Caitlin Whoriskey

Caitlin Whoriskey

Whoriskey at the 2016 US Open
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	East Sandwich, Massachusetts
Born	(1988-02-19) February 19, 1988 Boston, Massachusetts
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	2010
Plays	Right (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$132,970
Singles
Career record	197–152 (56.4%)
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 268 (May 18, 2015)
Doubles
Career record	215–151 (58.7%)
Career titles	18 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 109 (April 10, 2017)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	1R (2017)
US Open	1R (2016)

Caitlin Whoriskey (born February 19, 1988) is an American former professional tennis player. She played collegiately at the University of Tennessee, where she was a three-time All-American.

Whoriskey finished runner-up in doubles at the 2010 NCAA Women's Tennis Championship, playing with Natalie Pluskota. She recorded a victory in her first-ever ITF tournament as a professional, partnering with Kaitlyn Christian and taking the doubles crown at the 2010 Mt. Pleasant Pro Classic.

Personal life

On November 4, 2023 Caitlin married her long-time boyfriend Brett Rolison, DPT.

College career

Whoriskey played her college tennis for co-head coaches Mike Patrick and Sonia-Hahn Patrick at the University of Tennessee. She recorded 92 singles victories and 113 doubles wins in her four years at UT. Her doubles total ranks fourth in school history. She was a three-time ITA All-America selection: twice in doubles (2009–10) and once in singles (2009). She captured the doubles championship at the ITA All-American Championships in 2007 and 2009, the first such wins in school history. A three time All-SEC selection, she helped lead Tennessee on its deepest postseason run since 2002 during the 2009–10 season, when the Lady Vols advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships. Paired with teammate Natalie Pluskota, she reached the finals of the 2010 NCAA Women's Doubles Championship before falling to Hilary Barte and Lindsay Burdette of Stanford. She was named ITA National Senior Player of the Year for the 2009–10 season.

Professional career

Whoriskey recorded her first-ever professional title in June 2010, winning the doubles crown at the 2010 Mt. Pleasant Women's Pro Classic, defeating Petra Rampre and Shelby Rogers in the final round. She followed that up with another doubles title at the Ladies Cleveland Open on June 27.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 9 (2 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (2–6) Clay (0–1)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	July 27, 2009	ITF St. Joseph, United States	Hard	Irina Falconi	3–6, 3–6
Loss	2.	January 16, 2012	ITF Coimbra, Portugal	Hard	Ulyana Ayzatulina	5–7, 1–6
Loss	3.	August 13, 2012	ITF Ratingen, Germany	Clay	Laura Siegemund	2–6, 1–6
Loss	4.	April 29, 2013	ITF Antalya, Turkey	Hard	Ana Bogdan	6–7, 4–6
Loss	5.	May 6, 2013	ITF Antalya, Turkey	Hard	Carla Forte	6–7, 5–7
Win	1.	May 25, 2014	ITF Hilton Head, United States	Hard	Elise Mertens	6–3, 7–6
Loss	6.	July 14, 2014	ITF Evansville, United States	Hard	Tornado Alicia Black	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss	7.	July 3, 2016	ITF El Paso, United States	Hard	Jamie Loeb	5–7, 3–6
Win	2.	August 6, 2016	ITF Fort Worth, United States	Hard	Tara Moore	6–0, 6–4

