Kelly Monaghan McCain-Parker (born March 18, 1983) is a former professional

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player from the United States.

Biography

Early life

Born in the Illinois capital of Springfield, 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.

Tennis career

McCain, a right-handed base-liner, played Junior Davis Cup tennis for the United States. While at

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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 in Charleston, she entered as a wildcard and lost to

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in the second round, having earlier beaten

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. She played as a qualifier at the 2004 DFS Classic in Birmingham and upset 11th seed

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in the first round, before losing the next match to

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. 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,

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at the French Open, who she took to three sets, and

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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

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in 2004 and the 2005 Cellular South Cup in Memphis, as well as competing in the singles draws at both. Her professional career included singles wins over Jelena Jankovic and

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, the latter in the qualifying draw for the

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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.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mccain, Kelly 1983 births Living people American female tennis players Duke Blue Devils women's tennis players Sportspeople from Springfield, Illinois Tennis players from Florida