How old is Meghann Shaughnessy?

Meghann Shaughnessy is 47 years old, born on April 13, 1979.

Which country is Meghann Shaughnessy from?

Meghann Shaughnessy is from United States.

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 Slams has Meghann Shaughnessy won?

Meghann Shaughnessy has not won a Grand Slam title.

How many WTA 1000 titles has Meghann Shaughnessy won?

Meghann Shaughnessy has not won a WTA 1000 title.

How many WTA titles has Meghann Shaughnessy won?

Meghann Shaughnessy has won 6 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title 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 233 losses (50.0%).

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.

When did Meghann Shaughnessy play professional tennis?

Meghann Shaughnessy turned professional in 1996 and was active through 2009.

What is Meghann Shaughnessy's best surface?

Meghann Shaughnessy's best surface is clay court with a 52.5% win rate (74W-67L).

Who is Meghann Shaughnessy's biggest rival?

Meghann Shaughnessy's most frequent opponent is Nathalie Dechy, with a head-to-head record of 2–9 across 11 meetings.

Meghann Shaughnessy

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

Peak ranking

11 (Sep 10, 2001)

Elo peak

1889 (85.3%ile)

Career record

233–233 (50.0%)

Career titles

Prize money

$3,975,223

Recent WTA Matches full match log →

Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface	Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match
Oct 22, 2009*	Luxembourg	WTA 250	R32	Hard	Kim Clijsters #18	2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data
Oct 15, 2009*	Linz	WTA 500	R32	Hard	Flavia Pennetta #11	1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data
Sep 25, 2009*	Seoul	WTA 250	R16	Hard	Anabel Medina Garrigues #23	3-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data
Sep 24, 2009*	Seoul	WTA 250	R32	Hard	Mi Yoo #638	6-0 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 2, 2009*	US Open	Grand Slam	R128	Hard	Daniela Hantuchova #24	2-6 6-4 1-6	L	H2H	Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
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

Titles (6)

Season	Age	Titles	GS	WTA 1000	500	250	WTA Finals	Tournaments
2000	21	1	—	—	—	1	—	Shanghai
2001	22	1	—	—	—	1	—	Quebec City
2003	24	1	—	—	—	1	—	Canberra
2006	27	2	—	—	—	2	—	Forest Hills , Rabat
2007	28	1	—	—	—	1	—	Barcelona
Total		6	—	—	—	6	—

Career Results

Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1996	17	3	4	7	42.9%	320	165
1997	18	0	1	1	0.0%	165	198
1998	19	8	9	17	47.1%	198	69
1999	20	10	22	32	31.3%	69	99
2000	21	23	20	43	53.5%	99	38
2001	22	45	25	70	64.3%	38	12
2002	23	29	27	56	51.8%	12	30
2003	24	32	23	55	58.2%	30	17
2004	25	20	22	42	47.6%	17	40
2005	26	17	25	42	40.5%	40	66
2006	27	27	20	47	57.5%	66	37
2007	28	18	22	40	45.0%	37	52
2008	29	0	5	5	0.0%	52	836
2009	30	1	8	9	11.1%	836	590
Career		233	233	466	50.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1996	17	0	1	1	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	3	4	7	42.9%
1997	18	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1998	19	4	5	9	44.4%	4	3	7	57.1%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	8	9	17	47.1%
1999	20	2	7	9	22.2%	5	11	16	31.3%	2	3	5	40.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	10	22	32	31.2%
2000	21	15	10	25	60.0%	6	6	12	50.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	23	20	43	53.5%
2001	22	18	14	32	56.3%	15	7	22	68.2%	5	2	7	71.4%	7	2	9	77.8%	45	25	70	64.3%
2002	23	16	15	31	51.6%	6	7	13	46.2%	3	2	5	60.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	29	27	56	51.8%
2003	24	26	13	39	66.7%	6	5	11	54.5%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	32	23	55	58.2%
2004	25	14	16	30	46.7%	4	5	9	44.4%	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	20	22	42	47.6%
2005	26	9	15	24	37.5%	4	7	11	36.4%	4	3	7	57.1%	—	—	—	—	17	25	42	40.5%
2006	27	14	13	27	51.9%	12	6	18	66.7%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	27	20	47	57.4%
2007	28	7	13	20	35.0%	10	6	16	62.5%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	18	22	40	45.0%
2008	29	0	2	2	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	5	5	0.0%
2009	30	1	8	9	11.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	8	9	11.1%
Career	—	126	133	259	48.6%	74	67	141	52.5%	20	19	39	51.3%	13	14	27	48.1%	233	233	466	50.0%

