Shelby Cannon
Shelby Cannon ( born August 19, 1966 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi ) is a former American tennis player who was successful mainly in the doubles and mixed doubles.
Life
Cannon attended the University of Tennessee and was voted in the top selection All-American three times. In 1987, he reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship, including a victory over top-seeded by Richey Reneberg. After being on the side of Greg Van Emburgh already won the Challenger Tournaments of Las Vegas and Acapulco in 1988, In 1989 he became a professional tennis player and was still standing in the same year in the doubles final of the Canada Masters. The following year, he won with Alfonso Mora in São Paulo his first doubles title on the ATP World Tour. Throughout his career, he could win three ATP doubles titles, including at the ATP Championship Series tournament at Barcelona. A week after this tournament victory, he retired in the doubles final of Nice a shoulder injury and had to retire. However, he could continue his career. Its highest listing in the tennis world ranking he reached in 1987 with position 318 in the individual as well as 1993 with position 27 in doubles.
As a single player, he twice received a wildcard for the main draw of the U.S. Open, but he left respectively in the first round. In the doubles competition his best Grand Slam results were reaching the quarter- finals of the Australian Open and at Wimbledon. Four times he was in the second round of the U.S. Open. In 1989 he won at the side of Robin White Mixed - competition of the U.S. Open with a final victory over Meredith McGrath and Rick Leach.