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Meghann Shaughnessy

USA Age 47 180 cm / 5'11" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1996–2009

Meghann Shaughnessy represented the United States on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 11. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 233–234 and 6 singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak singles rank
11 (Sep 10, 2001)
Elo peak
1904 (86th percentile)
Singles record
233–234 (49.9%)
Singles titles
6
Prize money
$3,975,223

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

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WTA Matches full match log →

Meghann Shaughnessy's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kim Clijsters #18 2-6 2-6 L H2H Match data Oct 22, 2009* R32 Luxembourg International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Flavia Pennetta #11 1-6 1-6 L H2H Match data Oct 15, 2009* R32 Linz Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Anabel Medina Garrigues #23 3-6 1-6 L H2H Match data Sep 25, 2009* R16 Korea Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Mi Yoo #638 6-0 6-3 W H2H Match data Sep 24, 2009* R32 Korea Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Daniela Hantuchova #24 2-6 6-4 1-6 L H2H Match data Sep 2, 2009* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard

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Meghann Shaughnessy's most-played WTA rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Nathalie Dechy 2 9 11 Aug 9, 2006 H2H
Nicole Pratt 4 4 8 Feb 1, 2007 H2H
Jennifer Capriati 0 8 8 Nov 5, 2004 H2H
Kim Clijsters 2 5 7 Oct 22, 2009 H2H
Jelena Dokic 3 4 7 May 5, 2004 H2H

Singles Titles (6)

Meghann Shaughnessy singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA FinalsTournaments
200021 1 — — — 1 — Shanghai
200122 1 — — — 1 — Quebec City
200324 1 — — — 1 — Canberra
200627 2 — — — 2 — Forest Hills, Morocco Open
200728 1 — — — 1 — Barcelona
Total 6 — — — 6 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Meghann Shaughnessy career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19961734742.9%320165
1997180110.0%165198
199819891747.1%19869
19992010223231.3%6999
20002123204353.5%9938
20012245257064.3%3812
20022329275651.8%1230
20032432235558.2%3017
20042520224247.6%1740
20052617254240.5%4066
20062727204757.5%6637
20072818234143.9%3752
2008290550.0%52836
20093018911.1%836590
Career23323446749.9%——

Career Results by Surface

Meghann Shaughnessy career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199617 0110.0%21366.7%————12333.3% 34742.9%
199718 0110.0%———————————— 0110.0%
199819 45944.4%43757.1%————0110.0% 891747.1%
199920 27922.2%5111631.3%23540.0%11250.0% 10223231.2%
200021 15102560.0%661250.0%23540.0%0110.0% 23204353.5%
200122 18143256.3%1572268.2%52771.4%72977.8% 45257064.3%
200223 16153151.6%671346.2%32560.0%43757.1% 29275651.8%
200324 26133966.7%651154.5%0220.0%0330.0% 32235558.2%
200425 14163046.7%45944.4%21366.7%———— 20224247.6%
200526 9152437.5%471136.4%43757.1%———— 17254240.5%
200627 14132751.9%1261866.7%11250.0%———— 27204757.4%
200728 7142133.3%1061662.5%12333.3%0110.0% 18234143.9%
200829 0220.0%0330.0%———————— 0550.0%
200930 18911.1%———————————— 18911.1%
Career—12613426048.5%746714152.5%20193951.3%13142748.1%23323446749.9%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Meghann Shaughnessy career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199617 0110.0%00——11250.0%101100.0% 22450.0%
199718 00——00——0110.0%00—— 0110.0%
199819 0110.0%0220.0%44850.0%42666.7% 891747.1%
199920 00——0220.0%4111526.7%581338.5% 9213030.0%
200021 0330.0%16714.3%881650.0%1121384.6% 20193951.3%
200122 4131723.5%33650.0%3284080.0%61785.7% 45257064.3%
200223 26825.0%26825.0%18133158.1%72977.8% 29275651.8%
200324 25728.6%5101533.3%1752277.3%831172.7% 32235558.2%
200425 24633.3%371030.0%881650.0%731070.0% 20224247.6%
200526 0110.0%2101216.7%9122142.9%62875.0% 17254240.5%
200627 15616.7%12333.3%21113265.6%32560.0% 26204656.5%
200728 0550.0%26825.0%861457.1%651154.5% 16223842.1%
200829 00——0110.0%0110.0%0220.0% 0440.0%
200930 00——0550.0%0330.0%101100.0% 18911.1%
Career 11445520.0%19607924.1%1309222258.6%65329767.0% 22522845349.7%

