Mashona Washington

Mashona Washington (born May 31, 1976) is a retired tennis player from the United States.

Mashona Washington

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Houston, Texas
Born	(1976-05-31) May 31, 1976 Flint, Michigan
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Turned pro	1995
Retired	2012
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$975,863
Singles
Career record	373–353
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 50 (November 8, 2004)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (2005)
French Open	1R (2005, 2006)
Wimbledon	3R (2005)
US Open	2R (2002)
Doubles
Career record	213–207
Career titles	15 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 55 (July 18, 2005)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2005)
French Open	2R (2004)
Wimbledon	3R (2003)
US Open	3R (1998 & 2004)

Her career-high singles ranking is No. 50, achieaved on November 8, 2004. On July 18, 2005, she peaked at No. 55 in the doubles rankings. Mashona 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.[1]

She is the younger sister 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 US 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, where Elena Dementieva beat her 7–5, 6–1.

She joined the Washington Kastles in 2008.

Mashona Washington is now a member of the Boston Lobsters since 2010.

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	10 October 2004	Tokyo	Hard	Maria Sharapova	0–6, 1–6

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	9 October 2004	Tokyo	Hard	Jennifer Hopkins	Shinobu Asagoe Katarina Srebotnik	1–6, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	28 February 2008	Memphis	Hard	Angela Haynes	Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond	3–6, 1–6

ITF finals

Singles: 12 (2–10)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Runner-up 1. July 4, 1994 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Kristina Brandi 1–6, 3–6 Runner-up 2. June 24, 1995 Hilton Head, U.S. Hard Kori Davidson 1–6, 4–6 Runner-up 3. January 11, 1998 San Antonio, U.S. Hard Andrea Šebová 5–7, 1–6 Runner-up 4. January 26, 1998 Clearwater, U.S. Hard Kristina Brandi 2–6, 1–6 Runner-up 5. April 15, 2001 Columbus, U.S. Hard (i) Lea Ghirardi 4–6, 3–6 Winner 1. September 30, 2001 Albuquerque, U.S. Hard Marissa Gould 7–5, 6–3 Runner-up 6. December 3, 2001 W.Columbia, U.S. Hard Samantha Reeves 1–6, 0–6 Runner-up 7. February 10, 2002 Midland, U.S. Hard (i) Li Na 1–6, 2–6 Runner-up 8. March 28, 2004 Redding, U.S. Hard Anne Keothavong 3–6, 6–2, 6–7^(3–7) Runner-up 9. May 9, 2004 Raleigh, U.S. Clay Marissa Gould 3–6, 3–6 Winner 2. June 1, 2008 Carson, U.S. Hard Alexa Glatch 7–5, 6–4 Runner-up 10. June 14, 2009 El Paso, U.S. Hard Valérie Tétreault 4–6, 3–6 Doubles: 26 (15–11) $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Winner 1. January 11, 1998 San Antonio, U.S. Hard Kim Grant Andrea Šebová Silvia Uricková 4–6, 7–6^(7–3), 6–2 Runner-up 1. September 27, 1998 Seattle, U.S. Hard (i) Lilia Osterloh Els Callens Liezel Horn 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 Winner 2. May 7, 2000 Virginia Beach, U.S. Clay Dawn Buth Lisa McShea Jessica Steck 1–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–2) Runner-up 2. November 11, 2001 Pittsburgh, U.S. Hard (i) Karin Miller Lilia Osterloh Katie Schlukebir 1–6, 4–6 Winner 3. October 20, 2002 Sedona, U.S. Hard Jennifer Russell Milagros Sequera Christina Wheeler 7–6^(7–3), 7–5 Runner-up 3. March 21, 2004 Orange, U.S. Hard Bryanne Stewart Jennifer Hopkins Abigail Spears 3–6, 6–2, 0–6 Winner 4. March 28, 2004 Redding, U.S. Hard Jennifer Hopkins Lilia Osterloh Riza Zalameda 6–2, 6–4 Winner 5. April 4, 2004 Augusta, U.S. Hard Francesca Lubiani Julie Ditty Jessica Lehnhoff 6–1, 6–3 Runner-up 4. June 3, 2005 Surbiton, U.K. Grass Jennifer Hopkins Rika Fujiwara Saori Obata 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 Winner 6. October 7, 2007 Troy, U.S. Hard Angela Haynes Eva Hrdinová Marie-Ève Pelletier 6–4, 6–2 Runner-up 5. November 18, 2007 La Quinta, U.S. Hard Angela Haynes Christina Fusano Ashley Harkleroad 4–6, 6–2, [9–11] Runner-up 6. January 27, 2008 Waikoloa, U.S. Hard Angela Haynes Maria Fernanda Alves Betina Jozami 5–7, 4–6 Runner-up 7. November 16, 2008 San Diego, U.S. Hard Angela Haynes Christina Fusano Alexa Glatch 3–6, 2–6 Runner-up 8. January 25, 2009 Lutz, U.S. Clay Story Tweedie-Yates Kimberly Couts Sharon Fichman 4–6, 5–7 Winner 7. September 27, 2009 Albuquerque, U.S. Hard Riza Zalameda Melinda Czink Lindsay Lee-Waters 6–3, 6–2 Winner 8. November 15, 2009 Phoenix, U.S. Hard Sharon Fichman Marie-Ève Pelletier Anna Tatishvili 4–6, 6–4, [10–8] Runner-up 9. November 22, 2009 Toronto, Canada Hard (i) Sharon Fichman Maureen Drake Marianne Jodoin 3–2 ret. Winner 9. December 20, 2009 Veracruz, Mexico Hard Dominika Diesková Hsu Chieh-yu Nika Kukharchuk 7–5, 6–4 Winner 10. January 17, 2010 Plantation, U.S. Clay Aurélie Védy Jorgelina Cravero María Irigoyen 6–0, 6–2 Winner 11. January 24, 2010 Lutz, U.S. Clay Aurélie Védy Maria Fernanda Alves Florencia Molinero 6–3, 6–3 Runner-up 10. September 26, 2010 Albuquerque, U.S. Hard Abigail Spears Lindsay Lee-Waters Megan Moulton-Levy 6–2, 3–6, [8–10] Winner 12. November 7, 2010 Grapevine, U.S. Hard Ahsha Rolle Julie Ditty Chanelle Scheepers 5–7, 6–2, 6–2 Winner 13. January 15, 2011 Plantation, U.S. Hard Ahsha Rolle Christina Fusano Yasmin Schnack 6–4, 6–2 Winner 14. January 22, 2011 Lutz, U.S. Clay Ahsha Rolle Gabriela Dabrowski Sharon Fichman 6–4, 6–4 Winner 15. October 2, 2011 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard Alexa Glatch Varvara Lepchenko Melanie Oudin 6–4, 6–2 Runner-up 11. October 15, 2011 Troy, U.S. Hard Varvara Lepchenko Elena Bovina Valeria Savinykh 6–7^(6–8), 3–6 Grand Slam performance timelines 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 References "Getting to Know Mashona Washington". Newsroom. WTA. 2004-08-31. Retrieved 2009-03-19. External links Mashona Washington at the Women's Tennis Association Mashona Washington at the International Tennis Federation