Shelby Cannon
{{short description|American tennis player}}
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Shelby Cannon (born August 19, 1966) is an American retired professional tennis player.
Cannon enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won three doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional six times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 27 in 1993.
Cannon played college tennis for the Tennessee Volunteers. While on tour, Cannon kept a residence in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
Grand Slam, Grand Prix and ATP Tour finals
=Doubles (3 titles, 6 runner-ups)=
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| 1. | 1989 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Charles Beckman | {{flagicon|NZL}} Kelly Evernden | 3–6, 3–6 |
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| 1. | 1990 | Carpet | {{flagicon|VEN}} Alfonso Mora | {{flagicon|NED}} Mark Koevermans | 6–7, 6–3, 7–6 |
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| 2. | 1991 | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Greg Van Emburgh | {{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Delaître | 2–6, 4–6 |
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| 2. | 1992 | Genoa, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Greg Van Emburgh | {{flagicon|NED}} Paul Haarhuis | 6–1, 6–1 |
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| 3. | 1993 | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Melville | {{flagicon|GER}} Boris Becker | 2–6, 4–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3. | 1993 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Melville | {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio Casal | 7–6, 6–1 |
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| 4. | 1993 | Nice, France | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Melville | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Macpherson | 4–3, RET. |
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| 5. | 1994 | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Byron Talbot | {{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Delaître | 3–6, 3–6 |
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| 6. | 1995 | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Francisco Montana | {{flagicon|CZE}} Jiří Novák | 4–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
External links
- {{ATP}}
- {{ITF}}
{{US Open mixed doubles champions}}
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Category:American male tennis players
Category:Sportspeople from Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Category:Sportspeople from Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Category:Tennessee Volunteers men's tennis players
Category:Tennis players from Florida
Category:Tennis players from Mississippi
Category:US Open (tennis) champions