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Venus Williams/Serena Williams vs Lisa Raymond/Liezel Huber 2012 Wimbledon SF Highlights

Highlights between the William Sisters aganist Lisa Raymond and Liezel Huber..........

published: 19 Jul 2012

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Mary Pierce vs Lisa Raymond US Open 2000

A decent match between two players with very different styles....

published: 13 Sep 2011

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Venus Williams v Lisa Raymond Australian Open Highlights

Venus Williams v Lisa Raymond Australian Open Highlights....

published: 04 Jul 2011

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2003 French Mixed Doubles Mike Bryan and Lisa Raymond

2003 French Open Mixed Bryan/Raymond d. Bhupati/Likhovtseva 6-3 6-4....

published: 04 Nov 2012

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Lisa Raymond -- The Open Drive: Australian Open 2012 brought to you by Kia

One half of 2011's most successful women's doubles team, Lisa Raymond talks to the Kia Ope...

published: 21 Jan 2012

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Venus Williams vs Lisa Raymond 2002 Stanford Highlights

Credit dagman3651 for uploading the full match. Venus Williams vs Lisa Raymond 2002 Stanfo...

published: 25 Jan 2013

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Eleni Danlldou/Shuai Peng Defeats Liezel Huber/Lisa Raymond at the Western & Southern Open

Eleni Danlldou/Shuai Peng Defeats Liezel Huber/Lisa Raymond at the Western & Southern Open...

published: 16 Aug 2012

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Highlights Mixed Doubles final match Leander Paes & Elena Vesnina and Mike Bryan & Lisa Raymond

Highlights from the Mixed Doubles final match between Leander Paes & Elena Vesnina and Mik...

published: 09 Jul 2012

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Liezel Huber & Lisa Raymond practice Charleston 2012

Liezel Huber & Lisa Raymond practice Charleston 2012....

published: 13 May 2012

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Lisa Raymond ft. Amanda Lucas | Acoustic Cover | Wagon Wheel, Shine, Hard to Handle, American Girl

Lisa Raymond Acoustic performs with Special Guest Amanda Lucas Enjoy a few acoustic cover ...

published: 12 Jan 2013

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Huber/Raymond [1] vs. Erakovic/Niculescu - 2012 BNP Paribas Open

This second round women's doubles match features the Number 1 seeded and eventual tourname...

published: 18 Mar 2012

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Lisa Raymond - Acura Classic 2008

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published: 27 Jul 2012

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Lisa Raymond BH volley - Wimbledon 2003 SF

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published: 27 Sep 2012

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ThanksUSA - Tennis Thanks The Troops with Lisa Raymond

ThanksUSA PSA - Tennis Thanks the Troops featuring Tennis Pro Lisa Raymond....

published: 04 Jan 2013

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20130112 Lisa & Raymond's wedding

published: 12 Jan 2013

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Donna Miller-Small, Reiki Master Teacher

www.reikinewyork.com Find out about Donna's unique approach to teaching and practicing Rei...

published: 27 Feb 2012

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published: 15 Nov 2012

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Le Crocodile Trompeur / Didon et Énée - teaser

Du 14 février au 3 mars 2013 au Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord THÉÂTRE OPÉRA D’après Didon ...

published: 31 Jan 2013

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lisa raymond's Webcam Video from April 27, 2012 05:17 PM

lisa raymond's Webcam Video from April 27, 2012 05:17 PM....

published: 28 Apr 2012

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Lisa Raymond featuring Bridge 19 (& Neil Diamond, & "the Kazoo") - Sweet Caroline Cover

Lisa Raymond Acoustic and Bridge 19 at Natasha's 1/11/13 Acoustic Cover - Neil Diamond www...

published: 12 Jan 2013

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Lisa Raymond & Maria Kirilenko doubles match at Sydney International Tennis 6th Jan 2013

Lisa Raymond & Maria Kirilenko in their doubles match at the Sydney International Tennis o...

published: 11 Jan 2013

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2012 Australian Open - Lisa Raymond

Exclusive to USTA.com, reporter Craig Gabriel is Down Under at the 2012 Australian Open an...

published: 20 Jan 2012

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Summer swing
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Ahead of back-to-back Ashes series and a Lions tour later in the year, we're keeping an eye on each country's sporting fortunes ... Divided and conquered ... It was not such a positive month for Britain's women with Heather Watson failing to win a match at either Indian Wells or Miami and Laura Robson's only victory coming over Camila Giorgo in the first round in Miami - although she did reach the doubles final alongside Lisa> Raymond ... Share . ....(size: 7.4Kb)

Robson takes top British ranking
York Press
03 Apr 2013

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Laura Robson, pictured, is set to overtake Heather Watson at the top of the British rankings ... Robson is coming off the back of a strong doubles showing at the Sony Open in Miami, where she reached the final alongside America's Lisa> Raymond ... ....(size: 1.4Kb)

Laura Robson set to replace Heather Watson as British number one
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03 Apr 2013

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Robson, 19, had a straight-sets win over Estrella Cabeza Candela yesterday despite experiencing problems with her serve ... Robson is coming off the back of a strong doubles showing at the Sony Open in Miami, where she reached the final alongside America's Lisa> Raymond ... PA ....(size: 1.2Kb)

Laura Robson defeats Estrella Cabeza Candela in Charleston
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02 Apr 2013

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Meanwhile, Robson has jumped to 90 from 278 in the women's doubles rankings after reaching the Sony Open doubles final with America's Lisa> Raymond last week in Miami ... Robson & Raymond lose doubles final 31 ......(size: 1.2Kb)

Victory for Laura Robson
Sporting Life
02 Apr 2013

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... at the Sony Open in Miami, where she reached the final of the women's doubles alongside America's Lisa> Raymond....(size: 0.6Kb)

Robson claims comfortable Charleston win
London Evening Standard
02 Apr 2013

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... Open in Miami, where she reached the final of the women's doubles alongside America's Lisa> Raymond....(size: 0.5Kb)

Victory for Robson in Charleston
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02 Apr 2013

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... strong showing at the Sony Open in Miami, where she reached the final of the women's doubles alongside America's Lisa> Raymond....(size: 0.6Kb)

Laura Robson top Brit again
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02 Apr 2013

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Robson is coming off the back of a strong showing at the Sony Open in Miami, where she reached the final of the women's doubles alongside America's Lisa> Raymond ... ....(size: 1.0Kb)

Laura Robson leaves Spaniard chasing shadows in Charleston opener
The Guardian
02 Apr 2013

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Photograph. Julian Finney/Getty Images ... Robson is coming off the back of a strong showing at the Sony Open in Miami, where she reached the final of the women's doubles alongside America's Lisa> Raymond ... ....(size: 1.1Kb)

Family Circle Cup: Robson brushes aside Candela, Williams wins again
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02 Apr 2013

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British number two Laura Robson returned to winning ways on Tuesday with a one-sided straight-sets win over Estrella Cabeza Candela in the Family Circle Cup in Charleston. Robson, along with American veteran Lisa> Raymond, suffered doubles heartache in final of the WTA Sony Open in Miami on Sunday ... Next up ... Monica Puig v Venus Williams Match Betting ... Share . ....(size: 1.6Kb)

Breaking It Down: Williams vs. Sharapova
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02 Apr 2013

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KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — Serena Williams is from another planet. Williams won a record sixth Sony Open on Saturday, defeating Maria Sharapova, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0, in a grueling battle of power groundstrokes between the top two ranked players in the world. Williams, ranked No ... Williams averaged 107 m.p.h ... on her second serve ... Against Top-Ranked Errani and Vinci, Raymond and Robson Keep Winning. Lisa> Raymond and Laura Robson overwhelmed the No ... ....(size: 10.3Kb)

Miami resident Nadia Petrova again claims Sony Open doubles title
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01 Apr 2013

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This time around, Petrova, a 30-year-old Russian with roots firmly planted in Miami for the past three years, partnered with Katarina Srebotnik of Slovakia for a 6-1, 7-6 (7-2) victory over wild-card recipients Lisa> Raymond of the United States and Laura Robson of Great Britain on Sunday ... The 20-year age gap between the two hasn’t prevented Raymond and Robson from finding common ground beyond tennis....(size: 3.4Kb)

Petrova/Srebotnik Win Doubles Crown (Sony Ericsson Open - Miami)
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01 Apr 2013

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(Source ... Third seeds Nadia Petrova and Katarina Srebotnik captured their second team trophy of the year on Sunday in Miami, defeating wild card pair Lisa> Raymond and Laura Robson 6-1, 7-6(2) in the Sony Open Tennis final ... Raymond and Robson were making their team debut his week and took out three seeded opponents, including World No ... distributed by....(size: 1.7Kb)

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Lisa Raymond

Country United States

Residence Wayne, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Born (1973-08-10) August 10, 1973 (age 38)
Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)

Weight 121 lb (55 kg; 8.6 st)

College University of Florida

Turned pro 1993

Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand)

Career prize money $9,309,169

Singles

Career record 390–299

Career titles 4 WTA

Highest ranking No. 15 (October 20, 1997)

Grand Slam Singles results

Australian Open QF (2004)

French Open 4R (1997)

Wimbledon QF (2000)

US Open 4R (1996)

Doubles

Career record 781–283

Career titles 78 WTA, 1 ITF

Highest ranking No. 1 (June 12, 2000)

Current ranking No. 1 (May 21, 2012)

Grand Slam Doubles results

Australian Open W (2000)

French Open W (2006)

Wimbledon W (2001)

US Open W (2001, 2005, 2011)

Mixed Doubles

Career titles 4

Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results

Australian Open SF (1996, 2010)

French Open W (2003)

Wimbledon W (1999)

US Open W (1996, 2002)

Last updated on: May 21, 2012.

This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (September 2010)

Lisa Raymond (born August 10, 1973) is an American professional tennis player who has achieved notable success in doubles tennis. On June 12, 2000, she reached the world number one ranking in doubles. Her career high singles ranking was fifteenth in October 1997.

Earning more than US$8 million in prize money in her career, Raymond has reached the quarterfinals in singles at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon. Raymond, who plays right-handed, has wins over Venus Williams, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Monica Seles, Jennifer Capriati and Martina Hingis. She also is one of the few players to win a career Grand Slam in doubles.

Of her four singles titles, two have come at the Cellular South Cup in Memphis, Tennessee.

Contents

1 Career

1.1 Early years

1.2 2005–2007

1.3 2008–2009

1.4 2010

1.5 2011

2 Major finals

2.1 Grand Slam finals

2.1.1 Doubles: 13 (6–7)

2.1.2 Mixed doubles: 8 (4–4)

3 WTA Tour Championships doubles titles (4)

4 WTA Tour Finals

4.1 Singles: 12 (4–8)

4.2 Doubles: 117 (78–39)

5 Team Events

5.1 Fed Cup

5.2 Hopman Cup

5.3 Olympics

6 Singles performance timeline

7 Women's doubles performance timeline

8 Mixed doubles performance timeline

9 See also

10 References

11 External links

Career [link]

Early years [link]

Raymond was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania. She received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she played for coach Andy Brandi's Florida Gators women's tennis team. As a Gator, she won the NCAA singles title in 1992 and 1993 and led the Gators to their first-ever NCAA national team championship in 1992. She was the first player to win all three collegiate Grand Slam titles in a single season (1992). She received the 1992 Volvo Rookie of the Year award, the 1992 Tennis Magazine Collegiate Player of the Year award, the 1992 and 1993 Broderick Award, and the 1993 Honda Award for collegiate tennis.^[1]^[2]

As a junior, Raymond won five U.S. National (USTA) singles and doubles titles, and she was ranked No.1 in the U.S. for players 18 and under in 1990. She was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2003.^[3]^[4]

2005–2007 [link]

Played the first half of the year with Rennae Stubbs before beginning a partnership with Samantha Stosur, winning the US Open, her second doubles crown at Flushing Meadows, and the Season Ending Championships, also her second. Raymond and Stosur won six titles together and were named ITF World Doubles Champions of 2005.^[5]

In 2006, Raymond and Stosur won ten titles including the French Open and their second Season Ending Championships. By winning the French Open, Lisa Raymond became only the 13th person in history to have won all four double Grand Slams. Finished the year as the co-holders of the number one spot. Won a WTA-leading 10 titles. Raymond and Stosur were again awarded by the ITF as World Doubles Chapmpions of 2006.^[5] They also received the WTA Team of the Year award for their achievents.^[1]

The year 2007 was a good one for Raymond and Stosur, with the pair winning five titles; also that year Lisa decided to retire from her singles career.^[6] However, Stosur was diagnosed with a virus, forcing her to miss the second half of the season meaning Raymond had to play with various partners. Even though they only played half the season together, they had still qualified for the Season-ending Championships but could not compete.

2008–2009 [link]

Raymond began 2008 playing with Elena Likhovtseva with solid results but was cut short due to injury but then reunited with former partner Samantha Stosur in May, after the latter's return from injury. They went on to reach the finals of Wimbledon and the US Open, losing both. Raymond also won titles in Memphis and New Haven.

In 2009, Raymond began a partnership with Květa Peschke, where they reached four finals and two semi-finals before their year was cut short by an injury to Peschke, just before Wimbledon. Lisa played with different partners, winning one title, taking her tally to 68.

Raymond now considers her 2008–2009 seasons to be almost 'lost' due to a lack of drive in her fitness.

2010 [link]

Raymond started the year by reuniting with former partner Rennae Stubbs. They lost their first round in Sydney, before reaching the semi-finals of the Australian Open, as the number six seeds, losing to Venus and Serena Williams. Raymond also made the semi-finals of the Mixed doubles tournament. Raymond and Stubbs won the AEGON International against Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik in the final 6–2 2–6 [13–11] Both Raymond and Stubbs qualified for the WTA Tour Championship at Doha and will face second seeds Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik.

She has won the career grand slam in women's doubles, being the most recent of 13 to accomplish this feat. She also has won four mixed doubles grand slams in three venues (French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open) as well. In singles, Raymond is a two-time Grand Slam quarter-finalist.

2011 [link]

Raymond started the year by teaming up with Julia Georges but in April started a new partnership with Liezel Huber. Starting slowly, by May their results picked up with a quarter-final showing in Warsaw, semi-finals at Roland Garros and Birmingham, runner-ups in Eastbourne and Stanford. They were also quarter-finalists at Wimbledon and Cincinnati. They won their first tournament in Toronto and then claimed the US Open and Tokyo, with a semi-final finish in Beijing which qualified them for the WTA Championships in Istanbul. Both have stated they want to continue their partnership in 2012 and hopefully play the London Olympics. Raymond has now won six women's Grand Slam double titles, three at the US Open, bringing her grand total to 9 (three in mixed) and 73 double titles in total.

Major finals [link]

Grand Slam finals [link]

Doubles: 13 (6–7)[link]

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final

Runner-up 1994 French Open Clay Lindsay Davenport Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 6–2

Runner-up 1997 Australian Open Hard Lindsay Davenport Martina Hingis
Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 6–2

Runner-up 1997 French Open Clay Mary Joe Fernandez Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 6–3

Winner 2000 Australian Open Hard Rennae Stubbs Martina Hingis
Mary Pierce 6–4, 5–7, 6–4

Winner 2001 Wimbledon Grass Rennae Stubbs Kim Clijsters
Ai Sugiyama 6–4, 6–3

Winner 2001 US Open Hard Rennae Stubbs Kimberly Po
Nathalie Tauziat 6–2, 5–7, 7–5

Runner-up 2002 French Open Clay Rennae Stubbs Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez 6–4, 6–2

Winner 2005 US Open Hard Samantha Stosur Elena Dementieva
Flavia Pennetta 6–2, 5–7, 6–3

Runner-up 2006 Australian Open Hard Samantha Stosur Zi Yan
Jie Zheng 2–6, 7–6(7), 6–3

Winner 2006 French Open Clay Samantha Stosur Daniela Hantuchová
Ai Sugiyama 6–3, 6–2

Runner-up 2008 Wimbledon Grass Samantha Stosur Serena Williams
Venus Williams 6–2, 6–2

Runner-up 2008 US Open Hard Samantha Stosur Cara Black
Liezel Huber 6–3, 7–6(6)

Winner 2011 US Open Hard Liezel Huber Vania King
Yaroslava Shvedova 4–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(3)

Mixed doubles: 8 (4–4)[link]

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final

Winner 1996 US Open Hard Patrick Galbraith Manon Bollegraf
Rick Leach 7–6(6), 7–6(4)

Runner-up 1997 French Open Clay Patrick Galbraith Rika Hiraki
Mahesh Bhupathi 6–4, 6–1

Runner-up 1998 US Open Hard Patrick Galbraith Serena Williams
Max Mirnyi 6–2, 6–2

Winner 1999 Wimbledon Grass Leander Paes Anna Kournikova
Jonas Björkman 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

Runner-up 2001 US Open Hard Leander Paes Rennae Stubbs
Todd Woodbridge 6–4, 5–7, [11–9]

Winner 2002 US Open Hard Mike Bryan Katarina Srebotnik
Bob Bryan 7–6(9), 7–6(1)

Winner 2003 French Open Clay Mike Bryan Elena Likhovtseva
Mahesh Bhupathi 6–3, 6–4

Runner-up 2010 Wimbledon Grass Wesley Moodie Cara Black
Leander Paes 6–4, 7–6(5)

WTA Tour Championships doubles titles (4)[link]

Year Location Partner Opponents in Final Score in Final

2001 Munich Rennae Stubbs Cara Black
Elena Likhovtseva 7–5, 3–6, 6–3

2005 Los Angeles Samantha Stosur Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs 6–7, 7–5, 6–4

2006 Madrid Samantha Stosur Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs 3–6, 6–3, 6–3

2011 Istanbul Liezel Huber Kveta Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik 6–4, 6–4

WTA Tour Finals [link]

Singles: 12 (4–8)[link]

Legend

Grand Slam tournaments (0/0)

Olympic Gold (0/0)

WTA Championships (0/0)

Tier I (0/0)

Tier II (0/3)

Tier III (4/4)

Tier IV & V (0/1)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final

Runner-up 1. 22 May 1994 Lucerne Clay Lindsay Davenport 7–6(3), 6–4

Runner-up 2. 12 February 1995 Chicago Carpet (i) Magdalena Maleeva 7–5, 7–6(2)

Runner-up 3. 6 August 1995 San Diego Hard Conchita Martínez 6–2, 6–0

Winner 1. 27 October 1996 Quebec City Hard (i) Els Callens 6–4, 6–4

Runner-up 4. 23 February 1997 Oklahoma City Hard (i) Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 6–2

Runner-up 5. 12 October 1997 Filderstadt Hard (i) Martina Hingis 6–4, 6–2

Winner 2. 18 June 2000 Birmingham Grass Tamarine Tanasugarn 6–2, 6–7(7), 6–4

Runner-up 6. 28 October 2001 Luxembourg City Hard (i) Kim Clijsters 6–2, 6–2

Winner 3. 23 February 2002 Memphis Hard (i) Alexandra Stevenson 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(9)

Runner-up 7. 15 September 2002 Waikoloa Hard Cara Black 7–6(1), 6–4

Winner 4. 22 February 2003 Memphis Hard (i) Amanda Coetzer 6–3, 6–2

Runner-up 8. 21 February 2004 Memphis Hard (i) Vera Zvonareva 4–6, 6–4, 7–5

Doubles: 117 (78–39)[link]

Legend: Before 2009 Legend: Starting in 2009

Grand Slam tournaments (6/7)

Olympic Gold (0/0)

WTA Championships (4/0)

Tier I (20/9) Premier Mandatory (1/2)

Tier II (31/12) Premier 5 (3/1)

Tier III (8/2) Premier (3/5)

Tier IV & V (0/0) International (2/1)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final

Winner 1. 26 September 1993 Tokyo Hard Chanda Rubin Amanda Coetzer
Linda Wild 6–4, 6–1

Winner 2. 27 February 1994 Indian Wells Hard Lindsay Davenport Manon Bollegraf
Helena Suková 6–2, 6–4

Runner-up 1. 5 June 1994 French Open Clay Lindsay Davenport Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 6–2

Runner-up 2. 14 August 1994 Los Angeles Hard Jana Novotná Julie Halard-Decugis
Nathalie Tauziat 6–1, 0–6, 6–1

Winner 3. 5 March 1995 Indian Wells Hard Lindsay Davenport Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Larisa Neiland 2–6, 6–4, 6–3

Runner-up 3. 5 November 1995 Quebec City Hard (i) Rennae Stubbs Nicole Arendt
Manon Bollegraf 7–6(6), 4–6, 6–2

Winner 4. 3 November 1996 Chicago Carpet (i) Rennae Stubbs Angela Lettiere
Nana Miyagi 6–1, 6–1

Winner 5. 17 November 1996 Philadelphia Carpet (i) Rennae Stubbs Nicole Arendt
Lori McNeil 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

Runner-up 4. 26 January 1997 Australian Open Hard Lindsay Davenport Martina Hingis
Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 6–2

Runner-up 5. 16 March 1997 Indian Wells Hard Nathalie Tauziat Lindsay Davenport
Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 6–2

Runner-up 6. 8 June 1997 French Open Clay Mary Joe Fernandez Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 6–3

Winner 6. 26 October 1997 Quebec City Hard (i) Rennae Stubbs Alexandra Fusai
Nathalie Tauziat 6–4, 5–7, 7–5

Winner 7. 16 November 1997 Philadelphia Carpet (i) Rennae Stubbs Lindsay Davenport
Jana Novotná 6–3, 7–5

Winner 8. 22 February 1998 Hanover Carpet (i) Rennae Stubbs Elena Likhovtseva
Caroline Vis 6–1, 6–7(4), 6–3

Runner-up 7. 5 April 1998 Hilton Head Clay Rennae Stubbs Conchita Martínez
Patricia Tarabini 3–6, 6–4, 6–4

Runner-up 8. 14 June 1998 Birmingham Grass Rennae Stubbs Els Callens
Julie Halard-Decugis 2–6, 6–4, 6–4

Winner 9. 16 August 1998 Boston Hard Rennae Stubbs Mariaan de Swardt
Mary Joe Fernandez 6–4, 6–4

Runner-up 9. 25 October 1998 Moscow Carpet (i) Rennae Stubbs Mary Pierce
Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 6–4

Winner 10. 28 February 1999 Oklahoma City Hard (i) Rennae Stubbs Amanda Coetzer
Jessica Steck 6–3, 6–4

Runner-up 10. 11 April 1999 Amelia Island Clay Rennae Stubbs Conchita Martínez
Patricia Tarabini 7–5, 0–6, 6–4

Runner-up 11. 15 August 1999 Los Angeles Hard Rennae Stubbs Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Larisa Neiland 6–2, 6–7(5), 6–0

Winner 11. 29 August 1999 New Haven Hard Rennae Stubbs Elena Likhovtseva
Jana Novotná 7–6(1), 6–2

Winner 12. 17 October 1999 Zürich Hard (i) Rennae Stubbs Nathalie Tauziat
Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 6–2

Winner 13. 24 October 1999 Moscow Carpet (i) Rennae Stubbs Julie Halard-Decugis
Anke Huber 6–1, 6–0

Winner 14. 14 November 1999 Philadelphia Carpet (i) Rennae Stubbs Chanda Rubin
Sandrine Testud 6–1, 7–6(2)

Winner 15. 30 January 2000 Australian Open Hard Rennae Stubbs Martina Hingis
Mary Pierce 6–4, 5–7, 6–4

Winner 16. 21 May 2000 Rome Clay Rennae Stubbs Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Magüi Serna 6–3, 4–6, 6–2

Winner 17. 28 May 2000 Madrid Clay Rennae Stubbs Gala León García
María Sánchez Lorenzo 6–1, 6–3

Runner-up 12. 25 June 2000 Eastbourne Grass Rennae Stubbs Ai Sugiyama
Nathalie Tauziat 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(3)

Winner 18. 6 August 2000 San Diego Hard Rennae Stubbs Lindsay Davenport
Anna Kournikova 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(6)

Runner-up 13. 12 November 2000 Philadelphia Carpet (i) Rennae Stubbs Martina Hingis
Anna Kournikova 6–2, 7–5

Runner-up 14. 14 January 2001 Sydney Hard Rennae Stubbs Anna Kournikova
Barbara Schett 6–2, 7–5

Winner 19. 4 February 2001 Tokyo Carpet (i) Rennae Stubbs Anna Kournikova
Iroda Tulyaganova 7–6(5), 2–6, 7–6(6)

Winner 20. 4 March 2001 Scottsdale Hard Rennae Stubbs Kim Clijsters
Meghann Shaughnessy walkover

Runner-up 15. 1 April 2001 Miami Hard Rennae Stubbs Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Nathalie Tauziat 6–0, 6–4

Winner 21. 22 April 2001 Charleston Clay Rennae Stubbs Virginia Ruano-Pascual
Paola Suárez 5–7, 7–6(5), 6–3

Runner-up 16. 26 May 2001 Madrid Clay Rennae Stubbs Virginia Ruano-Pascual
Paola Suárez 7–5, 2–6, 7–6(4)

Winner 22. 23 June 2001 Eastbourne Grass Rennae Stubbs Cara Black
Elena Likhovtseva 6–2, 6–2

Winner 23. 8 July 2001 Wimbledon Grass Rennae Stubbs Kim Clijsters
Ai Sugiyama 6–4, 6–3

Winner 24. 9 September 2001 US Open Hard Rennae Stubbs Kimberly Po
Nathalie Tauziat 6–2, 5–7, 7–5

Winner 25. 14 October 2001 Filderstadt Hard (i) Lindsay Davenport Justine Henin
Meghann Shaughnessy 6–4, 6–7(4), 7–5

Winner 26. 21 October 2001 Zurich Hard (i) Lindsay Davenport Sandrine Testud
Roberta Vinci 6–3, 2–6, 6–2

Winner 27. 4 November 2001 Munich Carpet (i) Rennae Stubbs Cara Black
Elena Likhovtseva 7–5, 3–6, 6–3

Winner 28. 13 January 2002 Sydney Hard Rennae Stubbs Martina Hingis
Anna Kournikova walkover

Winner 29. 3 February 2002 Tokyo Carpet (i) Rennae Stubbs Els Callens
Roberta Vinci 6–1, 6–1

Winner 30. 3 March 2002 Scottsdale Hard Rennae Stubbs Cara Black
Elena Likhovtseva 6–3, 5–7, 7–6(4)

Winner 31. 16 March 2002 Indian Wells Hard Rennae Stubbs Elena Dementieva
Janette Husárová 7–5, 6–0

Winner 32. 1 April 2002 Miami Hard Rennae Stubbs Virginia Ruano-Pascual
Paola Suárez 7–6(4), 6–7(4), 6–3

Winner 33. 21 April 2002 Charleston Clay Rennae Stubbs Alexandra Fusai
Caroline Vis 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(4)

Runner-up 17. 9 June 2002 French Open Clay Rennae Stubbs Virginia Ruano-Pascual
Paola Suárez 6–4, 6–2

Winner 34. 22 June 2002 Eastbourne Grass Rennae Stubbs Cara Black
Elena Likhovtseva 6–7(5), 7–6(6), 6–2

Winner 35. 28 July 2002 Stanford Hard Rennae Stubbs Janette Husárová
Conchita Martínez 6–1, 6–1

Winner 36. 13 October 2002 Filderstadt Hard (i) Lindsay Davenport Meghann Shaughnessy
Paola Suárez 6–2, 6–4

Runner-up 18. 2 February 2003 Tokyo Carpet (i) Lindsay Davenport Elena Bovina
Rennae Stubbs 6–3, 6–4

Runner-up 19. 2 March 2003 Scottsdale Hard Lindsay Davenport Kim Clijsters
Ai Sugiyama 6–1, 6–4

Winner 37. 15 March 2003 Indian Wells Hard Lindsay Davenport Kim Clijsters
Ai Sugiyama 3–6, 6–4, 6–1

Winner 38. 20 April 2003 Amelia Island Clay Lindsay Davenport Virginia Ruano-Pascual
Paola Suárez 7–5, 6–2

Winner 39. 21 June 2003 Eastbourne Grass Lindsay Davenport Jennifer Capriati
Magüi Serna 6–3, 6–2

Winner 40. 27 July 2003 Stanford Hard Cara Black Yoon-Jeong Cho
Francesca Schiavone 7–6(5), 6–1

