Shelby Rogers

Shelby Rogers

Shelby Rogers at the 2013 French Open
Country	United States
Residence	Charleston, SC, USA
Born	(1992-10-13) October 13, 1992 Mount Pleasant, SC, USA
Turned pro	2009
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$207,668
Singles
Career record	92–65
Career titles	0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 134 (June 17, 2013)
Current ranking	No. 140 (July 8, 2013)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (2013)
French Open	2R (2013)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2013)
US Open	1R (2010, 2013)
Doubles
Career record	25–25
Career titles	0 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 175 (June 17, 2013)
Current ranking	No. 205 (July 8, 2013)
Last updated on: July 8, 2013.

Shelby Rogers (born October 13, 1992) is a professional American tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is no. 134, which she reached on June 17, 2013. Her career high in doubles is no. 175, which she reached on June 17, 2013. She played at her first Grand Slam event when she received a wildcard to play at the 2010 US Open, but was defeated by Peng Shuai in the first round in three sets. She has since reached the second round of the 2013 French Open.

Career

Following her sister, Sabra, into tennis at the age of 6. Shelby was quickly identified by her coaches for her natural athletic ability and started competing on the national stage by the age of 11. Home-schooled during high school, Shelby was able to focus on her tennis and quickly started receiving scholarship offers from the top schools in the US.^[1] In 2009 she decided to forgo college and become a professional tennis player. Her career got off to a slow start after a motor vehicle accident in 2010. Rogers suffered multiple injuries, including the amputation of the great and second toe of her right foot. Complications from the accident hampered her ability to perform during 2010 and much of 2011. However, Rogers persevered, and enjoyed her first professional title in July 2012. Rogers attributes her success to an added emphasis on power-lifting during her rehabilitation. Rogers' personal bests; squat: 310 lbs. and flat bench: 205 lbs. As of June 2013, Rogers has achieved her best WTA ranking at 134.

Rogers currently trains at the USTA National Training Center in Boca Ration, Florida. Tennis idol is Steffi Graf. In her spare time Rogers is also an avid skydiver. Rogers currently holds a level "C" license with the USPA (United States Parachute Association), and claims to have recorded over 200 jumps. If not a tennis player, Rogers says she would be a dive instructor.

2013

She failed to qualify for the Australian Open, losing in the qualifying first round. She received a wild card to the French Open. She then won her first Grand Slam match over Irena Pavlovic.

At Wimbledon, she lost in the first round of qualifying to An-Sophie Mestach.

She received a wild card into the US Open, but lost her first match to Caroline Garcia of France.

ITF career finals

Singles: 4 (2–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	May 4, 2010	Indian Harbour Beach, USA	Clay	Edina Gallovits-Hall	2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner	1.	July 10, 2012	Yakima, USA	Hard	Samantha Crawford	6–4, 6–7(3), 6–3
Runner-up	2.	September 25, 2012	Las Vegas, USA	Hard	Lauren Davis	6–7(5), 6–2, 6–2
Winner	1.	April 23, 2013	Charlottesville, USA	Clay	Allie Kiick	6–3, 7–5

Doubles 3 (1–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	June 15, 2010	Mount Pleasant, USA	Hard	Petra Rampre	Kaitlyn Christian Caitlin Whoriskey	6–4, 6–2
Winner	1.	July 3, 2012	Denver, USA	Hard	Marie-Ève Pelletier	Lauren Embree Nicole Gibbs	6–3, 3–6, [12–10]
Runner-up	2.	April 23, 2013	Charlottesville, USA	Clay	Nicole Gibbs	Nicola Slater Coco Vandeweghe	6–3, 7–6(4)

Singles performance timeline

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shelby Rogers.

• Shelby Rogers at the Women's Tennis Association
• Shelby Rogers at the International Tennis Federation
• Shelby Rogers at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile