British number one to compete at Wimbledon Qualifying Centre
The event, which runs from Monday, June 30 to Friday, July 4 at the Wimbledon Qualifying and Community Sports Centre, will also see the participation of Britain's Alfie Hewett, Gordon Reid and Andy Lapthorne.
The tournament is part of the ITF's UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour and is the highest-level international wheelchair and junior tennis tournament in Britain outside of Wimbledon.
The reigning Wimbledon singles champion, Alfie Hewett and his Paralympic gold medal-winning doubles partner, Gordon Reid, are part of the men's line-up, which includes defending British Open champion, Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina.
Oliver Bonding (Image: Getty Images for LTA) The women's entry list is headed by the current world number one, Yui Kamiji of Japan.
Shuker, the British number one, will compete alongside Cornelia Oosthuizen and Ruby Bishop.
The competition also serves as a prelude to the wheelchair events at Wimbledon.
Kirsty Thomson, LTA tournament director, said: "The Lexus British Open Roehampton provides a unique experience for tennis fans to watch the very best wheelchair tennis players in the world alongside some of the rising stars on the international junior tennis scene as they compete on the grass courts in the final event before the wheelchair and junior events at The Championships, Wimbledon."
The tournament will also feature an ITF J300 junior event, showcasing some of the world's best junior players.
The junior competition begins on Monday, June 30, with the wheelchair draws starting the following day.
This summer, the LTA's major event calendar includes several exhibition events showcasing different formats of tennis on some of the sport's biggest stages.
Shuker, Oosthuizen, Lapthorne and Slade participated in an exhibition at the Lexus Nottingham Open and will now move on to the Lexus Eastbourne Open.
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