Runner-up 20. 3 August 2003 San Diego Hard Lindsay Davenport Kim Clijsters
Ai Sugiyama 6–4, 7–5

Winner 41. 12 October 2003 Filderstadt Hard (i) Rennae Stubbs Cara Black
Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–4

Winner 42. 2 November 2003 Philadelphia Hard (i) Martina Navratilova Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs 6–3, 6–4

Runner-up 21. 18 April 2004 Charleston Clay Martina Navratilova Virginia Ruano-Pascual
Paola Suárez 6–4, 6–1

Winner 43. 22 May 2004 Vienna Clay Martina Navratilova Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs 6–2, 7–5

Runner-up 22. 28 August 2004 New Haven Hard Martina Navratilova Nadia Petrova
Meghann Shaughnessy 6–1, 1–6, 7–6(4)

Winner 44. 7 November 2004 Philadelphia Hard (i) Alicia Molik Liezel Huber
Corina Morariu 7–5, 6–4

Runner-up 23. 2 April 2005 Miami Hard Rennae Stubbs Svetlana Kuznetsova
Alicia Molik 7–5, 6–7(5), 6–2

Winner 45. 18 June 2005 Eastbourne Grass Rennae Stubbs Elena Likhovtseva
Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 7–5

Winner 46. 27 August 2005 New Haven Hard Samantha Stosur Gisela Dulko
Maria Kirilenko 6–2, 6–7(6), 6–1

Winner 47. 10 September 2005 US Open Hard Samantha Stosur Elena Dementieva
Flavia Pennetta 6–2, 5–7, 6–3

Winner 48. 2 October 2005 Luxembourg City Hard (i) Samantha Stosur Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs 7–5, 6–1

Winner 49. 16 October 2005 Moscow Carpet (i) Samantha Stosur Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs 6–2, 6–4

Runner-up 24. 6 November 2005 Philadelphia Hard (i) Samantha Stosur Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs 6–4, 7–6(4)

Winner 50. 13 November 2005 Los Angeles Hard (i) Samantha Stosur Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs 6–7(5), 7–5, 6–4

Runner-up 25. 28 January 2006 Australian Open Hard Samantha Stosur Zi Yan
Jie Zheng 2–6, 7–6(7), 6–3

Winner 51. 5 February 2006 Tokyo Carpet (i) Samantha Stosur Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs 6–2, 6–1

Winner 52. 25 February 2006 Memphis Carpet (i) Samantha Stosur Victoria Azarenka
Caroline Wozniacki 7–6(2), 6–3

Winner 53. 18 March 2006 Indian Wells Hard Samantha Stosur Virginia Ruano-Pascual
Meghann Shaughnessy 6–2, 7–5

Winner 54. 1 April 2006 Miami Hard Samantha Stosur Liezel Huber
Martina Navratilova 6–4, 7–5

Winner 55. 16 April 2006 Charleston Clay Samantha Stosur Virginia Ruano-Pascual
Meghann Shaughnessy 3–6, 6–1, 6–1

Winner 56. 10 June 2006 French Open Clay Samantha Stosur Daniela Hantuchová
Ai Sugiyama 6–3, 6–2

Runner-up 26. 26 August 2006 New Haven Hard Samantha Stosur Zi Yan
Jie Zheng 6–4, 6–2

Winner 57. 8 October 2006 Stuttgart Hard (i) Samantha Stosur Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs 6–3, 6–4

Winner 58. 29 October 2006 Linz Hard (i) Samantha Stosur Corina Morariu
Katarina Srebotnik 6–3, 6–0

Winner 59. 5 November 2006 Hasselt Hard (i) Samantha Stosur Eleni Daniilidou
Jasmin Wöhr 6–2, 6–3

Winner 60. 12 November 2006 Madrid Hard (i) Samantha Stosur Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs 3–6, 6–3, 6–3

Winner 61. 4 February 2007 Tokyo Carpet (i) Samantha Stosur Vania King
Rennae Stubbs 7–6(6), 3–6, 7–5

Winner 62. 17 March 2007 Indian Wells Hard Samantha Stosur Yung-Jan Chan
Chia-Jung Chuang 6–3, 7–5

Winner 63. 3 April 2007 Miami Hard Samantha Stosur Cara Black
Liezel Huber 6–4, 3–6, [10–2]

Winner 64. 13 May 2007 Berlin Clay Samantha Stosur Tathiana Garbin
Roberta Vinci 6–3, 6–4

Winner 65. 23 June 2007 Eastbourne Grass Samantha Stosur Květa Peschke
Rennae Stubbs 6–7(5), 6–4, 6–3

Runner-up 27. 21 October 2007 Zürich Carpet (i) Francesca Schiavone Květa Peschke
Rennae Stubbs 7–5, 7–6(1)

Winner 66. 1 March 2008 Memphis Hard (i) Lindsay Davenport Angela Haynes
Mashona Washington 6–3, 6–1

Runner-up 28. 5 July 2008 Wimbledon Grass Samantha Stosur Serena Williams
Venus Williams 6–2, 6–2

Winner 67. 23 August 2008 New Haven Hard Květa Peschke Sorana Cîrstea
Monica Niculescu 4–6, 7–5, [10–7]

Runner-up 29. 7 September 2008 US Open Hard Samantha Stosur Cara Black
Liezel Huber 6–3, 7–6(6)

Runner-up 30. 21 September 2008 Tokyo Hard Samantha Stosur Vania King
Nadia Petrova 6–1, 6–4

Runner-up 31. 15 February 2009 Paris Hard (i) Květa Peschke Cara Black
Liezel Huber 6–4, 3–6, [10–4]

Runner-up 32. 5 April 2009 Miami Hard Květa Peschke Svetlana Kuznetsova
Amélie Mauresmo 4–6, 6–3, [10–3]

Runner-up 33. 12 April 2009 Ponte Vedra Beach Clay Květa Peschke Chuang Chia-jung
Sania Mirza 6–3, 4–6, [10–7]

Runner-up 34. 16 May 2009 Madrid Clay Květa Peschke Cara Black
Liezel Huber 4–6, 6–3, [10–6]

Winner 68. 18 October 2009 Osaka Hard Chuang Chia-jung Chanelle Scheepers
Abigail Spears 6–2, 6–4

Winner 69. 13 June 2010 Birmingham Grass Cara Black Liezel Huber
Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6–3, 3–2 ret

Winner 70. 19 June 2010 Eastbourne Grass Rennae Stubbs Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik 6–2, 2–6, [13–11]

Runner-up 35. 8 August 2010 San Diego Hard Rennae Stubbs Maria Kirilenko
Zheng Jie 6–4, 6–4

Runner-up 36. 15 August 2010 Cincinnati Hard Rennae Stubbs Victoria Azarenka
Maria Kirilenko 7–6(4), 7–6(8)

Runner-up 37. 18 June 2011 Eastbourne Grass Liezel Huber Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik 6–3, 6–0

Runner-up 38. 31 July 2011 Stanford Hard Liezel Huber Victoria Azarenka
Maria Kirilenko 6–1, 6–3

Winner 71. 14 August 2011 Toronto Hard Liezel Huber Victoria Azarenka
Maria Kirilenko walkover

Winner 72. 11 September 2011 US Open Hard Liezel Huber Vania King
Yaroslava Shvedova 4–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(3)

Winner 73. 1 October 2011 Tokyo Hard Liezel Huber Gisela Dulko
Flavia Pennetta 7–6(4), 0–6, [10–6]

Winner 74. 30 October 2011 Istanbul Hard (i) Liezel Huber Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik 6–4, 6–4

Runner-up 39. 13 January 2012 Sydney Hard Liezel Huber Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik 6–1, 4–6, [13–11]

Winner 75. 12 February 2012 Paris Hard (i) Liezel Huber Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Petra Martić 7–6(3), 6–1

Winner 76. 19 February 2012 Doha Hard Liezel Huber Raquel Kops-Jones
Abigail Spears 6–3, 6–1

Winner 77. 25 February 2012 Dubai Hard Liezel Huber Sania Mirza
Elena Vesnina 6–2, 6–1

Winner 78. 17 March 2012 Indian Wells Hard Liezel Huber Sania Mirza
Elena Vesnina 6–2, 6–3

Team Events [link]

Fed Cup [link]

Country: USA Years Participated: 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008 Best Result: Winning Team 2000

Overall Record: 14–9 Singles Record: 3–6 Doubles Record: 11–3

Hopman Cup [link]

Country: USA Years Participated: 2006 Best Result: Winning Team 2006 (w/Taylor Dent)

Overall Record: 3–4 Singles Record: 0–4 Mixed Doubles Record: 3–0

Olympics [link]

Country: USA Years Participated: 2004 Best Result: Doubles Quarter-Finalist (w/Navratilova), Singles 3rd Round

Overall Record: 3–2 Singles Record: 2–1 Doubles Record: 1–1

Singles performance timeline [link]

Tournament 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 W–L

Grand Slam Tournaments

Australian Open A A A A A 2R 3R 1R 2R 3R 1R 2R 1R 3R 2R QF 3R 1R 16–12

French Open A A A A A 1R A 1R 4R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R 6–12

Wimbledon A A A A 4R 1R 4R 2R 2R 1R 4R QF 3R 4R 3R 2R 1R 2R 24–14

US Open 1R 1R LQ 2R 2R 3R 2R 4R 2R 3R 2R 3R 3R 3R 2R 3R 2R 1R 25–18

Women's doubles performance timeline [link]

Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 W–L

Grand Slam Tournaments

Australian Open A A A A 3R SF QF F SF SF W 1R SF SF 2R 2R F SF 1R 3R SF 3R QF 57–18

French Open A A A A F A 3R F 1R 1R 3R SF F 3R SF QF W SF 3R 3R 3R SF 1R 51–16

Wimbledon A A A A 3R 1R 3R QF SF 3R SF W QF SF SF 1R 3R SF F 1R QF QF 51–17

US Open 2R A A 2R QF 3R 2R 3R SF 3R QF W 3R 2R QF W SF 3R F 1R A W 54–16

Mixed doubles performance timeline [link]

Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 W–L

Grand Slam Tournaments

Australian Open A A A A A QF SF QF QF 1R 1R 2R 2R 2R QF A 2R QF 2R 1R SF 1R QF 23–17

French Open A A A A 3R A 2R F 3R QF 3R QF 2R W 1R QF 1R QF 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 21–17

Wimbledon A A A A 3R 1R 1R 2R 1R W 3R 3R QF QF 2R SF 3R 2R 3R 3R F 1R 28–17

US Open 1R A A A 1R 1R W SF F 2R 1R F W QF 2R 2R 1R 1R 2R QF QF 2R 32–17

See also [link]

Biography portal

Olympics portal

Tennis portal

Florida Gators

List of Florida Gators tennis players

List of University of Florida Olympians

References [link]

^ ^a ^b "WTA | Players | Info | Lisa Raymond". Sonyericssonwtatour.com. http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/player/lisa-raymond_2257889_6840. Retrieved July 3, 2011.

^ "Yearbook – USTA Awards". USTA. January 15, 2011. http://www.usta.com/About-USTA/Organization/Yearbook/23284_2008_USTA_Yearbook__USTA_Awards__page_5/. Retrieved July 3, 2011.

^ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved July 21, 2011.

^ "Nine Inducted Into UF Hall of Fame," GatorZone.com (April 11, 2003). Retrieved July 21, 2011.

^ ^a ^b "About the ITF – Roll Of Honour". ITF Tennis. http://www.itftennis.com/abouttheitf/facts/rollofhonour.asp. Retrieved July 3, 2011.

^ Lisa Raymond (March 29, 2007). "Drama in doubles play can be as tense as a marriage". Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/lisa_raymond/03/29/doubles/index.html. Retrieved July 3, 2011.

External links [link]

Lisa Raymond at the Women's Tennis Association

Lisa Raymond Website

Lisa Raymond in the Grand Slam Tournaments

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Australian Open women's doubles champions

(1969) Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton

(1970) Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton

(1971) Evonne Goolagong / Margaret Court

(1972) Kerry Harris / Helen Gourlay Cawley

(1973) Margaret Court / Virginia Wade

(1974) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Peggy Michel

(1975) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Peggy Michel

(1976) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Helen Gourlay Cawley

(1977 (Jan)) Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat / Helen Gourlay Cawley

(1977 (Dec)) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Helen Gourlay Cawley & Mona Schallau Guerrant / Kerry Melville Reid

(1978) Betsy Nagelsen / Renáta Tomanová

(1979) Judy Connor Chaloner / Diane Evers Brown

(1980) Martina Navrátilová / Betsy Nagelsen

(1981) Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith

(1982) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1983) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1984) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1985) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1987) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1988) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1989) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1990) Jana Novotná / Helena Suková

(1991) Patty Fendick / Mary Joe Fernández

(1992) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková

(1993) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1994) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1995) Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

(1996) Chanda Rubin / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

(1997) Martina Hingis / Natalia Zvereva

(1998) Martina Hingis / Mirjana Lučić

(1999) Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova

(2000) Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs

(2001) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2002) Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova

(2003) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2004) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez

(2005) Svetlana Kuznetsova / Alicia Molik

(2006) Yan Zi / Zheng Jie

(2007) Cara Black / Liezel Huber

(2008) Alona Bondarenko / Kateryna Bondarenko

(2009) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2010) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2011) Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta

(2012) Svetlana Kuznetsova / Vera Zvonareva

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French Open women's doubles champions

(1968) Françoise Durr / Ann Haydon-Jones

(1969) Françoise Durr / Ann Haydon-Jones

(1970) Gail Chanfreau / Françoise Durr

(1971) Gail Chanfreau / Françoise Durr

(1972) Billie Jean King / Betty Stöve

(1973) Margaret Court / Virginia Wade

(1974) Chris Evert / Olga Morozova

(1975) Chris Evert / Martina Navrátilová

(1976) Fiorella Bonicelli / Gail Chanfreau

(1977) Regina Maršíková / Pam Teeguarden

(1978) Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici

(1979) Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull

(1980) Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith

(1981) Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer / Tanya Harford

(1982) Martina Navrátilová / Anne Smith

(1983) Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer / Candy Reynolds

(1984) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1985) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1986) Martina Navrátilová / Andrea Temesvári

(1987) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1988) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1989) Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Natalia Zvereva

(1990) Jana Novotná / Helena Suková

(1991) Gigi Fernández / Jana Novotná

(1992) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1993) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1994) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1995) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1996) Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández

(1997) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1998) Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná

(1999) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2000) Martina Hingis / Mary Pierce

(2001) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez

(2002) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez

(2003) Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama

(2004) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez

(2005) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez

(2006) Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur

(2007) Alicia Molik / Mara Santangelo

(2008) Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual

(2009) Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual

(2010) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2011) Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká

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Wimbledon (Open Era) ladies' doubles champions

(1968) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King

(1969) Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton

(1970) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King

(1971) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King

(1972) Billie Jean King / Betty Stöve

(1973) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King

(1974) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Peggy Michel

(1975) Ann Kiyomura / Kazuko Sawamatsu

(1976) Chris Evert / Martina Navrátilová

(1977) Helen Gourlay Cawley / JoAnne Russell

(1978) Kerry Melville Reid / Wendy Turnbull

(1979) Billie Jean King / Martina Navrátilová

(1980) Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith

(1981) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1982) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1983) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1984) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1985) Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Sayers Smylie

(1986) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1987) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková

(1988) Steffi Graf / Gabriela Sabatini

(1989) Jana Novotná / Helena Suková

(1990) Jana Novotná / Helena Suková

(1991) Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Natalia Zvereva

(1992) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1993) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1994) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1995) Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

(1996) Martina Hingis / Helena Suková

(1997) Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva

(1998) Martina Hingis / Helena Suková

(1999) Lindsay Davenport / Corina Morariu

(2000) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2001) Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs

(2002) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2003) Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama

(2004) Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs

(2005) Cara Black / Liezel Huber

(2006) Yan Zi / Zheng Jie

(2007) Cara Black / Liezel Huber

(2008) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2009) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2010) Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova

(2011) Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik

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US Open women's doubles champions

(1968) Maria Bueno / Margaret Court

(1969) Françoise Durr / Darlene Hard

(1970) Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton

(1971) Rosemary Casals / Judy Tegart Dalton

(1972) Françoise Durr / Betty Stöve

(1973) Margaret Court / Virginia Wade

(1974) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King

(1975) Margaret Court / Virginia Wade

(1976) Delina Boshoff / Ilana Kloss

(1977) Martina Navrátilová / Betty Stöve

(1978) Billie Jean King / Martina Navrátilová

(1979) Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull

(1980) Billie Jean King / Martina Navrátilová

(1981) Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith

(1982) Rosemary Casals / Wendy Turnbull

(1983) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1984) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1985) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková

(1986) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1987) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1988) Gigi Fernández / Robin White

(1989) Hana Mandlíková / Martina Navrátilová

(1990) Gigi Fernández / Martina Navrátilová

(1991) Pam Shriver / Natalia Zvereva

(1992) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1993) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková

(1994) Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

(1995) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1996) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1997) Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná

(1998) Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná

(1999) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2000) Julie Halard-Decugis / Ai Sugiyama

(2001) Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs

(2002) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez

(2003) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez

(2004) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez

(2005) Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur

(2006) Nathalie Dechy / Vera Zvonareva

(2007) Nathalie Dechy / Dinara Safina

(2008) Cara Black / Liezel Huber

(2009) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2010) Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova

(2011) Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond

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French Open mixed doubles champions

(1968) Françoise Durr / Jean-Claude Barclay

(1969) Margaret Court / Marty Riessen

(1970) Billie Jean King / Bob Hewitt

(1971) Françoise Durr / Jean-Claude Barclay

(1972) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Kim Warwick

(1973) Françoise Durr / Jean-Claude Barclay

(1974) Martina Navrátilová / Iván Molina

(1975) Fiorella Bonicelli / Thomas Koch

(1976) Ilana Kloss / Kim Warwick

(1977) Mary Carillo / John McEnroe

(1978) Renáta Tomanová / Pavel Složil

(1979) Wendy Turnbull / Bob Hewitt

(1980) Anne Smith / Billy Martin

(1981) Andrea Jaeger / Jimmy Arias

(1982) Wendy Turnbull / John Lloyd

(1983) Barbara Jordan / Eliot Teltscher

(1984) Anne Smith / Dick Stockton

(1985) Martina Navrátilová / Heinz Günthardt

(1986) Kathy Jordan / Ken Flach

(1987) Pam Shriver / Emilio Sánchez Vicario

(1988) Lori McNeil / Jorge Lozano

(1989) Manon Bollegraf / Tom Nijssen

(1990) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Jorge Lozano

(1991) Helena Suková / Cyril Suk

(1992) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Mark Woodforde

(1993) Eugenia Maniokova / Andrei Olhovskiy

(1994) Kristie Boogert / Menno Oosting

(1995) Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Todd Woodbridge

(1996) Patricia Tarabini / Javier Frana

(1997) Rika Hiraki / Mahesh Bhupathi

(1998) Venus Williams / Justin Gimelstob

(1999) Katarina Srebotnik / Piet Norval

(2000) Mariaan de Swardt / David Adams

(2001) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Tomas Carbonell

(2002) Cara Black / Wayne Black

(2003) Lisa Raymond / Mike Bryan

(2004) Tatiana Golovin / Richard Gasquet

(2005) Daniela Hantuchová / Fabrice Santoro

(2006) Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić

(2007) Nathalie Dechy / Andy Ram

(2008) Victoria Azarenka / Bob Bryan

(2009) Liezel Huber / Bob Bryan

(2010) Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić

(2011) Casey Dellacqua / Scott Lipsky

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Wimbledon (Open Era) mixed doubles champions

(1968) Ken Fletcher / Margaret Court

(1969) Fred Stolle / Ann Haydon-Jones

(1970) Ilie Năstase / Rosemary Casals

(1971) Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King

(1972) Ilie Năstase / Rosemary Casals

(1973) Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King

(1974) Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King

(1975) Marty Riessen / Margaret Court

(1976) Tony Roche / Françoise Durr

(1977) Bob Hewitt / Greer Stevens

(1978) Frew McMillan / Betty Stöve

(1979) Bob Hewitt / Greer Stevens

(1980) John Austin / Tracy Austin

(1981) Frew McMillan / Betty Stöve

(1982) Kevin Curren / Anne Smith

(1983) John Lloyd / Wendy Turnbull

(1984) John Lloyd / Wendy Turnbull

(1985) Paul McNamee / Martina Navratilova

(1986) Ken Flach / Kathy Jordan

(1987) Jeremy Bates / Jo Durie

(1988) Sherwood Stewart / Zina Garrison

(1989) Jim Pugh / Jana Novotná

(1990) Rick Leach / Zina Garrison

(1991) John Fitzgerald / Elizabeth Sayers Smylie

(1992) Cyril Suk / Larisa Savchenko Neiland

(1993) Mark Woodforde / Martina Navratilova

(1994) Todd Woodbridge / Helena Suková

(1995) Jonathan Stark / Martina Navratilova

(1996) Cyril Suk / Helena Suková

(1997) Cyril Suk / Helena Suková

(1999) Max Mirnyi / Serena Williams

(1999) Leander Paes / Lisa Raymond

(2000) Donald Johnson / Kimberly Po

(2001) Leoš Friedl / Daniela Hantuchová

(2002) Mahesh Bhupathi / Elena Likhovtseva

(2003) Leander Paes / Martina Navratilova

(2004) Wayne Black / Cara Black

(2005) Mahesh Bhupathi / Mary Pierce

(2006) Andy Ram / Vera Zvonareva

(2007) Jamie Murray / Jelena Janković

(2008) Bob Bryan / Samantha Stosur

(2009) Mark Knowles / Anna-Lena Grönefeld

(2010) Leander Paes / Cara Black

(2011) Jürgen Melzer / Iveta Benešová

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US Open mixed doubles champions

(1968) Mary Ann Eisel / Peter Curtis

(1969) Margaret Court / Marty Riessen

(1970) Margaret Court / Marty Riessen

(1971) Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson

(1972) Margaret Court / Marty Riessen

(1973) Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson

(1974) Pam Teeguarden / Geoff Masters

(1975) Rosemary Casals / Dick Stockton

(1976) Billie Jean King / Phil Dent

(1977) Betty Stöve / Frew McMillan

(1978) Betty Stöve / Frew McMillan

(1979) Greer Stevens / Bob Hewitt

(1980) Wendy Turnbull / Marty Riessen

(1981) Anne Smith / Kevin Curren

(1982) Anne Smith / Kevin Curren

(1983) Elizabeth Sayers Smylie / John Fitzgerald

(1984) Manuela Maleeva / Tom Gullikson

(1985)Martina Navrátilová / Heinz Günthardt

(1986)Raffaella Reggi / Sergio Casal

(1987) Martina Navrátilová / Emilio Sánchez Vicario

(1988) Jana Novotná / Jim Pugh

(1989) Robin White / Shelby Cannon

(1990) Elizabeth Sayers Smylie / Todd Woodbridge

(1991) Manon Bollegraf / Tom Nijssen

(1992) Nicole Provis / Mark Woodforde

(1993) Helena Suková / Todd Woodbridge

(1994) Elna Reinach / Patrick Galbraith

(1995) Meredith McGrath / Matt Lucena

(1996) Lisa Raymond / Patrick Galbraith

(1997) Manon Bollegraf / Rick Leach

(1998) Serena Williams / Max Mirnyi

(1999) Ai Sugiyama / Mahesh Bhupathi

(2000) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Jared Palmer

(2001) Rennae Stubbs / Todd Woodbridge

(2002) Lisa Raymond / Mike Bryan

(2003) Katarina Srebotnik / Bob Bryan

(2004) Vera Zvonareva / Bob Bryan

(2005) Daniela Hantuchová / Mahesh Bhupathi

(2006) Martina Navrátilová / Bob Bryan

(2007) Victoria Azarenka / Max Mirnyi

(2008) Cara Black / Leander Paes

(2009) Carly Gullickson / Travis Parrott

(2010) Liezel Huber / Bob Bryan

(2011) Melanie Oudin / Jack Sock

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Calendar year (men's singles)

1938: Don Budge

1962: Rod Laver

1969: Rod Laver

Calendar year (women's singles)

1953: Maureen Connolly

1970: Margaret Court

1988: Steffi Graf

Calendar year (men's doubles)

1951: Ken McGregor/ Frank Sedgman

Calendar year (women's doubles)

1960: Maria Bueno

1984: Martina Navrátilová/ Pam Shriver

1998: Martina Hingis

Calendar year (mixed doubles)

1963: Margaret Court/ Ken Fletcher

1965: Margaret Court

1967: Owen Davidson

Career (men's singles)

1933-34-35: Fred Perry

1937-38: Don Budge

1960-61-62: Rod Laver

1961-63-64: Roy Emerson

1992-94-95-99: Andre Agassi

2003-04-09: Roger Federer

2005-08-09-10: Rafael Nadal

Career (women's singles)

1951-52-53: Maureen Connolly

1949-50-51-54: Doris Hart

1951-56-57: Shirley Fry Irvin

1960-62-63: Margaret Court

1966-67-68-72: Billie Jean King

1974-75-82: Chris Evert

1978-81-82-83: Martina Navrátilová

1987-88: Steffi Graf

1999-2002-03: Serena Williams

Career (men's doubles)

1935-36-39: Adrian Quist

1951: Ken McGregor/ Frank Sedgman

1953–56: Lew Hoad/ Ken Rosewall

1959-60-62: Roy Emerson/ Neale Fraser

1965–67: John Newcombe/ Tony Roche

1962-64-67-77: Bob Hewitt

1982-84-86-89: John Fitzgerald

1983-87-89: Anders Järryd

1994-95-98: Jacco Eltingh/ Paul Haarhuis

1992–93-95-2000: Todd Woodbridge/ Mark Woodforde

1998-2002-03-05: Jonas Björkman

2003-05-06: Bob Bryan/ Mike Bryan

2002-04-07-08: Daniel Nestor

1999-2006-12: Leander Paes

Career (women's doubles)

1942-46-50: Louise Brough Clapp

1947-48-50-51: Doris Hart

1950-51-57: Shirley Fry Irvin

1956–1957: Althea Gibson

1958–60: Maria Bueno

1961–64: Lesley Turner Bowrey

1966-69-70: Margaret Court/ Judy Tegart Dalton

1980–81: Kathy Jordan/ Anne Smith

1981-82-83-84: Martina Navrátilová/ Pam Shriver

1989-90-93: Helena Suková

1992–93: Gigi Fernández/ Natasha Zvereva

1989-90-94: Jana Novotná

1996-97-98: Martina Hingis

1999-2000-01: Serena Williams/ Venus Williams

2000-01-06: Lisa Raymond

Career (mixed doubles)

1925-26-27-28 Jean Borotra

1949–51: Doris Hart/ Frank Sedgman

1963: Margaret Court/ Ken Fletcher

1965-66-67: Owen Davidson

1967–68: Billie Jean King

1969–75: Margaret Court/ Marty Riessen

1961-70-77-79: Bob Hewitt

1992–93: Mark Woodforde

1990-93-94-95: Todd Woodbridge

1974-85-2003: Martina Navrátilová

2001-02-05: Daniela Hantuchová

1997-99-2005-06: Mahesh Bhupathi

2002-04-08-10: Cara Black

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(1971) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King

(1973) Rosemary Casals / Margaret Court

(1974) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King

(1979) Françoise Durr / Betty Stöve

(1980) Billie Jean King / Martina Navrátilová

(1981) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1982) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1983) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1984) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1985) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1986 (1)) Hana Mandlíková / Wendy Turnbull

(1986 (2)) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1987) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1988) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1989) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1990) Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Smylie

(1991) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1992) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková

(1993) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1994) Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva

(1995) Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

(1996) Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández

(1997) Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná

(1998) Lindsay Davenport / Natasha Zvereva

(1999) Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova

(2000) Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova

(2001) Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs

(2002) Elena Dementieva / Janette Husárová

(2003) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez

(2004) Nadia Petrova / Meghann Shaughnessy

(2005) Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur

(2006) Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur

(2007) Cara Black / Liezel Huber

(2008) Cara Black / Liezel Huber

(2009) Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez

(2010) Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta

(2011) Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond

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University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame

