Shelby Cannon
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Shelby Cannon is a former professional tennis
player from the United States.
Cannon enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 3 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 6 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 27 in 1993.
Cannon played college tennis for the Tennessee Volunteers
. At least while on tour, Cannon kept a residence in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player from the United States.
Cannon enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 3 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 6 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 27 in 1993.
Cannon played college tennis for the Tennessee Volunteers
Tennessee Volunteers
The Tennessee Volunteers and Lady Volunteers are the National Collegiate Athletic Association college sports teams at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. Mike Hamilton is the most recent Men's Athletic Director, but resigned on June 7, 2011, and Joan Cronan is the current Women's...
. At least while on tour, Cannon kept a residence in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Ponte Vedra Beach is an unincorporated seaside community in St. Johns County, Florida, United States. Located eighteen miles southeast of downtown Jacksonville and north of St. Augustine, it is part of the Jacksonville Beaches area. It is an upmarket tourist resort area best known for its...
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Titles (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 1990 | São Paulo São Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... |
Carpet | Alfonso Mora Alfonso Mora Alfonso Mora , is a former professional tennis player from Venezuela. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 89 in 1991. He is the husband of T.V... |
Mark Koevermans Mark Koevermans Mark Koevermans is a former tennis player from the Netherlands, who turned professional in 1987. He represented his native country as a lucky loser at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the third round by Brazil's Jaime Oncins. The right-hander, nicknamed Koef, won one... Luiz Mattar Luiz Mattar Luiz Mattar is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. He played on the professional tour from 1986–1995, during which time he won seven top-level singles titles and five tour doubles titles. His career-high rankings were World No. 29 in singles , and World No. 55 in doubles... |
6–7, 6–3, 7–6 |
2. | 1992 | Genoa Hypo Group Tennis International The Hypo Group Tennis International was an annual tennis tournament held in Pörtschach, Austria. The event was part of the ATP Tour's ATP International Series. The tournament had been held since 1981, on clay courts.-List of singles winners:... , Italy |
Clay | Greg Van Emburgh Greg Van Emburgh Greg Van Emburgh , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Van Emburgh enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 6 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 38 in 1993.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups... |
Paul Haarhuis Paul Haarhuis Paul Vincent Nicholas Haarhuis is a Dutch former professional tennis player. He is a former World No. 1 doubles player. He won six Grand Slam men's doubles titles, five with Jacco Eltingh and one with Yevgeny Kafelnikov.-Personal life:... Mark Koevermans Mark Koevermans Mark Koevermans is a former tennis player from the Netherlands, who turned professional in 1987. He represented his native country as a lucky loser at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the third round by Brazil's Jaime Oncins. The right-hander, nicknamed Koef, won one... |
6–1, 6–1 |
3. | 1993 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Scott Melville Scott Melville Scott Melville , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Melville enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 9 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 7 times. Partnering Rick Leach in doubles, Melville finished runner-up... |
Sergio Casal Sergio Casal Sergio Casal Martínez is a former professional tennis player from Spain. During his career, he won three Grand Slam doubles titles, as well as the men's doubles Silver Medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.... Emilio Sánchez Emilio Sánchez Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games... |
7–6, 6–1 |
Runner-ups (6)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 1989 | Montreal Canada Masters The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour... , Canada |
Hard | Charles Beckman | Kelly Evernden Kelly Evernden Kelly Graeme Evernden is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand.Evernden turned professional in 1985 and won his first tour doubles title in 1986 at Cologne. His first top-level singles title came in 1987 at Bristol... Todd Witsken Todd Witsken Todd Witsken was an American tennis player. He specialized in playing doubles and began his professional career in 1985. He was a three-time all-American at the University of Southern California. His career high was #4 in doubles and #43 in singles... |
3–6, 3–6 |
2. | 1991 | Guarujá ATP Guarujá The Guarujá Open was a men's tennis tournament held in Guarujá, Brazil.The tournament was originally part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit, it was played on a carpet surface in its introductory year of 1981 before switching to clay courts in 1982 until its last year in 1992... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... |
Hard | Greg Van Emburgh Greg Van Emburgh Greg Van Emburgh , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Van Emburgh enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 6 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 38 in 1993.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups... |
Olivier Delaître Olivier Delaître Olivier Delaître is a former tennis player from France. He won 15 doubles titles during a fourteen year career becoming the world's 3rd ranked doubles player on July 12, 1999.... Rodolphe Gilbert Rodolphe Gilbert Rodolphe Gilbert is a former French male professional tennis player.Gilbert won the doubles title at the ATP Guaruja in 1991 partnering countryman Olivier Delaître. The left-handed Gilbert, who won over $1,100,000 in prize money, reached a doubles career high ranking of 50, in early 1996.-Doubles... |
2–6, 4–6 |
3. | 1993 | Doha, Qatar Qatar Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its... |
Hard | Scott Melville Scott Melville Scott Melville , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Melville enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 9 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 7 times. Partnering Rick Leach in doubles, Melville finished runner-up... |
Boris Becker Boris Becker Boris Franz Becker is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany. He is a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic gold medalist, and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17... Patrik Kühnen Patrik Kühnen Patrik Kühnen is a former tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 1985. He won three doubles titles during his career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on May 15, 1989, when he became the number 43 of the world. He was part of the German Davis Cup teams that... |
2–6, 4–6 |
4. | 1993 | Nice ATP Nice The ATP Nice Open is an ATP World Tour 250 series and, formerly, Grand Prix tennis circuit affiliated men's tennis tournament... , France |
Clay | Scott Melville | David Macpherson David Macpherson (tennis) ----David Macpherson is a former professional male tennis player on the ATP tour.A product of player and coach, Tony Roche's junior tennis academy, he played lefthanded and turned professional in 1985. As a junior player Macpherson was one of Australia's top prospects in his peer group, reaching... Laurie Warder Laurie Warder Laurie Warder is a former professional male tennis player from Australia.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:... |
4–3, RET. |
5. | 1994 | Doha, Qatar Qatar Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its... |
Hard | Byron Talbot Byron Talbot Byron Talbot , is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won seven doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional six times... |
Olivier Delaître Stephane Simian Stephane Simian Stephane Simian , is a former professional tennis player from France. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 41 in 1993 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 56 in 1994.... |
3–6, 3–6 |
6. | 1995 | Santiago Movistar Open The Movistar Open is an ATP International Series men's tennis tournament held in February 2010 in Las Condes commune, and it's played on clay. It was previously played in Viña del Mar.-History:In 1992, Brazil suspended its three ATP tournaments... , Chile Chile Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far... |
Clay | Francisco Montana Francisco Montana Francisco Montana is a former professional male tennis player from the United States. He turned pro in 1990.He reached his career high doubles ranking, World No. 13, on July 8, 1998.-Doubles titles :... |
Jiří Novák Jirí Novák Jiří Novák is a former Czech tennis player, who was born in Zlín, Czechoslovakia but resides nowadays in Monte Carlo, Monaco.-Career:Novák turned professional in 1993 and won 7 singles and 18 doubles titles during his career, winning $7,614,063 in prize money. For six years, he was the... David Rikl David Rikl David Rikl is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. The left-handed Rikl turned professional in 1989. The Czech's success came mostly in doubles, having been a runner-up at the 2004 US Open and 2001 Wimbledon Championships. However, Rikl did achieve a top-100 singles... |
4–6, 6–4, 1–6 |