Shenay Perry

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Shenay Perry (born July 6, 1984) is a retired tennis player from the U.S. She is the current coach of professional tennis player Kristie Ahn.

Key Information

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Coral Springs, Florida
Born	(1984-07-06) July 6, 1984 (age 41) Washington, D.C.
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	January 1, 2000
Retired	September 2010
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$906,548
Singles
Career record	239–165
Career titles	9 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 40 (August 28, 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2004, 2006, 2007, 2010)
French Open	3R (2006)
Wimbledon	4R (2006)
US Open	2R (2005, 2009)
Doubles
Career record	93–81
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 97 (December 8, 2003)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2007, 2010)
French Open	2R (2007)
Wimbledon	1R (2004, 2006)
US Open	2R (2003)
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Perry's career-high singles ranking of No. 40 she reached on August 28, 2006. Her career-high doubles ranking of No. 97, she achieved on December 8, 2003. She won nine singles and seven doubles ITF titles in her career.^{[citation needed]}

On June 9, 2004, as a U.S. qualifier ranked No. 88, Perry upset 5th-ranked Jelena Dokic at the DFS grass-court tournament, winning 6–4, 7–6 (4).^[1] Perry was billed the "last American left standing" in either singles draw at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships.^[2]

She retired from professional tennis in September 2010.

Singles: 10 (9 titles, 1 runner-up)

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

Finals by surface Hard (8–1) Clay (1–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	2 March 2003	ITF St. Paul, United States	Hard (i)	María Vento-Kabchi	6–2, 6–4
Win	2.	6 July 2003	ITF Los Gatos, United States	Hard	Amber Liu	6–0, 7–5
Loss	1.	3 August 2003	ITF Louisville, United States	Hard	Kristina Brandi	6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Win	3.	4 October 2004	ITF Troy, United States	Hard	María Emilia Salerni	6–2, 6–2
Win	4.	24 October 2004	ITF Cary, United States	Hard	Kelly McCain	4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win	5.	14 November 2004	ITF Pittsburgh, United States	Hard (i)	Sofia Arvidsson	6–2, 6–1
Win	6.	5 March 2006	ITF Las Vegas, United States	Hard	Emma Laine	6–1, 6–4
Win	7.	19 October 2008	ITF Lawrenceville, United States	Hard	Julie Ditty	6–1, 6–3
Win	8.	26 April 2009	ITF Dothan, United States	Clay	Carly Gullickson	4–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win	9.	27 September 2009	ITF Albuquerque, United States	Hard	Barbora Strýcová	7–5, 6–2

Doubles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner-ups)

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

Finals by surface Hard (6–6) Clay (1–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	6 October 2001	ITF Aventura, United States	Clay	Milangela Morales	Neyssa Etienne Ekaterina Afinogenova	w/o
Loss	1.	8 June 2002	ITF Hilton Head, United States	Hard	Milangela Morales	Liza Andriyani Wukirasih Sawondari	2–6, 1–6
Loss	2.	18 January 2003	ITF Boca Raton, United States	Hard	Lioudmila Skavronskaia	Sandra Cacic Sonya Jeyaseelan	5–7, 2–6
Win	2.	25 January 2003	ITF Fullerton, United States	Hard	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	Elizabeth Schmidt Anousjka Van Exel	6–3, 6–2
Loss	3.	8 February 2003	ITF Midland, United States	Hard	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	Teryn Ashley Abigail Spears	1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss	4.	5 July 2003	ITF Los Gatos, United States	Hard	Tanner Cochran	Shiho Hisamatsu Yuka Yoshida	4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss	5.	2 August 2003	ITF Louisville, United States	Hard	Tanner Cochran	Julie Ditty Lisa McShea	6–7(4), 7–6(6), 3–6
Win	3.	4 October 2003	ITF Troy, United States	Hard	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	Lindsay Lee-Waters Petra Rampre	6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Win	4.	15 November 2003	ITF Eugene, United States	Hard	Teryn Ashley	Alina Jidkova Tatiana Poutchek	3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss	6.	2 October 2004	ITF Troy, United States	Hard	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	Teryn Ashley Laura Granville	6–2, 0–3 ret.
Win	5.	18 January 2008	ITF Surprise, United States	Hard	Carly Gullickson	Maria Fernanda Alves Betina Jozami	6–4, 7–5
Win	6.	2 February 2008	ITF La Quinta, United States	Hard	Carly Gullickson	Angelika Bachmann Tetiana Luzhanska	6–1, 6–4
Win	7.	9 February 2008	ITF Midland, United States	Hard (i)	Ashley Harkleroad	Surina De Beer Rika Fujiwara	3–6, 6–4, [10–6]