Lucy Shuker

Lucy Jessica Shuker"King's Birthday Honours: Sarah Hunter and Ian Wright among those included". BBC Sport. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023. BEM (born 28 May 1980"Birthday's today". The Telegraph. 28 May 2013. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2014. Ms Lucy Shuker, tennis player; Paralympic bronze medallist wheelchair tennis doubles, London 2012, 33) be British wheelchair tennis player"Lucy Shuker – Tennis Foundation". Tennis Foundation. Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018. wey currently be de highest ranked woman insyd de sport for Britain insyd."Shuker reaches Sydney last eight". BBC Sport. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2007."Rankings" (PDF). ITA British. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2007. Previous singles den doubles National Champion, na Shuker represent Great Britain for four successive Paralympic Games, twice she win bronze medal insyd de women's doubles den she be former world doubles champion den World Team Cup silver medallist amongst number of oda national den international successes.

Insyd 2008,"ParalympicsGB | Lucy shuker". ParalympicsGB. Retrieved 30 July 2018. she compete insyd de singles den doubles events for de first time insyd Wheelchair tennis for de Beijing Paralympics."Shuker hopes for Beijing medals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2008.

Shuker make history for de London 2012 Paralympics alongsyd fellow Briton Jordanne Whiley wen de pair cam turn de first women make dem win medal give Great Britain insyd wheelchair tennis, dey cam from match point down make dem secure bronze insyd de women's doubles event.Sport, Telegraph (7 September 2012). "Paralympics 2012: Lucy Shuker and Jordanne Whiley survive match point to win bronze". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 30 July 2018."Shuker and Whiley fight back to claim bronze – LTA". www3.lta.org.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

Shuker den Whiley retain dema bronze medal status insyd de women's wheelchair doubles for de 2016 Paralympic Games insyd Rio.ontrack2016 (14 September 2016). "Day six review/Day seven preview of Rio 2016 Paralympics – OnTrack Magazine". OnTrack Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

 Early life 

Na dem born Shuker insyd Doha, Qatar, buh she grow up insyd Fleet, Hampshire. She cam from badminton-playing family wey she start dey play badminton for early age before she go on make she represent Hampshire County for national competitions, alongsyd ein bro Matthew Shuker, wey hold career high world ranking of no.43 insyd men's singles."Customworqs". BadmintonCentral. Retrieved 30 July 2018. Shuker sanso get love of horse riding til she get motorbike accident for de age of 21 wich lef am paralysed from de T4 vertebra."Lucy Shuker – #1 in Great Britain". Archived from the original on 15 December 2021.

 Tennis career 

Shuker start dey play wheelchair tennis insyd 2002, less dan 12 months after ein life-changing motorbike accident.Coomes, Beth Rose and Phil (8 July 2017). "The tennis players who play by different rules". BBC News. Retrieved 30 July 2018. Na dem introduce am to de sport by former Quad World No.#1 Pete 'Quadfather' Norfolk during de process of she dey buy ein first wheelchair.

Insyd 2013, Shuker cam turn de first British wheelchair tennis player make she compete for all four major Tennis Grand Slams insyd de same year wen na she compete for de US Open insyd New York, de same year dat she obtain ein highest singles ranking to date of world no.5.

Insyd 2016, Shuker win ein first Doubles Masters title, wey she partner Diede de Groot to de title."Cotterill, Lapthorne and Shuker net Doubles Masters titles – Tennis Foundation". Tennis Foundation. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2018."Wheelchair tennis: British trio land Doubles Masters crowns". BBC Sport. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

Insyd 2018, she make return to Grand Slam final wen she partner Sabine Ellerbrock make dem reach de Wimbledon doubles final, den insyd 2021 she sanso reach de Australian Open doubles final plus South African partner Kgothatso Montjane. Insyd January 2019, Shuker den Montjane reach de semi-finals of de women's wheelchair doubles for de Australian Open, buh na dem defeat dem by second seeds Marjolein Buis den Sabine Ellerbrock."Australian Open 2019: GB's Lucy Shuker loses in wheelchair doubles semi-final". 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.