Gator Greats: Baseball

Bobby Barnes • Cecil Beck • Harry Coe • Doug Corbett • David Eckstein • Perry McGriff • Tom Moore • Bernie Parrish • Lou Pesce • Bob Pitman • Q. I. Roberts • Rudy Simpson • Haywood Sullivan • Burt Touchberry • Brad Wilkerson • Dale Willis

Gator Greats: Basketball

Men's basketball
Ben Clemons • Dan Cross • Curt Cunkle • Bob Emrick • Udonis Haslem • Brooks Henderson • Gary Keller • Tony Miller • Ark Newton • Andy Owens • LaMar Sarra • Hans Tanzler • Neal Walk • Chip Williams • Ronnie Williams

Women's basketball
Quientella Bonner • Tammy Jackson • DeLisha Milton-Jones • Murriel Page • Sophia Witherspoon

Gator Greats: Boxing

Johnny Joca • Phillip O'Connell • Carlos Proctor

Gator Greats: Football

Football: A–C
Fred Abbott • Carlos Alvarez • Neal Anderson • Reidel Anthony • Trace Armstrong • John Barrow • Jim Beaver • Jack Beckwith • Doug Belden • Kerwin Bell • Bruce Bennett • Red Bethea • Goof Bowyer • Scot Brantley • Alex Brown • Lomas Brown • Carl Brumbaugh • Glenn Cameron • Kevin Carter • Bill Carr • Rick Casares • Charley Casey • Rainey Cawthon • Don Chandler • Wes Chandler • Billy Chase • Hagood Clarke • Cris Collinsworth • Bill Corry • Clyde Crabtree • Brad Culpepper

Football: D–J
Joe D'Agostino • Judd Davis • Steve DeLaTorre • Frank Dempsey • Guy Dennis • Dwayne Dixon • Chris Doering • Jimmy DuBose • Larry Dupree • Tommy Durrance • Rex Farrior • Fergie Ferguson. • Don Fleming • Bobby Forbes • Larry Gagner • David Galloway • Max Goldstein • Bobby Joe Green • Sammy Green • Papa Hall • Mal Hammack • Vel Heckman • Ike Hilliard • Tiger Holmes • Marcelino Huerta • Chuck Hunsinger • Randy Jackson • Willie Jackson • John James • Alonzo Johnson • Ellis Johnson • Edgar Jones • James Jones

Football: K–P
Jimmy Kynes • Bill Kynes • Charlie LaPradd • Burton Lawless • Larry Libertore • David Little • Buford Long • Wilber Marshall • Lynn Matthews • Shane Matthews • Tiger Mayberry • Lee McGriff • Perry McGriff • Graham McKeel • Vic Miranda • Fred Montsdeoca • Nat Moore • Dennis Murphy • Ricky Nattiel • Ark Newton • Jason Odom • Louis Oliver • Ralph Ortega • Dick Pace • Bernie Parrish • Pat Patchen • Wayne Peace • Tootie Perry • Mike Peterson

Football: Q–Z
Rammy Ramsdell • John Reaves • Errict Rhett • Huey Richardson • Jim Rountree • Barry Russo • Tom Shannon • Jackie Simpson • Emmitt Smith • Larry Smith • Steve Spurrier • Mac Steen • Haywood Sullivan • John Symank • Steve Tannen • Dummy Taylor • Fred Taylor • Allen Trammell • Richard Trapp • Dale Van Sickel • Ion Walker • David Williams • Jarvis Williams • John L. Williams • Lawrence Wright • Danny Wuerffel • Jim Yarbrough • Jack Youngblood

Gator Greats: Golf

Men's golf
Tommy Aaron • Andy Bean • Frank Beard • Chris DiMarco • Brian Gay • Phil Hancock • Dudley Hart • Gary Koch • Steve Melnyk • Bob Murphy • Andy North • Dave Ragan • Doug Sanders • Dan Sikes

Women's golf
Karen Davies • Page Dunlap • Donna White • Cheryl Morley • Deb Richard

Gator Greats: Gymnastics

Kristin Guise • Lynn McDonnell • Melissa Miller • Elfi Schlegel • Ann Woods

Gator Greats: Soccer

Erin Baxter • Danielle Fotopoulos • Abby Wambach

Gator Greats: Softball

Chelsey Sakizzie

Gator Greats: Swimming and diving

Men's swimming and diving
Chic Acosta • Craig Beardsley • Jim Borland • Matt Cetlinski • Tom Dioguardi • Phil Drake • Geoffrey Gaberino • Mike Heath • Tiger Holmes • Pat Kennedy • David Larson • Jerry Livingston • Steve McBride • Mark McKee • Tim McKee • Andy McPherson • Alberto Mestre-Sosa • Anthony Nesty • James Ray Perkins • Eddie Reese • Ted Robinson • Barry Russo • Christopher Snode • Blanchard Tual • Craig White • Bruce Williams • David Zubero • Martin Zubero

Women's swimming and diving
Tami Bruce • Amy Caulkins • Tracy Caulkins • Julie Gorman • Nicole Haislett • Susan Halfacre • Renee Laravie • Mimosa McNerney • Megan Neyer • Kathy Treible • Dara Torres • Mary Wayte

Gator Greats: Tennis

Men's tennis
Chap Brown • Mark Merklein • Jeff Morrison • Armstead Neely • Jamie Pressly • Jim Shaffer • Bill Tym

Women's tennis
Judy Acker • Nicole Arendt • Jillian Alexander • Dawn Buth • Jill Craybas • Cissie Donigan • Andrea Farley • Jill Hetherington • Alice Luthy Tym • Stephanie Nickitas • Lisa Raymond • Shaun Stafford

Gator Greats: Track and field

Men's track and field
Keith Brantly • Beaufort Brown • Mike Cotton • Scott Dykehouse • Mark Everett • Will Freeman • Ellis Goodloe • Papa Hall • Mike Holloway • Ron Jourdan • Buford Long • Jack McGriff • Dennis Mitchell • John Morton • Earl Poucher • James Pringle • Henry Wadsworth • Bumper Watson

Women's track and field
Hazel M. Clark-Riley • Michelle Freeman • Leah Kirklin • Heidi Hertz • Anita Howard • Shelly Steely

Gator Greats: Volleyball

Aycan Gokberk • Jenny Manz • Gudula Staub

Distinguished Letterwinners

Floyd Christian • Doug Dickey • Jimmy Dunn • Bill Harlan • Kim Helton • Lindy Infante • Jack Katz • Bill Koss • Julian Lane • Red Mitchum • Stephen C. O'Connell • Fred Ridley • William Shands • George Smathers • Dutch Stanley • Larry Travis • Keith Tribble

Honorary Letterwinners

Ruth Alexander • Charlie Bachman • Percy Beard • Buster Bishop • Otis Boggs • Andy Brandi • Robert Cade • Norm Carlson • Jimmy Carnes • George Edmondson • Gene Ellenson • Dave Fuller • Frank Genovar • Ray Graves • Ben Hill Griffin, Jr. • Ben Hill Griffin, III • Spessard Holland • Dan McCarty • Alfred A. McKethan • J. Hillis Miller • Bill Potter • Randy Reese • Ann Marie Rogers • Mimi Ryan • Harold Sebring • George Steinbrenner • Pat Summerall • John J. Tigert • James Van Fleet • Alfred C. Warrington • Bob Woodruff • Everett Yon

University of Florida · Gainesville, Florida

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Martina Navratilova (1984/1990 – 237 w) · Pam Shriver (1985/1986 – 48 w) · Helena Suková (1990/1993 – 68 w) · Jana Novotná (1990/1999 – 67 w)
Gigi Fernández (1991/1995 – 80 w) · Natasha Zvereva (1991/1999 – 124 w) · Larisa Neiland (1992 – 4 w) · Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (1992/1997 – 111 w)
Lindsay Davenport (1997/2000 – 32 w) · Martina Hingis (1998/1999 – 35 w) · Anna Kournikova (1999/2000 – 10 w) · Corina Morariu (2000 – 7 w) ·
Lisa Raymond (2000/2012 – 120 w) · Rennae Stubbs (2000 – 3 w) · Julie Halard-Decugis (2000 – 14 w) · Ai Sugiyama (2000/2003 – 45 w)
Paola Suárez (2002/2004 – 87 w) · Kim Clijsters (2003 – 4 w) · Virginia Ruano Pascual (2003/2005 – 65 w) · Cara Black (2005/2010 – 163 w)
Samantha Stosur (2006/2007 – 61 w) · Liezel Huber (2007/2012 – 182 w) · Serena Williams (2010 – 8 w) · Venus Williams (2010 – 8 w)
Gisela Dulko (2010/2011 – 24 w) · Flavia Pennetta (2011 – 18 w) · Květa Peschke (2011 – 10 w) · Katarina Srebotnik (2011 – 10 w)

WTA rankings incepted on September 4, 1984 · (year first held/year last held – number of weeks (w)) · current No. 1 in bold, as of May 7, 2012

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Women's Tennis Association: Top ten female doubles tennis players from the Americas as of May 28, 2012.

1. Liezel Huber (1 ) · 1. Lisa Raymond (1 ) · 3. Vania King (6 ) · 4. Gisela Dulko (14 ) · 5. Raquel Kops-Jones (25 1)

5. Abigail Spears (25 1) · 7. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (39 14) · 8. Paola Suárez (59 1) · 9. Jamie Hampton (74 ) · 10. Megan Moulton-Levy (101 1)

Top ten tennis players

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ATP singles ATP doubles WTA singles WTA doubles

Novak Djokovic

Rafael Nadal

Roger Federer

Andy Murray

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

David Ferrer

Tomáš Berdych

Janko Tipsarević

Juan Martín del Potro

Mardy Fish

Max Mirnyi

Daniel Nestor

Bob Bryan

Mike Bryan

Michaël Llodra

Nenad Zimonjić

Leander Paes

Mariusz Fyrstenberg

Marcin Matkowski

Robert Lindstedt

Victoria Azarenka

Maria Sharapova

Agnieszka Radwańska

Petra Kvitová

Serena Williams

Samantha Stosur

Li Na

Marion Bartoli

Caroline Wozniacki

Angelique Kerber

Liezel Huber

Lisa Raymond

Květa Peschke

Katarina Srebotnik

Yaroslava Shvedova

Vania King

Elena Vesnina

Sara Errani

Roberta Vinci

Sania Mirza

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Name Raymond, Lisa

Alternative names Raymond, Lisa M.

Short description American college tennis player, professional tennis player, NCAA singles champion, Australian Open doubles champion, French Open doubles champion, U.S. Open doubles champion, Wimbledon doubles champion

Date of birth August 10, 1973

Place of birth Norristown, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of death

Place of death

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Contents

1 People

2 Information technology

3 Media

3.1 Film

3.2 Music

4 Places

5 Religion

6 Acronyms

Lisa may refer to:

People [link]

Lisa (given name)

Lisa (musician), Japanese singer and producer

LiSA, Japanese singer

Esteban Lisa, Argentine painter

Information technology [link]

Apple Lisa computer, the precursor to the Apple Macintosh

Lisa assembler, a 6502 assembler for Apple II

LISA+, a traffic engineering software package

Media [link]

Film [link]

Lisa, a 1989 crime thriller film starring Staci Keanan and Cheryl Ladd

The Inspector (1962 film), a drama starring Stephen Boyd and Dolores Hart (alternate title)

Music [link]

Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam are the names of Lisa Velez and her urban contemporary band, one of first freestyle music groups to emerge from New York City in the 1980s.

"Lisa's Separation", a song by The Legendary Pink Dots from the album The Golden Age

Places [link]

Lisa, Braşov, Romania

Lisa, Teleorman, Romania

Lisa River, Romania

Lisa, a village in Schitu Commune, Olt County, Romania

Religion [link]

Lisa (mythology), a creator deity in Dahomeyan religion

Acronyms [link]

Laser Interferometer Space Antenna

Language for Instruction Set Architecture, in computer science

Liaison Interne Satellite Aérogare, one of the two lines of CDGVAL at Charles de Gaulle International Airport

Life Insurance Settlement Association

LISA (conference), the annual system administration conference, formerly Large Installation System Administration conference

Lisp-based Intelligent Software Agents, a production system written in Common Lisp

Local indicators of spatial association, a statistical method

Localization Industry Standards Association (shut down in February 2011)

This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.

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For this tennis player's detailed statistics, records, and other achievements, see Venus Williams career statistics.

See also: Williams sisters

Venus Williams

Country United States

Residence Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Born (1980-06-17) June 17, 1980 (age 32)
Lynwood, California, U.S.

Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)

Weight 72.5 kg (159.8 lbs)

Turned pro October 31, 1994

Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Career prize money US $28,053,366
(2nd in overall earnings)

Singles

Career record 609–151 (80.3%)

Career titles 43 (tied-10th in overall rankings)

Highest ranking No. 1 (February 25, 2002)

Current ranking No. 53 (May 28, 2012)

Grand Slam Singles results

Australian Open F (2003)

French Open F (2002)

Wimbledon W (2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008)

US Open W (2000, 2001)

Other tournaments

Championships W (2008)

Olympic Games Gold medal (2000)

Doubles

Career record 150–23 (86.6%)

Career titles 19

Highest ranking No. 1 (June 7, 2010)

Grand Slam Doubles results

Australian Open W (2001, 2003, 2009, 2010)

French Open W (1999, 2010)

Wimbledon W (2000, 2002, 2008, 2009)

US Open W (1999, 2009)

Career record 25–6 (80.6%) Mixed Doubles

Career titles 2 Mixed Doubles

Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results

Australian Open W (1998)

French Open W (1998)

Wimbledon F (2006)

US Open QF (1998)

Last updated on: Mau 28, 2012.

Olympic medal record

Women's tennis

Competitor for the USA

Gold 2000 Sydney Singles

Gold 2000 Sydney Doubles

Gold 2008 Beijing Doubles

Venus Ebony Starr Williams^[1] (born June 17, 1980), is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 53 as of May 28, 2012 in singles.^[2] She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate occasions. She became the World No. 1 for the first time on February 25, 2002, becoming the first black woman to achieve this feat during the Open Era.

Her 21 Grand Slam titles ties her for twelfth on the all time list^[3] and is more than any other active female player except for her younger sister Serena Williams. Venus Williams' titles consist of: seven in singles, twelve in women's doubles, and two in mixed doubles. Those seven Grand Slam singles titles ties her with four other women for twelfth place on the all-time list. Her five Wimbledon singles titles ties her with two other women for eighth place on the all-time list. Venus Williams is one of only three women in the open era to have won five or more Wimbledon singles titles. From the 2000 Wimbledon Championships through the 2001 US Open, Williams won four of the six Grand Slam singles tournaments held. She is one of only five women in the open era to win 200 or more main draw Grand Slam singles matches.

Williams has won three Olympic gold medals, one in singles and two in women's doubles.^[4] She has won more Olympic gold medals than any other female tennis player. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Williams became only the second player to win Olympic gold medals in both singles and doubles at the same Olympic Games, after Helen Wills Moody in 1924.

With 43 career singles titles, Williams leads active players on the WTA Tour. Her 35-match winning streak from the 2000 Wimbledon Championships to the 2000 Generali Ladies Linz tournament final is the longest winning streak since January 1, 2000. She is also one of only two active WTA players to have made the finals of all four Grand Slams, the other player being her sister Serena Williams.^[5]

Venus Williams has played against her sister Serena Williams in 23 professional matches since 1998, with Serena winning 13 of the 23 matches. They have played against each other in eight Grand Slam singles finals, with Serena winning six times. Beginning with the 2002 French Open, they opposed each other in four consecutive Grand Slam singles finals, the first time ever in the open era that the same two players played against each other in four consecutive Grand Slam singles finals, let alone sisters. On the doubles side, the pair have won 12 Grand Slam doubles titles playing alongside each other.

Contents

1 Early life

2 Playing style

3 Professional career

3.1 1994–96: Professional debut

3.2 1997–99: Early success

3.3 2000–02: Williams sisters domination

3.4 2003–06: Injuries and losses

3.5 2007–09: Return to form

3.6 2010: Return to top 2

3.7 2011: Injuries and Illness

3.8 2012: Comeback to WTA Tour

3.9 Sister, Serena Williams

4 Fight for equal prize money

5 Personal life

5.1 Entrepreneur

6 Recognition

7 Equipment

8 Career statistics

9 Records and achievements

10 Awards

11 See also

12 References

13 External links

Early life [link]

Venus Williams was born in Lynwood, California, to Richard Williams and Oracene Price. She is the second youngest of Oracene's five daughters: half-sisters Yetunde (died September 14, 2003), Lyndrea and Isha Price, and younger sister Serena.

Williams's family moved from Compton, California, to West Palm Beach, when she was ten, so that Venus and Serena could attend the tennis academy of Rick Macci, who would provide additional coaching. Macci spotted the exceptional talents of the sisters. He did not always agree with Williams's father but respected that "he treated his daughters like kids, allowed them to be little girls".^[6] Richard stopped sending his daughters to national junior tennis tournaments when Williams was eleven, since he wanted them to take it slow and focus on school work. Another motivation was racial, as he had allegedly heard parents of white players talk negatively about the black Williams sisters during tournaments.^[7] At that time, Venus Williams held a 63–0 record on the United States Tennis Association junior tour and was ranked No. 1 among the under-12 players in Southern California.^[8] In 1995, Richard pulled his daughters out of Macci's academy, and from then on took over all coaching at their home.

Playing style [link]

Williams is a powerful baseline, equipped with an attacking all-court game. Her game is very well adapted to grass where she feels most comfortable, which is reflected in her five Wimbledon singles titles. Across her career, she has developed into a skillful volleyer and effectively utilizes her long "wingspan" (1.85m) and agility around the net.^[9] Williams also has great court coverage using her long reach to play balls that most players would not be able to reach and is capable of hitting outright winners from a defensive position.^[10]

Venus Williams holds the record for the fastest serve struck by a woman in a main draw event. At the Zurich Open, she recorded 130 mph (210 km/h).^{[citation needed]} She also holds the record for fastest serve in all four Grand Slam tournaments: 2003 Australian Open quarterfinal – 125 mph (201 km/h), 2007 French Open second round, 2008 Wimbledon final, 2007 US Open first round – 129 mph (208 km/h).^[11] At Wimbledon in 2008, her average first serve speed was 115 mph (185 km/h) in the quarterfinal, 116 mph (187 km/h) in the semifinal, and 111 mph (179 km/h) in the final.^{[citation needed]}

Williams has always been a explosive hitter of the ball off the ground, but her backhand is the more consistently reliable of her groundstrokes.^{[citation needed]} Her backhand is equally effective down-the-line or crosscourt (frequently for a set-up approach shot).^{[citation needed]} Her forehand occasionally breaks down under pressure.^{[citation needed]} However, it is still the more powerful of her groundstrokes and yields many winners, from a variety of court positions.^{[citation needed]} Additionally, it is one of the most powerful forehands in the women's game,^{[citation needed]} frequently struck in the 85 – 90 mph (140 km/h) range.^{[citation needed]} In the 2008 Wimbledon women's final, Venus struck a forehand winner measured at 94 mph (IBM/Wimbledon).^{[citation needed]} Only a few women (notably Ivanovic, Serena Williams, and Justine Henin) hit to these speeds off the ground.^{[citation needed]}

Williams's best surface is grass. She has won Wimbledon five times and has reached the final there in eight of the last ten years. The low bounces that grass produces tend to make her first serve an even more powerful weapon.^{[citation needed]} Her movement on grass is also among the best on the WTA tour.^{[citation needed]} Clay is Williams's weakest surface although she has suffered numerous injuries prior to the French Open.^{[citation needed]} Her movement is suspect and her powerful serve and groundstrokes are less effective.^{[citation needed]} Still, she has won numerous^{[clarification needed]} titles on clay.

Professional career [link]

1994–96: Professional debut [link]

Venus Williams turned professional hi on October 31, 1994, at the age of fourteen. In the second round of her first professional tournament, the Bank of the West Classic in Oakland, Williams was up a set and a service break against World No. 2 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario before losing the match. That was the only tournament Williams played in 1994.

In 1995, Williams played three more events as a wild card, falling in the first round of the tournament in Los Angeles and the tournament in Toronto but reaching the quarterfinals of the tournament in Oakland, defeating World No. 18 Amy Frazier in the second round for her first win over a top 20 ranked player before losing to Magdalena Maleeva.

Williams played five events in 1996, falling in the first round four times but reaching the third round in Los Angeles, before losing to World No. 1 Steffi Graf.

1997–99: Early success [link]

Williams played 15 tour events in 1997, including five Tier I tournaments. She reached the quarterfinals in three of the Tier I events – the State Farm Evert Cup in Indian Wells, California, the European Indoor Championships in Zürich, and the Kremlin Cup in Moscow. In Indian Wells in March, Williams defeated World No. 9 Iva Majoli in the third round for her first win over a player ranked in the top 10. She then lost in the quarterfinals to World No. 8 Lindsay Davenport in a third set tiebreak. Her ranking broke into the top 100 on April 14, 1997. She made her debut in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament at the French Open, reaching the second round before losing to Nathalie Tauziat. She then lost in the first round of Wimbledon to Magdalena Grzybowska. During her debut at the US Open, she lost the final to Martina Hingis after defeating Irina Spîrlea in a semifinal famous for "the bump" in which Spîrlea intentionally collided with Williams during a changeover, commenting later that it happened ". . . because she thinks she's the freaking Venus Williams." Richard Williams, her father, later claimed that this incident was racially motivated.^[12] She was the first woman since Pam Shriver in 1978 to reach a US Open singles final on her first attempt and was the first unseeded US Open women's singles finalist since 1958. On September 8, 1997, her ranking broke into the top 50 for the first time. She ended the year ranked World No. 22.

r debut at the Australian Open, Williams defeated younger sister Serena in the second round, which was the sisters' first professional meeting. Venus eventually lost in the quarterfinals to World No. 3 Davenport.

Three weeks later, Williams defeated World No. 2 Davenport for the first time in the semifinals of the IGA Tennis Classic in Oklahoma City. Williams then defeated Joannette Kruger in the final to win the first singles title of her career. In her first Tier I event of the year, Williams lost in the semifinals of the State Farm Evert Cup in Indian Wells to World No. 1 Hingis. The following week, Williams won the Tier I Lipton International Players Championships in Key Biscayne, Florida, defeating World No. 1 Hingis in the semifinals. On March 30, 1998, her ranking broke into the top 10 for the first time, at World No. 10.

Williams played only one tournament on clay before the 1998 French Open. At the Italian Open in Rome, she defeated sister Serena in the quarterfinals and World No. 5 Sánchez Vicario in the semifinals before losing to World No. 1 Hingis in the final. Williams lost again to Hingis in the quarterfinals of the French Open. Williams lost her first match at the Direct Line International Championships in Eastbourne on grass before losing to eventual champion and World No. 3 Jana Novotná in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon. On July 27, 1998, her ranking rose to World No. 5.

Williams played three tournaments during the North American 1998 summer hard court season. She reached her fifth final of the year at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, California, defeating World No. 6 Monica Seles in the semifinals before losing to World No. 1 Davenport. Patella tendinitis in her left knee caused her to retire from her quarterfinal match at the tournament in San Diego while trailing Mary Pierce 4–0 in the third set. At the US Open, Williams defeated fourth seeded Sánchez Vicario in the quarterfinals before losing to second seeded and eventual champion Davenport in the semifinals.

Williams played four tournaments the remainder of 1998. She won her third title of the year at the Grand Slam Cup in Munich in September, defeating World No. 9 Patty Schnyder in the final. She lost in the second round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Filderstadt before losing in the final of the Tier I Swisscom Challenge in Zürich to World No. 1 Davenport and the semifinals of the Tier I Kremlin Cup in Moscow to Pierce. She had earned enough points during the year to participate in the year-ending Chase Championship but withdrew from the tournament because of tendinitis in her knee. She finished the year ranked World No. 5.

In 1998, Williams teamed with Justin Gimelstob to win the mixed doubles titles at the Australian Open and the French Open. Her sister Serena won the other two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles that year, completing a "Williams Family Mixed Doubles Grand Slam". Williams won the first two women's doubles titles of her career, in Oklahoma City and Zürich. Both titles came with sister Serena, becoming only the third pair of sisters to win a WTA tour doubles title.^[13]

Williams started the 1999 tour in Australia, where she lost to World No. 10 Steffi Graf in the quarterfinals of the Medibank International in Sydney and World No. 1 Davenport in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. However, she rebounded at the Faber Grand Prix in Hanover, defeating Graf for the first time in the semifinals before losing the final to World No. 3 Novotná. Williams then successfully defended her titles in both Oklahoma City and Key Biscayne. She defeated Novotná and Graf to reach the final in Key Biscayne, where she defeated Serena in three sets in the first final on the WTA Tour to be contested by two sisters.

Williams played four clay court events during the spring. She lost her first match at the Bausch & Lomb Championships in Amelia Island, Florida. Three weeks later, however, she won her first title on clay at the Betty Barclay Cup in Hamburg, defeating Mary Pierce in the final. Williams then won the Tier I Italian Open in Rome, defeating World No. 1 Hingis in the semifinals and World No. 8 Pierce in the final. At the French Open, she extended her winning streak to 22 matches before losing in the fourth round to World No. 125 Barbara Schwartz. Williams teamed with Serena to win the women's doubles title at this event, the first Grand Slam title the pair won together.

At the 1999 Wimbledon Championships, Williams defeated World No. 17 Anna Kournikova in the fourth round to reach the quarterfinals for the second consecutive year, where she lost to eventual runner-up Graf.

Williams rebounded in the summer when she won two Fed Cup matches against Italy and lost in the final of the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford to World No. 1 Davenport. One week later, Williams defeated Davenport in the semifinals of the TIG Tennis Classic in San Diego before losing to World No. 2 Hingis in the final. In her last tournament before the US Open, Williams won the Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven, Connecticut, defeating World No. 5 Seles in the semifinals and Davenport in the final. On August 30, 1999, her world ranking reached third for the first time. Seeded third at the US Open, Williams lost in the semifinals to World No. 1 Hingis in three sets. However, she teamed with singles champion Serena at this event to win their second Grand Slam women's doubles title.

During the remainder of the year, Williams contributed to the USA's victory over Russia in the Fed Cup final, winning one singles rubber before joining Serena to win the doubles rubber. At the Grand Slam Cup in Munich, Venus defeated Hingis in the semifinals before losing to Serena for the first time in the final. Venus won her sixth title of the year at the Tier I event in Zurich, defeating World No. 1 Hingis in the final. Four weeks later, she lost to Davenport in the semifinals of the tournament in Philadelphia. Making her debut at the year-ending Chase Championships, Williams lost to Hingis in the semifinals. She finished the year ranked World No. 3.

2000–02: Williams sisters domination [link]

In 2000, Williams missed the first five months of the year with tendinitis in both wrists. She returned to the tour during the European clay court season. She lost in the quarterfinals of the Betty Barclay Cup in Hamburg to Amanda Coetzer and in the third round of the Tier I Italian Open in Rome to Jelena Dokić. Although she had won only two of her four matches before the French Open, she was seeded fourth there. She won her first four matches in Paris without losing a set before losing in the quarterfinals to eighth-seeded and former champion Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in three sets.

Williams then won 35 consecutive singles matches and six tournaments. She won her first Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon, defeating World No. 1 Martina Hingis in the quarterfinals, sister Serena in the semifinals, and defending champion Lindsay Davenport in the final. She also teamed with Serena to win the women's doubles title at this event.

She won three Tier II events during the North American summer hard court season, defeating Davenport in the final of the tournament in Stanford, California and Monica Seles in the finals of both the tournament in San Diego and the tournament in New Haven, Connecticut.

At the US Open, Williams defeated still-World No. 1 Hingis in the semifinals and World No. 2 Davenport in the final. At the Olympic Games in Sydney, Williams defeated Sánchez Vicario in the quarterfinals, Seles in the semifinals, and Elena Dementieva in the final to win the gold medal. She also won the gold medal in women's doubles with her sister Serena. Davenport eventually snapped her winning streak in October in the final of the tournament in Linz. Williams did not play a tournament the rest of the year because of anemia. She finished the year ranked World No. 3 and with six singles titles.

In 2001, Williams reached the semifinals of the Australian Open for the first time, where she lost to World No. 1 Hingis. However, Venus teamed with Serena to win the doubles title at the event, completing a Career Grand Slam in women's doubles for the pair.

