Play to Clinch — Shelly January

🇺🇸 Shelly January USA

Class of 2026 · Born Danbury, CT · May 14 · NRUnrated

STR

36.6

current (projection)

Rankings

Recruiting board (consensus)	#863
Connecticut	#5
Ranking points (155 pts · 25 events)	#723
STR	36.6
Junior STR (singles)	37.1
Doubles STR (results-based)	36.0

Junior Badges titles & ranking milestones

STATETop 5 STATETop 10 STATETop 25

Junior Results tournament history

DATETOURNAMENT LEVELRESULT

Wk 1 Exeter Cup Developmental Quarterfinalist

Wk 3 Bordeaux Open National R32

Wk 4 Antibes Classic National R32

Wk 6 Beijing Open Developmental R32

Wk 7 Cagliari Open Developmental R32

Wk 8 Obregón Open Developmental R32

Wk 10 Longueuil Challenger Developmental R32

Wk 11 Seattle Cup Developmental R16

Wk 13 Sunshine Coast Cup Developmental R16

Wk 14 Pickering Open State R32

Wk 16 Miami Cup State R32

Wk 17 Braunschweig Classic State R16

Wk 19 Coventry Classic State Semifinalist

Wk 20 Slavonski Brod Invitational State Quarterfinalist

Wk 21 Palma Open State Quarterfinalist

Wk 23 Brno Open State R16

Wk 24 Chicago Cup State R32

Wk 26 Quebec City Open State Quarterfinalist

Wk 27 Funabashi Open State Champion

Wk 29 Aguascalientes Invitational State Semifinalist

Wk 30 Delhi Challenger Developmental R32

Wk 32 Kelowna Invitational State R16

Wk 33 Yokohama Open Developmental Champion

Wk 34 Cincinnati Open Developmental R16

Wk 36 Brighton Cup Developmental R32

Junior Doubles ¼ weight into the combined ranking

DATETOURNAMENT LEVELPARTNERRESULT

Wk 10 Longueuil Challenger Developmental Elaine Kros Champion

Wk 14 Pickering Open State Paige Dahlkemper Finalist

Wk 19 Coventry Classic State Belmar Karczewski Finalist

Wk 27 Funabashi Open State Jan Pulliam Champion

Wk 32 Kelowna Invitational State Nuria Galli Semifinalist

Junior Match Record every opponent was a fellow recruit

DATETOURNAMENT W/LOPPONENTSCORE

Wk 1 Exeter Cup Round of 32 W Mara Glionna 7-6 6-4

Wk 1 Exeter Cup Round of 16 W Remi Miyauchi 7-6 6-1

Wk 1 Exeter Cup Quarterfinals L Eva Kalampokis 6-3 5-7 4-10

Wk 3 Bordeaux Open Round of 32 L Adrienne Iwasaki 1-6 1-6

Wk 4 Antibes Classic Round of 32 L Keisha Cantwell 4-6 2-6

Wk 6 Beijing Open Round of 32 L Ginevra Longo 0-6 0-6

Wk 7 Cagliari Open Round of 32 L Annika Gunnarsson 1-6 2-6

Wk 8 Obregón Open Round of 32 L Penny Hasegawa 3-6 6-7

Wk 10 Longueuil Challenger Round of 32 L Anouk Casparij 1-6 1-6

Wk 11 Seattle Cup Round of 32 W Lindsay Zivkovic 6-3 6-4

Wk 11 Seattle Cup Round of 16 L Sahvanna Isacks 3-6 1-6

Wk 13 Sunshine Coast Cup Round of 32 W Maria Reed 6-0 6-1

Wk 13 Sunshine Coast Cup Round of 16 L Kaley Breit 1-6 4-6

Wk 14 Pickering Open Round of 32 L Kristin Kirkov 5-7 3-6

Wk 16 Miami Cup Round of 32 L Audra Sugasawa 4-6 4-6

Wk 17 Braunschweig Classic Round of 32 W Luciana Castaneda 6-4 6-3

Wk 17 Braunschweig Classic Round of 16 L Kaye Young 3-6 6-7

