Lucy Shuker
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| Country |  Great Britain |
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| Residence | Somerset, England | |
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| Height | 5 ft 4 | |
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| Turned pro | 2002 | |
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| Highest ranking: | 10 (05 May 2007) | |
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| Australian Open | Quarter finals | |
| French Open | Quarter finals | |
| Wimbledon | ||
| US Open | Last 16 | |
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| Highest ranking: | 10 (05 December 2005) | |
Lucy Shuker is a British wheelchair tennisplayer who is currently the highest ranking woman in the sport in Britain[1][2] and winner of both singles and doubles titles in the National Wheelchair Tennis Championships following a 2001 motorbike accident that left her paralysed. She is currently ranked 10th[3] in the world rankings for doubles matches and 12th in singles.[4] She was also the recipient of the 2005 British Wheelchair Sports Award, the nominee for the 2006 Disabled Player of the Year award, and the semi-finalist in tournaments in both Switzerland and the United States.[5] Currently living near Taunton, Somerset, Shuker states that she is aiming to take part in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.[6][7] In early 2007 Shuker reached the quarter finals stage of the Sydney International Wheelchair Tennis Open.[8]
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- ^ BBC Sport article
- ^ ITA British rankings (pdf) retrieved on April 15, 2007
- ^ RHC Professional article retrieved on April 15, 2007
- ^ BBC Sport article retrieved on April 15, 2007
- ^ Lawn Tennis Association article retrieved on April 15, 2007
- ^ BBC Somerset article retrieved on April 15, 2007
- ^ BBC Sport article retrieved on April 15, 2007
- ^ RHC Professional article retrieved on April 15, 2007
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