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Lucy Shuker

British wheelchair tennis player

Lucy Jessica Shuker[1] BEM (born 28 May 1980[2]) be British wheelchair tennis player[3] wey currently be de highest ranked woman insyd de sport for Britain insyd.[4][5] Previous singles den doubles National Champion, na Shuker represent Great Britain for four successive Paralympic Games, twice she win bronze medal insyd de women's doubles den she be former world doubles champion den World Team Cup silver medallist amongst number of oda national den international successes.

Lucy Shuker
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Country wey e be citizenUnited Kingdom Edit
Country for sportUnited Kingdom Edit
Name wey dem give amLucy Edit
Ein date of birth28 May 1980 Edit
Place dem born amQatar Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Ein occupationwheelchair tennis player Edit
Educate forFarnborough College of Technology Edit
Work period (start)2002 Edit
Sportwheelchair tennis Edit
Singles record446–290 Edit
Doubles record403–221 Edit
Participant insydwheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, wheelchair tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Edit
Dema official websitehttps://www.lucyshuker.com/ Edit

Insyd 2008,[6] she compete insyd de singles den doubles events for de first time insyd Wheelchair tennis for de Beijing Paralympics.[7]

Shuker make history for de London 2012 Paralympics alongsyd fellow Briton Jordanne Whiley wen de pair cam turn de first women make dem win medal give Great Britain insyd wheelchair tennis, dey cam from match point down make dem secure bronze insyd de women's doubles event.[8][9]

Shuker den Whiley retain dema bronze medal status insyd de women's wheelchair doubles for de 2016 Paralympic Games insyd Rio.[10]

Early life

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Na dem born Shuker insyd Doha, Qatar, buh she grow up insyd Fleet, Hampshire. She cam from badminton-playing family wey she start dey play badminton for early age before she go on make she represent Hampshire County for national competitions, alongsyd ein bro Matthew Shuker, wey hold career high world ranking of no.43 insyd men's singles.[11] Shuker sanso get love of horse riding til she get motorbike accident for de age of 21 wich lef am paralysed from de T4 vertebra.[12]

Tennis career

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Shuker start dey play wheelchair tennis insyd 2002, less dan 12 months after ein life-changing motorbike accident.[13] Na dem introduce am to de sport by former Quad World No.#1 Pete 'Quadfather' Norfolk during de process of she dey buy ein first wheelchair.

Insyd 2013, Shuker cam turn de first British wheelchair tennis player make she compete for all four major Tennis Grand Slams insyd de same year wen na she compete for de US Open insyd New York, de same year dat she obtain ein highest singles ranking to date of world no.5.

Insyd 2016, Shuker win ein first Doubles Masters title, wey she partner Diede de Groot to de title.[14][15]

Insyd 2018, she make return to Grand Slam final wen she partner Sabine Ellerbrock make dem reach de Wimbledon doubles final, den insyd 2021 she sanso reach de Australian Open doubles final plus South African partner Kgothatso Montjane. Insyd January 2019, Shuker den Montjane reach de semi-finals of de women's wheelchair doubles for de Australian Open, buh na dem defeat dem by second seeds Marjolein Buis den Sabine Ellerbrock.[16]

Insyd June 2021, na she den Jordanne Whiley be among six tennis players dem name make dem represent de UK for de 2020 Paralympics dem postpone insyd Tokyo.[17]

Na dem award Shuker de British Empire Medal (BEM) insyd de 2023 Birthday Honours for services to sport.[18]

For 19 July 2024, na dem select Shuker for ein fifth Paralympics wen na dem name am insyd de Great Britain team for de Paris edition later dat year.[19][20]

Ein life matter

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Shuker graduate plus BSc Hons insyd de science den management of exercise den health from de University of Surrey insyd 2001.