Wk 19 Coventry Classic Round of 32 W Eryn Riffice 7-6 6-4

Wk 19 Coventry Classic Round of 16 W Haylie Luter 6-3 6-3

Wk 19 Coventry Classic Quarterfinals W Kaye Young 6-7 6-1 10-4

Wk 19 Coventry Classic Semifinals L Dashae Elmore 4-6 6-7

Wk 20 Slavonski Brod Invitational Round of 32 W Cody Alloo 6-3 3-6 10-6

Wk 20 Slavonski Brod Invitational Round of 16 W Abby Yuzuki 3-6 6-3 10-7

Wk 20 Slavonski Brod Invitational Quarterfinals L Yumi Tomita-Almeida 6-7 3-6

Wk 21 Palma Open Round of 32 W Sarah Bowman 6-3 6-4

Wk 21 Palma Open Round of 16 W Yu-chen Hsieh 6-0 7-5

Wk 21 Palma Open Quarterfinals L Brianna Reddickov 1-6 3-6

Wk 23 Brno Open Round of 32 W Irene Matos 6-2 6-2

Wk 23 Brno Open Round of 16 L Sarah Bowman 6-7 2-6

Wk 24 Chicago Cup Round of 32 L Nyla Klimp 6-3 3-6 6-10

Wk 26 Quebec City Open Round of 32 W Kaylie Houston 4-6 6-4 13-11

Wk 26 Quebec City Open Round of 16 W Jung-eun Chu 6-3 6-2

Wk 26 Quebec City Open Quarterfinals L Karla Plum 5-7 5-7

Wk 27 Funabashi Open Round of 32 W Constanza Montenegro 6-2 6-3

Wk 27 Funabashi Open Round of 16 W Qadence Portanova 6-3 6-4

Wk 27 Funabashi Open Quarterfinals W Mia Ivanov 6-4 6-3

Wk 27 Funabashi Open Semifinals W Mandy Morii 3-6 6-3 10-8

Wk 27 Funabashi Open Final W Valentina De Santis 6-2 6-2

Wk 29 Aguascalientes Invitational Round of 32 W Estrella Olmo 6-0 6-2

Wk 29 Aguascalientes Invitational Round of 16 W Skylar Mirzadeh 6-4 6-1

Wk 29 Aguascalientes Invitational Quarterfinals W Lennon Reale 6-3 4-6 10-7

Wk 29 Aguascalientes Invitational Semifinals L Mandy Morii 6-4 6-7 5-10

Wk 30 Delhi Challenger Round of 32 L Irene Carvajal 7-6 4-6 8-10

Wk 32 Kelowna Invitational Round of 32 W Rosalia Casillas 6-1 7-6

Wk 32 Kelowna Invitational Round of 16 L Milan Nunez 6-3 3-6 5-10

Wk 33 Yokohama Open Round of 32 W Maeve O'Brien 6-1 6-0

Wk 33 Yokohama Open Round of 16 W Samantha Shumpert 6-2 1-6 10-8

Wk 33 Yokohama Open Quarterfinals W Natasha Pulliam 1-6 6-3 10-8

Wk 33 Yokohama Open Semifinals W Tionna Gushiken 6-3 3-6 10-6

Wk 33 Yokohama Open Final W Lex Ware 6-3 6-1

Wk 34 Cincinnati Open Round of 32 W Yulia Bogdanov 6-4 6-4

Wk 34 Cincinnati Open Round of 16 L Fallon Humphries 7-6 2-6 6-10

Wk 36 Brighton Cup Round of 32 L Piper Ijeboi 7-6 2-6 6-10

Dreamsheet schools this recruit dreams of

Stanford Virginia North Carolina

Scouting two independent ceiling reads (±fog)

Shared service (consensus)	41.8
Your department	45.3
4-year projection	37.9

Ranking History junior progression

DATE	NATIONAL	STATE	STR
Early 2026	#456	#3	37.0
Mid 2026	#497	#4	36.3
Late 2026	#497	#4	36.2
Final 2026	#463	#3	36.9

Attributes visible current grades (20–80)

Serve Power	39
Serve Accuracy	32
Return	33
Forehand	27
Backhand	32
Consistency	41
Net Play	35
Speed	35
Stamina	26
Composure	29
Clutch	38

Recruiting

Intended major	Welding Engineering
Junior tier	Local Competitive
Origin	Domestic
Commitment	Uncommitted