Career Results by 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 %
1996	17	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	2	2	4	50.0%
1997	18	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1998	19	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	8	9	17	47.1%
1999	20	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	4	11	15	26.7%	5	8	13	38.5%	9	21	30	30.0%
2000	21	0	3	3	0.0%	1	6	7	14.3%	8	8	16	50.0%	12	2	14	85.7%	21	19	40	52.5%
2001	22	4	13	17	23.5%	3	3	6	50.0%	32	8	40	80.0%	6	1	7	85.7%	45	25	70	64.3%
2002	23	2	6	8	25.0%	2	6	8	25.0%	18	13	31	58.1%	7	2	9	77.8%	29	27	56	51.8%
2003	24	2	5	7	28.6%	5	10	15	33.3%	17	5	22	77.3%	8	3	11	72.7%	32	23	55	58.2%
2004	25	2	4	6	33.3%	3	7	10	30.0%	8	8	16	50.0%	7	3	10	70.0%	20	22	42	47.6%
2005	26	0	1	1	0.0%	2	10	12	16.7%	9	12	21	42.9%	6	2	8	75.0%	17	25	42	40.5%
2006	27	1	5	6	16.7%	1	2	3	33.3%	21	11	32	65.6%	3	2	5	60.0%	26	20	46	56.5%
2007	28	0	5	5	0.0%	2	5	7	28.6%	8	6	14	57.1%	6	5	11	54.5%	16	21	37	43.2%
2008	29	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%
2009	30	0	0	—	—	0	5	5	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	8	9	11.1%
Career		11	44	55	20.0%	19	59	78	24.4%	130	92	222	58.6%	66	32	98	67.3%	226	227	453	49.9%

Opponent ranking data available for 453/466 (97.2%) of Meghann Shaughnessy's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Season	Age	ELO	ELO %	Hard %	Clay %	Grass %	Set Win %	Set Margin	SoS %	Deep Run %	Dec. Set W%	TB W	TB L	TB W%
1996	17	1512	43	29	48	—	47.1%	+0.07	26	25	33	0	0	—
1997	18	1499	35	—	—	—	33.3%	-2.33	14	0	—	0	0	—
1998	19	1545	59	12	69	—	46.2%	-0.09	31	22	60	0	2	—
1999	20	1439	4	2	13	37	36.5%	-0.85	21	5	30	3	5	38
2000	21	1652	78	76	58	25	54.2%	+0.19	63	19	40	7	6	54
2001	22	1825	94	92	86	75	59.9%	+0.75	90	38	71	15	11	58
2002	23	1717	87	88	80	78	51.6%	+0.22	82	19	50	5	6	45
2003	24	1726	88	91	82	—	57.6%	+0.63	86	25	53	7	10	41
2004	25	1663	83	83	80	71	50.0%	+0.22	74	18	42	5	8	38
2005	26	1563	69	71	67	69	44.8%	-0.30	61	8	31	7	6	54
2006	27	1709	87	82	83	—	55.0%	+0.30	69	23	60	4	1	80
2007	28	1666	84	73	90	65	47.7%	-0.06	66	9	40	3	6	33
2008	29	1579	73	—	84	—	14.3%	-3.11	30	0	—	0	0	—
2009	30	1533	62	44	—	—	23.8%	-2.26	92	0	0	0	0	—
Career		1652	74	76	71	61	50.9%	-0.03	66	18	47	56	61	48

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO
1996	17	—	—	—	R128
1998	19	R128	—	—	R128
1999	20	R128	R128	R64	R128
2000	21	R64	R64	R64	R32
2001	22	R64	R16	R16	R32
2002	23	R32	R128	R64	R32
2003	24	QF	R32	R128	R16
2004	25	R128	R32	R32	R128
2005	26	R128	R128	R64	R128
2006	27	R128	R128	R64	R64
2007	28	R128	R64	R128	R64
2009	30	—	—	—	R128

WTA 1000

Season	Age	CIN	IW	MAD	MIA	ROM	SDG	TKY	BER	CHA	HIL	KEY	MOS	TOR	ZUR
1997	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	—
1998	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	20	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R64	—	—	—
2000	21	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—
2001	22	—	R32	—	R64	R32	—	R16	R16	R32	—	—	—	QF	R32
2002	23	—	R16	—	R32	R64	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	R16	—	—
2003	24	—	R16	—	QF	R64	—	R32	R32	R16	—	—	R32	—	R32
2004	25	—	R16	—	R64	R32	R64	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	26	—	R32	—	R64	R64	R64	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—
2006	27	—	R64	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—
2007	28	—	R64	—	R128	R32	R32	R32	R32	R64	—	—	—	R16	—
2008	29	—	—	—	R128	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—
2009	30	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

