Shannon Nettle (born 10 June 1978) is an Australian former professional

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player.

Biography

Nettle comes from rural South Australia, born in the town of Naracoorte and growing up on the family vineyard in

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. He is a cousin of tennis player

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. A right-handed player, Nettle played college tennis in the

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for Troy University before turning professional. He was at the

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based university of four years. Nettle reached a career best singles ranking of 339 in the world, which he attained in 2004. He made the final qualifying round of the

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, with wins over

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and

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. As a doubles player he twice appeared as a wildcard in the main draw of the Australian Open, partnering

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in 2005 and

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in 2006. On both occasions he and his partner were beaten in the first round, by seeded opponents. His biggest title win came in doubles at the 2005 Caloundra International Challenger, partnered with Peter Luczak, who he later coached on tour. Retiring in 2006, he turned his attention to coaching and has been a coach for the Australian Institute of Sport. He was coach of

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when she broke into the world's top 30 singles rankings in 2014.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nettle, Shannon 1978 births Living people Australian male tennis players Troy Trojans athletes Tennis people from South Australia Australian tennis coaches College men's tennis players in the United States Sportsmen from South Australia