Lucy Shuker
Country | Great Britain |
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Residence | Taunton Somerset |
Born | 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
Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | SR | W–L | |||||||||||
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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
Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | SR | W–L | ||||||||||
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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
- ↑ BBC Sport article
- ↑ ITA British rankings (pdf) retrieved on 15 April 2007
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 RHC Professional article retrieved on 15 April 2007
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 BBC Sport article retrieved on 15 April 2007
- ↑ Lawn Tennis Association article retrieved on 15 April 2007
- ↑ BBC Somerset article retrieved on 15 April 2007
- ↑ Shuker hopes for Beijing medals BBC News retrieved 7 September 2008
- ↑ "Wimbledon 2012: Lucy Shuker & Jordanne Whiley lose final". Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ↑ http://itftennis.com/wheelchair/news/articles/ellerbrock-clinches-us-open-super-series-title.aspx