Opponent ranking data available for 453/467 (97.0%) of Meghann Shaughnessy's WTA main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Meghann Shaughnessy performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
200324 8/55 5.0 4.4 51.4% 71.2% 47.2% 53.9% 49.8% 59.4% 40.4%
200425 6/42 6.5 6.7 50.5% 72.4% 42.1% 59.3% 38.6% 57.5% 39.3%
200526 11/42 9.1 4.0 54.9% 77.0% 49.1% 57.4% 45.9% 64.4% 39.2%
200627 21/47 4.4 5.3 55.4% 68.5% 45.4% 54.3% 38.1% 57.9% 39.9%
200728 34/41 4.5 3.9 54.5% 70.0% 45.4% 56.8% 37.8% 58.6% 39.4%
200829 5/5 3.0 3.0 54.3% 56.9% 45.0% 58.1% 50.8% 51.2% 37.7%
200930 9/9 5.1 2.6 46.3% 64.4% 45.7% 49.6% 31.2% 54.0% 33.6%
Career 94/467 5.2 4.2 53.4% 69.5% 45.8% 55.6% 39.9% 58.3% 38.9%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 94/467 (20.1%) of Meghann Shaughnessy's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Meghann Shaughnessy 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
1996 17 1512 107.9 — — — — +9 +65 — 47.1% 0.00 1–2 (33%) — — +0.72
1997 18 1499 96.7 — — — — — — — 33.3% -2.33 0–1 — — +0.03
1998 19 1544 115.4 — — — — -48 +81 — 46.2% -0.03 3–2 (60%) 0–2 — +0.65
1999 20 1439 99.7 — — — — +16 +55 +130 36.5% -0.77 3–7 (30%) 3–5 (38%) 93.7 +2.27
2000 21 1652 133.2 — — — — -10 -80 -108 54.2% +0.11 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) 102.1 +0.56
2001 22 1832 151.0 — — — — -45 -52 -141 59.9% +0.71 15–6 (71%) 15–11 (58%) 110.5 +1.29
2002 23 1738 139.5 — — — — +19 -30 -36 51.6% +0.17 9–9 (50%) 5–6 (45%) 94.1 +0.83
2003 24 1730 144.7 +2.14 -0.89 0.995 50.1% +45 -8 — 57.6% +0.54 9–8 (53%) 7–10 (41%) 96.1 +1.17
2004 25 1662 135.6 +1.00 -1.59 0.925 48.6% +19 +57 -22 50.0% +0.18 5–7 (42%) 5–8 (38%) 96.1 +1.24
2005 26 1566 122.3 +4.57 -2.35 1.103 51.7% +20 +69 +81 44.8% -0.34 4–9 (31%) 7–6 (54%) 94.8 +0.33
2006 27 1709 130.5 +1.38 -2.93 0.947 48.9% -48 +14 — 55.0% +0.25 9–6 (60%) 4–1 (80%) 107.6 -1.20
2007 28 1664 128.8 +2.06 -3.41 0.952 49.3% -79 +159 -14 47.3% -0.19 4–7 (36%) 3–6 (33%) 95.6 -0.04
2008 29 1579 93.4 -2.35 -2.24 0.773 45.3% — +132 — 14.3% -2.86 0–1 — — -0.10
2009 30 1533 114.6 -0.18 -4.49 0.730 44.3% -23 — — 23.8% -2.14 0–3 (0%) — — -0.70
Career 1904 138.0 +1.69 -2.89 0.933 48.8% -7 +25 -17 50.9% +0.07 66–74 (47%) 56–61 (48%) 95.7 +1.52

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Meghann Shaughnessy Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
199617 ———R128 0–1 (0%)
199819 R128——R128 0–2 (0%)
199920 R128R128R64R128 1–4 (20%)
200021 R64R64R64R32 5–4 (56%)
200122 R64R16R16R32 9–4 (69%)
200223 R32R128R64R32 5–4 (56%)
200324 QFR32R128R16 9–4 (69%)
200425 R128R32R32R128 4–4 (50%)
200526 R128R128R64R128 1–4 (20%)
200627 R128R128R64R64 2–4 (33%)
200728 R128R64R128R64 2–4 (33%)
200930 ———R128 0–1 (0%)
W-L 8–10
(44%)
9–9
(50%)
10–9
(53%)
11–12
(48%)
38–40
(49%)

