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Meghann Shaughnessy

USA
Residence: Scottsdale, AZ, USA
DOB: April 13, 1979
Birthplace: Richmond, VA, USA
Height: 5' 11" (1.80 m)
Weight: 135 lbs. (61 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (April 1996)
JANUARY - Withdrew from Australian Open w/left knee injury.

FEBRUARY - Did not play.

MARCH - Did not play.

APRIL - Did not play.

MAY - Withdrew from Roland Garros w/left knee injury.

JUNE - Did not play.

JULY - Fell 1r at Stanford (l. to Niculescu).

AUGUST - Fell 1r at Los Angeles (l. to A.Bondarenko in 3s); fell 1r at Cincinnati (as WC, l. to Cirstea); fell 1r at New Haven (as WC, l. to A.Bondarenko 75 third set).
1994 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Mexico.

1995 - Won three singles titles on ITF Circuit.

1996 - Played first four Tour main draws, reaching QF at Budapest (as qualifier) and 2r at Philadelphia but falling 1r twice (incl. US Open); fell in Tour qualifying twice (incl. Wimbledon); also played on ITF Circuit.

1997 - Fell 1r once and in Tour qualifying 15 times (incl. all four majors); also played on ITF Circuit.

1998 - First Top 100 season; QF twice, at Prague and Istanbul; reached 2r four times; fell 1r three times (incl. Australian Open, US Open) and in Tour qualifying six times (incl. other two majors); made Top 100 debut on July 13 (after Prague; rose from No.109 to No.96); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

1999 - Second Top 100 season; SF at Bogotá (l. to Zuluaga); reached 2r six times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r 14 times (incl. other three majors) and in Tour qualifying seven times; played all four majors in a season for first time.

2000 - First Top 50 season; won first Tour singles title at Shanghai (d. Tulyaganova in final); SF at Auckland (l. to Kremer); QF twice, at Bogotá and Antwerp; reached 3r once (US Open) and 2r 10 times (incl. other three majors); fell 1r six times and in Tour qualifying four times; made Top 50 debut on August 28 (after New Haven; rose from No.51 to No.48); won first Tour doubles title; won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2001 - First Top 20 season (finishing at No.12); won second Tour singles title at Québec City (d. Majoli in final); runner-up twice, at Scottsdale (l. to Davenport in final) and Hamburg (l. to V.Williams in final); SF twice, at Gold Coast (l. to Henin) and Stanford (l. to Clijsters); QF five times, at Paris [Indoors], Amelia Island, Strasbourg, Eastbourne and Toronto; reached 4r twice (Roland Garros, Wimbledon), 3r four times (incl. US Open) and 2r five times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r five times (incl. first Tour Championships; l. to Dokic); made Top 20 debut on May 14 (after Berlin; rose from No.21 to No.20) and career-high No.11 on September 10 (for one week; spent second week at No.11 the next January); won one Tour doubles title.

2002 - Another Top 50 season; runner-up at Sydney (l. to Hingis in final); SF twice, at Sarasota (l. to Panova) and Strasbourg (l. to Dokic); QF twice, at Eastbourne and Leipzig; reached 4r once, 3 four times (incl. Australian Open, US Open) and 2r 12 times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r five times (incl. Roland Garros); won one Tour doubles title.

2003 - Second Top 20 season (finishing at No.17); won third Tour singles title at Canberra (d. Schiavone in final); SF at Scottsdale (l. to Clijsters); QF four times, at Gold Coast, Australian Open (first Grand Slam QF; l. to S.Williams), Miami and Philadelphia; reached 4r twice (incl. US Open), 3r four times (incl. Roland Garros) and 2r three times; fell 1r nine times (incl. Wimbledon); won one Tour doubles title.

2004 - Another Top 50 season; SF twice, at Dubai (l. to Henin) and Tashkent (l. to Vaidisova); QF twice, at Doha and Linz; reached 4r once, 3r twice (Roland Garros, Wimbledon) and 2r five times; fell 1r 10 times (incl. other two majors); won seven Tour doubles titles (all w/Petrova, incl. Tour Championships); made doubles Top 10 debut on May 17 (after winning Rome; at No.10).