WTA 500

Season	Age	ACO	ANT	BEI	CIN	DOH	DUB	EAS	HAM	HER	MAD	PAR	SDG	TKY	AME	BAH	BAL	BAN	BIR	FIL	GOL	GUA	HAS	IST	LEI	LIN	LOS	LUX	MEM	NEW	PHI	QUE	SCO	STA	STR	SYD
1998	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	21	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	R16	R16	R16	—	—
2001	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	F	—	—	QF	R16	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	F	SF	QF	R32
2002	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	QF	R32	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	R16	SF	F
2003	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	R32	QF	—	SF	R16	—	—
2004	25	—	—	—	—	QF	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R64	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	R32	R32	R16
2005	26	R16	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R32	—	R64	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	F	R16	R32	—	—	R16	—	—
2006	27	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	SF	—	—	R32	R32	R32	R16	—	—	QF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	28	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—
2008	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—

WTA 250

Season	Age	AUC	BAR	HER	SEL	SHA	TKY	AME	BEL	BIR	BOG	BOL	BOS	BRA	BUD	CAI	CAN	CHI	FOR	GOL	IST	LUX	OKL	PHI	POR	PRA	PRO	QUE	RAB	SAO	SAR	SOP	TAS	WAR
1996	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—
1999	20	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	R64	R32	R64	SF	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	R16	—	R32	—	R32
2000	21	SF	—	R32	—	W	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—
2001	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	SF	—	—	—
2003	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	25	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—
2005	26	—	—	SF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—
2007	28	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	30	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

WTA Finals

Season	Age	WTA
2001	22	R16

Data coverage note: 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.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

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

Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1994	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	696	703	699
1995	16	693	678	678	—	—	567	403	407	441	444	427	307
1996	17	314	266	271	263	189	190	199	214	212	205	187	165
1997	18	160	156	146	140	154	152	162	160	156	154	164	198
1998	19	194	150	159	153	131	109	91	81	82	78	72	69
1999	20	72	69	68	68	79	88	90	101	101	107	97	99
2000	21	88	91	82	74	65	55	51	48	44	36	39	38
2001	22	30	27	24	25	20	18	14	12	12	13	12	12
2002	23	11	12	13	12	14	16	25	30	33	29	30	30
2003	24	27	27	19	19	19	20	18	21	19	19	17	17
2004	25	20	30	27	42	38	35	30	35	47	44	40	40
2005	26	39	41	62	53	58	63	69	53	53	62	66	66
2006	27	58	92	87	75	56	73	79	47	41	37	37	37
2007	28	40	40	43	56	61	33	43	48	48	54	52	52
2008	29	55	62	65	61	79	155	159	300	991	995	836	836
2009	30	868	866	859	936	1003	994	—	902	556	537	586	590
2010	31	591	589	588	579	573	585	576	609	1053	1104	—	—

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Varvara Lepchenko	USA	19	1,804	0	375	155	220	41.3%	2001-2026	Match log
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	RUS	11	1,936	12	739	415	324	56.2%	2006-2026	Match log
Alizé Cornet	FRA	11	1,884	6	734	376	358	51.2%	2005-2025	Match log
Sorana Cirstea	ROU	17	2,024	4	716	373	343	52.1%	2006-2026	Match log
Silvia Farina Elia	ITA	11	1,943	3	674	365	309	54.2%	1989-2005	Match log
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Shuai Peng	CHN	14	1,890	2	558	300	258	53.8%	2001-2020	Match log
Nathalie Dechy	FRA	11	1,917	1	561	291	270	51.9%	1995-2009	Match log
Barbora Strycova	CZE	16	1,888	2	583	286	297	49.1%	2003-2023	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Meghann Shaughnessy?: Meghann Shaughnessy is 47 years old, born on April 13, 1979.
Which country is Meghann Shaughnessy from?: Meghann Shaughnessy is from United States.
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 Slams has Meghann Shaughnessy won?: Meghann Shaughnessy has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Meghann Shaughnessy won?: Meghann Shaughnessy has not won a WTA 1000 title.
How many WTA titles has Meghann Shaughnessy won?: Meghann Shaughnessy has won 6 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title 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 233 losses (50.0%).
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.
When did Meghann Shaughnessy play professional tennis?: Meghann Shaughnessy turned professional in 1996 and was active through 2009.
What is Meghann Shaughnessy's best surface?: Meghann Shaughnessy's best surface is clay court with a 52.5% win rate (74W-67L).
Who is Meghann Shaughnessy's biggest rival?: Meghann Shaughnessy's most frequent opponent is Nathalie Dechy, with a head-to-head record of 2–9 across 11 meetings.