Lucy Shuker

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Lucy Shuker
Country  Great Britain
Residence Taunton Somerset
Born (1980-05-28) 28 May 1980
Turned pro 2002
Plays Right Handed
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open QF (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
French Open SF (2007)
Other tournaments
Paralympic Games QF (2012)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open F (2010)
French Open SF (2008, 2009)
Wimbledon F (2009, 2010, 2012)
Other Doubles tournaments
Masters Doubles F (2006, 2008, 2010)
Paralympic Games Bronze Medal (2012)

Lucy Shuker is a British wheelchair tennisplayer who is 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]

Shuker lives near Taunton, Somerset, and states that she is aiming to take part in the 2012 Olympics.[4][6] In early 2007 Shuker reached the quarter finals stage of the Sydney International Wheelchair Tennis Open.[3]

In 2008, she competed in the singles and doubles events in Wheelchair tennis at the Beijing Paralympics.[7]

In 2012, she reached the finals of Women's wheelchair doubles at Wimbledon along with partner Jordanne Whiley, losing to Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot, 1–6, 2–6.[8] Shuker was a finalist at the US OPen USTA Wheelchair Tennis Championships.[9]

Singles performance timeline

Tournament2007200820092010SRW–L
Grand Slams
Australian Open QF QF QF QF 0 / 4 0–4
French Open SF QF QF 0 / 3 1–3
Wimbledon 0 / 0 0–0
US Open 0 / 0 0–0
Win–Loss 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 0 / 7 1–7

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament20072008200920102011SRW–L
Grand Slams
Australian Open SF F F F 0 / 4 3–4
French Open F F F 0 / 3 3–3
Wimbledon F F F 0 / 3 3–3
US Open 0 / 0 0–0
Win–Loss 1–2 2–2 3–3 2–2 1–1 0 / 10 9–10

Notes

  1. BBC Sport article
  2. ITA British rankings (pdf) retrieved on 15 April 2007
  3. 3.0 3.1 RHC Professional article retrieved on 15 April 2007
  4. 4.0 4.1 BBC Sport article retrieved on 15 April 2007
  5. Lawn Tennis Association article retrieved on 15 April 2007
  6. BBC Somerset article retrieved on 15 April 2007
  7. Shuker hopes for Beijing medals BBC News retrieved 7 September 2008
  8. "Wimbledon 2012: Lucy Shuker & Jordanne Whiley lose final". Retrieved 14 July 2012. 
  9. http://itftennis.com/wheelchair/news/articles/ellerbrock-clinches-us-open-super-series-title.aspx

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