Doubles: 33 (18 titles, 15 runner-ups)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50/60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (13–11) Clay (5–4) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	Jun 2009	ITF Hilton Head, United States	Hard	Natalie Pluskota	Jacqueline Cako Alison Riske	3–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Loss	2.	Jul 2009	ITF St. Joseph, United States	Hard	Chelsea Orr	Irina Falconi Ashley Weinhold	4–6, 6–7
Win	1.	Jun 2010	ITF Mt. Pleasant, United States	Hard	Kaitlyn Christian	Petra Rampre Shelby Rogers	6–4, 6–2
Win	2.	Jun 2010	ITF Cleveland, United States	Clay	Sanaz Marand	Emily Harman Eleanor Peters	6–4, 6–0
Loss	3.	Oct 2010	ITF Rock Hill, United States	Hard	Sanaz Marand	Maria Fernanda Alves Mariana Duque	1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win	3.	Nov 2011	ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom	Hard	Eva Wacanno	Martina Borecka Petra Krejsová	6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Win	4.	Apr 2012	Wiesbaden Open, Germany	Clay	Laura Siegemund	Alexandra Romanova Sylwia Zagórska	6–0, 6–0
Win	5.	May 2012	ITF Warsaw, Poland	Clay	Elyne Boeykens	Karolina Kosińska Aleksandra Rosolska	6–2, 6–2
Win	6.	Jun 2012	ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands	Clay	Elyne Boeykens	Carolin Daniels Sviatlana Pirazhenka	6–2, 6–4
Loss	4.	Apr 2013	ITF Antalya, Turkey	Hard	Rosalia Alda	Andrea Benítez Carla Forte	6–4, 5–7, [4–10]
Loss	5.	Sep 2013	Las Vegas Open, United States	Hard	Denise Mureşan	Tamira Paszek CoCo Vandeweghe	4–6, 2–6
Loss	6.	May 2014	ITF Sumter, United States	Hard	Sonja Molnar	Sophie Chang Andie Daniell	1–6, 3–6
Win	7.	May 2014	ITF Hilton Head, United States	Hard	Sonja Molnar	Lauren Albanese Macall Harkins	6–3, 6–4
Loss	7.	Oct 2014	Challenger de Saguenay, Canada	Hard (i)	Sonja Molnar	Ysaline Bonaventure Nicola Slater	4–6, 4–6
Win	8.	Apr 2015	ITF Jackson, United States	Clay	Alexa Guarachi	Kateřina Kramperová Jessica Moore	6–7(4), 6–3, [11–9]
Win	9.	Jul 2015	Sacramento Challenger, United States	Hard	Ashley Weinhold	Nao Hibino Rosie Johanson	6–4, 3–6, [14–12]
Win	10.	Sep 2015	ITF Redding, United States	Hard	Ashley Weinhold	Michelle Sammons Varatchaya Wongteanchai	6–2, 7–5
Loss	8.	Apr 2016	ITF Pelham, United States	Clay	Sophie Chang	Asia Muhammad Taylor Townsend	2–6, 3–6
Loss	9.	Apr 2016	ITF Dothan, United States	Clay	Keri Wong	Asia Muhammad Taylor Townsend	0–6, 1–6
Win	11	Jun 2016	ITF Sumter, United States	Hard	Ashley Weinhold	Jamie Loeb Carol Zhao	7–6(5), 6–1
Win	12	Jul 2016	ITF El Paso, United States	Hard	Ashley Weinhold	Sanaz Marand Carol Zhao	6–4, 7–6(3)
Win	13	Jul 2016	Sacramento Challenger, United States	Hard	Ashley Weinhold	Jamie Loeb Chanel Simmonds	6–4, 6–4
Loss	10	Nov 2016	Toronto Challenger, Canada	Hard (i)	Ashley Weinhold	Gabriela Dabrowski Michaëlla Krajicek	4–6, 3–6
Win	14	Feb 2017	Midland Tennis Classic, United States	Hard (i)	Ashley Weinhold	Kayla Day Caroline Dolehide	7–6(1), 6–3
Win	15	Sep 2017	ITF Stillwater, United States	Hard	Jovana Jakšić	Harriet Dart An-Sophie Mestach	4–6, 6–4, [10–3]
Loss	11	Oct 2017	ITF Sumter, United States	Hard	Alexandra Mueller	Jessica Pegula Taylor Townsend	6–4, 5–7, [5–10]
Loss	12	Nov 2017	ITF Norman, United States	Hard	Maria Sanchez	Chiara Scholl Tamaryn Hendler	6–3, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss	13	Feb 2018	ITF Surprise, United States	Hard	Jacqueline Cako	Misaki Doi Yanina Wickmayer	6–2, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss	14	Apr 2019	ITF Jackson, United States	Clay	Hanna Chang	Katarzyna Kawa Katarzyna Piter	5–7, 1–6
Win	16	Jun 2019	ITF Sumter, United States	Hard	Brynn Boren	Vladica Babić Hayley Carter	6–4, 6–4
Win	17	Jul 2019	Ashland Classic, United States	Hard	Sanaz Marand	Vladica Babić Julia Rosenqvist	7–6(4), 6–4
Win	18	Sep 2019	ITF Templeton Pro, United States	Hard	Vladica Babic	Gabriela Talabă Marcela Zacarías	6–4, 6–2
Loss	15	Oct 2019	ITF Charleston Pro, United States	Clay	Vladica Babic	Anna Danilina Ingrid Neel	1–6, 1–6

External links

• Caitlin Whoriskey at the Women's Tennis Association
• Caitlin Whoriskey at the International Tennis Federation
• Caitlin Whoriskey at ESPN.com