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Biography
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, where 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 career finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
Result | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | October 10, 2004 | Japan Open | Hard | Maria Sharapova | 0–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
Result | Date | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | October 9, 2004 | Japan Open | Hard | Jennifer Hopkins | Shinobu Asagoe Katarina Srebotnik | 1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | February 28, 2008 | U.S. National Indoors | Hard | Angela Haynes | Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond | 3–6, 1–6 |
ITF finals
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 12 (2–10)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | July 4, 1994 | ITF Indianapolis, U.S. | Hard | Kristina Brandi | 1–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | June 24, 1995 | ITF Hilton Head, U.S. | Hard | Kori Davidson | 1–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | January 11, 1998 | ITF San Antonio, U.S. | Hard | Andrea Šebová | 5–7, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | January 26, 1998 | ITF Clearwater, U.S. | Hard | Kristina Brandi | 2–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | April 15, 2001 | ITF Columbus, U.S. | Hard (i) | Lea Ghirardi | 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 1. | September 30, 2001 | ITF Albuquerque, U.S. | Hard | Marissa Gould | 7–5, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 6. | December 3, 2001 | ITF Columbia, U.S. | Hard | Samantha Reeves | 1–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | February 10, 2002 | Midland Classic, U.S. | Hard (i) | Li Na | 1–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | March 28, 2004 | ITF Redding, U.S. | Hard | Anne Keothavong | 3–6, 6–2, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 9. | May 9, 2004 | ITF Raleigh, U.S. | Clay | Marissa Gould | 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | June 1, 2008 | ITF Carson, U.S. | Hard | Alexa Glatch | 7–5, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 10. | June 14, 2009 | ITF El Paso, U.S. | Hard | Valérie Tétreault | 4–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 26 (15–11)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | January 11, 1998 | ITF San Antonio, U.S. | Hard | Kim Grant | Andrea Šebová Silvia Uricková | 4–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1. | September 27, 1998 | ITF Seattle, United States | Hard (i) | Lilia Osterloh | Els Callens Liezel Horn | 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | May 7, 2000 | ITF Virginia Beach, U.S. | Clay | Dawn Buth | Lisa McShea Jessica Steck | 1–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | November 11, 2001 | ITF Pittsburgh, U.S. | Hard (i) | Karin Miller | Lilia Osterloh Katie Schlukebir | 1–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 3. | October 20, 2002 | ITF Sedona, U.S. | Hard | Jennifer Russell | Milagros Sequera Christina Wheeler | 7–6, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 3. | March 21, 2004 | ITF Orange, U.S. | Hard | Bryanne Stewart | Jennifer Hopkins Abigail Spears | 3–6, 6–2, 0–6 |
Winner | 4. | March 28, 2004 | ITF Redding, U.S. | Hard | Jennifer Hopkins | Lilia Osterloh Riza Zalameda | 6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 5. | April 4, 2004 | ITF Augusta, U.S. | Hard | Francesca Lubiani | Julie Ditty Jessica Lehnhoff | 6–1, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 4. | June 3, 2005 | Surbiton Trophy, UK | Grass | Jennifer Hopkins | Rika Fujiwara Saori Obata | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 6. | October 7, 2007 | ITF Troy, U.S. | Hard | Angela Haynes | Eva Hrdinová Marie-Ève Pelletier | 6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 5. | November 18, 2007 | ITF La Quinta, U.S. | Hard | Angela Haynes | Christina Fusano Ashley Harkleroad | 4–6, 6–2, [9–11] |
Runner-up | 6. | January 27, 2008 | Waikoloa Championships, U.S. | Hard | Angela Haynes | Maria Fernanda Alves Betina Jozami | 5–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | November 16, 2008 | ITF San Diego, U.S. | Hard | Angela Haynes | Christina Fusano Alexa Glatch | 3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | January 25, 2009 | ITF Lutz, U.S. | Clay | Story Tweedie-Yates | Kimberly Couts Sharon Fichman | 4–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 7. | September 27, 2009 | ITF Albuquerque, U.S. | Hard | Riza Zalameda | Melinda Czink Lindsay Lee-Waters | 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 8. | November 15, 2009 | ITF Phoenix, U.S. | Hard | Sharon Fichman | Marie-Ève Pelletier Anna Tatishvili | 4–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
Runner-up | 9. | November 22, 2009 | ITF Toronto, Canada | Hard (i) | Sharon Fichman | Maureen Drake Marianne Jodoin | 3–2 ret. |
Winner | 9. | December 20, 2009 | ITF Veracruz, Mexico | Hard | Dominika Diesková | Hsu Chieh-yu Nika Kukharchuk | 7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 10. | January 17, 2010 | ITF Plantation, U.S. | Clay | Aurélie Védy | Jorgelina Cravero María Irigoyen | 6–0, 6–2 |
Winner | 11. | January 24, 2010 | ITF Lutz, U.S. | Clay | Aurélie Védy | Maria Fernanda Alves Florencia Molinero | 6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 10. | September 26, 2010 | ITF Albuquerque, U.S. | Hard | Abigail Spears | Lindsay Lee-Waters Megan Moulton-Levy | 6–2, 3–6, [8–10] |
Winner | 12. | November 7, 2010 | ITF Grapevine, U.S. | Hard | Ahsha Rolle | Julie Ditty Chanelle Scheepers | 5–7, 6–2, [11–9] |
Winner | 13. | January 15, 2011 | ITF Plantation, U.S. | Hard | Ahsha Rolle | Christina Fusano Yasmin Schnack | 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 14. | January 22, 2011 | ITF Lutz, U.S. | Clay | Ahsha Rolle | Gabriela Dabrowski Sharon Fichman | 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 15. | October 2, 2011 | Las Vegas Open, U.S. | Hard | Alexa Glatch | Varvara Lepchenko Melanie Oudin | 6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 11. | October 15, 2011 | ITF Troy, U.S. | Hard | Varvara Lepchenko | Elena Bovina Valeria Savinykh | 6–7, 3–6 |
Grand Slam performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | W–L |
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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 |
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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 |