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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kelly_McCain > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kelly_McCain.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_McCain > Source revision: 1316197870 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American tennis player (born 1983)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Kelly McCain | image = | fullname = Kelly Monaghan McCain | country_represented = {{USA}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|3|18}} | birth_place = [Springfield, Illinois](/source/Springfield%2C_Illinois), U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height = | plays = Right-handed | careerprizemoney = $119,999 | singlesrecord = | singlestitles = | highestsinglesranking = No. 117 (October 25, 2004) | currentsinglesranking = | AustralianOpenresult = | FrenchOpenresult = 1R ([2004](/source/2004_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Women's_singles)) | Wimbledonresult = | USOpenresult = 1R ([2004](/source/2004_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Women's_singles)) | doublesrecord = | doublestitles = | highestdoublesranking = No. 121 (April 11, 2005) | currentdoublesranking = | AustralianOpenDoublesresult = | FrenchOpenDoublesresult = | WimbledonDoublesresult = | USOpenDoublesresult = 1R ([2004](/source/2004_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Women's_doubles)) }} '''Kelly Monaghan McCain-Parker''' (born March 18, 1983) is a former professional [tennis](/source/tennis) player from the United States. ==Biography== ===Early life=== Born in the Illinois capital of [Springfield](/source/Springfield%2C_Illinois), McCain is the daughter of David McCain, a tennis coach who introduced her to the sport at age eight. The family moved to Florida and she went to Saddlebrook High School.{{cite news|url=http://www.sptimes.com/News/061301/news_pf/Sports/Saddlebrook_star_adds.shtml|title=Sports: Saddlebrook star adds to successful resume|date=June 13, 2001|work=[St. Petersburg Times](/source/St._Petersburg_Times)|accessdate=20 December 2017}} ===Tennis career=== McCain, a right-handed base-liner, played Junior Davis Cup tennis for the United States. While at [Duke University](/source/Duke_University) she played NCAA tennis and was a two-time All-American. In 2004, she made the main draw of two WTA Tour tournaments. At the [2004 Family Circle Cup](/source/2004_Family_Circle_Cup) in Charleston, she entered as a wildcard and lost to [Serena Williams](/source/Serena_Williams) in the second round, having earlier beaten [Arantxa Parra Santonja](/source/Arantxa_Parra_Santonja).{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/sore-knee-sidelines-serena-williams-1.475783|title=Sore knee sidelines Serena Williams|date=April 16, 2004|work=[CBC.ca](/source/CBC.ca)|accessdate=20 December 2017}} She played as a qualifier at the [2004 DFS Classic](/source/2004_DFS_Classic) in Birmingham and upset 11th seed [Tina Pisnik](/source/Tina_Pisnik) in the first round, before losing the next match to [Saori Obata](/source/Saori_Obata).{{cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Loit-wins-three-seeds-fall-at-DFS-Classic/57581086649159/?spt=su|title=Loit wins, three seeds fall at DFS Classic|date=June 7, 2004|work=[United Press International](/source/United_Press_International)|accessdate=20 December 2017}} Both of her grand slam appearances came in 2004, at the French Open and US Open. Each time she came up against a seeded player in the first round, [Petra Mandula](/source/Petra_Mandula) at the French Open, who she took to three sets, and [Amy Frazier](/source/Amy_Frazier) at the US Open, in a two set loss. Following the 2004 US Open, she won a $25,000 ITF tournament in Tunica Resorts and finished runner up at the $50,000 Cary, North Carolina event, to reach her highest ranking of 117 in the world. She was a doubles quarter-finalist at the [Advanta Championships of Philadelphia](/source/Advanta_Championships_of_Philadelphia) in 2004 and the [2005 Cellular South Cup](/source/2005_Regions_Morgan_Keegan_Championships_and_the_Cellular_South_Cup) in Memphis, as well as competing in the singles draws at both. Her professional career included singles wins over [Jelena Jankovic](/source/Jelena_Jankovic) and [Flavia Pennetta](/source/Flavia_Pennetta), the latter in the qualifying draw for the [2005 Medibank International](/source/2005_Medibank_International). ===Personal life=== McCain married husband Michael Parker in September 2007. In the same year, she was appointed as an assistant coach for the Duke University women's tennis team.{{cite web|url=http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=1369654|title=Kelly McCain-Parker Bio|publisher=[Duke University Blue Devils](/source/Duke_University_Blue_Devils) Official Athletics Site|accessdate=20 December 2017|archive-date=December 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222053041/http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=1369654|url-status=dead}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{WTA|130681}} * {{ITF profile}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mccain, Kelly}} Category:1983 births Category:Living people Category:American female tennis players Category:Duke Blue Devils women's tennis players Category:Sportspeople from Springfield, Illinois Category:Tennis players from Florida Category:21st-century American women --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Kelly McCain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_McCain) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_McCain?action=history)). 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