Insyd 2011, na dem name am de Vitalise Woman of Achievement, wey she collect de award from disability charity Vitalise insyd recognition of ein achievements insyd de world of disabled sport.[21]

For 8 November 2017, na dem award Shuker honorary doctorate of arts from Bournemouth University.[22]

References

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  1. ↑ "King's Birthday Honours: Sarah Hunter and Ian Wright among those included". BBC Sport. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Birthday's today". The Telegraph. 28 May 2013. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2014. Ms Lucy Shuker, tennis player; Paralympic bronze medallist wheelchair tennis doubles, London 2012, 33
  3. ↑ "Lucy Shuker – Tennis Foundation". Tennis Foundation. Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Shuker reaches Sydney last eight". BBC Sport. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
  5. ↑ "Rankings" (PDF). ITA British. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
  6. ↑ "ParalympicsGB | Lucy shuker". ParalympicsGB. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Shuker hopes for Beijing medals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2008.
  8. ↑ Sport, Telegraph (7 September 2012). "Paralympics 2012: Lucy Shuker and Jordanne Whiley survive match point to win bronze". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Shuker and Whiley fight back to claim bronze – LTA". www3.lta.org.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  10. ↑ ontrack2016 (14 September 2016). "Day six review/Day seven preview of Rio 2016 Paralympics – OnTrack Magazine". OnTrack Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "Customworqs". BadmintonCentral. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  12. ↑ "Lucy Shuker – #1 in Great Britain". Archived from the original on 15 December 2021.
  13. ↑ Coomes, Beth Rose and Phil (8 July 2017). "The tennis players who play by different rules". BBC News. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "Cotterill, Lapthorne and Shuker net Doubles Masters titles – Tennis Foundation". Tennis Foundation. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  15. ↑ "Wheelchair tennis: British trio land Doubles Masters crowns". BBC Sport. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  16. ↑ "Australian Open 2019: GB's Lucy Shuker loses in wheelchair doubles semi-final". 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  17. ↑ Tennis365 (24 June 2021). "Reigning Paralympic champion Gordon Reid named in Team GB wheelchair squad for Tokyo". Tennis365. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  18. ↑ "No. 64082". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2023. p. B35.
  19. ↑ "Dorset's Lucy Shuker called up by Paralympics GB". Bournemouth Echo. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  20. ↑ "ParalympicsGB announces Wheelchair tennis squad for Paris 2024". ParalympicsGB. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  21. ↑ "Shuker presented with Vitalise Woman of Achievement Award". 19 October 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  22. ↑ "Honorary Doctorate Lucy Shuker". Bournemouth University. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
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Wheelchair Tennis Masters women's doubles champions
  • 2000: Daniela Di Toro / Maaike Smit
  • 2001: Maaike Smit / Esther Vergeer
  • 2002: Maaike Smit / Esther Vergeer
  • 2003: Maaike Smit / Esther Vergeer
  • 2004: Jiske Griffioen / Korie Homan
  • 2005: Jiske Griffioen / Esther Vergeer
  • 2006: Jiske Griffioen / Esther Vergeer
  • 2007: Jiske Griffioen / Esther Vergeer
  • 2008: Jiske Griffioen / Esther Vergeer
  • 2009: Korie Homan / Esther Vergeer
  • 2010: Aniek van Koot / Sharon Walraven
  • 2011: Esther Vergeer / Sharon Walraven
  • 2012: Jiske Griffioen / Aniek van Koot
  • 2013: Yui Kamiji / Jordanne Whiley
  • 2014: Yui Kamiji / Jordanne Whiley
  • 2015: Jiske Griffioen / Aniek van Koot
  • 2016: Diede de Groot / Lucy Shuker
  • 2017: Marjolein Buis / Diede de Groot
  • 2018: Marjolein Buis / Aniek van Koot
  • 2019: Diede de Groot / Aniek van Koot
  • 2020: No competition (COVID-19 pandemic)
  • 2021: Diede de Groot / Aniek van Koot
  • 2022: Diede de Groot / Aniek van Koot
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