Shelby Cannon

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Shelby Cannon
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Raleigh, North Carolina
Born (1966-08-19) August 19, 1966 (age 58)
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
PlaysLeft-handed
College University of Tennessee
Career record2–8
Doubles
Career record151–184
Career titles3

Shelby Cannon (born August 19, 1966) is an American retired professional tennis player.

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Cannon enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won three doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional six times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 27 in 1993.

Cannon played college tennis for the Tennessee Volunteers. While on tour, Cannon kept a residence in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

Grand Slam, Grand Prix and ATP Tour finals

Doubles (3 titles, 6 runner-ups)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.1989 Montreal, CanadaHard Flag of the United States.svg Charles Beckman Flag of New Zealand.svg Kelly Evernden
Flag of the United States.svg Todd Witsken
3–6, 3–6
Win1.1990 São Paulo, Brazil Carpet Flag of Venezuela.svg Alfonso Mora Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mark Koevermans
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Luiz Mattar
6–7, 6–3, 7–6
Loss2.1991 Guarujá, Brazil Hard Flag of the United States.svg Greg Van Emburgh Flag of France.svg Olivier Delaître
Flag of France.svg Rodolphe Gilbert
2–6, 4–6
Win2.1992 Genoa, ItalyClay Flag of the United States.svg Greg Van Emburgh Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mark Koevermans
6–1, 6–1
Loss3.1993 Doha, Qatar Hard Flag of the United States.svg Scott Melville Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker
Flag of Germany.svg Patrik Kühnen
2–6, 4–6
Win3.1993 Barcelona, SpainClay Flag of the United States.svg Scott Melville Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Casal
Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Sánchez
7–6, 6–1
Loss4.1993 Nice, FranceClay Flag of the United States.svg Scott Melville Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Macpherson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Laurie Warder
4–3, RET.
Loss5.1994 Doha, Qatar Hard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Byron Talbot Flag of France.svg Olivier Delaître
Flag of France.svg Stephane Simian
3–6, 3–6
Loss6.1995 Santiago, Chile Clay Flag of the United States.svg Francisco Montana Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Novák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Rikl
4–6, 6–4, 1–6