{{short description|American tennis player (born 1984)}} {{BLP sources|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Shenay Perry | image = Shenay Perry (4307668592).jpg | country = {{USA}} | residence = Coral Springs, Florida | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|07|06}} | birth_place = Washington, D.C. | height = {{convert|1.70|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | turnedpro = January 1, 2000 | retired = September 2010 | plays = Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | careerprizemoney = $906,548 | singlesrecord = 239–165 | singlestitles = 9 ITF | highestsinglesranking = No. 40 (August 28, 2006) | AustralianOpenresult = 1R (2004, 2006, 2007, 2010) | FrenchOpenresult = 3R (2006) | Wimbledonresult = 4R (2006) | USOpenresult = 2R (2005, 2009) | doublesrecord = 93–81 | doublestitles = 7 ITF | highestdoublesranking = No. 97 (December 8, 2003) | AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 2R (2007, 2010) | FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 2R (2007) | WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R (2004, 2006) | USOpenDoublesresult = 2R (2003) }}
'''Shenay Perry''' (born July 6, 1984) is a retired tennis player from the U.S. She is the current coach of professional tennis player Kristie Ahn.
Perry's career-high singles ranking of No. 40 she reached on August 28, 2006. Her career-high doubles ranking of No. 97, she achieved on December 8, 2003. She won nine singles and seven doubles ITF titles in her career.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025}}
On June 9, 2004, as a U.S. qualifier ranked No. 88, Perry upset 5th-ranked Jelena Dokic at the DFS grass-court tournament, winning 6–4, 7–6 (4).<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 10, 2004 |title=Shenay Perry ousts Jelena Dokic: [Final Edition] |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/270175800 |access-date=2025-06-30 |work=The Spectator |location=Hamilton, Ontario |id={{ProQuest|270175800}} }}</ref> Perry was billed the "last American left standing" in either singles draw at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bricker |first=Charles |date=July 4, 2006 |title=Americans out at Wimbledon; Elena Dementieva sends home Shenay Perry, the last U.S. singles player in the event |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/280418385 |access-date=2025-06-30 |work=Orlando Sentinel |id={{ProQuest|280418385}} }}</ref>
She retired from professional tennis in September 2010.
==ITF Circuit finals== ===Singles: 10 (9 titles, 1 runner-up)=== {| |-valign=top | {|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%" !Legend |- style="background:#f88379;" | $100,000 tournaments |- style="background:#f7e98e;" | $75,000 tournaments |- style="background:#addfad;" | $50,000 tournaments |- style="background:lightblue;" | $25,000 tournaments |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | $10,000 tournaments |} | {|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" !Finals by surface |- |Hard (8–1) |- |Clay (1–0) |- |Grass (0–0) |- |Carpet (0–0) |} |} {|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97% !Result !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |- style="background:#addfad;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1. | 2 March 2003 | ITF St. Paul, United States | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|VEN}} María Vento-Kabchi | 6–2, 6–4 |- style="background:#addfad;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2. | 6 July 2003 | ITF Los Gatos, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Amber Liu | 6–0, 7–5 |- style="background:#addfad;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 3 August 2003 | ITF Louisville, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|PUR}} Kristina Brandi | 6–3, 4–6, 4–6 |- style="background:#addfad;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3. | 4 October 2004 | ITF Troy, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|ARG}} María Emilia Salerni | 6–2, 6–2 |- style="background:#addfad;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 4. | 24 October 2004 | ITF Cary, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Kelly McCain | 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 |- style="background:#addfad;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 5. | 14 November 2004 | ITF Pittsburgh, United States | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|SWE}} Sofia Arvidsson | 6–2, 6–1 |- style="background:#f7e98e;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 6. | 5 March 2006 | ITF Las Vegas, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|FIN}} Emma Laine | 6–1, 6–4 |- style="background:#addfad;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 7. | 19 October 2008 | ITF Lawrenceville, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Julie Ditty | 6–1, 6–3 |- style="background:#f7e98e;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 8. | 26 April 2009 | ITF Dothan, United States | Clay | {{flagdeco|USA}} Carly Gullickson | 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 |- style="background:#f7e98e;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 9. | 27 September 2009 | ITF Albuquerque, <br />United States | Hard | {{flagdeco|CZE}} Barbora Strýcová | 7–5, 6–2 |}
