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Mashona Washington
Mashona Washington at Bank of the West Classic qualifying 2010-07-25 1.JPG
Mashona at Stanford, 2010
Country (sports)  United States
Residence Houston, Texas
Born (1976-05-31) May 31, 1976 (age 48)
Flint, Michigan
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Turned pro 1995
Retired 2012
Plays Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $975,863
Singles
Career record 373–353 (51.38%)
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 (50.71%)
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)

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

Her career-high singles ranking is No. 50, achieved on November 8, 2004. On July 18, 2005, she peaked at No. 55 in the doubles rankings. Washington 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.

She is the younger sister of Mashiska and 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 U.S. 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, before Elena Dementieva beat her 7–5, 6–1.

She was a member of the Washington Kastles World TeamTennis squad from 2008–09 and the Boston Lobsters from 2010-12.

Mashona Washington has since retired.

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Result Date Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss October 10, 2004 Japan Open Hard Russia Maria Sharapova 0–6, 1–6

Doubles: 2 (runner-ups)

Result Date Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss October 9, 2004 Japan Open Hard United States Jennifer Hopkins Japan Shinobu Asagoe
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
1–6, 4–6
Loss February 28, 2008 U.S. National Indoors Hard United States Angela Haynes United States Lindsay Davenport
United States Lisa Raymond
3–6, 1–6

ITF finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–10)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. July 4, 1994 ITF Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Puerto Rico Kristina Brandi 1–6, 3–6
Loss 2. June 24, 1995 ITF Hilton Head, U.S. Hard United States Kori Davidson 1–6, 4–6
Loss 3. January 11, 1998 ITF San Antonio, U.S. Hard Slovakia Andrea Šebová 5–7, 1–6
Loss 4. January 26, 1998 ITF Clearwater, U.S. Hard Puerto Rico Kristina Brandi 2–6, 1–6
Loss 5. April 15, 2001 ITF Columbus, U.S. Hard (i) France Lea Ghirardi 4–6, 3–6
Win 1. September 30, 2001 ITF Albuquerque, U.S. Hard United States Marissa Irvin 7–5, 6–3
Loss 6. December 3, 2001 ITF Columbia, U.S. Hard United States Samantha Reeves 1–6, 0–6
Loss 7. February 10, 2002 Midland Classic, U.S. Hard (i) China Li Na 1–6, 2–6
Loss 8. March 28, 2004 ITF Redding, U.S. Hard United Kingdom Anne Keothavong 3–6, 6–2, 6–7(3)
Loss 9. May 9, 2004 ITF Raleigh, U.S. Clay United States Marissa Irvin 3–6, 3–6
Win 2. June 1, 2008 ITF Carson, U.S. Hard United States Alexa Glatch 7–5, 6–4
Loss 10. June 14, 2009 ITF El Paso, U.S. Hard Canada Valérie Tétreault 4–6, 3–6

Doubles (15–11)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. Jan 1998 ITF San Antonio, U.S. Hard South Africa Kim Grant Slovakia Andrea Šebová
Slovakia Silvia Uricková
4–6, 7–6(3), 6–2
Loss 1. Sep 1998 ITF Seattle, United States Hard (i) United States Lilia Osterloh Belgium Els Callens
South Africa Liezel Horn
2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 2. May 2000 ITF Virginia Beach, U.S. Clay United States Dawn Buth Australia Lisa McShea
South Africa Jessica Steck
1–6, 6–3, 7–6(2)
Loss 2. Nov 2001 ITF Pittsburgh, U.S. Hard (i) United States Karin Miller United States Lilia Osterloh
United States Katie Schlukebir
1–6, 4–6
Win 3. Oct 2002 ITF Sedona, U.S. Hard United States Jennifer Russell Venezuela Milagros Sequera
Australia Christina Wheeler
7–6(3), 7–5
Loss 3. Mar 2004 ITF Orange, U.S. Hard Australia Bryanne Stewart United States Jennifer Hopkins
United States Abigail Spears
3–6, 6–2, 0–6
Win 4. Mar 2004 ITF Redding, U.S. Hard United States Jennifer Hopkins United States Lilia Osterloh
United States Riza Zalameda
6–2, 6–4
Win 5. Apr 2004 ITF Augusta, U.S. Hard Italy Francesca Lubiani United States Julie Ditty
United States Jessica Lehnhoff
6–1, 6–3
Loss 4. Jun 2005 Surbiton Trophy, UK Grass United States Jennifer Hopkins Japan Rika Fujiwara
Japan Saori Obata
6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Win 6. Oct 2007 ITF Troy, U.S. Hard United States Angela Haynes Czech Republic Eva Hrdinová
Canada Marie-Ève Pelletier
6–4, 6–2
Loss 5. Nov 2007 ITF La Quinta, U.S. Hard United States Angela Haynes United States Christina Fusano
United States Ashley Harkleroad
4–6, 6–2, [9–11]
Loss 6. Jan 2008 Waikoloa Championships, U.S. Hard United States Angela Haynes Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves
Argentina Betina Jozami
5–7, 4–6
Loss 7. Nov 2008 ITF San Diego, U.S. Hard United States Angela Haynes United States Christina Fusano
United States Alexa Glatch
3–6, 2–6
Loss 8. Jan 2009 ITF Lutz, U.S. Clay United States Story Tweedie-Yates United States Kimberly Couts
Canada Sharon Fichman
4–6, 5–7
Win 7. Sep 2009 ITF Albuquerque, U.S. Hard United States Riza Zalameda Hungary Melinda Czink
United States Lindsay Lee-Waters
6–3, 6–2
Win 8. Nov 2009 ITF Phoenix, U.S. Hard Canada Sharon Fichman Canada Marie-Ève Pelletier
Georgia (country) Anna Tatishvili
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Loss 9. Nov 2009 ITF Toronto, Canada Hard (i) Canada Sharon Fichman Canada Maureen Drake
Canada Marianne Jodoin
3–2 ret.
Win 9. Dec 2009 ITF Veracruz, Mexico Hard Slovakia Dominika Diesková United States Hsu Chieh-yu
Russia Nika Kukharchuk
7–5, 6–4
Win 10. Jan 2010 ITF Plantation, U.S. Clay France Aurélie Védy Argentina Jorgelina Cravero
Argentina María Irigoyen
6–0, 6–2
Win 11. Jan 2010 ITF Lutz, U.S. Clay France Aurélie Védy Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves
Argentina Florencia Molinero
6–3, 6–3
Loss 10. Sep 2010 ITF Albuquerque, U.S. Hard United States Abigail Spears United States Lindsay Lee-Waters
United States Megan Moulton-Levy
6–2, 3–6, [8–10]
Win 12. Nov 2010 ITF Grapevine, U.S. Hard United States Ahsha Rolle United States Julie Ditty
South Africa Chanelle Scheepers
5–7, 6–2, [11–9]
Win 13. Jan 2011 ITF Plantation, U.S. Hard United States Ahsha Rolle United States Christina Fusano
United States Yasmin Schnack
6–4, 6–2
Win 14. Jan 2011 ITF Lutz, U.S. Clay United States Ahsha Rolle Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
Canada Sharon Fichman
6–4, 6–4
Win 15. Oct 2011 Las Vegas Open, U.S. Hard United States Alexa Glatch United States Varvara Lepchenko
United States Melanie Oudin
6–4, 6–2
Loss 11. Oct 2011 ITF Troy, U.S. Hard United States Varvara Lepchenko Russia Elena Bovina
Russia Valeria Savinykh
6–7(6), 3–6

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

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

See also

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