Williams also reached the semifinals of the Tier I Tennis Masters Series tournament in Indian Wells, California, where she controversially defaulted her match with sister Serena just before the match started. Venus had been suffereing from knee tendinitis throughout the tournament and eventually this prevented her from playing. The following day, Venus and her father Richard were booed as they made their way to their seats to watch the final.^[14] Serena was subsequently booed during the final with Kim Clijsters and during the trophy presentation. Due to this, neither Williams sister has entered the tournament since.^[15] Venus rebounded from the Indian Wells controversy to win the next tournament on the tour calendar, the Tier I Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida. She defeated Hingis in the semifinals and World No. 4 Jennifer Capriati in the final, after saving eight championship points. Because of this victory, her ranking rose to a career high of World No. 2.

During the European clay court season, Williams won the Tier II tournament in Hamburg but lost in the third round of the Tier I EUROCARD Ladies German Open to World No. 18 Justine Henin and the first round of the French Open to Barbara Schett. This was only the second time that she had lost in the first round of a Grand Slam singles tournament. Williams then successfully defended her Wimbledon title, defeating third-seeded Davenport in the semifinals and eighth-seeded Henin in three sets in Henin's first Wimbledon final.

During the North American summer hard court season, Williams won for the second consecutive year the tournaments in San Diego, defeating Seles in the final, and in New Haven, defeating Davenport in the final. Williams also won the US Open singles title for the second consecutive year, without dropping a set. In the quarterfinals, she beat fifth-seeded Clijsters, followed by a semifinal victory over World No. 2 Capriati. She played Serena in the final, which was the first Grand Slam singles final contested by two sisters during the open era. Venus won the match and her fourth Grand Slam singles title. Venus also became only the sixth woman in history to win the singles titles at both Wimbledon and the US Open in consecutive years, the others being Martina Navaratilova (twice), Steffi Graf (twice), Althea Gibson, Maureen Connolly Brinker, and Helen Wills Moody (twice).

Williams began 2002 by winning the Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts in Gold Coast, Australia, defeating Henin in the final. However, she then lost for the first time in her career to Seles in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. Williams then went on to win the Open Gaz de France in Paris when Jelena Dokić withdrew from the final, and the Proximus Diamond Games in Antwerp, Belgium, defeating Henin in the final. As a result of her strong start to the season, Williams assumed the World No. 1 position for the first time on February 25, dislodging Capriati. Williams was the first African-American woman ever to hold the ranking. She held it for just three weeks before surrendering it back to Capriati.

Williams failed to defend her title in Miami after losing in the semifinals to Serena. However, she made a strong start to the clay-court season, winning the Bausch & Lomb Championships in Amelia Island, Florida, defeating Henin in the final. A week after winning that tournament, she once again replaced Capriati as the World No. 1, before losing it again to Capriati after three weeks. During those three weeks, Williams had made the final in Hamburg, defeating Hingis in the semifinals before losing to Clijsters in the final. Seeded second at the French Open, Williams defeated former champion Seles to reach the semifinals for the first time. There, she defeated Clarisa Fernández. In the final, Williams met Serena for a second time in a Grand Slam final, with Serena winning. Venus once again replaced Capriati as the World No. 1 as a result of reaching the final.

As the top seed at Wimbledon, Williams defeated Henin in the semifinals to make the final for the third consecutive year. However, there, she lost to Serena. This result meant Serena replaced Venus as the World No. 1. The Williams sisters teamed up to win the women's doubles title at the event, their fifth Grand Slam women's doubles title together.

Williams won the titles in San Diego and New Haven for the third consecutive year, defeating Davenport and Dokic to win the former and defeating Davenport in the final of the latter. At the US Open, Williams defeated Seles in the quarterfinals and Amélie Mauresmo in three sets to make the final. Playing Serena for their third consecutive Grand Slam final, Serena won once again. After that, Venus played just four more matches during the season. She reached the semifinals at the year-ending Sanex Championships after defeating Seles in the quarterfinals, but she then was forced to retire against Clijsters due to injury. Williams finished the year ranked World No. 2 having won seven titles, her best showing in both respects of her career.

2003–06: Injuries and losses [link]

Williams started 2003 by defeating fifth seed Justine Henin to make the final of the Australian Open for the first time. In the final, however, she lost to sister Serena. This marked the first time in the open era that the same two players had met in four consecutive Grand Slam finals. Venus and Serena teamed to win the women's doubles title at the event, their sixth Grand Slam title in women's doubles.

In February, Williams won the Proximus Diamond Games in Antwerp, Belgium for the second consecutive year, defeating Kim Clijsters in the final. However, shortly afterwards, she began to struggle with injury. She reached the final of the clay court J&S Cup in Warsaw before being forced to retire against Amélie Mauresmo. She then suffered her earliest exit at a Grand Slam tourmament in two years when she lost in the fourth round of the French Open to Vera Zvonareva.

At Wimbledon, Williams was seeded fourth. Williams defeated former champion Lindsay Davenport in the quarterfinals and Kim Clijsters in the semifinals to advance to her fourth consecutive Wimbledon final, where she lost again to sister Serena.

Wimbledon was Williams' last event of the year as an abdominal injury that occurred during the Clijsters match prevented her from playing again. While she was recovering from the injury, her sister Yetunde Price was murdered.^[16] Williams finished the year ranked World No. 11. It was the first time in nearly six years that she had dropped out of the top ten.

In 2004, Williams came back to the tour suffering inconsistent results. As the third seeded player because of a protected ranking, she reached the third round of the Australian Open, where she lost to Lisa Raymond. She then lost in the quarterfinals of her next three tournaments.

Williams began to find her form at the beginning of the clay court season. At the Tier I Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina, Williams defeated Conchita Martínez in the final to win her first title in over a year and the second Tier I title on clay of her career. She then won in Warsaw, defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, before reaching the final of the Tier I German Open in Berlin, before withdrawing from that match against Mauresmo due to injury. Going into the French Open, Williams had the best clay court record among the women and was among the favorites to win the title; however, after making the quarterfinals to extend her winning streak on the surface to 19 matches, she lost to eventual champion Anastasia Myskina. Despite her defeat, she re-entered the top ten.

At Wimbledon, Williams lost a controversial second round match to Croatian Karolina Šprem. The umpire of the match, Ted Watts, awarded Šprem an unearned point in the second set tiebreak. Upon the conclusion of the match, he was relieved of his duties.^[17] This defeat marked the first time since 1997 that Williams had exited Wimbledon prior to the quarterfinals. After Wimbledon, Williams reached her fourth final of the year at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, California, where she suffered her first defeat to Lindsay Davenport since 2000.

As the defending champion at the Athens Olympics, Williams lost in the third round to Mary Pierce. She then won three very close matches against Petra Mandula, Shikha Uberoi and Chanda Rubin to make the Fourth Round of the US Open where she lost to Davenport, the first time she had ever lost at the US Open prior to the semifinals. Williams completed the year by losing in the quarterfinals of three indoor tournaments in the fall, a period that included defeat in her first meeting with 17-year-old Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova at the Zurich Open. Williams finished the year as World No. 9 and did not qualify for the year-ending WTA Tour Championships.

In 2005, Williams started the year by losing in the fourth round of the Australian Open to Alicia Molik. She then reached the final in Antwerp, defeating Clijsters and Myskina en route. In the final, Williams was a set and a service break up against Mauresmo before eventually losing.

In March, at the NASDAQ-100 Open in Miami, Williams defeated sister and Australian Open champion Serena in the quarterfinals, the first time she had defeated Serena since 2001. Venus went on to lose in the semifinals to World No. 3 Sharapova. In May, Williams won her first title in over a year at the clay-court Istanbul Cup, defeating Nicole Vaidišová in the final. However, at the French Open, she lost in the third round to 15-year old Sesil Karatantcheva, who subsequently tested positive for steroids and was suspended.

Williams was seeded 14th at Wimbledon. In the quarterfinals of the tournament, she defeated French Open runner-up Pierce in an epic second set tiebreak, winning it 12–10 to make the semifinals of a Grand Slam for the first time in two years. There, she defeated defending champion and second-seeded Maria Sharapova to make the Wimbledon final for the fifth time in six years. Playing top-seeded Davenport in the final, Williams saved a match point with a backhand winner en route to winning. This was Williams's third Wimbledon singles title, her fifth Grand Slam singles title overall and her first since 2001. It was the first time in 70 years that a player had won after being down match point during the women's final at Wimbledon.^{[citation needed]} In addition, Williams was the lowest-ranked (World No. 16) and lowest-seeded (14th) champion in tournament history.^{[citation needed]} Williams returned to the top ten following the victory.

Following Wimbledon, Williams reached her fourth final of the year in Stanford, where she lost to Clijsters. At the US Open, Williams achieved her second consecutive win over Serena in the fourth round, but then lost in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Kim Clijsters. Williams did not qualify for the year-ending Sony Ericsson Championships because of an injury sustained during the tournament in Beijing. She finished the year ranked World No. 10. It was the first year since 2001 that she had finished a year ranked higher than Serena.

Venus Williams prepares to serve during the 2006 J&S Cup in Warsaw

In 2006, Williams was upset in the first round of the Australian Open by Tszvetana Pironkova which was her earliest loss ever at that tournament. After that loss, she did not play again for three months due to a wrist injury. She returned in late April on clay in Warsaw, where she defeated former World No. 1 Martina Hingis in the second round before losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarterfinals. Wiliams completed the clay-court season by reaching the quarterfinals of the French Open, where she lost to Nicole Vaidišová.

Williams was the defending champion and one of the favorites to win the singles title at Wimbledon. However, she lost lost in the third round to 26th-seeded Jelena Janković. After the loss, Williams said that she was having pain in her left wrist, although she admitted that the injury was not the cause of her loss. Williams did not play in the US Open series or the US Open itself due to the wrist injury. During her first tournament in almost three months in October, she reinjured her wrist at the tournament in Luxembourg and lost in the second round to qualifier Agnieszka Radwańska. Williams finished the season as World No. 46, her lowest finish since she began to play on the WTA Tour full-time in 1997. It was the second consecutive year she finished higher than Serena, who finished the year at World No. 95

2007–09: Return to form [link]

Williams withdrew from the 2007 Australian Open, the second consecutive Grand Slam that she had missed due to her recurring wrist injury. She returned in February at the Cellular South Cup in Memphis, USA, defeating top-seeded Shahar Pe'er in the final, her first singles title since her victory at Wimbledon in 2005.

At the beginning of the clay-court season, Williams reached the semifinals of the Tier I Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina, where she lost to Jelena Janković on a third set tiebreak. She also lost to fourth seed Janković in the third round of the French Open, her third consecutive loss to Janković. During her second round win over Ashley Harkleroad, Williams hit a 206 km/h (128 mph) serve, which is the second fastest woman's serve ever recorded and the fastest ever recorded during a main draw match.

Venus competing in the WTT

Williams was ranked World No. 31 going into Wimbledon and was seeded 23rd at the tournament due to her previous results at Wimbledon. Williams was a game away from defeat in her first round match against Alla Kudryavtseva and in her third round match against Akiko Morigami she was two points away from defeat, but she eventually won both 7–5 in the third set. She then advanced to reach her sixth Wimbledon final, after beating Svetlana Kuznetsova and Ana Ivnovic en route to the final where she defeated 18th seed Marion Bartoli. Williams thus became only the fourth woman in the open era to win Wimbledon at least four times, along with Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova and Steffi Graf. She also became the lowest-seeded Wimbledon champion in history, breaking the record she herself set in 2005. Williams returned to the top 20 as a result of the win.^[18]

At the US Open, after setting a Grand-Slam record 129 mph (208 km/h) serve in the opening round,^[19] Williams advanced to her first Grand Slam semifinal outside of Wimbledon since 2003. However she then lost to eventual champion Justine Henin. The tournament resulted in Williams's ranking moving up to World No. 9. Williams then won her third title of the year at the Hansol Korea Open Tennis Championships in Seoul, South Korea, defeating Maria Kirilenko in the final, before then losing in the final of the Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo to Virginie Razzano. Williams had earned enough points during the year to qualify for the year-ending WTA Tour Championships in Madrid; however, she withdrew because of continuing problems with anemia.^[20] Williams finished the year as World No. 8 with three titles, her best performance in both respects since 2002, and a winning percentage of 83 percent.

Venus Williams serving to Ivanovic in their semifinal match at the Zurich Open

In 2008, as the eighth seed at the Australian Open, Williams reached the quarterfinals for the first time since 2003. However, she then lost to eventual runner-up Ana Ivanovic. Williams made her first semifinal of the year at the Bangalore Open in Bangalore, India, where she met sister Serena for the first time since 2005 with Serena winning despite Venus holding a match point in the third set tie break.

Williams missed two tournaments at the beginning of the clay-court season due to undisclosed medical problems.^[21] At the French Open, Williams was seeded eighth but was eliminated by 26th-seeded Italian Flavia Pennetta in the third round.

Williams was the defending champion and seventh-seeded player at Wimbledon. Without dropping a set, she reached her seventh Wimbledon singles final. She then won her fifth Wimbledon singles title, and seventh Grand Slam singles title overall, by beating sister Serena in straight sets. This was the first time since 2003 that Venus and Serena had played each other in a Grand Slam final and was the first time since 2001 that Venus had defeated her in a Grand Slam final. Venus and Serena then teamed to win the women's doubles title, their first Grand Slam doubles title together since 2003.

Williams lost in the quarterfinals of the Beijing Olympics to Li Na. She did, however, earn a gold medal along with Serena in women's doubles, their second gold medal as a team, having won together at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. At the US Open, Williams was playing some of her best tennis since dominating the circuit in 2003, However, she was defeated by Serena in an epic quarter final match 6 – 7(6), 6 – 7(7) after Venus led 5 – 3 in both sets. Serena went on to win the title beating World No. 6 Dinara Safina in the semi-finals and World No. 2 Jelena Janković in the finals.

Venus Williams at the 2008 WTA Tour Championships

At the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany in October, Williams defeated a player ranked in the top three for the first time that season by defeating World No. 3 Dinara Safina to reach her third semifinal of the year. There, she lost to Janković. A fortnight later, Williams won the Zurich Open, defeating Ivanovic in the semifinals before defeating Pennetta in the final to claim her second title of the year and secure a position in the year-ending 2008 WTA Tour Championships in Doha, Qatar. There, Williams defeated World No. 2 Safina, World No. 3 Serena and World No. 5 Dementieva in the preliminary round-robin stage. In the semifinals, Williams defeated World No. 1 Janković before winning the year-ending tournament for the first time by defeating Vera Zvonareva in the final. She ended the year ranked sixth in the world with three titles and a winning percentage of 78 percent.

As the sixth seed at the 2009 Australian Open, Williams lost in the second round to Carla Suárez Navarro after holding a match point in the third set. However, she teamed up with Serena to win the women's doubles title at the event, their eighth Grand Slam doubles title together. Venus rebounded in singles play in February at the Premier 5 (formerly Tier I) Dubai Tennis Championships, defeating defending champion and World No. 4 Dementieva in the quarterfinals and World No. 1 Serena in the semifinals on a third set tiebreak. The latter win meant that Venus led the head-to-head in career matches with her sister for the first time since 2002. Venus went on to defeat Virginie Razzano in the final. This win meant Williams was ranked in the top five for the first time since 2003, while it also marked her 40th professional singles title, only the twelfth player in the open era to achieve the feat.^[22] Williams won another title the following week at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, Mexico, defeating Pennetta in the final. This was her first title on clay since 2005.

On European clay, Williams reached the semifinals in Rome before losing to World No. 1 Safina. This run meant Williams was ranked in the top three for the first time since 2003. Seeded third at the French Open, Williams lost to Ágnes Szávay in the third round, the third consecutive year she had exited at that stage.^[23]

Williams was seeded third at Wimbledon. She advanced to her eighth Wimbledon final where she had won 36 straight sets (held since Wimbledon 2007). In the final however she lost the first set tie break and from then on lost 7–6 6–2 to sister Serena. The Williams sisters teamed up to win the doubles title at the tournament for the fourth time.

In Stanford, Williams defeated Maria Sharapova and Elena Dementieva to advance to the finals, where she would lose to Marion Bartoli. Teaming with her sister, she played doubles and won the title, defeating Monica Niculescu and Yung-Jan Chan.

Venus lost to the eventual champion at the US Open

At the 2009 US Open, as the third seed, Williams made it to the fourth round before losing to Kim Clijsters in three sets. Venus then teamed up with Serena to play doubles at the open, where they won the title over defending champions and world No. 1s in doubles, Cara Black and Liezel Huber, claiming their third grand slam doubles title in 2009.

Williams' last tournament in 2009 was the year-ending Sony Ericsson Championships, where she was the defending champion in singles. She was in the maroon group which includes her sister Serena, along with Elena Dementieva and Svetlana Kuznetsova. She lost her first match against Dementieva, and her second match against Serena- both in straight sets, after taking the first set. In her third and final RR match, Williams defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova. Because of Dementieva's loss to Kuznetsova in their round robin match, Venus advanced to the semifinal of the championships. In her semifinal match, she defeated Jelena Janković of Serbia to advance to her second consecutive final in the tournament. In the final, she lost to her sister Serena. In doubles, Venus teamed with Serena as the second seed. However, they lost to Nuria Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez in the semifinal. Their doubles record at the end of the year stood at 24–2.

Venus finished 2009 ranked world number 6 in singles (with a winning percentage of 70 percent) and world number 3 in doubles with Serena, in spite of playing only 6 events together in 2009.

2010: Return to top 2 [link]

Williams played at the Australian Open as the sixth seed. She defeated 17th-seeded Francesca Schiavone in the fourth round. She was two points from defeating 16th-seeded Li Na in the quarterfinals before losing in three sets. In doubles, she teamed with her sister Serena to successfully defend their title, defeating the top ranked team of Cara Black and Liezel Huber in the final. The Williams sisters are undefeated in Grand Slam women's doubles finals and are 4–0 in Australian Open doubles finals.

Williams at the 2010 Wimbledon.

Williams then played the Dubai Tennis Championships, where she was the defending champion. Seeded third, she successfully defended her title by defeating fourth-seeded Victoria Azarenka in the final.

Williams next played on clay at the Abierto Mexico Telcel in Acapulco where she was the defending champion. She reached the semifinals after recovering from a 1–5 third set deficit to Laura Pous Tió in the quarterfinals. In the final, she defeated first-time finalist Polona Hercog from Slovenia. This was her 43rd career title, the most among active female players.

Her next tournament was the Premier Mandatory Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, where she was seeded third. She defeated World No. 9 Agnieszka Radwańska in the quarterfinals and World No. 13 Marion Bartoli in the semifinals to reach her third straight WTA tour final and fourth Sony Ericsson Open final. She was defeated by Kim Clijsters in the final in just 58 minutes, ending her 15-match winning streak. By reaching the final, her ranking improved to World No. 4 and she crossed the $26 million mark in career prize money, the only player besides Serena to do so.

The knee injury that hampered her during the final of the Sony Ericsson Open forced her to skip the Fed Cup tie against Russia and the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart. Williams returned to the tour at the Premier 5 Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome. She suffered the worst defeat of her career in the quarterfinals, losing to World No. 4 Jelena Janković 6–0, 6–1. Despite this loss, Williams' ranking improved to World No. 3 on May 10.

Williams at the 2010 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open

Her next tournament was the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open, a Premier Mandatory tournament. She lost to Aravane Rezaï in the final. In doubles, she teamed with Serena to win the title.

On May 17, her ranking improved to World No. 2, behind only Serena. This was the fourth time that the William sisters' have occupied the top two spots, and the first time since May 2003.

Her next tournament was the French Open, where she played both singles and doubles despite her knee injury. Seeded second in singles, she advanced past the third round at this tournament for the first time since 2006 before losing to Nadia Petrova in the round of 16. She also played doubles with Serena as the top seeds. Their defeat of Huber and Anabel Medina Garrigues in the semifinals increased their doubles ranking to World No. 1. They then defeated 12th seeded Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik in the final to win their fourth consecutive Grand Slam women's doubles title.

Her next tournament was the Wimbledon Championships, where she had reached the final the previous three years. Despite her knee injury, she made it to the quarterfinals, where she lost to Tsvetana Pironkova. Pironkova was ranked 82nd in the world and had never gone past the second round of a Grand Slam event. As a result, Williams dropped to #4 in the world. She was the defending champion in doubles with her sister Serena, having won the tournament in the previous two years. However, they lost this time in the quarterfinals to Elena Vesnina and Vera Zvonareva.

Williams then missed all tournaments in the US Open Series because of a left knee injury but still participated at the US Open as the third seed. She won three matches to move into the fourth round. Williams became one of only two women in 2010 (along with Caroline Wozniacki) to reach at least the fourth round at all four Grand Slam singles tournaments. Williams then defeated Pe'er and French Open champion Schiavone en route to her seventh US Open semifinal, against defending champion Clijsters. Williams dominated the first set of their match and recovered from 5–2 down in the second set but ultimately double-faulted on a key point near the end of the match and lost 4–6, 7–6, 6–4. Because of Serena's withdrawal from the US Open, Venus did not participate at the doubles event where she was the defending champion.

The recovery of her left knee took longer than expected and it forced her to miss the rest of 2010, including the year-ending Sony Ericsson Championships and Fed Cup final.^[24] Williams ended the year ranked fifth in singles, the first time she ended a year in the top five since 2002, while playing only nine tournaments. She finished the year ranked eleventh in doubles.

2011: Injuries and Illness [link]

Williams in 2011

Williams started 2011 by participating at the Hong Kong Tennis Classic. She lost both her singles matches against Vera Zvonareva and Li Na, but she managed to help Team America to win the silver group. Her next tournament was the 2011 Australian Open where she was the fourth seed. She retired in the second game of her third round match against the 30th seed Andrea Petkovic due to a hip muscle injury.^[25] This was Williams' first retirement during a match in a Grand Slam tournament since 1994 and thus ended her record of most Grand Slam matches without ever retiring, with 250 consecutive matches.^[26] This was also her first retirement from a match since LA Women's Tennis Championships in Los Angeles in 2004, ending her 294 consecutive matches without retiring.

The injury forced Williams to pull out of the Fed Cup quarterfinal against Belgium, the Dubai Tennis Championships, and the Abierto Mexicano Telcel, where she was the two-time defending champion in both tournaments. She also pulled out of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami causing her ranking to drop to world no. 15. Further, she missed Madrid and Rome. This caused her rankings to drop to world no. 29. Originally scheduled to come back in Brussels, she eventually withdrew from the Premier tournament. Further, she also missed Roland Garros, marking the first Grand Slam tournament since 2003 US Open where neither of the Williams sisters are competing.

Williams then made her first appearance since the Australian Open in Eastbourne. Unseeded, she lost for the first time in eleven meetings to Daniela Hantuchová in the quarterfinals by 2–6, 7–5, 2–6. She was seeded 23rd at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships. She played for nearly three hours in her second round match against Japanese veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm, winning 6–7(6), 6–3, 8–6. She then defeated Spaniard María José Martínez Sánchez in the third round, 6–0, 6–2, but was defeated by Bulgarian 32nd seed Tsvetana Pironkova in the fourth round 2–6, 3–6.

Originally scheduled to participate in Toronto and Cincinnati, Williams withdrew due to viral illness.^[27] Her next scheduled tournament was the US Open.^[28] As an unseeded player, Williams defeated Vesna Dolonts 6–4 6–3 in the first round. She was scheduled to meet 22nd seed Sabine Lisicki in the second round, but withdrew before the match began due to Sjögren's syndrome, an autoimmune disease with which she was recently diagnosed.^[29]^[30] This marked the first time in her career that she did not reach the quarterfinals or better in any of the grandslam tournaments in a season. As a result, her ranking dropped to world no. 105.

Williams did not play for the rest of the year in competitive level; although she did appear in three exhibitions tournaments in November and early December. She played a match against Serena in Colombia which she won in straight sets 6–4, 7–6(5).^[31] The week later, the sisters appeared in Milan, Italy to play exhibition against Italian duo Francesca Schiavone and Flavia Pennetta. Williams lost both her singles tie-break matches but won the doubles pairing with her sister.^[32] Williams then headed to Barbados to play her third exhibition tournament where she lost 4–6, 3–6 to Victoria Azarenka.

She will end the year ranked world no. 102. This is her first finish of a season ranked outside of the world top 50 since 1997.

2012: Comeback to WTA Tour [link]

Williams was scheduled to play in Auckland as her preparation before the Australian Open.^[33] However, she withdrew from the tournament because of her ongoing health problems. Further, she announced in her website that she also withdrew from the Australian Open. However, she also mentioned her intention to come back to the WTA circuit in February.^[34] As a result, her ranking dropped further to world no. 135. Williams returned to the competition in the doubles match of the Fed Cup´s World Group II tie between USA and Belarus that was held in Worcester, MA on 4–5 February.^[35] She partnered with Liezel Huber and won the dead-rubber 6–1, 6–2.

Williams was granted wildcards to participate in Miami^[36] and Charleston^[37]. In her first singles match since the 2011 US Open, Williams defeated Japanese veteran, Kimiko Date-Krumm, 6–0, 6–3 in the first round of Miami. She followed up the victory by defeating world no.3, Petra Kvitová, 6–4, 4–6, 6–0 in the second round, her first Top 3 victory since defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova in 2009. Then, she beat Aleksandra Wozniak 4–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–5) in the third round, in a match that lasted almost three hours and where she saved a match point, to advance to the fourth round. In the round of 16, she bested world no. 15, Ana Ivanovic, 6–7^(4–7), 6–2, 6–2 to reach the quarterfinals where she appeared fatigued and lost to the eventual champion, Agnieszka Radwańska, by 4–6, 1–6. Her run improved her ranking to no. 87. A week later in Charleston, she reached her second consecutive quarterfinals appearance, defeating Jelena Janković en route. She lost in three sets in the quarterfinals to Samantha Stosur.

In the following the clay court season, Williams was granted wildcards to participate in Madrid and Rome. In Madrid, she lost in the second round to Angelique Kerber but still improved her world ranking to no. 63. A week later in Rome, she reached her third quarterfinals of the four tournaments she had participated in with a straight-sets victory against Samantha Stosur in the third round. She lost in the quarterfinals 4–6, 3–6 to the world no. 2, defending and eventual champion Maria Sharapova ^[38]. Her appearance in Rome increased her ranking to world no. 52 and putting her as the third-ranked American. She lost in the second round of the French Open to Agnieszka Radwańska, 6-2, 6-3.

Sister, Serena Williams [link]

Main article: Williams sisters rivalry

In professional women's tennis, Venus has played her sister Serena 23 times, accumulating a 10–13 record in the series. They are the only women during the open era to have played each other in four consecutive Grand Slam singles finals. They have met in a total of eight Grand Slam finals, ahead of the number of finals played by Steffi Graf and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and by Helen Wills Moody and Helen Jacobs but behind the record of fourteen finals set by Chris Evert and Martina Navrátilová.^[39] Currently Venus has 43 career tennis titles, Serena has 40. Serena has 13 slams and Venus has 7.

Fight for equal prize money [link]

Despite years of protesting by tennis pioneer Billie Jean King and others, in 2005 the French Open and Wimbledon still refused to pay women's and men's players equally through all rounds. In 2005, Williams met with officials from both tournaments, arguing that female tennis players should be paid as much as males.^[40] Although WTA tour President Larry Scott commented that she left "a very meaningful impression", Williams's demands were rejected.

The turning point was an essay published in The Times on the eve of Wimbledon in 2006. In it, Williams accused Wimbledon of being on the "wrong side of history", writing:

I feel so strongly that Wimbledon's stance devalues the principle of meritocracy and diminishes the years of hard work that women on the tour have put into becoming professional tennis players.

I believe that athletes – especially female athletes in the world's leading sport for women – should serve as role models. The message I like to convey to women and girls across the globe is that there is no glass ceiling. My fear is that Wimbledon is loudly and clearly sending the opposite message....

Wimbledon has argued that women's tennis is worth less for a variety of reasons; it says, for example, that because men play a best of five sets game they work harder for their prize money.

This argument just doesn’t make sense; first of all, women players would be happy to play five sets matches in grand slam tournaments....