Insyd June 2021, na she den Jordanne Whiley be among six tennis players dem name make dem represent de UK for de 2020 Paralympics dem postpone insyd Tokyo.Tennis365 (24 June 2021). "Reigning Paralympic champion Gordon Reid named in Team GB wheelchair squad for Tokyo". Tennis365. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

Na dem award Shuker de British Empire Medal (BEM) insyd de 2023 Birthday Honours for services to sport."No. 64082". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2023. p. B35.

For 19 July 2024, na dem select Shuker for ein fifth Paralympics wen na dem name am insyd de Great Britain team for de Paris edition later dat year."Dorset's Lucy Shuker called up by Paralympics GB". Bournemouth Echo. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024."ParalympicsGB announces Wheelchair tennis squad for Paris 2024". ParalympicsGB. Retrieved 19 July 2024.

 Ein life matter 

Shuker graduate plus BSc Hons insyd de science den management of exercise den health from de University of Surrey insyd 2001.

Insyd 2011, na dem name am de Vitalise Woman of Achievement, wey she collect de award from disability charity Vitalise insyd recognition of ein achievements insyd de world of disabled sport."Shuker presented with Vitalise Woman of Achievement Award". 19 October 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2018.

For 8 November 2017, na dem award Shuker honorary doctorate of arts from Bournemouth University."Honorary Doctorate Lucy Shuker". Bournemouth University. Retrieved 17 November 2017.

 References 

 External links 
Wikimedia Commons get media wey relate to Lucy Shuker.

 Lucy Shuker at de International Tennis Federation 
 Lucy Shuker at de International Paralympic Committee 
 Lucy Shuker at de British Paralympic Association 
 Lucy Shuker at Wimbledon 

Wheelchair Tennis Masters women's doubles champions 2000: Daniela Di Toro / Maaike Smit
 2001: Maaike Smit / Esther Vergeer
 2002: Maaike Smit / Esther Vergeer
 2003: Maaike Smit / Esther Vergeer
 2004: Jiske Griffioen / Korie Homan
 2005: Jiske Griffioen / Esther Vergeer
 2006: Jiske Griffioen / Esther Vergeer
 2007: Jiske Griffioen / Esther Vergeer
 2008: Jiske Griffioen / Esther Vergeer
 2009: Korie Homan / Esther Vergeer
 2010: Aniek van Koot / Sharon Walraven
 2011: Esther Vergeer / Sharon Walraven
 2012: Jiske Griffioen / Aniek van Koot
 2013: Yui Kamiji / Jordanne Whiley
 2014: Yui Kamiji / Jordanne Whiley
 2015: Jiske Griffioen / Aniek van Koot
 2016: Diede de Groot / Lucy Shuker
 2017: Marjolein Buis / Diede de Groot
 2018: Marjolein Buis / Aniek van Koot
 2019: Diede de Groot / Aniek van Koot
 2020: No competition (COVID-19 pandemic)
 2021: Diede de Groot / Aniek van Koot
 2022: Diede de Groot / Aniek van Koot
Category:Human
Category:1980 births
Category:English female tennis players
Category:British female tennis players
Category:British wheelchair tennis players
Category:Paralympic wheelchair tennis players for Great Britain
Category:Paralympic medalists insyd wheelchair tennis
Category:Paralympic bronze medalists for Great Britain
Category:Medalists at de 2012 Summer Paralympics
Category:Medalists at de 2016 Summer Paralympics
Category:Wheelchair tennis players at de 2008 Summer Paralympics
Category:Wheelchair tennis players at de 2012 Summer Paralympics
Category:Wheelchair tennis players at de 2016 Summer Paralympics
Category:Sportspeople wey komot Hampshire
Category:People plus paraplegia
Category:People wey komot Doha
Category:People wey komot Fleet, Hampshire
Category:Recipients of de British Empire Medal