Meghann Shaughnessy

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Full Name	Meghann Shaughnessy
Occupation	Tennis Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 13, 1979(1979-04-13)
Age	45
Birthplace	Richmond
Country	United States
Horoscope	Aries

Meghann Shaughnessy Biography

Meghann Shaughnessy is one of the most popular and richest Tennis Player who was born on April 13, 1979 in Richmond, United States. Meghann Shaughnessy, born April 13, 1979 in Richmond (Virginia), is an American retired tennis player. Her singles career-high ranking at world No. 11 was a record. 11, and won six WTA Tour titles. She was world No. 4. She was the WTA Championships champion and won 17 WTA Tour Doubles titles. Her serve is her most prominent attribute. She has been known to produce as many as 22 aces per match.

Shaughnessy was plagued by injuries and inconsistent play in 2005. After sustaining a right leg injury in 2005, Shaughnessy had to withdraw from the Australian Open doubles competition and from a tournament held in Hyderabad, India. Shaughnessy made progress in February and reached the Memphis final, defeating Nicole Vaidisova. In her 7-6, 7-6 victory, Shaughnessy served 22 aces. Shaughnessy was unable to reach the semifinals due to back problems for most of spring. She did not reach the finals until June at a grass tournament held in’s Hertogenbosch.

Shaughnessy then concentrated on doubles, and regularly partnered with fellow American Bethanie Mattek-Sands. The pair made it to the doubles finals of the 2011 Indian Wells Masters, by defeating Alisa Kleybanova & Yan Zi (round 1), Raquel Kops-Jones & Abigail Spears (round 2), Liezel Huber & Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals) and Victoria Azarenka & Maria Kirilenko (semifinals), but lost to Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina in the finals.

The next year, she faced the previous year’s runner-up, Svetlana Kuznetsova, in the second round of the French Open. Shaughnessy raced into a 5–0 lead in the first set, and in the sixth game held three set points on Svetlana’s serve. However, Kuznetsova saved them all, won the game and recovered dramatically to clinch the set on a tie-break, before winning the second set 6–3 for the match.

Before she turned 18, her coach was romantically involved with Shaughnessy. Their relationship as a coach and romantic partner ended in 2005. However, Shaughnessy was reunited with Font De Mora during the second half of 2006. Shaughnessy asserts that she was in an intimate relationship with Roberto Alomar from 2004 to 2005. He also claimed that he didn’t inform Shaughnessy if he was HIV-positive. The lawyer for Alomar’s ex-wife claims that he paid $4 million in settlements to Shaughnessy and her.

Meghann Shaughnessy Net Worth

Meghann Shaughnessy is one of the richest Tennis Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Meghann Shaughnessy 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Shaughnessy was a WTA Tour rookie in 1996, at Budapest. She broke into the top 100 for 1998. She won her first WTA singles title in Shanghai 2000. She defeated Iroda Tulyaganova and made it into the top 50. 2001 was her breakout year. She reached a career-high singles ranking at No. 11 won the second title of her career in singles at Quebec City and reached the finals in Hamburg and her home tournament, Scottsdale. She also won wins over Conchita Martinez (world No.5). 4 Monica Seles and the world number two Venus Williams.

2002 saw Shaughnessy reach the final of Sydney and regain her career-high No. 11 ranking. She reached the quarterfinals of at least four tournaments in 2003, beating top five players Jelena Doncic and Serena Williams. Shaughnessy also had an excellent 2003 season, with her second-year end top 20 finish. Shaughnessy won her third career singles title at Canberra and had strong Grand Slam results. To reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal at Australian Open, she defeated Nuria Lagostera Vives and Ludmila Cervanova. Klara Koukalova, Elena Bovina, and the US Open round of 16. Shaughnessy beat world No. In the round 16 of the NASDAQ-100 Open Miami, Venus Williams defeated Shaughnessy. 2004 saw Shaughnessy produce sub-par results. She finished just outside the top 40 with only one win over Anastasia Myskina, Dubai. In 2004, Shaughnessy won seven doubles tournaments with Nadia Petrova, which included the WTA Tour Championships Los Angeles. Petrova is currently looking for a partner in 2006 for doubles.

However, on March 24, 2006, Shaughnessy beat No. 3 seed Justine Henin 7–5, 6–4 in the second round (Henin’s first round) of the NASDAQ-100 tournament in Miami. She then won a WTA-level event in Rabat, beating eighth seeded Martina Suchá in three sets. It was her fourth tour title. She became the first American to win a WTA-level title in 2006 as well as the first to reach a WTA final in 2006. Shaughnessy afterwards reached the second round at Istanbul, beating third seeded Anna Chakvetadze in the first round. Then she fell in the first round in the French Open to top-seeded Amélie Mauresmo, 4–6, 4–6.

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Meghann Ranked on the list of most popular Tennis Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Meghann Shaughnessy celebrates birthday on April 13 of every year.