# Mashona Washington

Mashona Washington (born May 31, 1976) is a former tennis player from the United States.
Her career-high singles ranking is No. 50, achieved on November 8, 2004. On July 18, 2005, she peaked at No. 55 in the doubles rankings. Washington retired from professional tennis in 2012, aged 36.

## Biography

Washington attended high school in Michigan, moved to Delray Beach, Florida in her sophomore year, graduating from Lake Worth Christian School, Boynton Beach, Florida in 1994, and moved to Houston, Texas, in 1997.
She is the younger sister of Mashiska and of MaliVai Washington, who reached the men's singles final at Wimbledon in 1996.

### Tennis career

As a junior player, Washington won the U.S. Indoor National 18s in 1992, and was a finalist at the U.S. National Hardcourt 16s and U.S. Indoor National 16s in 1991. She turned professional in 1995.
After a slow start to her professional career, Washington's breakthrough year came in 2004 when she broke into the world's top 100 for the first time and then finished the year ranked in the top 50. She recorded her first win against a top-10 player when she defeated Maria Sharapova at New Haven, and reached her first top-level singles final in Tokyo where she lost to Sharapova.
She also came within a hair's breadth of beating Sharapova in the first round of the 2006 French Open. She served for the match at 5–2 but could not hold serve. At 5–4 in the third set, she held match points before the then world No. 4 broke back and won the final set 7–5.
In 2005, she reached the third round at Wimbledon, before Elena Dementieva beat her 7–5, 6–1.
She was a member of the Washington Kastles World TeamTennis squad from 2008–09 and the Boston Lobsters from 2010-12.
Mashona Washington has since retired.

## WTA Tour finals
### Singles: 1 (runner-up)

| Result | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | October 10, 2004 | Japan Open | Hard | Maria Sharapova | 0–6, 1–6 |

### Doubles: 2 (runner-ups)

| Result | Date | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | October 9, 2004 | Japan Open | Hard | Jennifer Hopkins | Shinobu Asagoe Katarina Srebotnik | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | February 28, 2008 | U.S. National Indoors | Hard | Angela Haynes | Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond | 3–6, 1–6 |

## ITF finals

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

### Singles (2–10)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1. | July 4, 1994 | ITF Indianapolis, U.S. | Hard | Kristina Brandi | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2. | June 24, 1995 | ITF Hilton Head, U.S. | Hard | Kori Davidson | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3. | January 11, 1998 | ITF San Antonio, U.S. | Hard | Andrea Šebová | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 4. | January 26, 1998 | ITF Clearwater, U.S. | Hard | Kristina Brandi | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 5. | April 15, 2001 | ITF Columbus, U.S. | Hard (i) | Lea Ghirardi | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1. | September 30, 2001 | ITF Albuquerque, U.S. | Hard | Marissa Irvin | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6. | December 3, 2001 | ITF Columbia, U.S. | Hard | Samantha Reeves | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 7. | February 10, 2002 | Midland Classic, U.S. | Hard (i) | Li Na | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 8. | March 28, 2004 | ITF Redding, U.S. | Hard | Anne Keothavong | 3–6, 6–2, 6–7$^{(3)}$ |
| Loss | 9. | May 9, 2004 | ITF Raleigh, U.S. | Clay | Marissa Irvin | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2. | June 1, 2008 | ITF Carson, U.S. | Hard | Alexa Glatch | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 10. | June 14, 2009 | ITF El Paso, U.S. | Hard | Valérie Tétreault | 4–6, 3–6 |

