Lucy Shuker
_(21012714043).jpg) Shuker at the 2015 US Open. | |
| Country (sports) |
 Great Britain |
|---|---|
| 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 (born 28 May 1980),[1] is a British wheelchair tennis player who is the highest ranking woman in the sport in Britain[2][3] 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[4] in the world rankings for doubles matches and 12th in singles.[5] 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.[6]
Shuker lives near Taunton, Somerset, and states that she is aiming to take part in the 2012 Paralympics.[5][7] In early 2007 Shuker reached the quarter finals stage of the Sydney International Wheelchair Tennis Open.[4]
In 2008, she competed in the singles and doubles events in Wheelchair tennis at the Beijing Paralympics.[8]
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.[9] Shuker was a finalist at the US OPen USTA Wheelchair Tennis Championships.[10]
Singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | SR | W–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
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | SR | W–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
- ↑ "Birthday's today". The Telegraph. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
Ms Lucy Shuker, tennis player; Paralympic bronze medallist wheelchair tennis doubles, London 2012, 33
- ↑ "Shuker reaches Sydney last eight". BBC Sport. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
- ↑ "Rankings" (PDF). ITA British. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
- 1 2 "Shuker beat World No. 8". RHC Professional. Archived from the original on 23 April 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
- 1 2 Hudson, Elizabeth (7 November 2005). "Shuker hopes for doubles success". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
- ↑ "Article". Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ↑ "Interview: Lucy Shuker". BBC Somerset. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
- ↑ "Shuker hopes for Beijing medals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2008.
- ↑ "Wimbledon 2012: Lucy Shuker & Jordanne Whiley lose final". BBC Sport. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ↑ "Ellerbrock clinches US Open Super Series title". ITF Tennis. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.