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Shelby Cannon

USA Age 60 180 cm / 5'11" Plays: Left-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1987–1993

Shelby Cannon represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 318. In TennisDB's records, Shelby Cannon finished with a career record of 2–8 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

318 (Oct 5, 1987)

Elo peak

1512 (5th percentile)

Career record

2–8 (20.0%)

Career titles

Prize money

$526,800

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Shelby Cannon's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Michael Chang #7	1-6 5-7 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 1, 1993*	R128	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Veli Paloheimo #98	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 2, 1992*	R32	Wellington	ATP 250	Hard
Andre Agassi #7	3-6 6-3 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 17, 1989*	R32	Canadian Open	ATP 500	Hard
Mark Greenan #550	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 16, 1989*	R64	Canadian Open	ATP 500	Hard
Richard Matuszewski #59	3-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 9, 1989*	R64	U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship	ATP 250	Hard

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Shelby Cannon's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Michael Chang	0	1	1	Sep 1, 1993	H2H
Veli Paloheimo	0	1	1	Jan 2, 1992	H2H
Andre Agassi	0	1	1	Aug 17, 1989	H2H
Mark Greenan	1	0	1	Aug 16, 1989	H2H
Richard Matuszewski	0	1	1	Aug 9, 1989	H2H

Career Results

Shelby Cannon career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1987	20	1	3	4	25.0%	387	336
1989	22	1	3	4	25.0%	859	401
1992	25	0	1	1	0.0%	731	777
1993	26	0	1	1	0.0%	777	1,178
Career		2	8	10	20.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Shelby Cannon career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1987	20	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
1989	22	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
1992	25	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1993	26	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	2	8	10	20.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	8	10	20.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Shelby Cannon career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1987	20	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
1989	22	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
1992	25	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1993	26	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	2	8	10	20.0%

Performance Stats

Shelby Cannon performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
1992	25	1/1	1.0	6.0	50.8%	61.3%	30.0%	50.0%	50.0%	45.9%	37.5%
1993	26	1/1	2.0	0.0	63.5%	65.6%	42.9%	70.6%	0.0%	57.3%	25.8%
Career		2/10	1.5	3.0	57.2%	63.4%	36.4%	60.3%	25.0%	51.6%	31.7%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 2/10 (20.0%) of Shelby Cannon's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Shelby Cannon advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1987	20	1496	113.9	—	—	—	—	+40	—	—	27.3%	-1.73	1–1	1–0	—	-0.23
1989	22	1481	106.6	—	—	—	—	+33	—	—	36.4%	-1.00	0–1	—	—	+0.25
1992	25	1471	98.3	+2.03	-3.10	0.693	41.6%	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	+0.02
1993	26	1469	109.4	+3.50	+1.38	0.604	41.8%	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.67	—	—	—	-0.19
Career		1512	112.4	+2.77	-0.86	0.654	41.7%	+37	—	—	25.9%	-1.74	1–2 (33%)	1–0	—	-1.50

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Shelby Cannon Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	USO	W-L Win %
1987	20	R128	0–1 (0%)
1993	26	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–2 (0%)	0–2 (0%)

ATP 500

Shelby Cannon ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	MIA	CAN	W-L Win %
1989	22	R128	R32	1–2 (33%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)

ATP 250

Shelby Cannon ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	U.S	LIV	STR	WEL	W-L Win %
1987	20	—	R32	R32	—	1–2 (33%)
1989	22	R64	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1992	25	—	—	—	R32	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–4 (20%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

318

Career-high date

Oct 5, 1987

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Shelby Cannon ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1987	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	373	329	320	324	332	336
1988	21	343	345	356	346	348	347	522	765	833	826	842	861
1989	22	813	815	821	646	466	462	491	408	411	402	398	401
1990	23	402	401	405	427	558	564	551	981	977	429	427	429
1991	24	429	436	439	434	446	453	468	472	459	946	952	969
1992	25	728	714	702	707	697	698	682	684	773	759	770	777
1993	26	777	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1159	1170	1192	1178
1994	27	1188	1183	1179	1158	1175	1193	1177	1210	1210	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Shelby Cannon's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
John Sobel	USA	307	1,500	10	2	8	20.0%	1988–1992	Match log
Rudiger Haas	GER	321	1,500	5	1	4	20.0%	1988–1991	Match log
Andreas Lesch	GER	301	1,523	5	1	4	20.0%	1988–1990	Match log
George Bezecny	USA	308	1,514	9	2	7	22.2%	1985–1992	Match log
Eduardo Furusho	JPN	314	1,521	4	1	3	25.0%	1988–1991	Match log
David Felgate	GBR	301	1,500	5	1	4	20.0%	1988–1988	Match log
Dan Goldberg	USA	276	1,516	11	2	9	18.2%	1987–1990	Match log
Martin Barba	USA	303	1,514	7	2	5	28.6%	1988–1989	Match log
Otavio Della	BRA	299	1,512	4	1	3	25.0%	1988–1990	Match log
Charles Beckman	USA	355	1,514	4	1	3	25.0%	1988–1989	Match log
Howard Herr	RSA	299	1,523	7	2	5	28.6%	1986–1994	Match log
Ruben Gajardo	CHI	348	1,500	4	1	3	25.0%	1988–1989	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Shelby Cannon?: Shelby Cannon is 60 years old, born on August 19, 1966.
Which country does Shelby Cannon represent?: Shelby Cannon represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Shelby Cannon?: Shelby Cannon is 180 cm / 5'11".
Is Shelby Cannon left-handed or right-handed?: Shelby Cannon plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Shelby Cannon won?: Shelby Cannon has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Shelby Cannon won?: TennisDB does not group any of Shelby Cannon's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Shelby Cannon's highest ATP ranking?: Shelby Cannon's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 318, first achieved on October 5, 1987.
What is Shelby Cannon's career win-loss record?: Shelby Cannon has a career ATP singles record of 2 wins and 8 losses (20.0%).
How much career prize money has Shelby Cannon earned?: Shelby Cannon has earned at least $526,800 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Shelby Cannon's career appear in TennisDB?: Shelby Cannon appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1987 through 1993.
Who has Shelby Cannon faced most often?: Shelby Cannon's most frequent opponent is Michael Chang, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.