Whitney Laiho

Whitney Laiho-Biles is an American former tennis player.

Biography

A right-handed player from Rhode Island, Laiho attended Middletown [High School (Rhode Island)|Middletown High School] and was a top 50 ranked ITF junior. She made the girls' singles quarter-finals of the 1997 [US Open (tennis)|1997 US Open].
Her first professional title came at the Baltimore USTA satellite in 1999, which she secured by beating Vilmarie Castellvi in the final.
Laiho was a five-time All-American tennis player for the University of Florida and most notably partnered with Jessica Lehnhoff to win the 2001 NCAA Division I women's doubles championship.
As the reigning NCAA doubles champions, Laiho and Lehnhoff earned a wildcard into the women's doubles main draw of the 2001 US [Open (tennis)|2001 US Open]. They became the first college pairing since 1983 to make the third round, where they were beaten by Martina Navratilova and Arantxa [Sánchez Vicario].