| Country (sports) |  South Africa  New Zealand | 
|---|---|
| Residence | Pretoria, South Africa and Phoenix, Arizona | 
| Born | 13 March 1979 Empangeni, South Africa | 
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 
| Turned pro | 1998 | 
| Retired | 2015 | 
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) | 
| Prize money | $195,247 | 
| Singles | |
| Career record | 4–7 | 
| Career titles | 0 | 
| Highest ranking | No. 214 (2 August 2004) | 
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (1999) | 
| Wimbledon | Q3 (1999, 2004) | 
| US Open | Q3 (1998) | 
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 3–6 | 
| Career titles | 0 | 
| Highest ranking | No. 137 (22 November 1999) | 
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1999) | 
| US Open | Q2 (1999) | 
| Last updated on: 19 September 2021. | |
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 | .svg.png.webp) 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
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH | 
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round;  (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent;  (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record. 
Singles
| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||||
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| 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)
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| 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 | .svg.png.webp) Peter Polansky | 3–6, 2–6 | 
Doubles: 28 (19–9)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 1998 | Vadodara, India | Challenger | Grass |  Myles Wakefield | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) Jocelyn Robichaud | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | 
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