Shelby Rogers is a professional tennis player who belongs to America. She has played well in all of her games and has achieved the career-high WTA ranking of number 40 on 12th July 2021. In doubles, she has achieved the ranking of number 76. Till now starting from the initial stage of her career in tennis, she has won six singles and one doubles title on the ITF circuit. She will face Britain’s Emma Raducanu in the ongoing US Open in the Round of 16 for the quaterfinals.
Early Life
Shelby Rogers was born on 13th October 1992 in South California, US. She has been nurtured by her mother named Starley Gabrish and her stepfather named Jim Gabrish. She has an elder sister named Sabra Rogers to whom she admires a lot. Her step-father is a former All-American Football Player. Meet the enthusiastic women named Shelby who was motivated for playing tennis beginning from the age of six. Since childhood or from the age of six, Shelby followed her sister Sabra for being playing tennis.
She was so enthusiastic that she was being quickly identified by her coacher because of her athletic ability and ability to compete at the age of eleven. Home-schooled during high school, Shelby was able to collect a good income and fame for herself from top-rated US schools because of her focus on playing tennis. She has received lots of scholarships and got offered for schooling also. In 2009, when she decided to go for college study, she started playing professionally in the college. On 15th August 2021, she was awarded Bachelor of Science in Psychology at Lindner Family Tennis Center in Ohio.
Shelby Rogers Career
Shelby Rogers made her ITF Women’s Circuit debut in July 2009 with just $10K for the event at St. Joseph. At the Charleston Open in 2010, she got the chance to reach her first WTA Tour main draw but she failed. In 2010, she made her first appearance at Indian Harbour Beach for ITF finals at $50 K but lost the game to Edina Gollovits-Hall. Later in the same year, she made her first appearance at USTA 18s Girls National Championship to which she won the title. She played the game to get the wild card entry into the US Open. That was her first appearance to the main draw of any Grand Slam tournament. But soon in the first round, she lost the game to PengShuai. In 2012, she won the title of ITF at $50 K when she defeated Samantha Crawford in the finale.
She won the title of Girls’ National Championship when she was merely 17 years old. One of her best performances came at French Open in the year 2016 and the US Open in the year 2020 when she competed well in the quarterfinals. She has noted many victories on her name and ranks in the list of top-notch players. She has played against other top-ranking players including Simon Halep who had been ranked at number 4 at Australia Open 2014 and Serena Williams who had been ranked at number 9 at Top Seed Open in 2020. Shelby has won the title of French Open 2016 and US Open 2020 when she stood against Wimbledon Champion Petra Kvitova. Both of her games are examples of her extraordinary performance where she made her appearance in the quarterfinals.
Shelby Rogers Biography |
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| Real Name | Shelby Rogers |
| Birth Date | 13 October 1992 |
| Age (as of 2021) | 28 Years |
| Birth Place | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Profession | Tennis Player |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Sun sign | Libra |
Physical Statistics |
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| Height | in feet inches – 5’ 9” – in Centimeters – 175 cm |
| Weight | in Kilograms – 70 kg – in Pounds – 154 lbs |
| Shoe Size | 8 (U.S.) |
| Hair Color | Light Brown |
| Eye Color | Blue |
| Body Type | Athletic |
Family |
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| Father | Jim Gabrish |
| Mother | Starley Gabrish |
| Sister | Sabra Rogers |
| Brother | – |
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| School | Home Schooled |
| College | – |
Relationship Status |
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| Marital Status | In Relation |
| Affair | Yes |
| Who is her boyfriend? | John Slav |
Personal Life
The tennis player is often seen with her boyfriend on the Instagram portfolio. She kept updating her Instagram account for the sake of her fans and following. Shelby is said to be in a relationship with her boyfriend named John. She has posted a picture of her and her boyfriend while traveling in spite of keeping her life away from the limelight. She has not talked about her relationship in public or any history of her dating relationships. However, she has shared photos of her boyfriend John on her Instagram. She mostly posts traveling pictures with him.
Shelby Rogers Net worth
Shelby Rogers is estimated to earn a net worth of around $6 million as of 2021. She is 28 years old as of now and her income is estimated to go up. Shelby has signed a long-term contract with sports brand Diadora since 2017 and they supply her with sportswear and tennis shoes. She has also made her contract with Wilson who supplies her with the tennis racquet. Shelby has also been sponsored by a New York-based online manufacturing company called BirchBox. The company provides regular skincare products to their online monthly-based subscribers. Shelby made a deal with this company in September 2016. However, the details of her receiving have not been made public by the company. She is estimated to receive a fair amount of money that made her live an above-average lifestyle.
Trivia
- Being a step-father, her father is known to take the best care of Shelby.
- He nourished her all the time from her childhood to her adulthood age.
- On the other hand, Shelby started loving tennis while seeing her elder sister playing the game.
- She saw her sister playing this at a very young age and later with time she fell in love with tennis.