Secondly, tennis is unique in the world of professional sports. No other sport has men and women competing for a grand slam championship on the same stage, at the same time. So in the eyes of the general public the men's and women's games have the same value.

Third, ... we enjoy huge and equal celebrity and are paid for the value we deliver to broadcasters and spectators, not the amount of time we spend on the stage. And, for the record, the ladies’ final at Wimbledon in 2005 lasted 45 minutes longer than the men's....

Wimbledon has justified treating women as second class because we do more for the tournament. The argument goes that the top women – who are more likely also to play doubles matches than their male peers – earn more than the top men if you count singles, doubles and mixed doubles prize money. So the more we support the tournament, the more unequally we should be treated! But doubles and mixed doubles are separate events from the singles competition. Is Wimbledon suggesting that, if the top women withdrew from the doubles events, that then we would deserve equal prize money in singles? And how then does the All England Club explain why the pot of women's doubles prize money is nearly £130,000 smaller than the men's doubles prize money?

I intend to keep doing everything I can until Billie Jean's original dream of equality is made real. It's a shame that the name of the greatest tournament in tennis, an event that should be a positive symbol for the sport, is tarnished.^[40]

In response, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and members of Parliament publicly endorsed Williams's arguments.^[41] Later that year, the Women's Tennis Association and UNESCO teamed for a campaign to promote gender equality in sports, asking Williams to lead the campaign.^[42] Under enormous pressure, Wimbledon announced in February 2007 that it would award equal prize money to all competitors in all rounds, and the French Open followed suit a day later.^[43] In the aftermath, the Chicago Sun-Times cited Williams as "the single factor" that "changed the minds of the boys" and a leader whose "willingness to take a public stand separates her not only from most of her female peers, but also from our most celebrated male athletes."^[44] Williams herself commented, "Somewhere in the world a little girl is dreaming of holding a giant trophy in her hands and being viewed as an equal to boys who have similar dreams."^[45]

Venus herself became the first woman to benefit from the equalization of prize money at Wimbledon, as she won the 2007 tournament and was awarded the same amount as the male winner Roger Federer.

Personal life [link]

Venus for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's "National Wear Red Day"

On December 13, 2007, Williams received her associate degree in Fashion Design from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale with Cum Laude honors and a 3.5 GPA.^[46]

Beginning the fall 2011 semester, William's began pursuing a bachelor's degree in the school of business through an online degree program at Indiana University East in Richmond, Indiana.^[47] Her ultimate goal is to get an MBA in the near future.^[48]

Williams's longtime boyfriend, pro golfer Hank Kuehne, had been a visible presence since Wimbledon 2007, holding her hand during long rain delays and clapping support from the players' box along with her parents and younger sister Serena. "He's a great guy", Williams said. "He understands competition. He's very supportive. I love having him here and everyone else in the box, too."^[49] After rumors of engagement, the couple broke up in 2010, after which Kuehne dated and (in May 2011) married his current wife Andy.

In 2003, Venus and Serena Williams's older sister Yetunde Price, 31, was shot dead in Compton, California near the courts on which the sisters once practiced. Price was the Williams sisters' personal assistant. The Williams family issued this statement shortly after the death: "We are extremely shocked, saddened and devastated by the shooting death of our beloved Yetunde. She was our nucleus and our rock. She was a personal assistant, confidante, and adviser to her sisters, and her death leaves a void that can never be filled. Our grief is overwhelming, and this is the saddest day of our lives."^[50]

Williams said her family's faith as Jehovah's Witnesses has helped her tremendously.^[51]

In 2011, Williams was forced to withdraw from the US Open before her second-round match, following a Sjögren's syndrome diagnosis.^[30]

Entrepreneur [link]

Williams in July 2010

Williams is the chief executive officer of her interior design firm "V Starr Interiors" located in Jupiter, Florida. Williams's company designed the set of the Tavis Smiley Show on PBS, the Olympic athletes' apartments as part of New York City's failed bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games, and residences and businesses in the Palm Beach, Florida area.^[52]

In 2001, Williams was named one of the 30 most powerful women in America by the Ladies Home Journal.^[53]

In 2007, Williams teamed with retailer Steve & Barry's to launch her own fashion line EleVen. "I love fashion and the idea that I am using my design education to actually create clothing and footwear that I will wear on and off the tennis court is a dream come true for me. The vision has been to create a collection that will allow women to enjoy an active lifestyle while remaining fashionable at the same time. I'm thrilled with everything we've created to launch EleVen."^[54]^[55]

In June 2009, Venus was named 77th in the Top 100 Most Powerful Celebrities compiled by Forbes magazine.^[56]

In August 2009, Venus Williams became part-owners of the Miami Dolphins with sister Serena Williams. The announcement was made during a press conference overlooking the practice field. This made Venus and indeed her sister Serena the first African-American females to obtain ownership in an NFL franchise. Stephan Ross, the majority owner of the Dolphins, said "We are thrilled to have Venus and Serena join the Dolphins as limited partners. They are among the most admired athletes in the world and have become global ambassadors for the game of tennis. Their addition to our ownership group further reflects our commitment to connect with aggressively and embrace the great diversity that makes South Florida a multicultural gem."^[57]

In late June 2010, Venus Williams released her first book, entitled "Come to Win; on How Sports Can Help You Top Your Profession" which she co-wrote with Kelly E. Carter. In promotion of the book she embarked on a tour around America in support of the release, whilst also appearing on several talk shows including The Early Show and Good Morning America. This gave her a place on the top 5 The New York Times Best Seller List.^[58]

Recognition [link]

In 2005 Tennis Magazine ranked her as the 25th-best player in 40 years in a controversial article.^[59]^[60] Since this ranking, however, she has won an additional three Grand Slam singles titles.

In June 2011, she was named one of the "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future" by Time.^[61]

Equipment [link]

Coach: Richard Williams, Oracene Price

Racquet: Wilson BLX Blade Team (104)

Clothing: EleVen

Shoes: Nike

Career statistics [link]

Main article: Venus Williams career statistics

Records and achievements [link]

Tournament Name Years Record accomplished Player tied

Summer Olympics 2000–08 3 tennis gold medals (open era) Stands alone

Sony Ericsson Open 1998–2002 Most consecutive singles matches won at this tournament (22) Steffi Graf

US Open 2007 Fastest serve by a woman (129 mph)^[62] Stands alone

Wimbledon 2005 Longest women's singles final^[63] Lindsay Davenport

Wimbledon 2007 Lowest-ranked winner (31st)^[64] Stands alone

Wimbledon 2007 Lowest-seeded winner (23rd)^[64] Stands alone

US Open 2007 Fastest serve by a woman (129 mph)^[65] Stands alone

Wimbledon 2008 Fastest serve by a woman (129 mph)^[66] Stands alone

French Open 2010 Fastest serve by a woman (207 km/h/128.6 mph)^[67] Stands alone

1999 French Open – 2010 French Open 1999–2010 Longest streak of consecutive initial Grand Slam finals won (doubles) (12) Serena Williams

In 1997, Williams became the first woman since Pam Shriver in 1978 to reach the singles final of the US Open on her first attempt.^[68]

In 1997, Williams became the first unseeded singles finalist at the US Open.^[68]

In 1997, the combined ages of Williams at age 17 and Martina Hingis at age 16 in the US Open final were the lowest in the open era history of that tournament.

At 1999 IGA Classic in Oklahoma City marking the first time in tennis history that sisters won titles in the same week (Serena Williams won Paris).

At the 1999 Lipton International Players Championships in Key Biscayne became the first pair of sisters in the open era to meet in a tournament final (with Serena Williams).

In 2000, Williams became the second African-American to win Wimbledon during the open era.

At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Williams became only the second player to win Olympic gold medals in both singles and doubles at the same Olympic Games, after Helen Wills Moody in 1924.

By winning the 2001 Australian Open doubles championship, Venus and Serena Williams became the fifth pair to complete a Career Doubles Grand Slam and the only pair to win a Career Doubles Golden Slam.

The 2001 US Open marked the first time in the open era, and only the second time in 117 years, that sisters met in a Grand Slam singles final (with Serena Williams).

In 2001, she became the third woman in the open era, after Navratilova and Graf, to win both Wimbledon and the US Open in consecutive years.

In February 2002, she became the first African-American woman to become World No. 1 since the computer rankings began in 1975.

In 2002 became the first ever siblings to rank Top 2 at same time with sister Serena.

At Wimbledon in 2003, she reached her fourth consecutive Wimbledon final, which since the abolishment of the challenge round system is tied with Helen Wills Moody for fourth behind Martina Navrátilová's nine, Billie Jean King's five, and Chris Evert's five.

Williams and Hingis hold the open era record for consecutive losses in Grand Slam singles finals (five).

One of three women, the others being Navratilova and Steffi Graf, to win the Wimbledon singles title at least five times during the open era.

At Wimbledon in 2009, Williams defeated World No. 1 Dinara Safina in the semifinals 6–1, 6–0, which was the most one-sided women's semifinal at Wimbledon since 1969, when King defeated Rosemary Casals by the same score.

Awards [link]

See also: WTA Awards

1995

Sports Image Foundation Award for conducting tennis clinics in low-income areas

1997

WTA Newcomer of the Year

September's Olympic Committee Female Athlete

1998

Tennis Magazine's Most Improved Player

2000

WTA Player of the Year

WTA Doubles Team of the Year Award (with Serena Williams)

Sports Illustrated for Women's Sportswoman of the Year

Teen Choice Awards – Extraordinary Achievement Award

Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.62)

Women's Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year for team sports (with Serena Williams)

2001

Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award

EMMA Best Sport Personality Award

Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.57)

2002

Best Female Athlete ESPY Award

Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award

Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.60)

2003

34th NAACP Image Awards' President's Award

Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.65)

2004

Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No.1)

Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.77)

2005

Glamour Magazine's Women of the Year Award

Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.81)

Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No.3)

2006

Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award

BET's Best Female Athlete of the Year

Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No.1)

Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.90)

2007

Gitanjali Diamond Award

Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No.3)

2008

Whirlpool 6th Sense Player of the Year Award

Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No.3)

2009

Anti-Defamation League Americanism Award

Whirlpool 6th Sense Player of the Year Award

ITF Women's Doubles World Champion (with Serena Williams)

WTA Doubles Team of the Year Award (with Serena Williams)

WTA Fan Favorite Doubles Team of the Year Award (with Serena Williams)

Doha 21st Century Leaders Awards – Outstanding Leadership

Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.77)

Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No.2)

2010

Caesars Tennis Classic Achievement Award

Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.83)

YWCA GLA Phenomenal Woman of the Year Award

WTA Fan Favorite Doubles Team of the Year Award (with Serena Williams)

Forbes 30 Utterly Inspiring Role Models

Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women in the World (No.60)

Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No.2)

2011

Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.86)

TIME Magazine 30 Legends of Women's Tennis

Forbes Most Powerful Black Women In The U.S. (No.10)

See also [link]

Tennis portal

Hingis – V. Williams rivalry

Williams sisters rivalry

List of Grand Slam women's singles champions

List of Grand Slam women's doubles champions

List of Grand Slam mixed doubles champions

References [link]

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Bibliography

Edmondson, Jacqueline (2005). Venus and Serena Williams: A Biography. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-313-33165-0.

External links [link]

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Official website

Venus Williams at the Women's Tennis Association

Venus Williams at the International Tennis Federation

Venus Williams at the Fed Cup

Venus Williams at the Internet Movie Database

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Venus Williams (Achievement precedessor & successor)

Sporting positions

Preceded by
Jennifer Capriati
Jennifer Capriati
Jennifer Capriati World No. 1
February 25, 2002 – March 17, 2002
April 22, 2002 – May 19, 2002
June 10, 2002 – July 7, 2002 Succeeded by
Jennifer Capriati
Jennifer Capriati
Serena Williams

Awards and achievements

Preceded by
Anna Kournikova WTA Newcomer of the Year
1997 Succeeded by
Serena Williams

Preceded by
Lindsay Davenport WTA Player of The Year
2000 Succeeded by
Jennifer Capriati

Preceded by
Martina Hingis & Anna Kournikova
Cara Black & Liezel Huber WTA Doubles Team of the Year
2000 (with Serena Williams)
2009, 2010 (with Serena Williams) Succeeded by
Lisa Raymond & Rennae Stubbs
Gisela Dulko & Flavia Pennetta

Preceded by
Cara Black & Liezel Huber ITF Women's Doubles World Champion
2009 (with Serena Williams) Succeeded by
Incumbent

Preceded by
Lindsay Davenport
Maria Sharapova Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
2001-2002
2006 Succeeded by
Serena Williams
Maria Sharapova

Preceded by
Lindsay Davenport Best Female Athlete ESPY Award
2002 Succeeded by
Serena Williams

Venus Williams in the Grand Slam Tournaments

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Women’s tennis players who won two or more Grand Slam singles titles in one calendar year

Four wins

1953: Maureen Connolly Brinker (AO&FO&WI&US)

1970: Margaret Court (AO&FO&WI&US)

1988: Steffi Graf (AO&FO&WI&US)

Three wins

1928: Helen Wills Moody (FO&WI&US)

1929: Helen Wills Moody (FO&WI&US)

1962: Margaret Court (AO&FO&US)

1965: Margaret Court (AO&WI&US)

1969: Margaret Court (AO&FO&US)

1972: Billie Jean King (FO&WI&US)

1973: Margaret Court (AO&FO&US)

1983: Martina Navratilova (AO&WI&US)

1984: Martina Navratilova (FO&WI&US)

1989: Steffi Graf (AO&WI&US)

1991: Monica Seles (AO&FO&US)

1992: Monica Seles (AO&FO&US)

1993: Steffi Graf (FO&WI&US)

1995: Steffi Graf (FO&WI&US)

1996: Steffi Graf (FO&WI&US)

1997: Martina Hingis (AO&WI&US)

2002: Serena Williams (FO&WI&US)

Two wins

1925: Suzanne Lenglen (FO&WI)

1927: Helen Wills Moody (WI&US)

1930: Helen Wills Moody (FO&WI)

1931: Cilly Aussem (FO&WI)

1932: Helen Wills Moody (FO&WI)

1939: Alice Marble (WI&US)

1946: Pauline Betz Addie (WI&US)

1949: Margaret Osborne duPont (FO&US)

1950: Louise Bough Clapp (AO&WI)

1952: Maureen Connolly Brinker (WI&US)

1954: Maureen Connolly Brinker (FO&WI)

1956: Shirley Fry Irvin (WI&US)

1957: Althea Gibson (WI&US)

1958: Althea Gibson (WI&US)

1959: Maria Bueno (WI&US)

1960: Darlene Hard (FO&US)

1963: Margaret Court (AO&WI)

1964: Margaret Court (AO&FO)

1964: Maria Bueno (WI&US)

1967: Billie Jean King (WI&US)

1968: Billie Jean King (AO&WI)

1971: Evonne Goolagong Cawley (FO&WI)

1974: Chris Evert (FO&WI)

1975: Chris Evert (FO&US)

1976: Chris Evert (WI&US)

1980: Chris Evert (FO&US)

1982: Martina Navratilova (FO&WI)

1982: Chris Evert (AO&US)

1985: Martina Navratilova (AO&WI)

1986: Martina Navratilova (WI&US)

1987: Martina Navratilova (WI&US)

1994: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (FO&US)

2000: Venus Williams (WI&US)

2001: Jennifer Capriati (AO&FO)

2001: Venus Williams (WI&US)

2003: Serena Williams (AO&WI)

2003: Justine Henin (FO&US)

2006: Amélie Mauresmo (AO&WI)

2007: Justine Henin (FO&US)

2009: Serena Williams (AO&WI)

2010: Serena Williams (AO&WI)

AO=Australian Open, FO=French Open, WI=Wimbledon, US=US Open

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Wimbledon (Open era) ladies' singles champions

(1968) Billie Jean King

(1969) Ann Haydon-Jones

(1970) Margaret Court

(1971) Evonne Goolagong

(1972) Billie Jean King

(1973) Billie Jean King

(1974) Chris Evert

(1975) Billie Jean King

(1976) Chris Evert

(1977) Virginia Wade

(1978) Martina Navrátilová

(1979) Martina Navrátilová

(1980) Evonne Goolagong

(1981) Chris Evert

(1982) Martina Navrátilová

(1983) Martina Navrátilová

(1984) Martina Navrátilová

(1985) Martina Navrátilová

(1986) Martina Navrátilová

(1987) Martina Navrátilová

(1988) Steffi Graf

(1989) Steffi Graf

(1990) Martina Navrátilová

(1991) Steffi Graf

(1992) Steffi Graf

(1993) Steffi Graf

(1994) Conchita Martínez

(1995) Steffi Graf

(1996) Steffi Graf

(1997) Martina Hingis

(1998) Jana Novotná

(1999) Lindsay Davenport

(2000) Venus Williams

(2001) Venus Williams

(2002) Serena Williams

(2003) Serena Williams

(2004) Maria Sharapova

(2005) Venus Williams

(2006) Amélie Mauresmo

(2007) Venus Williams

(2008) Venus Williams

(2009) Serena Williams

(2010) Serena Williams

(2011) Petra Kvitová

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US Open women's singles champions

(1968) Virginia Wade

(1969) Margaret Court

(1970) Margaret Court

(1971) Billie Jean King

(1972) Billie Jean King

(1973) Margaret Court

(1974) Billie Jean King

(1975) Chris Evert

(1976) Chris Evert

(1977) Chris Evert

(1978) Chris Evert

(1979) Tracy Austin

(1980) Chris Evert

(1981) Tracy Austin

(1982) Chris Evert

(1983) Martina Navrátilová

(1984) Martina Navrátilová

(1985) Hana Mandlíková

(1986) Martina Navrátilová

(1987) Martina Navrátilová

(1988) Steffi Graf

(1989) Steffi Graf

(1990) Gabriela Sabatini

(1991) Monica Seles

(1992) Monica Seles

(1993) Steffi Graf

(1994) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

(1995) Steffi Graf

(1996) Steffi Graf

(1997) Martina Hingis

(1998) Lindsay Davenport

(1999) Serena Williams

(2000) Venus Williams

(2001) Venus Williams

(2002) Serena Williams

(2003) Justine Henin

(2004) Svetlana Kuznetsova

(2005) Kim Clijsters

(2006) Maria Sharapova

(2007) Justine Henin

(2008) Serena Williams

(2009) Kim Clijsters

(2010) Kim Clijsters

(2011) Samantha Stosur

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Australian Open women's doubles champions

(1969) Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton

(1970) Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton

(1971) Evonne Goolagong / Margaret Court

(1972) Kerry Harris / Helen Gourlay Cawley

(1973) Margaret Court / Virginia Wade

(1974) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Peggy Michel

(1975) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Peggy Michel

(1976) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Helen Gourlay Cawley

(1977 (Jan)) Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat / Helen Gourlay Cawley

(1977 (Dec)) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Helen Gourlay Cawley & Mona Schallau Guerrant / Kerry Melville Reid

(1978) Betsy Nagelsen / Renáta Tomanová

(1979) Judy Connor Chaloner / Diane Evers Brown

(1980) Martina Navrátilová / Betsy Nagelsen

(1981) Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith

(1982) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1983) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1984) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1985) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1987) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1988) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1989) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1990) Jana Novotná / Helena Suková

(1991) Patty Fendick / Mary Joe Fernández

(1992) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková

(1993) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1994) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1995) Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

(1996) Chanda Rubin / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

(1997) Martina Hingis / Natalia Zvereva

(1998) Martina Hingis / Mirjana Lučić

(1999) Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova

(2000) Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs

(2001) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2002) Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova

(2003) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2004) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez

(2005) Svetlana Kuznetsova / Alicia Molik

(2006) Yan Zi / Zheng Jie

(2007) Cara Black / Liezel Huber

(2008) Alona Bondarenko / Kateryna Bondarenko

(2009) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2010) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2011) Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta

(2012) Svetlana Kuznetsova / Vera Zvonareva

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French Open women's doubles champions

(1968) Françoise Durr / Ann Haydon-Jones

(1969) Françoise Durr / Ann Haydon-Jones

(1970) Gail Chanfreau / Françoise Durr

(1971) Gail Chanfreau / Françoise Durr

(1972) Billie Jean King / Betty Stöve

(1973) Margaret Court / Virginia Wade

(1974) Chris Evert / Olga Morozova

(1975) Chris Evert / Martina Navrátilová

(1976) Fiorella Bonicelli / Gail Chanfreau

(1977) Regina Maršíková / Pam Teeguarden

(1978) Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici

(1979) Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull

(1980) Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith

(1981) Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer / Tanya Harford

(1982) Martina Navrátilová / Anne Smith

(1983) Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer / Candy Reynolds

(1984) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1985) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1986) Martina Navrátilová / Andrea Temesvári

(1987) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1988) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1989) Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Natalia Zvereva

(1990) Jana Novotná / Helena Suková

(1991) Gigi Fernández / Jana Novotná

(1992) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1993) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1994) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1995) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1996) Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández

(1997) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1998) Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná

(1999) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2000) Martina Hingis / Mary Pierce

(2001) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez

(2002) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez

(2003) Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama

(2004) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez

(2005) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez

(2006) Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur

(2007) Alicia Molik / Mara Santangelo

(2008) Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual

(2009) Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual

(2010) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2011) Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká

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Wimbledon (Open Era) ladies' doubles champions

(1968) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King

(1969) Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton

(1970) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King

(1971) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King

(1972) Billie Jean King / Betty Stöve

(1973) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King

(1974) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Peggy Michel

(1975) Ann Kiyomura / Kazuko Sawamatsu

(1976) Chris Evert / Martina Navrátilová

(1977) Helen Gourlay Cawley / JoAnne Russell

(1978) Kerry Melville Reid / Wendy Turnbull

(1979) Billie Jean King / Martina Navrátilová

(1980) Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith

(1981) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1982) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1983) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1984) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1985) Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Sayers Smylie

(1986) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1987) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková

(1988) Steffi Graf / Gabriela Sabatini

(1989) Jana Novotná / Helena Suková

(1990) Jana Novotná / Helena Suková

(1991) Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Natalia Zvereva

(1992) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1993) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1994) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1995) Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

(1996) Martina Hingis / Helena Suková

(1997) Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva

(1998) Martina Hingis / Helena Suková

(1999) Lindsay Davenport / Corina Morariu

(2000) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2001) Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs

(2002) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2003) Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama

(2004) Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs

(2005) Cara Black / Liezel Huber

(2006) Yan Zi / Zheng Jie

(2007) Cara Black / Liezel Huber

(2008) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2009) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2010) Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova

(2011) Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik

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US Open women's doubles champions

(1968) Maria Bueno / Margaret Court

(1969) Françoise Durr / Darlene Hard

(1970) Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton

(1971) Rosemary Casals / Judy Tegart Dalton

(1972) Françoise Durr / Betty Stöve

(1973) Margaret Court / Virginia Wade

(1974) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King

(1975) Margaret Court / Virginia Wade

(1976) Delina Boshoff / Ilana Kloss

(1977) Martina Navrátilová / Betty Stöve

(1978) Billie Jean King / Martina Navrátilová

(1979) Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull

(1980) Billie Jean King / Martina Navrátilová

(1981) Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith

(1982) Rosemary Casals / Wendy Turnbull

(1983) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1984) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1985) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková

(1986) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1987) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1988) Gigi Fernández / Robin White

(1989) Hana Mandlíková / Martina Navrátilová

(1990) Gigi Fernández / Martina Navrátilová

(1991) Pam Shriver / Natalia Zvereva

(1992) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1993) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková

(1994) Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

(1995) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1996) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1997) Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná

(1998) Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná

(1999) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2000) Julie Halard-Decugis / Ai Sugiyama

(2001) Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs

(2002) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez

(2003) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez

(2004) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez

(2005) Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur

(2006) Nathalie Dechy / Vera Zvonareva

(2007) Nathalie Dechy / Dinara Safina

(2008) Cara Black / Liezel Huber

(2009) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2010) Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova

(2011) Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond

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Australian Open mixed doubles champions

(1969) Margaret Court / Marty Riessen & Ann Haydon-Jones / Fred Stolle

(1987) Zina Garrison / Sherwood Stewart

(1988) Jana Novotná / Jim Pugh

(1989) Jana Novotná / Jim Pugh

(1990) Natalia Zvereva / Jim Pugh

(1991) Jo Durie / Jeremy Bates

(1992) Nicole Provis / Mark Woodforde

(1993) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Todd Woodbridge

(1994) Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Andrei Olhovskiy

(1995) Natalia Zvereva / Rick Leach

(1996) Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Mark Woodforde

(1997) Manon Bollegraf / Rick Leach

(1998) Venus Williams / Justin Gimelstob

(1999) Mariaan de Swardt / David Adams

(2000) Rennae Stubbs / Jared Palmer

(2001) Corina Morariu / Ellis Ferreira

(2002) Daniela Hantuchová / Kevin Ullyett

(2003) Martina Navrátilová / Leander Paes

(2004) Elena Bovina / Nenad Zimonjić

(2005) Samantha Stosur / Scott Draper

(2006) Martina Hingis / Mahesh Bhupathi

(2007) Elena Likhovtseva / Daniel Nestor

(2008) Tiantian Sun / Nenad Zimonjić

(2009) Sania Mirza / Mahesh Bhupathi

(2010) Cara Black / Leander Paes

(2011) Katarina Srebotnik / Daniel Nestor

(2012) Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Horia Tecău

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French Open mixed doubles champions

(1968) Françoise Durr / Jean-Claude Barclay

(1969) Margaret Court / Marty Riessen

(1970) Billie Jean King / Bob Hewitt

(1971) Françoise Durr / Jean-Claude Barclay

(1972) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Kim Warwick

(1973) Françoise Durr / Jean-Claude Barclay

(1974) Martina Navrátilová / Iván Molina

(1975) Fiorella Bonicelli / Thomas Koch

(1976) Ilana Kloss / Kim Warwick

(1977) Mary Carillo / John McEnroe

(1978) Renáta Tomanová / Pavel Složil

(1979) Wendy Turnbull / Bob Hewitt

(1980) Anne Smith / Billy Martin

(1981) Andrea Jaeger / Jimmy Arias

(1982) Wendy Turnbull / John Lloyd

(1983) Barbara Jordan / Eliot Teltscher

(1984) Anne Smith / Dick Stockton

(1985) Martina Navrátilová / Heinz Günthardt

(1986) Kathy Jordan / Ken Flach

(1987) Pam Shriver / Emilio Sánchez Vicario

(1988) Lori McNeil / Jorge Lozano

(1989) Manon Bollegraf / Tom Nijssen

(1990) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Jorge Lozano

(1991) Helena Suková / Cyril Suk

(1992) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Mark Woodforde

(1993) Eugenia Maniokova / Andrei Olhovskiy

(1994) Kristie Boogert / Menno Oosting

(1995) Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Todd Woodbridge

(1996) Patricia Tarabini / Javier Frana

(1997) Rika Hiraki / Mahesh Bhupathi

(1998) Venus Williams / Justin Gimelstob

(1999) Katarina Srebotnik / Piet Norval

(2000) Mariaan de Swardt / David Adams

(2001) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Tomas Carbonell

(2002) Cara Black / Wayne Black

(2003) Lisa Raymond / Mike Bryan

(2004) Tatiana Golovin / Richard Gasquet

(2005) Daniela Hantuchová / Fabrice Santoro

(2006) Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić

(2007) Nathalie Dechy / Andy Ram

(2008) Victoria Azarenka / Bob Bryan

(2009) Liezel Huber / Bob Bryan

(2010) Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić

(2011) Casey Dellacqua / Scott Lipsky

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Tennis players who have completed the Grand Slam or career Grand Slam in singles and/or doubles

Calendar year (men's singles)

1938: Don Budge

1962: Rod Laver

1969: Rod Laver

Calendar year (women's singles)

1953: Maureen Connolly

1970: Margaret Court

1988: Steffi Graf

Calendar year (men's doubles)

1951: Ken McGregor/ Frank Sedgman

Calendar year (women's doubles)

1960: Maria Bueno

1984: Martina Navrátilová/ Pam Shriver

1998: Martina Hingis

Calendar year (mixed doubles)

1963: Margaret Court/ Ken Fletcher

1965: Margaret Court

1967: Owen Davidson

Career (men's singles)

1933-34-35: Fred Perry

1937-38: Don Budge

1960-61-62: Rod Laver

1961-63-64: Roy Emerson

1992-94-95-99: Andre Agassi

2003-04-09: Roger Federer

2005-08-09-10: Rafael Nadal

Career (women's singles)

1951-52-53: Maureen Connolly

1949-50-51-54: Doris Hart

1951-56-57: Shirley Fry Irvin

1960-62-63: Margaret Court

1966-67-68-72: Billie Jean King

1974-75-82: Chris Evert

1978-81-82-83: Martina Navrátilová

1987-88: Steffi Graf

1999-2002-03: Serena Williams

Career (men's doubles)

1935-36-39: Adrian Quist

1951: Ken McGregor/ Frank Sedgman

1953–56: Lew Hoad/ Ken Rosewall

1959-60-62: Roy Emerson/ Neale Fraser

1965–67: John Newcombe/ Tony Roche

1962-64-67-77: Bob Hewitt

1982-84-86-89: John Fitzgerald

1983-87-89: Anders Järryd

1994-95-98: Jacco Eltingh/ Paul Haarhuis

1992–93-95-2000: Todd Woodbridge/ Mark Woodforde

1998-2002-03-05: Jonas Björkman

2003-05-06: Bob Bryan/ Mike Bryan

2002-04-07-08: Daniel Nestor

1999-2006-12: Leander Paes

Career (women's doubles)

1942-46-50: Louise Brough Clapp

1947-48-50-51: Doris Hart

1950-51-57: Shirley Fry Irvin

1956–1957: Althea Gibson

1958–60: Maria Bueno

1961–64: Lesley Turner Bowrey

1966-69-70: Margaret Court/ Judy Tegart Dalton

1980–81: Kathy Jordan/ Anne Smith

1981-82-83-84: Martina Navrátilová/ Pam Shriver

1989-90-93: Helena Suková

1992–93: Gigi Fernández/ Natasha Zvereva

1989-90-94: Jana Novotná

1996-97-98: Martina Hingis

1999-2000-01: Serena Williams/ Venus Williams

2000-01-06: Lisa Raymond

Career (mixed doubles)

1925-26-27-28 Jean Borotra

1949–51: Doris Hart/ Frank Sedgman

1963: Margaret Court/ Ken Fletcher

1965-66-67: Owen Davidson

1967–68: Billie Jean King

1969–75: Margaret Court/ Marty Riessen

1961-70-77-79: Bob Hewitt

1992–93: Mark Woodforde

1990-93-94-95: Todd Woodbridge

1974-85-2003: Martina Navrátilová

2001-02-05: Daniela Hantuchová

1997-99-2005-06: Mahesh Bhupathi

2002-04-08-10: Cara Black

Venus Williams Achievements

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Women's Tennis Association: Top ten American female singles tennis players, as of May 14, 2012.

