour and part of the Grand Prix Championship... , U.S.	Clay	Raúl Ramírez Raúl Ramírez Raúl Ramírez is a retired Mexican professional tennis player. He was active during the 1970s and 1980s, and is regarded as one of the great all-around players of the modern era. Ramírez was also the first player to finish first in both singles and doubles Grand Prix point standings, accomplishing...	Pavel Složil Pavel Složil Pavel Složil is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia....     Ferdi Taygan Ferdi Taygan Ferdi Taygan , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Taygan enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 19 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 19 times. Partnering Sherwood Stewart, Taygan won the 1982 French Open...	5–7, 7–6, 7–6
5.	1981	Cleveland ATP Cleveland Known by various names, this was a men's tennis tournament played in Cleveland, Ohio. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1978 through 1982 and in 1984 and 1985. It was played on outdoor hard courts... , U.S.	Hard	Erik Van Dillen Erik Van Dillen Erik Van Dillen was an American male professional tennis player.Van Dillen won a single career title, the 1973 Nottingham Open Singles title, defeating Frew McMillan .-External links:*...	Syd Ball Syd Ball Syd Ball , is a former professional tennis player from Australia.Ball enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 7 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 14 times. Partnering Bob Giltinan, Ball finished runner-up at the 1974 Australian Open...     Ross Case Ross Case Ross Case was an Australian tennis player.With Geoff Masters he won two Grand Slam titles: the 1974 doubles at the Australian Open and the 1977 doubles at Wimbledon. He was also runner up in 1976 at Wimbledon...	6–4, 5–7, 7–5
6.	1981	Tel Aviv ATP Tel Aviv The Tel Aviv Open is a defunct, ATP Tour affiliated tennis tournament. It was played from 1979-1996. It was held at the Israel Tennis Center at Ramat HaSharon, near Tel Aviv, Israel and was played on outdoor hard courts. The tournament was played as a ATP Challenger Series event in 1998 and 1999... , Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...	Hard	Steve Meister Steve Meister Steve Meister , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Meister's highest singles ranking was World No. 69, which he reached in August, 1984. During his career he won 8 doubles titles and achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...	John Feaver John Feaver John Feaver is a former professional tennis player from the United Kingdom.Feaver enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 1 doubles title and finished runner-up another 9 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...     Steve Krulevitz Steve Krulevitz Steve Krulevitz is an American/Israeli right-handed tennis player. His highest singles ranking was # 42.For over a decade he competed on the Professional Grand Prix Tennis Circuit...	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
7.	1982	Washington, D.C. Legg Mason Tennis Classic The Legg Mason Tennis Classic is an annual late-summer men's tennis tournament played in Washington, D.C. as part of the ATP Tour. It was first held in 1969. It was later known as the Sovran Bank Classic. . Originally an event of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour and part of the Grand Prix Championship... , U.S.	Clay	Raúl Ramírez	Hans Gildemeister Hans Gildemeister Hans Gildemeister Bohner , is a former Chilean tennis player of German ancestry, who won four singles and 23 doubles titles during his professional career. He is the brother of Heinz and Fritz Gildemeister, who are also tennis players...     Andrés Gómez Andrés Gómez Andrés Gómez Santos is a former professional tennis player from Ecuador. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 1990.-Career:...	7–5, 7–6
8.	1982	South Orange South Orange Open The South Orange Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1970 to 1983. It was held in South Orange, New Jersey in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts from 1970 to 1972 and again in 1974, then played on outdoor grass courts in 1973, and then played on... , U.S.	Clay	Raúl Ramírez	Jai Dilouie    Blaine Willenborg Blaine Willenborg Blaine Willenborg , 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...	3–6, 6–4, 6–1
9.	1983	Dallas, U.S.	Hard	Nduka Odizor Nduka Odizor Nduka Odizor is a former tennis player from Nigeria, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated in the first round by American lucky loser Robert Seguso. The right-hander won one career title in singles and seven doubles titles...	Steve Denton Steve Denton Steve Denton is a former professional tennis player for the ATP Tour. He is currently the head men's tennis coach at Texas A&M University....     Sherwood Stewart Sherwood Stewart Sherwood Stewart played amateur and professional tennis in the 1970s and 1980s. Stewart was ranked as high as No. 60 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings on December 31, 1978, and No...	6–3, 7–5

Runner-ups (11)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	1978	Boston U.S. Pro Tennis Championships The U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was the oldest professional tennis tournament played until its final year of 1999 and is considered as a part of the professional grand slam from 1927 - 1967 until the advent of Open Era... , U.S.	Clay	Heinz Günthardt Heinz Günthardt Heinz Peter Günthardt is a former tennis player from Switzerland, who won five singles titles during his professional career, including the Rotterdam WCT in 1980....	Victor Pecci Víctor Pecci Víctor Pecci is a former professional Paraguayan tennis player. Pecci was born in Asunción.Pecci was ranked as high as World No. 9 in singles in 1980 and World No. 31 in doubles in 1984. Pecci is famous for reaching the 1979 French Open final...     Balázs Taróczy Balazs Taroczy Balázs Taróczy is a former tennis player from Hungary, who won thirteen singles titles in his career. The right-hander achieved his highest ranking during the ATP Tour on February 8, 1982, when he became World Number 13. He's a six times Hungarain champion...	3–6, 6–3, 1–6
2.	1978	Hartford, U.S.	Carpet	Mark Edmondson Mark Edmondson Mark Edmondson is a former professional Australian male tennis player....	John McEnroe John McEnroe John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...     Bill Maze Bill Maze (tennis) Bill Maze is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Maze enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 87 in 1983.-Doubles titles :-External links:...	3–6, 6–3, 5–7
