Shelby Cannon

Shelby Cannon
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceRaleigh, North Carolina
Born (1966-08-19) August 19, 1966 (age 58)
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
PlaysLeft-handed
CollegeUniversity of Tennessee
Career record2–8
Doubles
Career record151–184
Career titles3

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)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 1989 Montreal, Canada Hard United States Charles Beckman New Zealand Kelly Evernden
United States Todd Witsken 		3–6, 3–6
Win 1. 1990 São Paulo, Brazil Carpet Venezuela Alfonso Mora Netherlands Mark Koevermans
Brazil Luiz Mattar 		6–7, 6–3, 7–6
Loss 2. 1991 Guarujá, Brazil Hard United States Greg Van Emburgh France Olivier Delaître
France Rodolphe Gilbert 		2–6, 4–6
Win 2. 1992 Genoa, Italy Clay United States Greg Van Emburgh Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Netherlands Mark Koevermans 		6–1, 6–1
Loss 3. 1993 Doha, Qatar Hard United States Scott Melville Germany Boris Becker
Germany Patrik Kühnen 		2–6, 4–6
Win 3. 1993 Barcelona, Spain Clay United States Scott Melville Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez 		7–6, 6–1
Loss 4. 1993 Nice, France Clay United States Scott Melville Australia David Macpherson
Australia Laurie Warder 		4–3, RET.
Loss 5. 1994 Doha, Qatar Hard South Africa Byron Talbot France Olivier Delaître
France Stephane Simian 		3–6, 3–6
Loss 6. 1995 Santiago, Chile Clay United States Francisco Montana Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic David Rikl 		4–6, 6–4, 1–6