1. Serena Williams (6 3) · 2. Christina McHale (36 ) · 3. Vania King (58 1) · 4. Varvara Lepchenko (59 18) · 5. Venus Williams (63 9)

6. Jamie Hampton (87 2) · 7. Sloane Stephens (92 10) · 8. Irina Falconi (101 1) · 9. Jill Craybas (133 3) · 10. Alison Riske (136 1)

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Women's Tennis Association: Top ten female singles tennis players from the Americas as of May 28, 2012.

1. Serena Williams (5 ) · 2. Christina McHale (36 1) · 3. Venus Williams (53 1) · 4. Vania King (57 1) · 5. Aleksandra Wozniak (58 1)

6. Varvara Lepchenko (63 2) · 7. Sloane Stephens (70 9) · 8. Jamie Hampton (90 3) · 9. Stéphanie Dubois (97 1) · 10. Irina Falconi (112 2)

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Women's Tennis Association (WTA) World No. 1 singles players

Chris Evert (1975/1985 – 260 w)

Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1976 – 2 w)

Martina Navratilova (1978/1987 – 331 w)

Tracy Austin (1980 – 22 w)

Steffi Graf (1987/1997 – 377 w)

// Monica Seles (1991/1996 – 178 w)

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (1995 – 12 w)

Martina Hingis (1997/2001 – 209 w)

Lindsay Davenport (1998/2006 – 98 w)

Jennifer Capriati (2001/2002 – 17 w)

Venus Williams (2002 – 11 w)

Serena Williams (2002/2010 – 123 w)

Kim Clijsters (2003/2011 – 20 w)

Justine Henin (2003/2008 – 117 w)

Amélie Mauresmo (2004/2006 – 39 w)

Maria Sharapova (2005/2008 – 17 w)

Ana Ivanovic (2008 – 12 w)

Jelena Janković (2008/2009 – 18 w)

Dinara Safina (2009 – 26 w)

Caroline Wozniacki (2010/2012 – 67 w)

Victoria Azarenka (2012 – 18 w)

WTA rankings began on November 3, 1975

(year first held/year last held – number of weeks (w))

current No. 1 in bold, as of week of May 28, 2012

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Women's Tennis Association (WTA) World No. 1 doubles players

Martina Navratilova (1984/1990 – 237 w) · Pam Shriver (1985/1986 – 48 w) · Helena Suková (1990/1993 – 68 w) · Jana Novotná (1990/1999 – 67 w)
Gigi Fernández (1991/1995 – 80 w) · Natasha Zvereva (1991/1999 – 124 w) · Larisa Neiland (1992 – 4 w) · Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (1992/1997 – 111 w)
Lindsay Davenport (1997/2000 – 32 w) · Martina Hingis (1998/1999 – 35 w) · Anna Kournikova (1999/2000 – 10 w) · Corina Morariu (2000 – 7 w) ·
Lisa Raymond (2000/2012 – 120 w) · Rennae Stubbs (2000 – 3 w) · Julie Halard-Decugis (2000 – 14 w) · Ai Sugiyama (2000/2003 – 45 w)
Paola Suárez (2002/2004 – 87 w) · Kim Clijsters (2003 – 4 w) · Virginia Ruano Pascual (2003/2005 – 65 w) · Cara Black (2005/2010 – 163 w)
Samantha Stosur (2006/2007 – 61 w) · Liezel Huber (2007/2012 – 182 w) · Serena Williams (2010 – 8 w) · Venus Williams (2010 – 8 w)
Gisela Dulko (2010/2011 – 24 w) · Flavia Pennetta (2011 – 18 w) · Květa Peschke (2011 – 10 w) · Katarina Srebotnik (2011 – 10 w)

WTA rankings incepted on September 4, 1984 · (year first held/year last held – number of weeks (w)) · current No. 1 in bold, as of May 7, 2012

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Tennis at the Summer Olympics • Olympic Champions in women's singles

1900: Charlotte Cooper

1908: Dorothea Chambers, Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith (indoors)

1912: Marguerite Broquedis, Edith Hannam (indoors)

1920: Suzanne Lenglen

1924: Helen Wills

1988: Steffi Graf

1992: Jennifer Capriati

1996: Lindsay Davenport

2000: Venus Williams

2004: Justine Henin-Hardenne

2008: Elena Dementieva

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Tennis at the Summer Olympics • Olympic Champions in women's doubles

1920: Kathleen McKane & Winifred McNair

1924: Hazel Wightman & Helen Wills Moody

1988: Zina Garrison & Pam Shriver

1992 - 1996: Gigi Fernández & Mary Joe Fernández

2000: Serena Williams & Venus Williams

2004: Sun Tiantian & Li Ting

2008: Serena Williams & Venus Williams

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WTA Year-end championships winners singles

(1971) Billie Jean King

(1972) Chris Evert

(1973) Chris Evert

(1974) Evonne Goolagong

(1975) Chris Evert

(1976) Evonne Goolagong

(1977) Chris Evert

(1978) Martina Navrátilová

(1979) Martina Navrátilová

(1980) Tracy Austin

(1981) Martina Navrátilová

(1982) Sylvia Hanika

(1983) Martina Navrátilová

(1984) Martina Navrátilová

(1985) Martina Navrátilová

(1986-1) Martina Navrátilová

(1986-2) Martina Navrátilová

(1987) Steffi Graf

(1988) Gabriela Sabatini

(1989) Steffi Graf

(1990) Monica Seles

(1991) Monica Seles

(1992) Monica Seles

(1993) Steffi Graf

(1994) Gabriela Sabatini

(1995) Steffi Graf

(1996) Steffi Graf

(1997) Jana Novotná

(1998) Martina Hingis

(1999) Lindsay Davenport

(2000) Martina Hingis

(2001) Serena Williams

(2002) Kim Clijsters

(2003) Kim Clijsters

(2004) Maria Sharapova

(2005) Amélie Mauresmo

(2006) Justine Henin

(2007) Justine Henin

(2008) Venus Williams

(2009) Serena Williams

(2010) Kim Clijsters

(2011) Petra Kvitová

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Name Williams, Venus Ebone Starr

Alternative names

Short description American tennis player

Date of birth June 17, 1980

Place of birth Lynwood, California

Date of death

Place of death

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Serena Williams

Serena Williams at the 2011 AEGON International

Country United States

Residence Palm Beach Gardens, Florida^[1]

Born (1981-09-26) September 26, 1981 (age 30)
Saginaw, Michigan

Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Weight 70.3 kg (155 lb)

Turned pro September 1995

Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Career prize money US$ 36,019,574
(1st all-time among women athletes and 4th all-time among tennis athletes)

Singles

Career record 523–106 (83%)

Career titles 41 WTA^[1] (10th in overall rankings)

Highest ranking No. 1 (July 8, 2002)

Current ranking No. 5 (May 28, 2012)

Grand Slam Singles results

Australian Open W (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010)

French Open W (2002)

Wimbledon W (2002, 2003, 2009, 2010)

US Open W (1999, 2002, 2008)

Other tournaments

Championships W (2001, 2009)

Olympic Games QF (2008)

Doubles

Career record 153–20 (88.4%)

Career titles 20

Highest ranking No. 1 (June 7, 2010)

Grand Slam Doubles results

Australian Open W (2001, 2003, 2009, 2010)

French Open W (1999, 2010)

Wimbledon W (2000, 2002, 2008, 2009)

US Open W (1999, 2009)

Other Doubles tournaments

Olympic Games Gold medal (2000, 2008)

Mixed Doubles

Career record 27–3 (90%)

Career titles 2

Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results

Australian Open F (1999)

French Open F (1998)

Wimbledon W (1998)

US Open W (1998)

Last updated on: May 28, 2012.

Olympic medal record

Women's tennis

Competitor for the United States

Gold 2000 Sydney Doubles

Gold 2008 Beijing Doubles

Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on November 2, 2009.^[2] She is the only female player to have won over $35 million in prize money.

Her 27 Grand Slam titles places her ninth on the all-time list: 13 in singles, 12 in women's doubles, and 2 in mixed doubles. She is the most recent player, male or female, to have held all four Grand Slam singles titles simultaneously and only the fifth woman in history to do so. She was also the first woman, along with sister Venus Williams, to hold all four Grand Slam doubles titles simultaneously since Martina Hingis did so in 1998. Her 13 Grand Slam singles titles is sixth on the all-time list.^[3] Williams ranks fourth in Grand Slam women's singles titles won during the open era, behind Steffi Graf (22 titles) and Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova (18 titles each).^[3] She has won more Major titles in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles than any other active player, male or female.

Williams has won two Olympic gold medals in women's doubles.^[4] She has won more career prize money than any other female athlete in history.^[5] Serena has played older sister Venus in 23 professional matches since 1998, with Serena winning 13 of these matches. They have met in eight Grand Slam finals, with Serena winning six times. Beginning with the 2002 French Open, they played each other in four consecutive Grand Slam singles finals, which was the first time in the open era that the same two players had contested four consecutive Grand Slam finals. The pair have won 12 Grand Slam doubles titles together. She is the first player, male or female, to win 5 Australian Open singles titles during the open era.

Contents

1 Early life

2 Playing style

3 Professional career

3.1 1995–98: Professional debut

3.2 1999–2001: Becoming a top-10 player

3.3 2002–03: The "Serena Slam"

3.4 2004–06: Injuries and inconsistent results

3.5 2007–08: Return to the top 10

3.6 2009: Back at world no. 1

3.7 2010

3.8 2011: Comeback after medical complications

3.9 2012

3.10 Grand Slam Performance Timeline

3.11 Grand Slam Finals

3.11.1 Singles: 17 (13 titles, 4 runner-ups)

3.12 Rivalry with Venus Williams

3.13 Controversies

3.13.1 2004 US Open

3.13.2 2009 US Open

3.13.3 2011 US Open

4 Off-court activities

4.1 Fashion

4.2 Entertainment

4.3 Miami Dolphins venture

4.4 Charity work

4.5 Writing

4.6 Security

5 Other records and achievements

6 Awards

7 Recognition

8 See also

9 References

10 External links

Early life [link]

Serena Williams was born in Saginaw, Michigan, to Richard Williams and Oracene Price. She is of African American heritage and is the youngest of Price's five daughters: half-sisters Yetunde (1972–2003), Lyndrea and Isha Price, and full sister Venus.^[1] When the children were young, the family moved to the city of Compton in Los Angeles county, where Serena started playing tennis at the age of five.^[6] Her father home-schooled Serena and her sister Venus^[7] and to this day, Serena Williams was and remains coached by both her parents.^[1]

Williams' family moved from Compton to West Palm Beach^[8] when she was nine so that she could attend the tennis academy of Rick Macci, who would provide additional coaching. Macci spotted the exceptional talents of the sisters. He did not always agree with Williams' father but respected that "he treated his daughters like kids, allowed them to be little girls".^[9] Richard stopped sending his daughters to national junior tennis tournaments when Williams was 10, since he wanted them to take it slow and focus on school work. Another motivation was racial, as he had allegedly heard parents of white players talk about the Williams sisters in a derogatory manner during tournaments.^[10] At that time, Williams had a 46–3 record on the United States Tennis Association junior tour and was ranked No. 1 among under 10 players in Florida.^[11] In 1995, when Serena was in the ninth grade, Richard pulled his daughters out of Macci's academy, and from then on took over all coaching at their home. When asked in 2000 whether having followed the normal path of playing regularly on the junior circuit would have been beneficial, Williams responded: "Everyone does different things. I think for Venus and I, we just tried a different road, and it worked for us."^[11]

Playing style [link]

Williams is primarily a baseline player. Her game is built around taking immediate control of rallies with a powerful and consistent serve (considered by some to be the best in the women's game),^[12] return of serve, and forceful groundstrokes from both her forehand and backhand swings. Williams' forehand is considered to be among the most powerful shots in the women's game as is her double-handed backhand. Williams strikes her backhand groundstroke using an open stance, and uses the same open stance for her forehand. Williams's aggressive play, a "high risk" style, is balanced in part by her serve, which combines great power and placement with very high consistency.^[13] Her serve has been hit as hard as 128 mph (206.5 km/h), the second-fastest all-time among female players (Venus recorded the fastest with 129 mph).^{[citation needed]} Serena also possesses a very solid volley and powerful overhead which is very useful for her net game. Although many think of Williams as only an offensive player, she also plays a strong defensive game.^[14]

Professional career [link]

1995–98: Professional debut [link]

Williams's first professional event was in September 1995, at the age of 13, at the Bell Challenge in Quebec City. She lost in the first round of qualifying to world no. 149 Annie Miller in less than an hour of play and earned US$240 in prize money.

Williams did not play a tournament in 1996. The following year, she lost in the qualifying rounds of three tournaments, before winning her first main-draw match in November at the Ameritech Cup Chicago. Ranked world no. 304, she upset world no. 7 Mary Pierce and world no. 4 Monica Seles, recording her first career wins over top 10 players and becoming the lowest-ranked player in the open era to defeat two top 10 opponents in one tournament.^[1] She ultimately lost in the semifinals to world no. 5 Lindsay Davenport. She finished 1997 ranked world no. 99.

Williams began 1998 at the Medibank International Sydney. As a qualifier ranked world no. 96, she defeated world no. 3 Davenport in the quarterfinals, before losing to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the semifinals. Williams made her debut in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament at the Australian Open, where she defeated sixth-seeded Irina Spîrlea in the first round, before losing to sister Venus in the second round in the sisters' first professional match.^[15] Williams reached six other quarterfinals during the year, but lost all of them, including her first match against world no. 1 Martina Hingis at the Lipton International Players Championships in Key Biscayne, and her second match against Venus at the Italian Open in Rome. She failed to reach the quarterfinals of any Grand Slam tournament the remainder of the year, losing in the fourth round of the French Open to Sánchez Vicario, and the third round of both Wimbledon and the US Open, to Virginia Ruano Pascual and Spîrlea, respectively. She did, however, win the mixed doubles titles at Wimbledon and the US Open with Max Mirnyi, completing the Williams family's sweep of the 1998 mixed doubles Grand Slam tournaments. Williams won her first professional title in doubles in Oklahoma City with Venus, becoming the third pair of sisters to win a WTA title.^[1] The Williams sisters won two more doubles titles together during the year. Serena finished the year ranked world no. 20 in singles.

1999–2001: Becoming a top-10 player [link]

Williams lost in the third round of the 1999 Australian Open to Sandrine Testud. The following month, she won her first professional singles title, when she defeated Australian Open runner-up Amélie Mauresmo, 6–2, 3–6, 7–6, in the final of the Open Gaz de France in Paris. With Venus also winning the IGA Superthrift Classic in Oklahoma City that day, the pair became the first sisters to win professional tournaments in the same week.^[16] A month later, Serena won her first Tier I singles title at the Evert Cup in Indian Wells, California by defeating world no. 7 Steffi Graf, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5, in the final. At the following tournament, the Tier I Lipton International Players Championships in Key Biscayne, Williams defeated world no. 1 Martina Hingis in the semifinals, before Venus ended her 16-match winning streak in the first all-sister singles final in WTA history.^[1] On April 5, 1999, Serena made her top-10 debut at world no. 9.

Williams played three tournaments during the 1999 European spring clay court season. She lost in the quarterfinals of the Tier I Italian Open in Rome to World No. 1 Hingis and in the quarterfinals of the Tier I German Open in Berlin to World No. 7 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. Serena and Venus won the women's doubles title at the French Open, but Serena was upset by Mary Joe Fernandez in the third round of the singles competition. She then missed Wimbledon because of injury.

When she returned to the tour, Williams won a Fed Cup singles match, before playing two tournaments during the 1999 North American summer hard-court season. She won the JPMorgan Chase Open in Los Angeles, defeating world no. 1 Hingis in the semifinals and Julie Halard-Decugis in the final. Williams was seeded seventh at the US Open, where she defeated world no. 4 Monica Seles, world no. 2 Lindsay Davenport, and world no. 1 Hingis to become the second African-American woman (after Althea Gibson in 1958) to win a Grand Slam singles tournament.^[1] The Williams sisters also won the doubles title at this tournament, their second Grand Slam title together.

To complete 1999, Williams won a doubles match in the Fed Cup final against Russia, her third tournament of the year at the Grand Slam Cup in Munich, and lost in the second round of the tournament in Filderstadt. Williams ended the year ranked world no. 4 in just her second full year on the main tour.

Williams started 2000 by losing in the fourth round of the Australian Open to 16th seeded Elena Likhovtseva. She failed to defend her titles in Paris and Indian Wells, although she did win the Faber Grand Prix in Hanover. Williams missed the French Open because of injury. She returned at Wimbledon, where she lost to eventual champion Venus in the semifinals after Serena had lost just 13 games in advancing to the second Grand Slam semifinal of her career. The Williams sisters teamed to win the doubles title at the event. Williams successfully defended her title in Los Angeles in August, defeating world no. 1 Hingis in the semifinals and world no. 2 Davenport in the final. She reached the final of the Du Maurier Open in Montreal, Canada the following week, where an injury forced her to retire from her match with Hingis. Her defense of the US Open title ended when she lost in the quarterfinals to second-seeded Davenport. Williams teamed with Venus to win the gold medal in doubles at the Sydney Olympics in September. She then won her third singles title of the year the following week at the Toyota Princess Cup in Tokyo. She finished the year ranked world no. 6.

Williams played two tournaments in Australia at the beginning of 2001, losing to world no. 1 Hingis in the quarterfinals of both the tournament in Sydney and the Australian Open. Serena and her sister Venus won the women's doubles title at the latter tournament, becoming only the fifth doubles team in history to win all four Grand Slam women's doubles titles during their career, a "Career Grand Slam".

She did not play again until March, when she defeated Kim Clijsters in the final of the Tier I Tennis Masters Series in Indian Wells, California. She advanced to the final there when Venus withdrew just before the start of their semifinal match. Venus claimed that an injury prevented her from playing, but the withdrawal was controversial. Neither Williams sister has entered the tournament since.^[17] The following week at the Tier I Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida, Williams lost to Jennifer Capriati in the quarterfinals.

Williams did not play a clay-court tournament before the 2001 French Open, where she lost in the quarterfinals to Capriati, 2–6, 7–5, 2–6. Williams also did not play a grass-court tournament before Wimbledon, where she again lost in the quarterfinals to Capriati, 7–6, 5–7, 3–6, marking the fourth consecutive Grand Slam tournament at which Williams had exited in the quarterfinals.

Williams played three tournaments during the 2001 North American summer hard-court season. After losing in the quarterfinals of the tournament in Los Angeles, Williams captured her second title of the year at the Tier I Rogers Cup in Toronto, defeating Seles in the semifinals and world no. 3 Capriati in the final. Williams was seeded tenth at the US Open, where she defeated world no. 6 and Wimbledon runner-up Justine Henin in the fourth round, world no. 3 Davenport in the quarterfinals, and world no. 1 Hingis in the semifinals, before losing to sister Venus in the final. That was the first Grand Slam final contested by two sisters during the open era.

At the 2001-ending Sanex Championships in Munich, Williams defeated Silvia Farina Elia, Henin, and Testud en route to the final. She then won the championship by walkover when Davenport withdrew before the start of the final because of a knee injury. Williams finished 2001 at world no. 6 for the second straight year.

2002–03: The "Serena Slam"[link]

Williams playing Amélie Mauresmo in the quarterfinals of the tournament in Sydney in 2002

Injury forced Williams to retire from her semifinal match at the Medibank International Sydney and to withdraw from the 2002 Australian Open. She won her first title of the year at the State Farm Women's Tennis Classic in Scottsdale, USA, defeating world no. 2 Jennifer Capriati in the final. She then won the Tier I Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne for the first time, becoming one of three players in the open era to defeat the world's top 3 at one tournament,^[1] after beating world no. 3 Martina Hingis in the quarterfinals, world no. 2 and sister Venus in the semifinals, and world no. 1 Capriati in the final. Her 6–2, 6–2 win over Venus was her second career win over her sister.

Williams played three clay court tournaments before the 2002 French Open. Her first tournament was at Charleston, where she was the third seed. Serena reached the quarterfinals after wins over Jennifer Hopkins and Nathalie Dechy, but eventually lost to world no. 30, Patty Schnyder, 6–2, 4–6, 5–7. She reached her first clay-court final in May, at the Eurocard German Open in Berlin, losing to Justine Henin in a third set tiebreak. The following week, Williams won her first clay court title at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, defeating Capriati in the semifinals and Henin in the final.^[18] This raised her ranking to a new high of world no. 3. Williams, as the third seed at the French Open, made the last eight at the tournament with wins over Martina Sucha, Dally Randriantefy, Janette Husárová, and a three-set win over Vera Zvonareva. In her quarterfinal match, she defeated '00 champion, Mary Pierce, 6–1, 6–1. In the semifinals, she faced defending champion and world no. 1, Jennifer Capriati. After an outstanding display of tennis, Williams advanced to her first French Open final, 3–6, 7–6, 6–2. In the final, she faced world no. 2 and older sister, Venus. Serena won in the final, 7–5, 6–3, to claim her second Grand Slam title, her first in almost two and a half years. Serena rose to a career high of no. 2 after the win, second only to older sister Venus

At the 2002 Wimbledon Championships, Williams defeated Evie Dominikovic, Francesca Schiavone, Els Callens, and Chanda Rubin to reach her third Wimbledon quarterfinal. In her next match, Williams breezed past Daniela Hantuchová, 6–3, 6–2, and Amélie Mauresmo, 6–2, 6–1, to reach the final for the first time. There, she again defeated defending champion and no. 1 Venus, 7–6, 6–3, to win a Grand Slam singles title without dropping a set for the first time in her career. This victory earned Williams the world no. 1 ranking, dethroning her sister and becoming only the second African-American woman to hold that ranking.^[1] The Williams sisters also won the doubles title at the tournament, the fifth Grand Slam doubles title for the pair.

Williams in Charleston

Williams played just one tournament between Wimbledon and the US Open, losing in the quarterfinals of the JPMorgan Chase Open in Los Angeles to Chanda Rubin, ending a 21-match winning streak. As the top-seeded player at the US Open, she defeated Corina Morariu, future rival Dinara Safina, Nathalie Dechy, and Dája Bedáňová to make her fourth consecutive quarterfinal, where she crushed Daniela Hantuchová, 6–2, 6–1, to book a place in the semifinals against former champion and no. 1 Lindsay Davenport. It marked the fourth consecutive time she face Davenport at the US Open. After a tight second set, Serena made her third US Open final in four years, where she faced Venus once more. Serena won the US Open title for the second time with a 6–4, 6–3 win in the final, making it her fourth Grand Slam singles title to date.

Williams won two consecutive singles titles in the fall, defeating Kim Clijsters to win the Toyota Princess Cup in Tokyo, and Anastasia Myskina to win the Sparkassen Cup in Leipzig, Germany. She reached the final at the year-end Home Depot Championships, where she lost to fifth seeded Clijsters in straight sets, ending her 18-match winning streak.

Williams finished 2002 with a 56–5 record, eight singles titles, and the world no. 1 ranking. She was the first African-American (male or female) to end a year with that ranking since Althea Gibson in 1958. She was the first woman to win three Grand Slam titles in one year since Hingis in 1997.^[1]

At the 2003 Australian Open, Williams went on to reach the semifinals for the first time, where she recovered from 5–2 down in the third set and saved two match points, before defeating Clijsters. She faced her sister Venus for the fourth consecutive Grand Slam final and won, 7–6, 3–6, 6–4, to become the sixth woman in the open era to complete a Career Grand Slam, joining Billie Jean King, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, and Margaret Court. She also became the fifth woman to hold all Grand Slam singles titles simultaneously, joining Maureen Connolly Brinker, Court, Graf, and Navratilova.^[19] The Williams sisters won their sixth Grand Slam doubles title together at this event.

Williams then captured singles titles at the Open Gaz de France in Paris and the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, defeating Clijsters in the semifinals and Capriati in the final. The following week, Williams lost the final at the clay-court Family Circle Cup in Charleston, USA to Henin, her first loss of the year after 21 wins. She also lost to Mauresmo in the semifinals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome. Despite these losses, Williams was the top seed at the French Open, where she lost in the semifinals to eventual champion Henin, 2–6, 6–4, 5–7, marking Williams's first loss in a Grand Slam tournament since 2001. The match was controversial, as Williams questioned Henin's sportsmanship, and spectators applauded Williams's errors.^[20] She was know to be dating [Larar Arrington] at the time.

Williams rebounded from the loss at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships, defeating Henin in the semifinals and Venus in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2. This was Williams' second consecutive Wimbledon title and her sixth Grand Slam singles title overall. This was her last tournament of the year, as knee surgery prevented her from competing in the year's remaining events, including the US Open. As a result, she lost the world no. 1 ranking to Clijsters in August, having held it for 57 consecutive weeks. Williams finished the year ranked world no. 3 and with four titles. On September 14, 2003, while Williams was still recovering from surgery, her sister Yetunde Price was murdered.

2004–06: Injuries and inconsistent results [link]

Williams delivering a serve at an exhibition in November 2004.

Williams withdrew from the Australian Open to continue rehabilitating her left knee. She then withdrew from further tournaments, which generated speculation that she was losing interest in the sport.^[21] After eight months away from the tour, Williams began her comeback at the Tier I NASDAQ-100 Open in Key Biscayne, Florida, where she defeated 16-year-old Russian Maria Sharapova in the fourth round and world no. 8 Elena Dementieva in the final. This was the third consecutive year that Williams had won this tournament.