WTA 1000

Meghann Shaughnessy WTA 1000 results by season
SeasonAge CINIWMIAITASDGPANBERCANCHACHAKEYMOSPANZUR W-L
Win %
199718 ——————————R128——— 0–1 (0%)
199819 ——————R32——————— 1–1 (50%)
199920 —————————R64R64——— 1–2 (33%)
200021 —R64———————R64———— 0–2 (0%)
200122 —R32R64R32——R16QFR32———R16R32 9–8 (53%)
200223 —R16R32R64——R32—R32——R16—— 4–6 (40%)
200324 —R16QFR64—R32R32—R16——R32—R32 8–8 (50%)
200425 —R16R64R32R64—R32——————— 4–5 (44%)
200526 —R32R64R64R64—R16—R32————— 5–6 (45%)
200627 —R64R32—R64———R32————— 4–4 (50%)
200728 —R64R128R32R32R32R32R16R64————— 5–8 (38%)
200829 ——R128—————R64————— 0–2 (0%)
200930 R64————————————— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)
9–8
(53%)
7–8
(47%)
3–6
(33%)
1–4
(20%)
0–2
(0%)
8–7
(53%)
5–2
(71%)
5–7
(42%)
0–2
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
1–2
(33%)
1–1
(50%)
0–2
(0%)
41–54
(43%)

WTA 500

Meghann Shaughnessy WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge BEIDOHDUBEASHAMPARSDGAMEBAHBANCHIPORLEILINLOSLUXNEWPHISCOSTASYDTOY W-L
Win %
199617 ——————————R32——————R16———— 1–2 (33%)
199920 ———————R64—————————————— 0–1 (0%)
200021 ————————————————R16R32R16R16—R32 3–5 (38%)
200122 ———QFFQFR16QF———R32————R32—FSFR32— 18–10 (64%)
200223 ———QF——R16R32R32——R32QFR32R32—R16—R16R16F— 11–12 (48%)
200324 ———R32——R32R16———R32R32—R16—R32QFSFR16—— 8–10 (44%)
200425 —QFSF————R64—————QFR64—R32R16—R32R16— 9–9 (50%)
200526 R32——————R64———R32————R16R32—R16—— 2–6 (25%)
200627 ———————R16——————QF——————— 5–2 (71%)
200728 —R32R16————R64——————R32R32R32——R32—— 2–7 (22%)
200829 ———————R64—————————————— 0–1 (0%)
200930 —————————R32————R64—R32————— 0–3 (0%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
4–2
(67%)
4–3
(57%)
4–1
(80%)
2–1
(67%)
2–3
(40%)
5–9
(36%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–4
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
2–2
(50%)
5–6
(45%)
0–1
(0%)
3–8
(27%)
4–5
(44%)
8–4
(67%)
7–7
(50%)
5–3
(62%)
0–1
(0%)
59–68
(46%)

WTA 250

Meghann Shaughnessy WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge ACOANTASBBARCINLIBMADKORSHAJAPBALBANBELBIRBOGBOLBOSBRABUDCAICANFORGOLGUAHASISTLINLUXMEMOKLPORPRAPROQUEMORSÃOSARSOPSTRTASWAR W-L
Win %
199617 ——————————————————QF—————————————————————— 2–1 (67%)
199819 —————————R16——————R16————————QF—————QF—R32———R16——— 7–6 (54%)
199920 ——R16——R16R32——R32——R32R64SFR16———R32—————————R32——R16R32—R16—R32——R32 8–15 (35%)
200021 —QFSF——R32R32—WR32———R32QF——————————————————R16—R16————— 15–9 (62%)
200122 ——————————————————————SF——————————W————QF—— 9–2 (82%)
200223 —————————————————R16————R16——————————R16——SF—SF—— 9–5 (64%)
200324 ————————————————————W—QF—————————————————— 7–1 (88%)
200425 —————————R32————————————R32———————————————R32SF— 3–4 (43%)
200526 R16———R32SF—R16——R32——R64——————R32————R32——F———————————— 9–9 (50%)
200627 QF————————R32—SF————————R32WR32R32R32R16——R32——R16——W—————— 16–10 (62%)
200728 ———W—R16————————————————R32——QF————R16—————————— 9–4 (69%)
200829 ——————————————————————R32————————R32————————— 0–2 (0%)
200930 ———————R16——————————————————R32R32————————————— 1–3 (25%)
W-L 3–2
(60%)
2–1
(67%)
4–2
(67%)
5–0
(100%)
0–1
(0%)
5–4
(56%)
0–2
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
5–0
(100%)
1–5
(17%)
0–1
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
1–3
(25%)
5–2
(71%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
5–2
(71%)
4–0
(100%)
6–7
(46%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
5–4
(56%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
4–2
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
3–3
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
6–4
(60%)
5–0
(100%)
2–2
(50%)
3–1
(75%)
1–2
(33%)
5–3
(62%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
95–71
(57%)