2005 - Another Top 100 season; runner-up at Memphis (l. to Zvonareva in final); SF at 's-Hertogenbosch (l. to Zakopalova); reached 3r twice and 2r seven times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r 14 times (incl. other three majors); won one Tour doubles title; made doubles Top 5 debut on February 7 (at No.5), reaching career-high No.4 on March 21 (after Indian Wells).

2006 - Another Top 50 season; won fourth and fifth Tour singles titles at Rabat (d. Sucha in final) and Forest Hills (d. Smashnova 16 60 64 in final, marring her 12-0 finals record); SF at Bangkok (l. to King); QF twice, at Acapulco and Los Angeles; reached 3r twice and 2r six times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open); fell 1r nine times (incl. other two majors) and in Tour qualifying once; won two Tour doubles titles.

2007 - Another Top 100 season; won sixth Tour singles title at Barcelona (d. Gallovits in final); QF at Istanbul; reached 3r once and 2r 10 times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open); fell 1r 11 times (incl. other two majors) and in Tour qualifying once; won one Tour doubles title; also reached first Grand Slam final in mixed doubles at US Open (w/Paes; l. to Mirnyi/Azarenka); withdrew from Tashkent and Québec City w/left knee injury.

2008 - First non-Top 100 season since 1997 (finished at No.838 due to inactivity); fell 1r in all five Tour main draws (incl. ret. twice w/left knee injury); withdrew from rest of season w/left knee injury (except for Barcelona, w/left hip injury).

2009 - Missed first half of season w/left knee injury (incl. withdrawing from Australian Open, Roland Garros); played eight Tour main draws in second half, reaching 2r once (Seoul) and falling 1r seven times (incl. US Open); fell in Tour qualifying once.
SINGLES
Winner (6): 2007 - Barcelona; 2006 - Rabat, Forest Hills; 2003 - Canberra; 2001 - Québec City; 2000 - Shanghai, ITF/West Palm Beach, FL-USA, ITF/Sarasota, FL-USA; 1998 - ITF/Sochi-RUS; 1995 - ITF/Morelia-MEX, ITF/Toluca-MEX, ITF/Sao Paulo 5-BRA.
Finalist (4): 2005 - Memphis; 2002 - Sydney; 2001 - Scottsdale, Hamburg.

DOUBLES
Winner (15): 2007 - Sydney (w/Groenefeld); 2006 - Gold Coast (w/Safina), Acapulco (w/Groenefeld); 2005 - Bali (w/Groenefeld); 2004 - Miami, Amelia Island, Berlin, Rome, Los Angeles, New Haven, Tour Championships (all w/Petrova); 2003 - Moscow (w/Petrova); 2002 - Gold Coast (w/Henin); 2001 - Berlin (w/Callens); 2000 - Québec City (w/Pratt), ITF/Sarasota, FL-USA (w/Cacic); 1998 - ITF/Guadalajara-MEX (w/Lee-Waters).
Finalist (12): 2006 - Indian Wells, Charleston (both w/Ruano Pascual), San Diego (w/Groenefeld); 2005 - Indian Wells (w/Petrova); 2004 - Sydney (w/Safina); 2002 - Filderstadt (w/Suárez); 2001 - Gold Coast (w/Schlukebir), Scottsdale (w/Clijsters), Filderstadt (w/Henin); 2000 - Shanghai (w/Grande); 1999 - Bol (w/Ehritt-Vanc), Antwerp (w/Pleming).

MIXED DOUBLES
Finalist (1): 2007 - US Open (w/Paes).

ADDITIONAL
American Fed Cup Team, 2002-03.
Coached by Rafael Font de Mora; does off-court training with Mark Verstegen of the Athletes Performance Institute in Tempe, Arizona ... All-court game with strong serve; favorite surface is hard ... Father, Bill, is a stockbroker; mother, Joy Kettler, is a nutritionist; has two brothers, Brennan and Matt, and a sister, Maeve ... Admires her coach for his work ethic ... Likes being a tennis player because of the challenge ... Favorite actor is Harrison Ford ... Enjoys water skiing ... Resident Pro at the Scottsdale Hyatt Gainey Ranch Resort.
- Junior highlights include singles runner-up at 1996 Roland Garros (l. to Mauresmo).