She then played three clay-court tournaments leading up to the French Open. She lost in the quarterfinals of the Bausch & Lomb Championships in Amelia Island, Florida, and, the following week at the Tier I Family Circle Cup in Charleston, she withdrew before her third-round match because of an injured knee. She was away from the tour for four weeks before playing the Tier I Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, where she lost to world no. 9 Jennifer Capriati in the semifinals, 4–6, 4–6. Although ranked world no. 7, she was seeded second at the French Open. She won her first four matches over players ranked outside the top 50, before Capriati beat her in the quarterfinals,3–6, 6–2, 3–6. This was the first time she had lost before the semifinals at a Grand Slam singles tournament since Wimbledon in 2001.

She was seeded first at Wimbledon, even though her ranking had dropped to world no. 10. She reached the final, where she was defeated by 13th-seeded Sharapova 1–6, 4–6. This loss caused her ranking to drop out of the top 10 for the first time since early 1999.

Williams reached her third final of the year at the JPMorgan Chase Open in Los Angeles on hard courts. She lost there to Lindsay Davenport, 1–6, 3–6, which was her first loss to Davenport since the 2000 US Open. Williams then withdrew before her quarterfinal match at the Acura Classic in San Diego with another left knee injury. This injury caused her to miss both the Tier I Rogers AT&T Cup in Montreal and the Athens Olympics. She returned for the US Open, where she was seeded third even though she was ranked world no. 11. She lost there in the quarterfinals to world no. 8 Capriati, 6–2, 4–6, 4–6. This match featured several missed line calls, including one that led to the suspension of the chair umpire for the remainder of the tournament. This match is commonly referred to as the impetus for the current challenge system.^[22]^[23]

Williams played only three tournaments the remainder of the year. She won her second title of the year at the China Open in Beijing, in which she defeated US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final. Five weeks later, she lost in the second round of the tournament in Linz, Austria to world no. 73 Alina Jidkova, but still qualified for the WTA Tour Championships. In the round-robin phase of the tournament, she defeated world no. 5 Dementieva, lost to world no. 1 Davenport, and defeated world no. 3 Anastasia Myskina. She lost to world no. 6 Sharapova in the final, 6–4, 2–6, 4–6. Williams trailed 5–2 in the second set, when she asked for treatment of an abdominal injury that caused her to serve around 65 mph. She led 4–0 in the third set, before Sharapova won the last six games of the match.^[24] Williams finished 2004 ranked world no. 7, but did not win a Grand Slam singles tournament for the first time since 2001.

At the 2005 Australian Open, Williams rejected suggestions that she and sister Venus were a declining force in tennis, following Venus's early exit at the tournament.^[25] In the quarterfinals, Williams defeated second-seeded Mauresmo, 6–2, 6–2. In the semifinals, she saved three match points in defeating fourth-seeded Sharapova, 2–6, 7–5, 8–6. In the final, Williams defeated world no. 1 Davenport, 2–6, 6–3, 6–0, to win her second Australian Open singles title and seventh Grand Slam singles title. The win moved Williams back to world no. 2, and she stated that she was now targeting the no. 1 spot.^[26]

She did not, however, reach the final at any of her next five tournaments. She withdrew before her quarterfinal match at the Open Gaz de France in Paris, citing a stomach illness.^[27] Three weeks later, she retired from her semifinal match with Jelena Janković at the Dubai Duty Free Women's Open, citing a strained tendon in her right shoulder.^[28] Four weeks later, she lost to sister Venus for the first time since 2001 in the quarterfinals of the Tier I NASDAQ-100 Open in Key Biscayne, 1–6, 6–7. The following week, a left ankle injury forced her to retire from her quarterfinal match on clay at the Bausch & Lomb Championships in Amelia Island. Five weeks away from the tour did not improve her results, as she lost in the second round of the Tier I Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome to Francesca Schiavone, 6–7, 1–6. The ankle injury also caused her to miss the French Open.^[29]

She returned for Wimbledon as the fourth seeded player, but, after struggling through her first two matches in three sets, she was defeated in the third round by world no. 85 Jill Craybas, 3–6, 6–7.

Williams hitting a return at the US Open in 2006

After winning her first match at the Tier I Rogers Cup in Toronto, a recurrence of her left knee injury caused her to withdraw from the tournament. At the US Open, Williams lost to her sister Venus in the fourth round, 6–7, 2–6. This was the earliest the sisters had met in a Grand Slam tournament since their first meeting at the 1998 Australian Open. Williams played just one more match the remainder of the year, a loss to world no. 127 Sun Tiantian at the tournament in Beijing. She failed to qualify for the year-end championship for the first time since 1998. She finished the year ranked world no. 11, her first time finishing outside of the top 10 since 1998.

Williams did not participate in any of the official warm-up tournaments for the 2006 Australian Open.^[30] Williams was the defending champion at the Australian Open, but fell to world no. 17 Daniela Hantuchová in the third round, 1–6, 6–7.^[30] She then withdrew from tournaments in Tokyo (citing her lack of fitness)^[31] and Dubai and from the Tier I NASDAQ-100 Open in Key Biscayne (citing a knee injury and lack of fitness).^[32] On April 10, her ranking fell out of the top 100 for the first time since November 16, 1997. Shortly after, she announced that she would miss both the French Open and Wimbledon because of a chronic knee injury. She said that she would not be able to compete before "the end of the summer", on doctor's orders.^[33]

Williams returned to the Tour in July at the Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open in Cincinnati. Ranked world no. 139 because of her inactivity, she defeated world no. 11 Myskina in the first round, 6–2, 6–2, before losing in the semifinals to eventual champion Vera Zvonareva. She also reached the semifinals in Los Angeles, losing to world no. 28 Janković in straight sets.

At the US Open, Williams was unseeded in a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 1998 and needed a wildcard to enter the tournament because her ranking was too low. She lost to top-seeded Mauresmo in the fourth round, 4–6, 6–0, 2–6.^[30] She did not play again in 2006, ending the year ranked world no. 95. This was her lowest year-end ranking since 1997. Williams played just four tournaments in 2006.

2007–08: Return to the top 10 [link]

Williams began 2007 with renewed confidence, stating her intention to return to the top of the rankings,^[34] a comment former player and commentator Pat Cash branded "deluded."^[35]

Williams lost in the quarterfinals of the tournament in Hobart, Australia, a warm-up for the Australian Open.^[36] Williams was unseeded at the Australian Open because of her world no. 81 ranking and was widely regarded as "out of shape."^[37] In the third round, however, Williams defeated fifth-seeded Nadia Petrova, which was her first win over a top-10 player since defeating Lindsay Davenport in the 2005 Australian Open final. In the final, Williams defeated top-seeded Maria Sharapova, 6–1, 6–2^[38] to win her third Australian Open singles title and her eighth Grand Slam singles title. Williams dedicated the title to her deceased sister Yetunde.^[38] Her performance in the final was described by TENNIS.com as "one of the best performances of her career"^[37] and by BBC Sport as "arguably the most powerful display ever seen in women's tennis."^[39]

Williams next played at the Tier I Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida in late March. In the final, Williams defeated world no. 1 Justine Henin, 0–6, 7–5, 6–3 after saving 2 match points at 40–15 in the second set.^[40]

Williams after defeating Dinara Safina in the fourth round of the 2007 French Open

At the Tier I Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina on clay courts, Williams retired from her second-round match because of a groin pull. The following week, Williams won her first singles match in the first round Fed Cup tie against Belgium on hard courts,^[41] but withdrew from the second singles match to rest her knee. Williams played only one clay-court tournament in Europe before the French Open. In Rome at the Tier I Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Williams lost to 14th-seeded Patty Schnyder of Switzerland in the quarterfinals, 3–6, 6–2, 6–7.^[41] After the tournament, however, she re-entered the top 10 at world no. 9. As the eighth seed at the French Open, Williams lost in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Henin, 4–6, 3–6.^[41] Williams said her performance was "hideous and horrendous" and worse than ever.^[42] She also said that she felt "violated".^[43]

Despite the loss, Williams was one of the favorites for the Wimbledon title.^[44] During her fourth round match against Daniela Hantuchová, Williams collapsed from an acute muscle spasm at 5–5 in the second set. After a medical timeout and holding serve to force a tiebreak, rain forced play to be suspended for nearly two hours. When the players returned, Williams won the match, 6–2, 6–7, 6–2.^[45] Williams then lost her quarterfinal match with world no. 1 Henin, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6. Williams started the match with a heavily taped calf and was forced to use a one-handed backhand slice because of a left thumb injury. Williams was criticized for claiming after the match that she would have beaten Henin had Williams been healthy.^[46] After Wimbledon, Williams moved up to world no. 7, her highest ranking since 2005.

Because of the thumb injury, Williams did not play a tournament between Wimbledon and the US Open.^[41] At the US Open, she beat 2007 Wimbledon runner-up Marion Bartoli in the fourth round,^[41] but lost her third consecutive Grand Slam singles quarterfinal to Henin, 6–7, 1–6.^[41]

In October, Williams lost in the quarterfinals of the tournament in Stuttgart to world no. 2 Svetlana Kuznetsova.^[41] Williams then reached her third final of the year at the Tier I Kremlin Cup in Moscow, defeating Kuznetsova in the semifinals, before losing to Elena Dementieva.^[41] Nevertheless, Williams's performances at these tournaments raised her ranking to world no. 5 and qualified her for the year-end Sony Ericsson Championships in Madrid. Her participation there was short. Because of injury, she retired from her first match with Anna Chakvetadze, after losing the first set, and then withdrew from the tournament.^[47] Williams finished 2007 as World No. 7 and the top-ranked American for the first time since 2003.^[41]

Williams started 2008 by participating on the U.S. team that won the Hopman Cup for the fifth time in Perth, Australia.^[48] Williams was the seventh seed at the Australian Open, but lost in the quarterfinals to world no. 4 and third-seeded Jelena Janković, 3–6, 4–6.^[49] This was her fourth straight loss in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam singles tournament. In the women's doubles event, Serena and her sister Venus lost in the quarterfinals to the seventh-seeded team of Zheng Jie and Yan Zi.

Williams then withdrew from three tournaments because of an urgent need for dental surgery.^[50] Upon her return to the Tour, Williams won three consecutive singles titles. At the Tier II tournament in Bangalore, India, Serena defeated sister Venus in the semifinals, 6–3, 3–6, 7–6,^[49] after Serena saved a match point at 6–5 in the third set. This was the first time they had played each other since the fourth round of the 2005 US Open. Serena then defeated Schnyder in the final.^[49] At the Tier I Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Williams won her fifth career singles title there, tying Steffi Graf for the most singles titles at this tournament. Williams defeated world no. 1 Henin in the quarterfinals, world no. 3 Kuznetsova in the semifinals, and world no. 4 Janković in the final.^[49] This was her 30th career singles title.

Williams stretching for a ball in her first round match against Kaia Kanepi of Estonia at Wimbledon in 2008

At the clay-court Tier I Family Circle Cup in Charleston, Williams defeated, for the fourth consecutive time, second-seeded Sharapova in the quarterfinals.^[49] In the final, Williams defeated Vera Zvonareva^[49] to capture her tenth career Tier I title and first clay-court title since the 2002 French Open. Her 17-match winning streak was ended by Dinara Safina in the quarterfinals of the Tier I Qatar Telecom German Open in Berlin, 6–2, 1–6, 6–7.^[49] Williams was the fifth-seeded player at the Tier I Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome and made it to the quarterfinals, where Alizé Cornet received a walkover over Williams^[49] because of a back injury.

Williams was the fifth-seeded player at the French Open. Although she was the only former winner of this tournament in this year's draw, following the sudden retirement of four-time champion Henin, she lost in the third round to 27th-seeded Katarina Srebotnik, 4–6, 4–6.^[49]

At Wimbledon, the sixth-seeded Williams reached the finals for the first time in four years. She defeated former world no. 1 and 2006 Wimbledon champion Amélie Mauresmo in the third round, before losing the final to her older sister Venus in straight sets.^[49] This was the first Grand Slam final in which the Williams sisters had played each other since 2003. Serena and Venus then teamed to win the women's doubles title without dropping a set the entire tournament, their first Grand Slam women's doubles title since 2003.

Williams playing World Team Tennis in 2008

Williams then played four World Team Tennis matches for the Washington Kastles,^[51] contributing 49 points for her team.

Williams was seeded first at the tournament in Stanford, California, but retired from her semifinal match against qualifier Aleksandra Wozniak while trailing 6–2, 3–1^[49] because of a left knee injury. That injury caused Williams to withdraw from the tournament in Los Angeles the following week.

Playing in the singles draw at the Olympics for the first time in Beijing, Williams was the fourth-seeded player in singles, but lost to fifth-seeded and eventual gold-medalist Dementieva in the quarterfinals, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6.^[49] Serena and her sister Venus won the gold medal in doubles to add to their victory at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, beating the Spanish team of Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual in the final.

Williams was seeded fourth at the US Open and defeated her seventh-seeded sister Venus in the quarterfinals, 7–6, 7–6. Serena trailed 5–3 in both sets and saved two set points in the first set and eight set points in the second set. Williams then defeated Safina in the semifinals and second-seeded Jelena Janković, 6–4, 7–5, in the final, after saving four set points at 5–3 in the second set. This was her third US Open and ninth Grand Slam singles title. This victory returned her to the world no. 1 ranking for the first time since 2003.^[52]

At the Tier II Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Williams was the top seed, but lost to world no. 30 Li Na in the second round, 6–0, 1–6, 4–6. Serena also played doubles there with her sister Venus, but they withdrew after winning their first round match because of a left ankle injury to Serena. On October 3, Williams announced her withdrawal from the Tier I Kremlin Cup in Moscow, citing a continuing left ankle injury and a desire to give her body time to recover from a packed playing schedule.^[53] Because of her withdrawal, she lost the world no. 1 ranking to Janković.

Williams returned to the Tour Championships

Williams defeated Safina in her first round-robin match at the year-end Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, before losing to her sister Venus, 5–7, 6–1, 6–0 in her second round-robin match. She then withdrew from her match against Dementieva, citing a stomach muscle injury. She ended the year ranked world no. 2 and with four singles titles, her strongest performance in both respects since 2003.

2009: Back at world no. 1 [link]

At the Medibank International in Sydney, top-seeded Williams lost in the semifinals to Russian Elena Dementieva for the third consecutive time, 3–6, 1–6.

Williams was seeded second at the Australian Open. She claimed her tenth Grand Slam singles title by defeating Dinara Safina in the final, 6–0, 6–3, in 59 minutes. This win returned her to the world no. 1 ranking and resulted in her becoming the all-time career prize money leader in women's sports, overtaking golfer Annika Sörenstam. In women's doubles, Serena and her sister Venus captured the title for the third time.

At the Open GDF SUEZ in Paris, Williams withdrew from the tournament before her scheduled semifinal with Dementieva because of a knee injury. Williams was the top seed at the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, a Premier 5 event on the tour. She defeated former world no. 1 Ana Ivanovic in the quarterfinals, before losing to her sister Venus in the semifinals, 1–6, 6–2, 6–7.

Williams at the 2009 Australian Open

At the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida, a Premier Mandatory event, Williams was upset in the final by 11th seeded Victoria Azarenka. This was the first of four consecutive losses for Williams, the longest losing streak of her career.^[54] She was defeated in her opening match at her first three clay-court events of the year, including the Premier 5 Internazionali d'Italia in Rome and the Premier Mandatory Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open. She lost the world no. 1 ranking to Safina on April 20. Despite not having won a match on clay in 2009 before the French Open, she reached the quarterfinals there, before losing to the eventual champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6–7, 7–5, 5–7. This ended her 18-match Grand Slam tournament winning streak.

She rebounded at Wimbledon, saving a match point in defeating fourth seeded Dementieva in the semifinals, 6–7, 7–5, 8–6. In the final, Serena defeated her sister Venus, 7–6, 6–2, to win her third Wimbledon title and her 11th Grand Slam singles title. Although Williams was now holding three of the four Grand Slam singles titles, she continued to trail Safina in the WTA rankings, a fact Williams publicly mocked.^[55] Williams and her sister Venus teamed to win the women's doubles title at Wimbledon for the second consecutive year, their ninth Grand Slam title in women's doubles.

Following Wimbledon, Williams played two Premier 5 tournaments before the US Open. She lost in the third round of the Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open in Cincinnati and in the semifinals, to world no. 5 Dementieva, of the Rogers Cup in Toronto.

She was seeded second at the US Open, where she lost in the semifinals to eventual champion Kim Clijsters amid controversy involving shouting at a line judge when defending match point, an offense which ultimately cost Williams the point and therefore the match. She continued in the doubles competition, teaming up with Venus to win their third Grand Slam doubles title of the year and tenth of their career.^[56]^[57]

Williams played only two tournaments after the US Open. At the Premier Mandatory China Open in Beijing, she was defeated in the third round by Nadia Petrova. Williams won all three of her round-robin matches at the year-end WTA Tour Championships in Doha, Qatar, defeating world no. 7 Venus Williams, world no. 5 Dementieva, and world no. 3 Kuznetsova. She saved a match point against Venus, before winning in a third-set tiebreak. She then advanced to the final, when US Open runner-up Wozniacki retired from their semifinal match while trailing, 6–4, 0–1. In the final, Williams played Venus for the second time in four days, winning once again, 6–2, 7–6, against her tired and error-stricken sister.^[58] This was Serena's second singles title at this event.

Williams finished the year ranked world no. 1 for the second time in her career, having played in 16 tournaments, more than any other year. She also broke the record previously set by Justine Henin for the most prize money earned by a female tennis player in one year, with Williams earning $6,545,586. In doubles, the Williams sisters finished the year ranked world no. 2, despite playing only six tournaments as a pair. She won five Grand Slam titles, putting her total Grand Slam titles at 23.

Williams was named Female Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press^[59] in a landslide vote (66 of 158 votes – no other candidate received more than 18 votes). She also was the International Tennis Federation World Champion in singles and doubles.^[60]

2010 [link]

Williams's first scheduled tournament was the Medibank International Sydney. She defeated Frenchwoman Aravane Rezaï in the semifinals, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4, after trailing 5–2 in the second set and being two points from defeat. She then lost the final to world no. 5 and defending champion Elena Dementieva, 3–6, 2–6.

Williams in doubles action on her way to the single and doubles title at the 2010 Australian Open

At the Australian Open, Williams was the defending champion in both singles and doubles. She reached the singles quarterfinals without losing a service game or a set, where she eliminated Victoria Azarenka, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2, after trailing 4–0 in the second set. In the semifinals, Williams defeated 16th seeded Li Na, 7–6, 7–6, on her fifth match point to reach her fifth final in Melbourne and her fifteenth Grand Slam singles final. She then defeated 2004 champion Justine Henin, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, for her twelfth Grand Slam singles title. This was the first time that Henin and Williams had played each other in a Grand Slam tournament final.^[61] Williams is the first female player to win consecutive Australian Open singles titles since Jennifer Capriati in 2001–02.^[3] In doubles, Serena and Venus successfully defended their title by defeating the top-ranked team of Cara Black and Liezel Huber in the final, 6–4, 6–3.

A leg injury then caused Williams to withdraw from five consecutive tournaments, including the Premier 5 Dubai Tennis Championships and the Premier Mandatory Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne. She returned to the WTA Tour at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, where she lost to Jelena Janković in the semifinals, 6–4, 3–6, 6–7^(5–7), after failing to convert a match point while serving at 5–4 in the third set, and then surrendering a 5–2 lead in the deciding tiebreaker.

At the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open, she received a first-round bye. In her first match, she made 73 unforced errors in defeating Vera Dushevina in the longest match of her career, 3 hours, 26 minutes, 6–7, 7–6, 7–6. Williams saved a match point at 6–5 in the second set, then injured her upper leg early in the third set. She then fell to 16th seeded Nadia Petrova, 6–4, 2–6, 3–6. Williams won only two of her eighteen opportunities to break Petrova's serve. She teamed with Venus to win the doubles title.

At the French Open, she lost to Samantha Stosur in the quarterfinals, 3–6, 7–6, 6–8. Williams made 46 unforced errors and squandered a match point at 5–4 in the final set. It was the first Grand Slam tournament that Williams had not won or been defeated by the eventual champion since the 2008 French Open. Williams had not advanced past the quarterfinals at this event since 2003. She also played doubles with Venus as the top seeds. Their defeat of Huber and Anabel Medina Garrigues in the semifinals improved their doubles ranking to world no. 1. They then defeated 12th seeds Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik in the final, 6–2, 6–3, to win their fourth consecutive Grand Slam women's doubles title.

Her next tournament was Wimbledon, where she defeated Russian Vera Zvonareva in the final, 6–3, 6–2, without facing a break point and breaking the serve of Zvonareva three times.^[62]^[63] She did not lose a set in the tournament.^[64] After the match, Martina Navratilova said that Williams is in the top 5 of all the women's tennis players in all of history, which she said that "it's not just about how many Slams you win or how many tournaments you win—it's just your game overall. And she’s definitely got all the goods."^[63] Serena was the defending champion in doubles with her sister Venus, winning the last two years. They lost in the quarterfinals to Elena Vesnina and Zvonareva, 6–3, 3–6, 4–6.

In Munich on July 7, Williams stepped on broken glass while in a restaurant.^[65] She received 18 stitches, but the following day she lost an exhibition match to Kim Clijsters, 3–6, 2–6, in Brussels before a world-record crowd for a tennis match, 35,681 at the King Baudouin Stadium.^[66] The cut foot turned out to be a serious injury, requiring surgery and preventing her from playing for the remainder of 2010. As a result, she lost the world no. 1 ranking to Dane Caroline Wozniacki on October 11, 2010^[67] and ended the year ranked no. 4 in singles, despite having played only six tournaments, and no. 11 in doubles after four tournaments.

2011: Comeback after medical complications [link]

Main article: 2011 Serena Williams tennis season

Because of her continuing rehabilitation for her foot injury, Serena withdrew from the 2011 Hopman Cup and the 2011 Australian Open.^[68]^[69] On March 2, 2011, she confirmed that she had suffered a hematoma and a pulmonary embolism.^[70]^[71]^[72] She made her first appearance on the WTA tour in almost a year at the 2011 AEGON International in Eastbourne,^[73] winning her first match since Wimbledon, against Tsvetana Pironkova, but lost to top-seeded world no. 3 Vera Zvonareva in the second round, in a match that lasted over three hours.

Her next tournament was Wimbledon, where she was the defending champion. Despite being ranked no. 26, she was seeded seventh. In her first round match, she defeated French no. 2, Aravane Rezai. She then won her second round match against Simona Halep, and her third round against Maria Kirilenko. Her tournament ended when she lost to ninth seed, Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli in the round of 16.

Williams then played in Stanford as an unseeded player. She won her opening-round match against Anastasia Rodionova. In her second-round match, she took out Maria Kirilenko in three sets to set up a meeting with Wimbledon finalist Maria Sharapova. Serena won in straight sets. In the semifinals, Serena took on Wimbledon semifinalist, Sabine Lisicki and also defeated her in two sets. Serena won her first final of the season, against Marion Bartoli in two sets. Serena won her 38th career WTA singles title and her first title in 2011.

In her next tournament, Williams won the Rogers Cup, Serena started off strongly by beating Alona Bondarenko. In her second-round match, she beat Julia Goerges in straight sets, as well. After back-to-back three-setters against Jie Zheng and Lucie Safarova, the semifinals matched Serana against one of the most consistent players of the year, Viktoria Azarenka. Serena won, advancing to her second consecutive final. In the final, Serena defeated Samantha Stosur to win her second consecutive title and her 39th career title overall. At the Cincinnati Open, Serena defeated Lucie Hradecka, only to withdraw the next day, citing a right toe injury.

Next on her schedule was the US Open. She was seeded 28th and faced Bojana Jovanovski in the first round, winning the match easily. She next faced Michaëlla Krajicek, winning in two sets. In the third round she defeated Azarenka. She moved into the finals with two set wins over Ana Ivanovic, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, and world no. 1 Caroline Wozniacki in the semifinals. She lost the final, 2–6, 3–6, to Samantha Stosur, during a match which featured her verbally abusing the chair umpire.

The US Open final turned out to be Williams' last match in 2011, and she ended the year ranked world no. 12 with 2 titles and with a 22–3 record for the season. She only participated in six tournaments throughout the season.

2012 [link]

Main article: 2012 Serena Williams tennis season

Williams started the year by playing her debut at Brisbane International as her preparation for the Australian Open.^[74] She defeated Chanelle Scheepers in the first round and Bojana Jovanovski in the second. However, during her match against Jovanovski, she injured her left ankle when serving for the match late in the second set. As a result, Williams was forced to withdraw from the tournament.^[75] Next she participated at the Australian Open where she was seeded 12th. She defeated Tamira Paszek in the first round and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in the second round.^[76] She beat Hungarian Greta Arn in the third round.^[77] Williams was knocked out of the Australian Open by Ekaterina Makarova 6–2, 6–3. Serena however, came back from her loss at the Australian Open, by cruising to a 5–7, 6–1, 6–1, victory over Anastasiya Yakimova, completing the U.S sweep over Belarus in the Fed Cup.

Williams returned to competition in Miami where she was seeded 10th. She avenged her US Open final loss to Samantha Stosur by beating her 7–5, 6–3 in the fourth round in a match where she fired 20 aces. Her quarterfinals berth brought her back to the top 10 of the world ranking. Her run, however, ended in the quarterfinals where Caroline Wozniacki defeated her 4–6, 4–6. A week later, she made her first final appearance of the season in Charleston where she defeated Sam Stosur convincingly 6–1, 6–1 in the semifinals. She went on to win her first title of the season, her 40th career title, after defeating Lucie Šafářová 6–0, 6–1 in the final. Her success at Family Circle Cup brought her ranking up to No. 9 in the world.

Williams started her European clay court season in Madrid as the ninth seed where she advanced to her second consecutive final following a third round victory against Caroline Wozniacki by 1–6, 6–3, 6–2 and world no. 2 , Maria Sharapova, in the quarterfinals by 6–1, 6–3. Her run to the final assured her ranking to increase to world no. 6 ^[78]. She eventually won her 41st title after defeating the world no.1, Victoria Azarenka, 6–1, 6–3, in the final. A week later, she participated in Rome as the ninth seed where she reached the semifinals. She withdrew before her semifinals match against Li Na citing a lower back injury. Her run, however, will bring her ranking to world no. 5.

On May 29th, 2012 lost in the first round of a major tournament for the first time in her career, falling to Virginie Razzano of France 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 Tuesday at the French Open. The fifth-seeded Williams was two points from victory nine times in the second set, including leading 5-1 in the tiebreaker. But Razzano won six straight points to force a third set, and then took control of the match.

Grand Slam Performance Timeline [link]

Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 SR W–L

Australian Open 2R 3R 4R QF A W A W 3R W QF W W A 4R 5 / 12 54–7

French Open 4R 3R A QF W SF QF A A QF 3R QF QF A 1R 1 / 11 39–10

Wimbledon 3R A SF QF W W F 3R A QF F W W 4R 4 / 12 60–8

US Open 3R W QF F W A QF 4R 4R QF W SF A F 3 / 12 58–9

Win–Loss 8–4 11–2 12–3 18–4 21–0 19–1 14–3 12–2 5–2 19–3 19–3 23–2 18–1 9–2 3–2 13 / 47 211–34

Grand Slam Finals [link]

Singles: 17 (13 titles, 4 runner-ups)[link]

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent Score

Winner 1999 US Open Hard Martina Hingis 6–3, 7–6^(7–4)

Runner-up 2001 US Open Hard Venus Williams 2–6, 4–6

Winner 2002 French Open Clay Venus Williams 7–5, 6–3

Winner 2002 Wimbledon Grass Venus Williams 7–6^(7–4), 6–3

Winner 2002 US Open (2) Hard Venus Williams 6–4, 6–3

Winner 2003 Australian Open Hard Venus Williams 7–6^(7–4), 3–6, 6–4

Winner 2003 Wimbledon (2) Grass Venus Williams 4–6, 6–4, 6–2

Runner-up 2004 Wimbledon Grass Maria Sharapova 1–6, 4–6

Winner 2005 Australian Open (2) Hard Lindsay Davenport 2–6, 6–3, 6–0

Winner 2007 Australian Open (3) Hard Maria Sharapova 6–1, 6–2

Runner-up 2008 Wimbledon (2) Grass Venus Williams 5–7, 4–6

Winner 2008 US Open (3) Hard Jelena Janković 6–4, 7–5

Winner 2009 Australian Open (4) Hard Dinara Safina 6–0, 6–3

Winner 2009 Wimbledon (3) Grass Venus Williams 7–6^(7–3), 6–2

Winner 2010 Australian Open (5) Hard Justine Henin 6–4, 3–6, 6–2

Winner 2010 Wimbledon (4) Grass Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–2

Runner-up 2011 US Open (2) Hard Samantha Stosur 2–6, 3–6

Rivalry with Venus Williams [link]

Main article: Williams sisters rivalry

Serena Williams has played her sister Venus 12 times in Grand Slam singles tournaments and 11 times in other tournaments (including 11 finals). Serena has a three match lead in the head-to-head series, 13–10. They are the only women during the open era to have played each other in four consecutive Grand Slam singles finals.

