Welcome To lucyshuker.com
Who is Lucy Shuker?
Lucy Shuker is a British wheelchair tennisplayer who is
currently one of the highest ranking woman in the sport in
Britain following a motorbike accident in 2001 that left her
paralysed from the chest down. She is currently ranked 13th in
the world rankings for singles and doubles. She has beaten 8 of
the women ranked above her in singles and is hoping to maintain
and increase her ranking for a seeding position (top 8) for the
Paralymics in London, in September 2012. She
was also the recipient of the 2005 Wheel Power Sports Award for
the category "Individual Female
Achievement Award" beating Dame
Tani Grey Thompson in the short list. The 2006 Players player of
the Year award (voted for by the players on the world wheelchair
tennis tour). Some of her best tournament results include reaching the final at the inaugral
Womens Doubles event at Wimbledon in 2010, winner of the 2010 Belgian Open in singles and doubles,
runner up in the British Open doubles event 2010, the Salzburg Open 2010 and the US pen (St Louis) 2010,
winner of the 2010 Hilton Head US tournament in singles and doubles, winner of the 2010 Canadian
International Singles and doubles, runner up in the Camozzi Doubles Masters 2010 and beating
the World No 4 at the Singles Masters 2010.
From Fleet in Hampshire, Shuker trains in Taunton, Somerset with her coach Natalie Ayton, her strength and conditioning coach James Quirk and massage/sports injury therapist Rob Date. Shuker competed in her first Paralympic Games in Beijing 2008 in both singles and doubles gaining valuable experience but is hoping to win a medal in the London 2012 Paralympics.
Fundraising BALL - 5th May 2012
Bring your friends and family to join Lucy at the Somerset County Cricket Ground, Taunton, for a Black Tie evening on Saturday 5th May 2012.
The wonderful evening will include a 3 course meal, raffle, auction, band/disco and help raise money to directly support Lucy, allowing her to continue to train and compete.
Tickets are £40 each and can be purchased by emailing lucy@lucyshuker.com.
And for those who might be travelling to Taunton, a deal has been done with the Corner House Hotel (01823 284683) where bed and breakfast will only be £60 per couple.
2011 Calendar
| 06-09 Jan | Queensland Open |
| 11-14 Jan | Adelaide Open |
| 26-29 Jan | Austalian Open |
| 2-6 Feb | Sydney International, Australia |
| 23-27 Mar | Cajun |
| 30 -03 Apr | Pensacola Open, USA |
| 06-10 Apr | Florida Open, USA |
| 25 -1 May | World Team Cup |
| 17-22 May | Japan Open |
| 24-28 May | Korean Open |
| 1-3 Jun | Roland Garros |
| 8-12 Jun | Santi de Silvas, Spain |
| 21-26 Jun | French Open |
| 1-3 Jul | Wimbeldon Doubles |
| 12-17 Jul | Swiss Open |
| 19-24 Jul | British Open |
| 26-30 Jul | US Open, Saint Louis, USA |
| 2-7 Aug | Salzberg |
| 30-4 Sep | US Open, Saint Louis, USA |
| 8-11 Sep | US Open, New York, USA |
| 15-18 Sep | PTR Roho Championships |
| 26-30 Oct | Nottingham Indoors, UK |
| 09-13 Nov | Singles Masters |
| 16-19 Nov | Doubles Masters |