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Shelley Solomon

USA Died Oct 7, 2014 (age 51) WTA Tour years active: 1981–1985

Shelley Solomon represented the United States on the WTA Tour. In TennisDB's records, Shelley Solomon finished with a career record of 40–49 and no singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak ranking

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Elo peak

1682 (55th percentile)

Career record

40–49 (44.9%)

Career titles

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 →

Shelley Solomon's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Claudia Kohde Kilsch #9	2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 29, 1985*	R128	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	Clay
Anne Smith	6-4 2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 28, 1985*	R32	Palm Beach	WTA 250	Clay
Barbara Gerken	6-4 3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 6, 1985*	R128	Delray Beach	WTA 500	Hard
Molly Van Nostrand	2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 11, 1984*	R32	Tokyo Japan Open	WTA 250	Hard
Myriam Schropp	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 4, 1984*	R32	Tokyo Borden	WTA 250	Hard

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Shelley Solomon's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Kathy Horvath	1	4	5	May 17, 1984	H2H
Laura Arraya	2	1	3	Oct 21, 1982	H2H
Patricia Hy Boulais	2	0	2	May 30, 1984	H2H
Terry Phelps	0	2	2	Mar 16, 1984	H2H
Betsy Nagelsen	2	0	2	Mar 14, 1984	H2H

Career Results

Shelley Solomon career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1981	18	7	4	11	63.6%	—	—
1982	19	14	10	24	58.3%	—	—
1983	20	13	17	30	43.3%	—	—
1984	21	6	15	21	28.6%	—	—
1985	22	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—
Career		40	49	89	44.9%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Shelley Solomon career results by season and 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 %
1981	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	4	11	63.6%
1982	19	11	6	17	64.7%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	14	10	24	58.3%
1983	20	5	6	11	45.5%	4	6	10	40.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	13	17	30	43.3%
1984	21	0	6	6	0.0%	6	8	14	42.9%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	6	15	21	28.6%
1985	22	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
Career	—	16	19	35	45.7%	11	17	28	39.3%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	40	49	89	44.9%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Shelley Solomon 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 %
1984	21	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	1	3	4	25.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	2	7	9	22.2%
1985	22	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	3	4	25.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	2	8	10	20.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 10/89 (11.2%) of Shelley Solomon's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Shelley Solomon 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
1981	18	1565	116.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	68.2%	+1.36	1–1	0–2	—	+0.09
1982	19	1634	112.8	—	—	—	—	+21	—	—	56.1%	+0.35	5–4 (56%)	1–2 (33%)	—	+1.73
1983	20	1612	110.4	—	—	—	—	+9	-19	—	44.3%	-0.46	5–5 (50%)	0–4 (0%)	97.6	+1.59
1984	21	1503	98.6	—	—	—	—	-27	+85	—	31.1%	-1.51	1–2 (33%)	1–1	—	+1.69
1985	22	1486	104.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25.0%	-1.87	0–2	—	—	-0.33
Career		1682	111.1	—	—	—	—	+8	+42	—	46.5%	-0.32	12–14 (46%)	2–9 (18%)	94.5	+5.42

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Shelley Solomon Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	USO	W-L Win %
1982	19	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1983	20	R64	R128	R64	1–3 (25%)
1984	21	—	R64	R128	1–2 (33%)
1985	22	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	1–3 (25%)	2–7 (22%)

WTA 500

Shelley Solomon WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	DLB	NAP	SDG	AME	BER	CAN	HIL	SYD	W-L Win %
1982	19	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	2–1 (67%)
1983	20	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R64	1–2 (33%)
1984	21	—	R64	R32	R32	R32	R64	R64	—	2–6 (25%)
1985	22	R128	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	5–10 (33%)

WTA 250

Shelley Solomon WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	HKG	HOU	NAP	TKY	BAK	DEE	ERI	FAY	LUG	MAH	MAR	NAS	OKL	PAL	PER	PIT	RIC	SAR	ST.	WAR	W-L Win %
1981	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	SF	—	7–4 (64%)
1982	19	R16	QF	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	R16	12–7 (63%)
1983	20	—	—	R16	F	R16	R32	—	—	R64	R32	R64	R32	—	R32	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	9–11 (45%)
1984	21	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	3–6 (33%)
1985	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	2–2 (50%)	8–3 (73%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	4–1 (80%)	3–3 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	31–29 (52%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

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Career-high date

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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

No ranking history available.

Data coverage: Weekly WTA ranking snapshots are unavailable before 1984. Audited official No. 1 change dates and year-end Top 10 ranks are included, but weekly counts and ranks outside those anchors remain incomplete.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Shelley Solomon represent?: Shelley Solomon represents United States in TennisDB's WTA records.
How many Grand Slams has Shelley Solomon won?: Shelley Solomon has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Shelley Solomon won?: TennisDB does not group any of Shelley Solomon's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Shelley Solomon's career win-loss record?: Shelley Solomon has a career WTA singles record of 40 wins and 49 losses (44.9%).
Which seasons of Shelley Solomon's career appear in TennisDB?: Shelley Solomon appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1981 through 1985.
On which surface does Shelley Solomon have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Shelley Solomon's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on hard: 45.7% (16–19).
Who has Shelley Solomon faced most often?: Shelley Solomon's most frequent opponent is Kathy Horvath, with a head-to-head record of 1–4 across 5 meetings.