Shaira Hope Rivera is a Filipino tennis player.
| Full name | Shaira Hope Rivera |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Philippines |
| Born | 1999 (age 26–27) Compostela Valley, Philippines |
Early life and education
editShaira Hope Rivera was born in 1999 in Compostela Valley (now Davao de Oro) to Donisbelle and Rex Anthony Rivera.[1][2][3] She has two sisters.[3]
She studied at the Monkayo Central Elementary School in her hometown of Monkayo. She moved to Davao City after Typhoon Bopha (Pablo) struck in 2012 and attended the Santa Ana National High School (SANHS) for two years.[4][5]
Rivera moved to Metro Manila. She finished her high school studies at the De La Salle Santiago Zobel School. She pursued a degree in literature at the Ateneo de Manila University but had to drop out due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.[4] She went to the United States in 2024 to study at the University of West Alabama (UWA) under a scholarship.[5]
Career
editEarly years
editRivera took up tennis when she was ten years old. She won the 2012 Palarong Pambansa doubles title.[4] She went on to win a total of four gold medals and one silver medal in five Palaro stints. As a student at SANHS, she represented Davao City at the DAVRAA.[5] She was also a trainee under the Philippine Tennis Academy.[4]
College
editIn the United States, River has played for the West Alabama Tigers.[5]
National team
editRivera has competed at the SEA Games. She made her debut in the Southeast Asian tournament in the 2019 edition. She won a bronze medal in the women's team event in the 2021 edition in Vietnam.[4] She was also part of the women's team which played at the tennis tournament of the 2025 edition in Thailand.[6]
She has competed at the Billie Jean King Cup as part of the Philippine team. Her first appearance was during the 2020–21 season.[7] Her performance in 2020, led to Rivera being scouted for University of West Alabama by coach Jeff Beaman.[5]
References
edit- ↑ "Head to Head - Shaira Rivera". Retrieved June 25, 2026.
- ↑ Saberon-Abalayan, Marianne (February 10, 2020). "PH loses to NZ". SunStar. SunStar Publishing Inc. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
- 1 2 "Shaira Rivera - #7 Women's Tennis". University of West Alabama Athletics. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Saberon-Abalayan, Marianne (January 11, 2026). "Rivera keeps PH tennis dream alive". SunStar. SunStar Publishing Inc. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Saberon-Abalayan, Marianne L. (January 5, 2024). "From Davao courts to USA". SunStar Publishing Inc. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
- ↑ Clarito, Ariel Ian (December 10, 2025). "Shaira Rivera saves PH tennis vs Vietnam, assured of at least SEA Games bronze". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
- ↑ "Shaira Hope Rivera". Billie Jean King Cup. Retrieved June 25, 2026.