### Doubles (15–11)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1. | Jan 1998 | ITF San Antonio, U.S. | Hard | Kim Grant | Andrea Šebová Silvia Uricková | 4–6, 7–6$^{(3)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1. | Sep 1998 | ITF Seattle, United States | Hard (i) | Lilia Osterloh | Els Callens Liezel Horn | 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 2. | May 2000 | ITF Virginia Beach, U.S. | Clay | Dawn Buth | Lisa McShea Jessica Steck | 1–6, 6–3, 7–6$^{(2)}$ |
| Loss | 2. | Nov 2001 | ITF Pittsburgh, U.S. | Hard (i) | Karin Miller | Lilia Osterloh Katie Schlukebir | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3. | Oct 2002 | ITF Sedona, U.S. | Hard | Jennifer Russell | Milagros Sequera Christina Wheeler | 7–6$^{(3)}$, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3. | Mar 2004 | ITF Orange, U.S. | Hard | Bryanne Stewart | Jennifer Hopkins Abigail Spears | 3–6, 6–2, 0–6 |
| Win | 4. | Mar 2004 | ITF Redding, U.S. | Hard | Jennifer Hopkins | Lilia Osterloh Riza Zalameda | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 5. | Apr 2004 | ITF Augusta, U.S. | Hard | Francesca Lubiani | Julie Ditty Jessica Lehnhoff | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4. | Jun 2005 | Surbiton Trophy, UK | Grass | Jennifer Hopkins | Rika Fujiwara Saori Obata | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 6. | Oct 2007 | ITF Troy, U.S. | Hard | Angela Haynes | Eva Hrdinová Marie-Ève Pelletier | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5. | Nov 2007 | ITF La Quinta, U.S. | Hard | Angela Haynes | Christina Fusano Ashley Harkleroad | 4–6, 6–2, [9–11] |
| Loss | 6. | Jan 2008 | Waikoloa Championships, U.S. | Hard | Angela Haynes | Maria Fernanda Alves Betina Jozami | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7. | Nov 2008 | ITF San Diego, U.S. | Hard | Angela Haynes | Christina Fusano Alexa Glatch | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 8. | Jan 2009 | ITF Lutz, U.S. | Clay | Story Tweedie-Yates | Kimberly Couts Sharon Fichman | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 7. | Sep 2009 | ITF Albuquerque, U.S. | Hard | Riza Zalameda | Melinda Czink Lindsay Lee-Waters | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 8. | Nov 2009 | ITF Phoenix, U.S. | Hard | Sharon Fichman | Marie-Ève Pelletier Anna Tatishvili | 4–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Loss | 9. | Nov 2009 | ITF Toronto, Canada | Hard (i) | Sharon Fichman | Maureen Drake Marianne Jodoin | 3–2 ret. |
| Win | 9. | Dec 2009 | ITF Veracruz, Mexico | Hard | Dominika Diesková | Hsu Chieh-yu Nika Kukharchuk | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 10. | Jan 2010 | ITF Plantation, U.S. | Clay | Aurélie Védy | Jorgelina Cravero María Irigoyen | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 11. | Jan 2010 | ITF Lutz, U.S. | Clay | Aurélie Védy | Maria Fernanda Alves Florencia Molinero | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 10. | Sep 2010 | ITF Albuquerque, U.S. | Hard | Abigail Spears | Lindsay Lee-Waters Megan Moulton-Levy | 6–2, 3–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 12. | Nov 2010 | ITF Grapevine, U.S. | Hard | Ahsha Rolle | Julie Ditty Chanelle Scheepers | 5–7, 6–2, [11–9] |
| Win | 13. | Jan 2011 | ITF Plantation, U.S. | Hard | Ahsha Rolle | Christina Fusano Yasmin Schnack | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 14. | Jan 2011 | ITF Lutz, U.S. | Clay | Ahsha Rolle | Gabriela Dabrowski Sharon Fichman | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 15. | Oct 2011 | Las Vegas Open, U.S. | Hard | Alexa Glatch | Varvara Lepchenko Melanie Oudin | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 11. | Oct 2011 | ITF Troy, U.S. | Hard | Varvara Lepchenko | Elena Bovina Valeria Savinykh | 6–7$^{(6)}$, 3–6 |

## Grand Slam performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | W–L |
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | A | Q1 | 1R | Q3 | 2R | A | A | A | 1–2 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0–2 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | Q1 | 4–4 |
| US Open | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 2R | Q2 | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1–6 |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | W–L |
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 1–4 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1–3 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | A | 4–6 |
| US Open | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 4–6 |