2009–15: Early years, first career final Rogers made her
ITF Women's Circuit debut at the $10k event in St. Joseph in July 2009. At the
2010 Charleston Open, she had a chance to reach her first
WTA Tour main draw, but she failed in qualifying. In May 2010, she reached her first ITF final at the $50k
Indian Harbour Beach, but lost to
Edina Gallovits-Hall. Later that year, she won the USTA 18s Girls National Championship to earn a wildcard into the
US Open, that was her first appearance in the main draw of any
Grand Slam tournament. She lost to
Peng Shuai in the first round in three sets. In July 2012, she won her first ITF title at the $50k
Yakima Challenger, defeating
Samantha Crawford in the final. At the
2013 Internationaux de Strasbourg, she recorded her first win on the WTA Tour, defeating
Marta Domachowska in the first round. She then earned another Grand Slam main-draw wildcard at the
2013 French Open, after winning the "Har-Tru USTA Pro Circuit Wild Card Challenge". With the wildcard, she won her first career Grand Slam match, over
Irena Pavlovic. She then lost in the following round to the world No. 20,
Carla Suárez Navarro. After that, she won titles at the $50k Lexington Challenger, and later at the $75k
Albuquerque Championships. The following year, she reached her first WTA final at the
2014 Gastein Ladies where she lost to
Andrea Petkovic. There she also defeated two top-20 players, Carla Suárez Navarro and
Sara Errani. Soon after that, she scored her first career top-ten win after beating
Eugenie Bouchard in the second round of the
Canadian Open. The following week, she debuted at the top 100. In September, she reached semifinal of the
Tournoi de Québec, but then lost to
Venus Williams. Despite not producing such good performances during the season of 2015, Rogers played in all four Grand Slam main draws for the first time in her career, and also reached her first Grand Slam third round at the
US Open.
2016–17: French Open quarterfinal, breakthrough, Wimbledon 3rd round Although she missed the Australian Open due to injury, Rogers began the year strongly by reaching her second career final on the WTA Tour, losing to
Francesca Schiavone at the
Rio Open on clay in February. Things then did not do well for Rogers, with early losses in the following three months. However, she then reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the
French Open. She became the first American other than
Serena Williams to reach the quarterfinals since Venus Williams in 2006. Along the way, she defeated three seeded players including No. 12,
Petra Kvitová and No. 19,
Karolína Plíšková. In the quarterfinal match, she lost to eventual champion
Garbiñe Muguruza. With this run, she also rose to the top 60 for the first time. Despite making big progress, she then continued to struggle again with results by the end of the year. During the 2017 season, she continued to progress. In the opening week, she defeated top-10 player Eugenie Bouchard, in her first match of the year at the
2017 Brisbane International. She then participated at the
Hobart International, where she reached the quarterfinals. At the
Australian Open, she upset world No. 4,
Simona Halep, 6–3, 6–1 in the first round. She started her clay-court season with a quarterfinal at the
Premier-level
Charleston Open, where she also defeated compatriot and world No. 11,
Madison Keys. After early losses at the
Italian Open and
Madrid Open, she reached the quarterfinals of the
Internationaux de Strasbourg. She followed this up with a third round showing at the
French Open. At
Wimbledon, she reached another major third round, but then lost to world No. 1,
Angelique Kerber. At the
US Open, she reached the third round of a major for the third time during the season, but was stopped by another top-10 player,
Elina Svitolina.
2018–20: From injury to progress, US Open quarterfinal After battling a knee injury for some time, Rogers underwent knee surgery in May 2018. From the start of the 2018, she played only at the
Australian Open and
Indian Wells Open, but was knocked out in the first round in both tournaments. She was out of play for the rest of the season. She returned to action at the
Charleston Open in April 2019 and won her first match, defeating
Evgeniya Rodina in straight sets. However, she lost her next match to
Jeļena Ostapenko in three sets, after having been 5–1 up in the third set and having match points. Later, she reached the second round of the
French Open and
Mallorca Open. In September 2019, she won the $60k
Templeton Open, that was her first ITF title since September 2013. In October 2019, she reached the final of the $80k
Classic of Macon which she lost to her compatriot
Katerina Stewart. She enjoyed a successful campaign on American hardcourts in the summer of 2020. She made the semifinals at the
Lexington Open, after upsetting Serena Williams in the previous round. Then, at the
US Open, she beat
Irina Khromacheva, 11th seed
Elena Rybakina,
Madison Brengle, and sixth seed Petra Kvitová before losing to
Naomi Osaka in the quarterfinals. She returned to the top 60 after that.
2021: Australian Open 4th round, first major quarterfinal, top 40 in singles Rogers reached the fourth round of the
Australian Open, her best showing at this major, where she was defeated by world No. 1 and top seed, Ash Barty. Shelby raised to a career-high of 46, after reaching the round of 16 of the
Charleston Open where she lost again to Ash Barty. At
Indian Wells, she reached the first WTA 1000 singles quarterfinal of her career. At the
French Open, she reached the quarterfinals in doubles, partnering
Petra Martić and defeating ninth-seeded pair of
Sharon Fichman and
Giuliana Olmos. The pair reached also as alternates the quarterfinals of the
Madrid Open. At
Wimbledon, Rogers reached the third round for a second time, defeating 15th seed
Maria Sakkari. This was her 16th victory over a top-20 player in her career. As a result, she marked a new career-high at world No. 40. At the
US Open, Rogers reached the round of 16 by defeating the top seed, Ash Barty.
2022: Major quarterfinal & top 40 in doubles, WTA 500 final & top 30 in singles On 10 January 2022, after reaching the quarterfinals with a defeat over world No. 6 and third seed, Maria Sakkari, at the
Adelaide International, she recorded a new career-high in singles at No. 36. In doubles, she reached the quarterfinals of the
Australian Open, partnering Petra Martić. Following the tournament, she reached also a new career-high in the top 40, on 28 February 2022. She hired
Piotr Sierzputowski,
Iga Świątek's former coach, around this time. At the
French Open, she upset world No. 9,
Danielle Collins, to reach the third round for the third time in her career before losing to 20th seed Daria Kasatkina. At the
Rosmalen Open, she reached the semifinals defeating
Kirsten Flipkens. However, she lost to top seed
Aryna Sabalenka. At the
Silicon Valley Classic, she reached the semifinals again defeating
Bianca Andreescu, top seed Maria Sakkari again (the third top-5 win in her career) and
Amanda Anisimova. She did not lose a set in the three matches, while only dropping 18 games. She ended up reaching the third final and first at a WTA 500 event in her career, defeating
Veronika Kudermetova, also in straight sets. She lost to seventh seed
Daria Kasatkina in the final. As a result, she entered the top 30 in singles, on 8 August 2022.
2023–24: Hiatus, comeback and retirement Rogers started the 2023 season at the two
Adelaide Internationals. At the
Australian Open, she lost in the second round to eventual champion, Aryna Sabalenka, in straight sets. At the
Charleston Open, she advanced to the round of 16 defeating 13th seed Danielle Collins and
Caty McNally, before losing to defending champion and eventual runner-up, fourth seed
Belinda Bencic. Seeded 33rd at the
Madrid Open, she reached the third round for the first time at this tournament defeating
Ana Bogdan, before losing to another Romanian, 31st seed
Irina Camelia Begu. She also entered the main draw at the
Miami Open using protected ranking, and won her first match after being back over wildcard
Linda Fruhvirtová before losing to
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. On 23 August 2024, Rogers announced her impending retirement from professional tour, with the
US Open as her final tournament. She lost in the first round to sixth seed
Jessica Pegula. ==Performance timelines==