3.	1980	Tulsa ATP Tulsa The ATP Tulsa was a men's tennis tournament played in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The event was played as part of the ATP Tour from 1978-1980. The event was played on indoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:... , U.S.	Hard (i)	Francisco González	Robert Lutz    Dick Stockton Dick Stockton (tennis) Dick Stockton , was a professional tennis player from the United States. He is currently the head coach of the men's tennis team at the University of Virginia....	6–2, 6–7, 2–6
4.	1980	South Orange South Orange Open The South Orange Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1970 to 1983. It was held in South Orange, New Jersey in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts from 1970 to 1972 and again in 1974, then played on outdoor grass courts in 1973, and then played on... , U.S.	Clay	Fritz Buehning Fritz Buehning Fritz Buehning is a former American tennis player from Short Hills, New Jersey.Buehning attended Millburn High School, where he won the New Jersey state individual tennis championship in 1977 as a junior, his final year in high school...	Bill Maze Bill Maze (tennis) Bill Maze is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Maze enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 87 in 1983.-Doubles titles :-External links:...     John McEnroe John McEnroe John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...	6–7, 4–6
5.	1981	Indianapolis, United States	Clay	Raúl Ramírez Raúl Ramírez Raúl Ramírez is a retired Mexican professional tennis player. He was active during the 1970s and 1980s, and is regarded as one of the great all-around players of the modern era. Ramírez was also the first player to finish first in both singles and doubles Grand Prix point standings, accomplishing...	Kevin Curren Kevin Curren ----Kevin Melvyn Curren is a former professional tennis player. He played in two Grand Slam singles finals and won four Grand Slam doubles titles.-Career:...     Steve Denton Steve Denton Steve Denton is a former professional tennis player for the ATP Tour. He is currently the head men's tennis coach at Texas A&M University....	3–6, 7–5, 5–7
6.	1981	Bangkok Bangkok Tennis Classic The Bangkok Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament played in Bangkok, Thailand from 1980-1982. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and was held on indoor carpet.-Men's singles:-Doubles:-References:***... , Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...	Carpet	Lloyd Bourne Lloyd Bourne Lloyd Bourne , is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Bourne attended St. Francis High School in La Canada, CA, transferring to Blair High in Pasadena as a Senior. He played for Stanford in college on their NCAA Chapionship team in 1981.During his career Bourne won 1...	John Austin John Austin (tennis) John Austin is an American former professional tennis player born in Long Beach, California. He won the Wimbledon mixed doubles championship with his sister, Tracy Austin, in 1980....     Mike Cahill Mike Cahill Micheal Cahill is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Cahill enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won five doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...	3–6, 6–7
7.	1982	Las Vegas Alan King Tennis Classic The Alan King Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament held in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1972-1985 and was part of the WCT Tour from 1972 until 1977 then it became part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1978 until 1985, and one of the major ranking tournaments of both tour's it was part of... , U.S.	Hard	Carlos Kirmayr Carlos Kirmayr Carlos Kirmayr is a retired Brazilian professional tennis player.Kirmayr won a total of 10 Grand Prix doubles titles, but none for singles. He did win a number of Challenger tournaments in singles and achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 36.-Runner-ups :-Doubles titles :-External links:*...	Sherwood Stewart Sherwood Stewart Sherwood Stewart played amateur and professional tennis in the 1970s and 1980s. Stewart was ranked as high as No. 60 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings on December 31, 1978, and No...     Ferdi Taygan Ferdi Taygan Ferdi Taygan , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Taygan enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 19 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 19 times. Partnering Sherwood Stewart, Taygan won the 1982 French Open...	6–7, 4–6
8.	1982	Hilton Head WCT, U.S.	Clay	Alan Waldman	Mark Edmondson Mark Edmondson Mark Edmondson is a former professional Australian male tennis player....     Rod Frawley Rod Frawley Rod Frawley is a former tennis player from Australia, who won one singles title and five doubles titles during his professional career...	1–6, 5–7
9.	1982	Hong Kong	Hard	Kim Warwick Kim Warwick Kim Warwick is a former Australian professional male tennis player mostly known for his doubles titles with Mark Edmondson, and for reaching the final of the singles Australian Open in 1980...	Charles Buzz Strode    Morris Skip Strode Morris Skip Strode Morris Skip Strode , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.During Strode's career he won 1 doubles title. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 127 in 1983 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 47 in 1983...	4–6, 6–3, 2–6
10.	1983	Guaruja ATP Guarujá The Guarujá Open was a men's tennis tournament held in Guarujá, Brazil.The tournament was originally part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit, it was played on a carpet surface in its introductory year of 1981 before switching to clay courts in 1982 until its last year in 1992... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...	Hard	Shlomo Glickstein Shlomo Glickstein Shlomo Glickstein is an Israeli former professional tennis player.He reached his career-high singles ranking of World # 22 in November 1982, and his career-high doubles ranking of World # 28 in February 1986....	Tim Gullikson Tim Gullikson Timothy Ernest "Tim" Gullikson was a tennis player and coach who was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin in the United States.In 1977, he won three tour singles titles and was named the ATP's Newcomer of the Year...     Tomáš Šmíd Tomáš Šmíd Tomáš Šmíd is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia, who won nine singles titles during his career. In doubles, he won fifty-four titles and was the world's highest-ranking doubles player from December 17, 1984, to August 11, 1985. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on...	7–5, 6–7, 3–6
11.	1983	U.S. Open, New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Hard	Fritz Buehning	Peter Fleming    John McEnroe John McEnroe John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...	3–6, 4–6, 2–6

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