Shuker started playing wheelchair tennis in 2002, less than 12 months after her life-changing motorbike accident. She was introduced to the sport by former Quad World No.#1
Pete 'Quadfather' Norfolk during the process of buying her first wheelchair. In 2013, Shuker became the first British wheelchair tennis player to compete at all four major
Tennis Grand Slams in the same year when she competed at the US Open in New York, the same year that she obtained her highest singles ranking to date of world no.5. In 2016, Shuker won her first Doubles Masters title, partnering
Diede de Groot to the title. In 2018, she made a return to a Grand Slam final when she partnered Sabine Ellerbrock to reach the Wimbledon doubles final, and in 2021 she also reached the Australian Open doubles final with South African partner
Kgothatso Montjane. In January 2019, Shuker and Montjane reached the semi-finals of the women's wheelchair doubles at the
Australian Open, but were defeated by second seeds
Marjolein Buis and
Sabine Ellerbrock. In June 2021, she and
Jordanne Whiley were among six tennis players named to represent the UK at the postponed
2020 Paralympics in Tokyo. Shuker was awarded the
British Empire Medal (BEM) in the
2023 Birthday Honours for services to sport. On 19 July 2024, Shuker was selected for her fifth Paralympics when she was named in the Great Britain team for the Paris edition later that year. Shuker was selected to be the flag bearer for Great Britain for the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony. ==Personal life==