===Doubles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner-ups)=== {| |-valign=top | {|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%" !Legend |- style="background:#f88379;" | $100,000 tournaments |- style="background:#f7e98e;" | $75,000 tournaments |- style="background:#addfad;" | $50,000 tournaments |- style="background:lightblue;" | $25,000 tournaments |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | $10,000 tournaments |} | {|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" !Finals by surface |- |Hard (6–6) |- |Clay (1–0) |- |Grass (0–0) |- |Carpet (0–0) |} |} {|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1. | 6 October 2001 | ITF Aventura, United States | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Milangela Morales | {{flagicon|HAI}} Neyssa Etienne <br /> {{flagicon|RUS}} Ekaterina Afinogenova | w/o |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 8 June 2002 | ITF Hilton Head, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Milangela Morales | {{flagicon|INA}} Liza Andriyani <br /> {{flagicon|INA}} Wukirasih Sawondari | 2–6, 1–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2. | 18 January 2003 | ITF Boca Raton, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|RUS}} Lioudmila Skavronskaia | {{flagicon|USA}} Sandra Cacic <br /> {{flagicon|CAN}} Sonya Jeyaseelan | 5–7, 2–6 |- style="background:#addfad;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2. | 25 January 2003 | ITF Fullerton, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Bethanie Mattek-Sands | {{flagicon|USA}} Elizabeth Schmidt <br /> {{flagicon|NED}} Anousjka Van Exel | 6–3, 6–2 |- style="background:#f7e98e;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 3. | 8 February 2003 | ITF Midland, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Bethanie Mattek-Sands | {{flagicon|USA}} Teryn Ashley <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} Abigail Spears | 1–6, 6–4, 4–6 |- style="background:#addfad;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 4. | 5 July 2003 | ITF Los Gatos, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Tanner Cochran | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shiho Hisamatsu <br /> {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuka Yoshida | 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |- style="background:#addfad;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 5. | 2 August 2003 | ITF Louisville, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Tanner Cochran | {{flagicon|USA}} Julie Ditty <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} Lisa McShea | 6–7<sup>(4)</sup>, 7–6<sup>(6)</sup>, 3–6 |- style="background:#addfad;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3. | 4 October 2003 | ITF Troy, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Bethanie Mattek-Sands | {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Lee-Waters <br /> {{flagicon|SLO}} Petra Rampre | 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 |- style="background:#addfad;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 4. | 15 November 2003 | ITF Eugene, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Teryn Ashley | {{flagicon|RUS}} Alina Jidkova <br /> {{flagicon|BLR}} Tatiana Poutchek | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |- style="background:#addfad;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 6. | 2 October 2004 | ITF Troy, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Bethanie Mattek-Sands | {{flagicon|USA}} Teryn Ashley <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} Laura Granville | 6–2, 0–3 ret. |- style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 5. | 18 January 2008 | ITF Surprise, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Carly Gullickson | {{flagicon|BRA}} Maria Fernanda Alves <br /> {{flagicon|ARG}} Betina Jozami | 6–4, 7–5 |- style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 6. | 2 February 2008 | ITF La Quinta, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Carly Gullickson | {{flagicon|GER}} Angelika Bachmann <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} Tetiana Luzhanska | 6–1, 6–4 |- style="background:#f7e98e;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 7. | 9 February 2008 | ITF Midland, United States | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Ashley Harkleroad | {{flagicon|RSA}} Surina De Beer <br /> {{flagicon|JPN}} Rika Fujiwara | 3–6, 6–4, [10–6] |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{WTA}} * {{ITF}} * {{BJK Cup player}} * {{ESPN Tennis}}
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