Shayna McDowell

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Shayna McDowell
Full nameShayna Maree McDowell
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1989-04-15) 15 April 1989 (age 34)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$27,800
Singles
Career record46–41
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 461 (20 February 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2005, 2006, 2007)
Doubles
Career record14–16
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 529 (14 May 2007)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2006)

Shayna Maree McDowell (born 15 April 1989) is an Australian former professional tennis player. [1]

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McDowell, a player from the Sunshine Coast, was considered a bright prospect, ranked amongst the world's top 100 juniors. [2] She represented Australia at the Junior Fed Cup. [3]

In 2006 she made her WTA Tour main draw debut as a wildcard at the Canberra International, then a week later partnered Jessica Moore in the women's doubles main draw of the Australian Open. [4]

Her career was derailed by shoulder injuries, which forced her to have keyhole surgery in 2008. [5] After two years out of the game, she returned in 2010 and won an ITF tournament in Cantanhede, Portugal. [6]

ITF finals

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 4 (1–3)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.27 February 2005 Bendigo, AustraliaHard Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Ye-ra 3–6, 2–6
Winner1.6 June 2010 Cantanhede, Portugal Carpet Flag of Austria.svg Christine Kandler6–1, 7–5
Runner-up2.13 June 2010 Amarante, PortugalHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mélanie Gloria 5–7, 7–6(6), 0–6
Runner-up3.26 June 2010 Alcobaça, PortugalHard Flag of Portugal.svg Magali de Lattre 6–2, 3–6, 3–6

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

OutcomeDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner3 September 2006 Gladstone, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniella Dominikovic Flag of Australia (converted).svg Renee Lampret
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jenny Swift		4–6, 6–4, 6–4

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References

  1. ↑ "Tough draw for Shayna". Sunshine Coast Daily . 22 January 2007.
  2. ↑ "The Roche approach". The Age . 29 September 2005.
  3. ↑ Hubbard, Kester (15 July 2005). "Shayna ready for next step". Sunshine Coast Daily .
  4. ↑ "Wildcard relief for teenager". The Sydney Morning Herald . 9 January 2006.
  5. ↑ Gardiner, Peter (9 January 2009). "The right stuff". Sunshine Coast Daily .
  6. ↑ Meyn, Travis (8 April 2010). "Tennis injury brought new changes". Sunshine Coast Daily .
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