Shelby Rogers

Shelby Rogers

File:Shelby Rogers, Cagnes 2015.JPG Shelby Rogers 2015 at the Open GDF Suez de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Charleston, South Carolina, US
Born	(1992-10-13) October 13, 1992 Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, US
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro	2009
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$744,404
Singles
Career record	160–124
Career titles	0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 70 (September 15, 2014)
Current ranking	No. 108 (May 23, 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2015)
French Open	QF (2016)
Wimbledon	1R (2015)
US Open	3R (2015)
Doubles
Career record	40–41
Career titles	0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 147 (September 21, 2015)
Current ranking	No. 198 (May 23, 2016)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
US Open	1R (2014)
Last updated on: 8 February 2016.

Shelby Rogers (born October 13, 1992) is an American professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 70, which she reached on September 15, 2014. Her career high in doubles is No. 147, which she reached on September 21, 2015. 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 quarterfinals of the 2016 French Open.

Personal life

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. In 2009, she decided to forgo college and become a professional tennis player.

Rogers currently trains at the USTA National Training Center in Boca Raton, Florida. Her tennis idol is Steffi Graf.

Career

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.

2016

At the French Open, Rogers became the third American following Serena and Venus Williams to reach the quarterfinals since Lindsay Davenport in 2005. Along the way, she won victories over Karolína Plíšková, Elena Vesnina, Petra Kvitová and Irina-Camelia Begu. With this run, she also rose to a career high ranking inside the Top 60.

WTA career finals

Singles: 2 (2 runners-up)

Winner — Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) Premier (0–0) International (0–2)

Titles by Surface Hard (0–0) Grass (0–0) Clay (0–2) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	13 July 2014	Gastein Ladies, Bad Gastein, Austria	Clay	Andrea Petkovic	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	21 February 2016	Rio Open, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Clay	Francesca Schiavone	6–2, 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	19 April 2015	Copa Colsanitas, Bogotà, Colombia	Clay	Irina Falconi	Paula Cristina Gonçalves Beatriz Haddad Maia	3–6, 6–3, [6–10]

ITF career finals

Singles: 7 (4–3)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	May 4, 2010	Indian Harbour Beach, United States	Clay	Edina Gallovits-Hall	2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner	1.	July 10, 2012	Yakima, United States	Hard	Samantha Crawford	6–4, 6–7(3), 6–3
Runner-up	2.	September 25, 2012	Las Vegas, United States	Hard	Lauren Davis	6–7(5), 6–2, 6–2
Winner	2.	April 23, 2013	Charlottesville, United States	Clay	Allie Kiick	6–3, 7–5
Winner	3.	July 28, 2013	Lexington, United States	Hard	Julie Coin	6–4, 7–6(3)
Winner	4.	September 16, 2013	Albuquerque, United States	Hard	Anna Tatishvili	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	2.	September 28, 2015	Las Vegas, United States	Hard	Michaëlla Krajicek	3–6, 1–6

Doubles 7 (2–5)

$100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (1–3) Clay (0–2) Grass (1–0) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	June 15, 2010	Mount Pleasant, United States	Hard	Petra Rampre	Kaitlyn Christian Caitlin Whoriskey	6–4, 6–2
Winner	1.	July 3, 2012	Denver, United States	Hard	Marie-Ève Pelletier	Lauren Embree Nicole Gibbs	6–3, 3–6, [12–10]
Runner-up	2.	April 23, 2013	Charlottesville, United States	Clay	Nicole Gibbs	Nicola Slater Coco Vandeweghe	6–3, 7–6(4)
Runner–up	3.	April 14, 2014	Dothan, United States	Hard	Olivia Rogowska	Anett Kontaveit Ilona Kremen	1–6, 7–5, 5–10
Winner	2.	June 5, 2015	Eastbourne, United Kingdom	Grass	Coco Vandeweghe	Jocelyn Rae Anna Smith	7–5, 7–6(7–1)
Runner–up	4.	February 7, 2016	Midland, United States	Hard (i)	Naomi Broady	CiCi Bellis Ingrid Neel	2–6, 4–6
Runner–up	5.	April 30, 2016	Charlottesville, United States	Clay	Alexandra Panova	Asia Muhammad Taylor Townsend	6–7(4–7), 0–6

Performance timeline

Singles

Grand Slam tournaments
Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	W–L
Australian Open	A	A	A	Q1	Q2	1R	A	0–1
French Open	A	A	A	2R	1R	1R		1–3
Wimbledon	A	A	A	Q1	Q2	1R		0–1
US Open	1R	A	Q2	1R	2R	3R		3–4
Win–Loss	0–1	0–0	0–0	1–2	1–2	2–4	0–0	4–9

Wins over top 10 players

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	SR rank
2014
1.	Eugenie Bouchard	No. 8	Montreal, Canada	Hard	2R	6–0, 2–6, 6–0	113

External links

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