WTA Finals

Meghann Shaughnessy WTA Finals results by season
SeasonAge WTA W-L
Win %
200122 R16 0–1 (0%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
11
Career-high date
Sep 10, 2001
First Top 100
Jul 13, 1998
First Top 50
Aug 28, 2000
First Top 20
May 14, 2001
First Top 10
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Ranking History Matrix

Meghann Shaughnessy ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
199415—————————696703699
199516693678678——567403407441444427307
199617314266271263189190199214212205187165
199718160156146140154152162160156154164198
199819194150159153131109918182787269
199920726968687988901011011079799
200021889182746555514844363938
200122302724252018141212131212
200223111213121416253033293030
200324272719191920182119191717
200425203027423835303547444040
200526394162535863695353626666
200627589287755673794741373737
200728404043566133434848545252
2008295562656179155159300991995836836
2009308688668599361003994—902556537586590
20103159158958857957358557660910531104——

Data coverage: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

Similar Players

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

Meghann Shaughnessy's most statistically similar WTA players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS W1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Nathalie Dechy FRA #11 1,918 565 293 272 51.9% $4,281,064 1 0 0 1995–2009 Rivalries Match log
Silvia Farina Elia ITA #11 1,944 681 369 312 54.2% $3,688,252 3 0 0 1989–2005 Rivalries Match log
Ai Sugiyama JPN #8 1,951 783 416 367 53.1% $8,128,126 6 0 0 1992–2009 Rivalries Match log
Paola Suarez ARG #9 1,913 406 224 182 55.2% $5,217,775 4 0 0 1993–2007 Rivalries Match log
Maria Kirilenko RUS #10 1,919 518 287 231 55.4% $6,855,919 6 0 0 2002–2014 Rivalries Match log
Shahar Peer ISR #11 1,969 479 272 207 56.8% $5,148,411 5 0 0 2004–2015 Rivalries Match log
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy NED #9 2,025 520 298 222 57.3% $2,632,740 7 0 0 1986–2008 Rivalries Match log
Tatiana Golovin FRA #12 2,014 211 131 80 62.1% $1,924,323 2 0 0 2003–2008 Rivalries Match log
Alicia Molik AUS #8 2,060 320 156 164 48.8% $3,185,805 5 0 1 1999–2011 Rivalries Match log
Amy Frazier USA #13 1,957 723 416 307 57.5% $3,460,799 8 0 0 1987–2006 Rivalries Match log
Elena Likhovtseva RUS #15 1,911 699 358 341 51.2% $6,237,555 3 0 0 1993–2008 Rivalries Match log
Alizé Cornet (active player) FRA #11 1,884 740 379 361 51.2% $10,531,464 6 0 0 2005–2025 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Meghann Shaughnessy?
Meghann Shaughnessy is 47 years old, born on April 13, 1979.
Which country does Meghann Shaughnessy represent?
Meghann Shaughnessy represents United States in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Meghann Shaughnessy?
Meghann Shaughnessy is 180 cm / 5'11".
Does Meghann Shaughnessy use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Meghann Shaughnessy uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Meghann Shaughnessy left-handed or right-handed?
Meghann Shaughnessy plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Meghann Shaughnessy won?
Meghann Shaughnessy has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Meghann Shaughnessy won?
TennisDB does not group any of Meghann Shaughnessy's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Meghann Shaughnessy won?
Meghann Shaughnessy has won 6 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Barcelona in 2007.
What is Meghann Shaughnessy's highest WTA ranking?
Meghann Shaughnessy's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 11, first achieved on September 10, 2001.
What is Meghann Shaughnessy's career win-loss record?
Meghann Shaughnessy has a career WTA singles record of 233 wins and 234 losses (49.9%).
How much career prize money has Meghann Shaughnessy earned?
Meghann Shaughnessy has earned at least $3,975,223 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Meghann Shaughnessy's career appear in TennisDB?
Meghann Shaughnessy appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1996 through 2009.
On which surface does Meghann Shaughnessy have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Meghann Shaughnessy's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 52.5% (74–67).
Who has Meghann Shaughnessy faced most often?
Meghann Shaughnessy's most frequent opponent is Nathalie Dechy, with a head-to-head record of 2–9 across 11 meetings.