Lucy Shuker

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Lucy Shuker
File:Lucy Shuker 2014.jpg
Shuker with the singles trophy at the 2014 PTR Championships
Country (sports)  Great Britain
Residence Taunton Somerset
Born (1980-05-28) 28 May 1980 (age 43)
Turned pro 2002
Plays Right Handed
Singles
Career record {{#property:P564}}
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open QF (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
French Open SF (2007)
Other tournaments
Paralympic Games QF (2012)
Doubles
Career record {{#property:P555}}
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 Paralympics.svg 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

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