Meghann Shaughnessy

Insights

Peak came in 2003, with her only quarterfinal run

Her best Grand Slam result was a single quarterfinal, reached at the 2003 Australian Open at age 23. That season also included a US Open round of 16 and a French Open round of 32, making 2003 her clear high-water mark.

2001 was her strongest all-around Slam season

She reached at least the round of 16 in three of four majors in 2001: Australian Open R64, French Open R16, Wimbledon R16, and US Open R32. No other year in the data shows that many deep runs across the four events.

Her best stretch was concentrated from 2000 through 2004

Across those five seasons she produced all of her top results: the quarterfinal in 2003, two round-of-16 finishes in 2001, and multiple round-of-32 appearances in 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2004. After 2004, her results never again went beyond the round of 64.

Wimbledon and the French Open were her most productive majors

She reached the round of 16 twice at Wimbledon and twice at the French Open, plus a round of 32 at each. By contrast, her Australian Open and US Open records top out at one quarterfinal and one round of 16, respectively.

Her Slam career was long but narrowly balanced

Over 40 tournaments and 78 matches, she finished 38-40, a 49% win rate. The results table shows a career spanning 1996, 1998-2007, and 2009, with her final appearance ending in a first-round exit at the 2009 US Open at age 30.