Tim Wilkison Tennis player
Tim Wilkison (born 23 November 1959 in Shelby, North Carolina, U.S. ) is a former professional male tennis player from the United States. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 23. Wilkison was the No. 1 ranked junior in the United States and went on to play professional tennis for over 25 years. He won 6 singles titles and 9 doubles championships. He is perhaps best known for his diving volleys at Wimbledon that earned him the nickname "Dr. Dirt". In his playing career, Wilkison had victories over Arthur Ashe, Stan Smith, Roscoe Tanner, Guillermo Vilas, Yannick Noah, Boris Becker, Jim Courier, John McEnroe, Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras. He played left-handed. His best Grand Slam singles result came at the 1986 US Open where he reached the quarter-finals. He lost to Swede Stefan Edberg in sets (3–6, 3–6, 3–6). His eldest son, MacLane, now plays at UNC. Wilkison has stated that his preferred surface is clay.
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