Tim Wilkison

Tim Wilkison

Tim Wilkison (born November 23, 1959 in Shelby, North Carolina, U.S.) is a former professional male tennis player from the United States. He was the #1 ranked junior in the United States and went on to play professional tennis for over 25 years. Wilkison won 6 singles titles and 9 doubles championships. He is 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).

ingles titles (6)

Runner-ups (14)


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