LTA PLAYER GUIDE 2013
LTA PLAYER GUIDE 2013
LTA PLAYER GUIDE 2013
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LUCY SHUKER <strong>2013</strong><br />
CAREER:<br />
A former Hampshire County badminton player, Lucy was injured in a motorbike accident at the<br />
age of 21 and was introduced to wheelchair tennis whilst at Salisbury Spinal Unit.<br />
She became National Singles champion in 2006 and 2009 and has reached five Grand Slam<br />
women’s doubles finals to date.<br />
Lucy won her first ITF 1 title at the Belgian Open in 2010 and in 2011 won two singles titles and<br />
three doubles titles.<br />
In 2012 Lucy was selected for her second successive Paralympic Games in London, where she<br />
and Jordanne made history when winning bronze in the women’s doubles to claim Great Britain’s<br />
first Paralympic women’s wheelchair tennis medal. Lucy and Jordanne also reached their first<br />
Grand Slam final together at Wimbledon.<br />
She also qualified for the year-end Masters for the third time and helped GB to win the bronze<br />
medal at the World Team Cup. She started <strong>2013</strong> by reaching her first Australian Open women’s<br />
singles semi-final and her second Australian Open women’s doubles final in January.<br />
YEAR END RANKINGS: SINGLES<br />
KEY FACTS<br />
Born: 28.05.80<br />
Plays: Right-handed, women’s division<br />
Lives: Fleet, Hampshire<br />
Trains: Taunton, Somerset<br />
Career Titles (singles): 17<br />
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000<br />
8 12 8 11 11 10 14 18 47 - - - -<br />
Career Titles (doubles): 33<br />
Coach: Natalie Ayton<br />
Highest Ranking: 5 (March <strong>2013</strong>)<br />
Twitter: @lucy_shuker<br />
Website: www.lucyshuker.com<br />
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