Controversies [link]

2004 US Open [link]

In her 2004 U.S. Open quarterfinal match against Jennifer Capriati, an overrule was made by chair umpire Mariana Alves in Capriati's favor, even though later video review showed this to be clearly in error. Williams attempted to argue the call, but was not successful. Capriati won the match, but tournament officials dismissed the umpire from the tournament. The controversy renewed calls for the adoption of technology like the MacCam and Hawk-Eye systems.^[79]

2009 US Open [link]

In 2009, Williams again was involved in a controversial U.S. Open match, this time against Kim Clijsters in the semifinal round. The drama began at the end of the first set, when Williams slammed her racquet on the court in frustration over losing the set. She was given a warning, with a potential second violation carrying a one-point penalty. While trailing 4–6, 5–6, 15–30, Williams's second serve was called a foot fault, resulting in two match points for Clijsters. Williams gestured with her racquet to the lineswoman who had made the call and yelled at her, including profanities.^[80] During the subsequent on-court conference between the head judge, the lineswoman, US Open officials, and Williams, a television microphone picked up Williams saying to the lineswoman, "I didn't say I would kill you. Are you serious?"^[81] The incident resulted in Williams being penalized a point for unsportsmanlike conduct — necessitated by the earlier warning for racquet abuse — meaning Clijsters won the match 6–4, 7–5. The following day, Williams was issued the maximum permissible on-site fine of $10,000 (plus $500 for racquet abuse). After further investigation, the Grand Slam Committee in November 2009 fined her $175,000 in lieu of suspending her from the 2010 US Open or other Grand Slam events.^[82] They also placed her on a two year probation, so if Williams commits another offense in the next two years at a Grand Slam tournament, she will be suspended from participating in the following US Open. If she commits no offenses in the next two years, her fine will be reduced to $82,500.^[82] Williams initially refused to apologize for her outburst, both in her post-match press conference^[83] and in an official statement released the following day.^[56] She eventually apologized to the lineswoman in a statement two days following the incident.

2011 US Open [link]

In the final of the 2011 U.S. Open against Samantha Stosur, Williams again generated controversy. After shouting "Come on!" as the Australian attempted to return a forehand Williams believed to be a winner, chair umpire Eva Asderaki awarded the point to Stosur based on the USTA's deliberate hindrance rule, which states, "If a player commits any act which hinders his opponent in making a stroke, then, if this is deliberate, he shall lose the point or if involuntary, the point shall be replayed."^[84] As the point was 30–40 on Williams's serve, the penalty gave the break of serve to Stosur. Williams became angry with the chair umpire and made several gestures and unflattering comments toward her during the next several changeovers, warning her, "Don't look at me," and telling her that if Asderaki ever saw Williams coming toward her, she should "look the other way". She told the umpire that she was "a loser", "a hater" and "unattractive, on the inside". Williams initially gained momentum in the set following the penalty, breaking back in the next game, but eventually flagged and lost the match, 6–2, 6–3. At the end of the match, she declined to offer the customary handshake to Asderaki. Williams mentioned the incident in her post-match speech as the tournament runner-up, claiming, "I hit a winner, but I guess it didn't count," but added, "It wouldn't have mattered in the end. Sam played really well."^[85]^[86] A writer for ESPN suggested that Williams could avoid being found to have violated the terms of the "probation" on which she was placed following her 2009 outburst, as she did not appear to have used profanity in addressing Asderaki during the match.^[87] In the end, Williams was fined $2,000 and was not barred from competing in the 2012 US Open because "...Williams's conduct, while verbally abusive, [did] not rise to the level of a major offence under the grand slam code of conduct."^[88]

Off-court activities [link]

Fashion [link]

Williams was once known for her unusual and colorful outfits on court. In 2002, there was much talk when she wore a black lycra [[catsuit] at the US Open.^[89] At the 2004 US Open, Williams wore denim skirts and knee-high boots—tournament officials, however, did not allow her to wear the boots during matches.^[90] At Wimbledon in 2008, the white trench coat she wore during warm-up for her opening match was the subject of much discussion since it was worn despite the sunny weather.^[91] Off-court, Williams has also presented new designs. In November 2004, at the London premiere of After the Sunset she wore a red gown that had a near-topless effect.^[92]

Williams formerly had a special line with Puma^[93] and currently has a line with Nike. The deal with Nike is worth US$40 million and was signed in April 2004.^[94] Since 2004, she has also been running her own line of designer apparel called "Aneres"—her first name spelled backward. In 2009 she launched a signature collection of handbags and jewelry.^[95] The collection, called Signature Statement, is sold mainly on the Home Shopping Network (HSN).

In early 2010, Williams became a certified nail technician in preparation for her upcoming nail collection with a company called HairTech.^[96]

Entertainment [link]

Williams has appeared on television and also provided voice work on animated shows: in a 2001 episode of The Simpsons Serena joined the animation along with sister Venus, Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi.^[97] She has also provided guest voice work in a 2005 episode of Playhouse Disney's animated kids show Higglytown Heroes and a 2007 episode of the Nickelodeon cartoon Avatar: The Last Airbender,^[98] which she has described as her "favorite show".^[99]

Williams has posed for the 2003 and 2004 editions of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.^[100] In April 2005, MTV announced plans to broadcast a reality show around the lives of Serena and Venus, which was eventually aired on ABC Family. Williams has appeared twice on MTV's Punk'd and in 2007, appeared in the ABC reality television series Fast Cars and Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race. In 2002, she played Miss Wiggins in the season 3 episode "Crouching Mother, Hidden Father" of My Wife and Kids;^[101] she has also guest-starred during episodes of The Bernie Mac Show, ER and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.^[102] In 2007 Williams appeared in the music video of "I Want You" by the American rapper Common, alongside performers Alicia Keys and Kanye West.^[103]

In late 2009, Williams became the first active female professional athlete to appear in a feminine hygiene product advertising campaign. A series of online videos and print advertisements for Tampax Pearl tampons showed her hitting balls at Mother Nature, played by Catherine Lloyd Burns, to prevent Mother Nature giving her a red-wrapped gift, representing her menstrual period. In the online videos, the two have dueling press conferences over the "bad blood" between them. "A lot of celebrities are not open to working with our brand, and we're thrilled that Serena is", said a brand manager for Tampax at Procter & Gamble.^[104]

In May 2012, a minute of a new hip-hop track by Serena Williams was leaked, along with reports the sports star was planning to release an album.^[105]

Miami Dolphins venture [link]

In August 2009, Serena and Venus Williams became part-owners of the Miami Dolphins. The formal announcement was made during a press conference overlooking the practice field. The Williams are the first African-American females to obtain ownership in an NFL franchise. Other prominent owners include: Jimmy Buffett, Gloria and Emilio Estefan (the first Cuban-American owners), and Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez . Stephan Ross, the majority owner of the Dolphins, said "We are thrilled to have Venus and Serena join the Dolphins as limited partners. They are among the most admired athletes in the world and have become global ambassadors for the game of tennis. Their addition to our ownership group further reflects our commitment to connect with aggressively and embrace the great diversity that makes South Florida a multicultural gem."^[106]

Charity work [link]

In 2008 Williams helped to fund the construction of the Serena Williams Secondary School in Matooni, Kenya.^[107]^[108] She received a Celebrity Role Model Award from Avon Foundation in 2003 for work in breast cancer.^[109] Williams has also been involved in a number of clinics at schools and community centers, particularly those which have programs focusing on at-risk youth.^[1] She has also won the "Young Heroes Award" from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater L.A. and Inland (2003) and the "Family Circle and Prudential Financial Player Who Makes a Difference Award" (2004).^[1] In response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Williams, along with other ATP and WTA stars decided to forego their final day of preparation for the 2010 Australian Open to form a charity event in which all proceeds will go to the Haiti earthquake victims.^[110]

Writing [link]

Serena has published along with her sister Venus Williams and author Hilary Beard^[111] a book titled Venus & Serena: Serving From The Hip: 10 Rules For Living, Loving and Winning by Boston: Houghton Mifflin in 2005.^[111] ^[112]^[113]^[114]^[115] During the 2009 Wimbledon Championships, Williams said that she is in the process of writing a TV show storyline, which will be converted into script form by her agency. She stated that the show will represent subject matter from a mix of popular American television shows such as Desperate Housewives,, and Family Guy.^[116] Serena released her first solo published work, an autobiography entitled On the Line, following the 2009 US Open.

Security [link]

Williams has been the target of an alleged stalker, who was arrested at the gate to her Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., neighborhood on Monday, May 2, 2011. Police report that Patenema Ouedraogo, identified as an African who attended college in Texas, is barred from being near Serena by a preliminary injunction. Police say Ouedraogo was able to track Serena's whereabouts using the social networking site Twitter, and got her address from the letter her attorney sent telling him to stay away from her. Police say Ouedraogo once made it all the way to Serena's dressing room when she made an appearance on the Home Shopping Network at their studios in Tampa, Fla., on April 13, 2011.^[117]

Other records and achievements [link]

Main article: Serena Williams career statistics

Tournament Name Years Record accomplished Player tied

Hopman Cup 2003–2008 Two Hopman Cup Titles won Dominik Hrbatý
Tommy Robredo
James Blake
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

Australian Open 2003–2010 5 singles titles during the open era Stands alone^[3]

Australian Open 2007 Unseeded winner of singles title Chris O'Neil (1978)

1999 French Open – 2010 French Open 1999–2010 Highest streak of consecutive initial Grand Slam finals won (doubles) (12) Venus Williams

Grand Slam tournaments 2002 Won two Grand Slam singles tournaments in the same calendar year in straight sets Billie Jean King
Martina Navratilova
Steffi Graf
Martina Hingis
Justine Henin

Grand Slam tournaments 2000–present Won 4 Grand Slam singles tournaments in straight sets Evonne Goolagong

Sony Ericsson Open (Key Biscayne) 2002–2008 5 singles titles overall Steffi Graf

2009 WTA Tour 2009 Highest single year earnings at $6,545,586 (2009) Stands alone

1995–present Highest prize money career earnings by a female athlete at $34,962,357 Stands alone

2010 Wimbledon 2010 Most aces served by a female at a Grand Slam (89) Stands alone

At the 1998 Lipton International Players Championships in Key Biscayne, she recorded her fifth singles victory over a player ranked in the top 10, which was the fastest (16 matches) that any woman in professional tennis history had done this.

At the 2002 French Open, she became the first younger sister to defeat her older sister in a Grand Slam tournament.

On June 10, 2002, she and her sister Venus became the first siblings ever to hold the top two women's singles rankings simultaneously.

By winning the 2003 Australian Open, she became the first African-American woman to win the singles title at this tournament.

On September 8, 2008, she regained the World No. 1 ranking for the first time in 5 years, 1 month. That gap is the biggest in professional tennis history.

She was named one of the Top 10 Most Superstitious Athletes by Men's Fitness.^[118]

Awards [link]

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See also: WTA Awards

1998

WTA Newcomer of the Year

Tennis Magazine/Rolex Rookie of the Year

1999

WTA Most Improved Player of the Year

Tennis Magazine Player of the Year

2000

WTA Doubles Team of the Year Award (with Venus Williams)

Teen Choice Awards – Extraordinary Achievement Award

Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.68)

Women's Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year for team sports (with Venus Williams)

2001

Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.71)

2002

Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year

WTA Player of the Year

ITF Women's Singles World Champion

Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.72)

2003

34th NAACP Image Awards President's Award

Best Female Athlete ESPY Award

Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award

Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year

Avon Foundation Celebrity Role Model Award

BET Award for Female Athlete of the Year

Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.60)

2004

WTA Comeback Player of the Year

Family Circle/Prudential Financial Player Who Makes a Difference Award

Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award

BET Award for Female Athlete of the Year

Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.63)

Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No.2)

2005

BET Award for Female Athlete of the Year

Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.62)

Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No.2)

2006

Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.87)

Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No.2)

2007

BET Award for Female Athlete of the Year

Laureus World Comeback of the Year

Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No.1)

Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.69)

2008

WTA Player of the Year

Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.69)

Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No.2)

2009

AP Female Athlete of The Year Award

SI.com Best Female Athlete of the Decade

Glamour Magazine Women of the Year Award

BET Award for Female Athlete of the Year

Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No.1)

Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award

ITF Women's Singles World Champion

ITF Women's Doubles World Champion (with Venus Williams)

Named Second Best Tennis Player of the Decade by ESPN (with Roger Federer at Number 1)

WTA Player of the Year

WTA Doubles Team of the Year Award (with Venus Williams)

WTA Fan Favorite Doubles Team of the Year Award (with Venus Williams)

Doha 21st Century Leaders Awards – Outstanding Leadership

Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.67)

2010

Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year

TIME Magazine The World's 100 Most Influential People

Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.61)

BET Award for Female Athlete of the Year

Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award

Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No.1)^[119]

WTA Fan Favorite Doubles Team of the Year Award (with Venus Williams)

Forbes 30 Utterly Inspiring Role Models

Teen Choice Awards – Female Athlete Award

Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women in the World (No.55)

2011

BET Award for Female Athlete of the Year

Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.84)

TIME Magazine 30 Legends of Women's Tennis

Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award

Forbes Most Powerful Black Women In The U.S. (No.10)

The Root 100 2011: Influencers and Iconoclasts (No.41)

Recognition [link]

In 2005, Tennis Magazine ranked her as the 17th-best player in 40 years.^[120]

In June 2011, she was named one of the "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future" by Time.^[121]

See also [link]

List of Grand Slam Women's Singles champions

List of Grand Slam Women's Doubles champions

List of Grand Slam Mixed Doubles champions

Henin–S. Williams rivalry

Hingis–S. Williams rivalry

Williams sisters rivalry

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Sporting positions

Preceded by
Venus Williams
Ana Ivanović
Jelena Janković
Dinara Safina
Dinara Safina World No. 1
July 8, 2002 – August 10, 2003
September 8, 2008 – October 6, 2008
February 2, 2009 – April 19, 2009
October 12, 2009 – October 26, 2009
November 2, 2009 – October 11, 2010 Succeeded by
Kim Clijsters
Jelena Janković
Dinara Safina
Dinara Safina
Caroline Wozniacki

Preceded by
Caroline Wozniacki US Open Series Champion
2011 Succeeded by
Incumbent

Awards and achievements

Preceded by
Venus Williams WTA Newcomer of the Year
1998 Succeeded by
Kim Clijsters

Preceded by
Patty Schnyder WTA Most Improved Player
1999 Succeeded by
Elena Dementieva

Preceded by
Jennifer Capriati
Justine Henin WTA Player of The Year
2002
2008–2009 Succeeded by
Justine Henin
Incumbent

Preceded by
Martina Hingis & Anna Kournikova
Cara Black & Liezel Huber WTA Doubles Team of the Year
2000 (with Venus Williams)
2009, 2010 (with Venus Williams) Succeeded by
Lisa Raymond & Rennae Stubbs
Gisela Dulko & Flavia Pennetta

Preceded by
Amélie Mauresmo WTA Comeback Player of the Year
2004 Succeeded by
Kim Clijsters

Preceded by
Jennifer Capriati
Jelena Janković ITF Women's Singles World Champion
2002
2009 Succeeded by
Justine Henin
Kim Clijsters

Preceded by
Cara Black & Liezel Huber ITF Women's Doubles World Champion
2009 (with Venus Williams) Succeeded by
Incumbent

Preceded by
Jennifer Capriati
Yelena Isinbayeva Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year
2003
2010 Succeeded by
Annika Sörenstam
Lindsey Vonn

Preceded by
Martina Hingis Laureus Comeback of the Year
2007 Succeeded by
Paula Radcliffe

Preceded by
Jennifer Capriati
Candace Parker Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year
2002
2009 Succeeded by
Annika Sörenstam
Incumbent

Preceded by
Venus Williams
Maria Sharapova Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
2003–2004
2009–2010 Succeeded by
Maria Sharapova
Incumbent

Preceded by
Venus Williams Best Female Athlete ESPY Award
2003 Succeeded by
Diana Taurasi

Serena Williams in the Grand Slam Tournaments

Women's singles

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Australian Open women's singles champions

(1969) Margaret Court

(1970) Margaret Court

(1971) Margaret Court

(1972) Virginia Wade

(1973) Margaret Court

(1974) Evonne Goolagong

(1975) Evonne Goolagong

(1976) Evonne Goolagong

(1977 (Jan)) Kerry Reid

(1977 (Dec)) Evonne Goolagong

(1978) Chris O'Neil

(1979) Barbara Jordan

(1980) Hana Mandlíková

(1981) Martina Navrátilová

(1982) Chris Evert

(1983) Martina Navrátilová

(1984) Chris Evert

(1985) Martina Navrátilová

(1987) Hana Mandlíková

(1988) Steffi Graf

(1989) Steffi Graf

(1990) Steffi Graf

(1991) Monica Seles

(1992) Monica Seles

(1993) Monica Seles

(1994) Steffi Graf

(1995) Mary Pierce

(1996) Monica Seles

(1997) Martina Hingis

(1998) Martina Hingis

(1999) Martina Hingis

(2000) Lindsay Davenport

(2001) Jennifer Capriati

(2002) Jennifer Capriati

(2003) Serena Williams

(2004) Justine Henin

(2005) Serena Williams

(2006) Amélie Mauresmo

(2007) Serena Williams

(2008) Maria Sharapova

(2009) Serena Williams

(2010) Serena Williams

(2011) Kim Clijsters

(2012) Victoria Azarenka

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French Open women's singles champions

(1968) Nancy Richey

(1969) Margaret Court

(1970) Margaret Court

(1971) Evonne Goolagong

(1972) Billie Jean King

(1973) Margaret Court

(1974) Chris Evert

(1975) Chris Evert

(1976) Sue Barker

(1977) Mima Jaušovec

(1978) Virginia Ruzici

(1979) Chris Evert

(1980) Chris Evert

(1981) Hana Mandlíková

(1982) Martina Navrátilová

(1983) Chris Evert

(1984) Martina Navrátilová

(1985) Chris Evert

(1986) Chris Evert

(1987) Steffi Graf

(1988) Steffi Graf

(1989) Arantxa Sánchez

(1990) Monica Seles

(1991) Monica Seles

(1992) Monica Seles

(1993) Steffi Graf

(1994) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

(1995) Steffi Graf

(1996) Steffi Graf

(1997) Iva Majoli

(1998) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

(1999) Steffi Graf

(2000) Mary Pierce

(2001) Jennifer Capriati

(2002) Serena Williams

(2003) Justine Henin

(2004) Anastasia Myskina

(2005) Justine Henin

(2006) Justine Henin

(2007) Justine Henin

(2008) Ana Ivanovic

(2009) Svetlana Kuznetsova

(2010) Francesca Schiavone

(2011) Li Na

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Wimbledon (Open era) ladies' singles champions

(1968) Billie Jean King

(1969) Ann Haydon-Jones

(1970) Margaret Court

(1971) Evonne Goolagong

(1972) Billie Jean King

(1973) Billie Jean King

(1974) Chris Evert

(1975) Billie Jean King

(1976) Chris Evert

(1977) Virginia Wade

(1978) Martina Navrátilová

(1979) Martina Navrátilová

(1980) Evonne Goolagong

(1981) Chris Evert

(1982) Martina Navrátilová

(1983) Martina Navrátilová

(1984) Martina Navrátilová

(1985) Martina Navrátilová

(1986) Martina Navrátilová

(1987) Martina Navrátilová

(1988) Steffi Graf

(1989) Steffi Graf

(1990) Martina Navrátilová

(1991) Steffi Graf

(1992) Steffi Graf

(1993) Steffi Graf

(1994) Conchita Martínez

(1995) Steffi Graf

(1996) Steffi Graf

(1997) Martina Hingis

(1998) Jana Novotná

(1999) Lindsay Davenport

(2000) Venus Williams

(2001) Venus Williams

(2002) Serena Williams

(2003) Serena Williams

(2004) Maria Sharapova

(2005) Venus Williams

(2006) Amélie Mauresmo

(2007) Venus Williams

(2008) Venus Williams

(2009) Serena Williams

(2010) Serena Williams

(2011) Petra Kvitová

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US Open women's singles champions

(1968) Virginia Wade

(1969) Margaret Court

(1970) Margaret Court

(1971) Billie Jean King

(1972) Billie Jean King

(1973) Margaret Court

(1974) Billie Jean King

(1975) Chris Evert

(1976) Chris Evert

(1977) Chris Evert

(1978) Chris Evert

(1979) Tracy Austin

(1980) Chris Evert

(1981) Tracy Austin

(1982) Chris Evert

(1983) Martina Navrátilová

(1984) Martina Navrátilová

(1985) Hana Mandlíková

(1986) Martina Navrátilová

(1987) Martina Navrátilová

(1988) Steffi Graf

(1989) Steffi Graf

(1990) Gabriela Sabatini

(1991) Monica Seles

(1992) Monica Seles

(1993) Steffi Graf

(1994) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

(1995) Steffi Graf

(1996) Steffi Graf

(1997) Martina Hingis

(1998) Lindsay Davenport

(1999) Serena Williams

(2000) Venus Williams

(2001) Venus Williams

(2002) Serena Williams

(2003) Justine Henin

(2004) Svetlana Kuznetsova

(2005) Kim Clijsters

(2006) Maria Sharapova

(2007) Justine Henin

(2008) Serena Williams

(2009) Kim Clijsters

(2010) Kim Clijsters

(2011) Samantha Stosur

Women's doubles

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Australian Open women's doubles champions

(1969) Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton

(1970) Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton

(1971) Evonne Goolagong / Margaret Court

(1972) Kerry Harris / Helen Gourlay Cawley

(1973) Margaret Court / Virginia Wade

(1974) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Peggy Michel

(1975) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Peggy Michel

(1976) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Helen Gourlay Cawley

(1977 (Jan)) Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat / Helen Gourlay Cawley

(1977 (Dec)) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Helen Gourlay Cawley & Mona Schallau Guerrant / Kerry Melville Reid

(1978) Betsy Nagelsen / Renáta Tomanová

(1979) Judy Connor Chaloner / Diane Evers Brown

(1980) Martina Navrátilová / Betsy Nagelsen

(1981) Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith

(1982) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1983) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1984) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1985) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1987) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1988) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1989) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1990) Jana Novotná / Helena Suková

(1991) Patty Fendick / Mary Joe Fernández

(1992) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková

(1993) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1994) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1995) Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

(1996) Chanda Rubin / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

(1997) Martina Hingis / Natalia Zvereva

(1998) Martina Hingis / Mirjana Lučić

(1999) Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova

(2000) Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs

(2001) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2002) Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova

(2003) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2004) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez

(2005) Svetlana Kuznetsova / Alicia Molik

(2006) Yan Zi / Zheng Jie

(2007) Cara Black / Liezel Huber

(2008) Alona Bondarenko / Kateryna Bondarenko

(2009) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2010) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2011) Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta

(2012) Svetlana Kuznetsova / Vera Zvonareva

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French Open women's doubles champions

(1968) Françoise Durr / Ann Haydon-Jones

(1969) Françoise Durr / Ann Haydon-Jones

(1970) Gail Chanfreau / Françoise Durr

(1971) Gail Chanfreau / Françoise Durr

(1972) Billie Jean King / Betty Stöve

(1973) Margaret Court / Virginia Wade

(1974) Chris Evert / Olga Morozova

(1975) Chris Evert / Martina Navrátilová

(1976) Fiorella Bonicelli / Gail Chanfreau

(1977) Regina Maršíková / Pam Teeguarden

(1978) Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici

(1979) Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull

(1980) Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith

(1981) Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer / Tanya Harford

(1982) Martina Navrátilová / Anne Smith

(1983) Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer / Candy Reynolds

(1984) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1985) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1986) Martina Navrátilová / Andrea Temesvári

(1987) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1988) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1989) Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Natalia Zvereva

(1990) Jana Novotná / Helena Suková

(1991) Gigi Fernández / Jana Novotná

(1992) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1993) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1994) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1995) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1996) Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández

(1997) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1998) Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná

(1999) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2000) Martina Hingis / Mary Pierce

(2001) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez

(2002) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez

(2003) Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama

(2004) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez

(2005) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez

(2006) Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur

(2007) Alicia Molik / Mara Santangelo

(2008) Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual

(2009) Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual

(2010) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2011) Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká

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Wimbledon (Open Era) ladies' doubles champions

(1968) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King

(1969) Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton

(1970) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King

(1971) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King

(1972) Billie Jean King / Betty Stöve

(1973) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King

(1974) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Peggy Michel

(1975) Ann Kiyomura / Kazuko Sawamatsu

(1976) Chris Evert / Martina Navrátilová

(1977) Helen Gourlay Cawley / JoAnne Russell

(1978) Kerry Melville Reid / Wendy Turnbull

(1979) Billie Jean King / Martina Navrátilová

(1980) Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith

(1981) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1982) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1983) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1984) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1985) Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Sayers Smylie

(1986) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1987) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková

(1988) Steffi Graf / Gabriela Sabatini

(1989) Jana Novotná / Helena Suková

(1990) Jana Novotná / Helena Suková

(1991) Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Natalia Zvereva

(1992) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1993) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1994) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1995) Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

(1996) Martina Hingis / Helena Suková

(1997) Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva

(1998) Martina Hingis / Helena Suková

(1999) Lindsay Davenport / Corina Morariu

(2000) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2001) Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs

(2002) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2003) Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama

(2004) Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs

(2005) Cara Black / Liezel Huber

(2006) Yan Zi / Zheng Jie

(2007) Cara Black / Liezel Huber

(2008) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2009) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2010) Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova

(2011) Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik

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US Open women's doubles champions

(1968) Maria Bueno / Margaret Court

(1969) Françoise Durr / Darlene Hard

(1970) Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton

(1971) Rosemary Casals / Judy Tegart Dalton

(1972) Françoise Durr / Betty Stöve

(1973) Margaret Court / Virginia Wade

(1974) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King

(1975) Margaret Court / Virginia Wade

(1976) Delina Boshoff / Ilana Kloss

(1977) Martina Navrátilová / Betty Stöve

(1978) Billie Jean King / Martina Navrátilová

(1979) Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull

(1980) Billie Jean King / Martina Navrátilová

(1981) Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith

(1982) Rosemary Casals / Wendy Turnbull

(1983) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1984) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1985) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková

(1986) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1987) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1988) Gigi Fernández / Robin White

(1989) Hana Mandlíková / Martina Navrátilová

(1990) Gigi Fernández / Martina Navrátilová

(1991) Pam Shriver / Natalia Zvereva

(1992) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1993) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková

(1994) Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

(1995) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1996) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1997) Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná

(1998) Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná

(1999) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2000) Julie Halard-Decugis / Ai Sugiyama

(2001) Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs

(2002) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez

(2003) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez

(2004) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez

(2005) Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur

(2006) Nathalie Dechy / Vera Zvonareva

(2007) Nathalie Dechy / Dinara Safina

(2008) Cara Black / Liezel Huber

(2009) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2010) Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova

(2011) Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond

Mixed doubles

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Wimbledon (Open Era) mixed doubles champions

(1968) Ken Fletcher / Margaret Court

(1969) Fred Stolle / Ann Haydon-Jones

(1970) Ilie Năstase / Rosemary Casals

(1971) Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King

(1972) Ilie Năstase / Rosemary Casals

(1973) Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King

(1974) Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King

(1975) Marty Riessen / Margaret Court

(1976) Tony Roche / Françoise Durr

(1977) Bob Hewitt / Greer Stevens

(1978) Frew McMillan / Betty Stöve

(1979) Bob Hewitt / Greer Stevens

(1980) John Austin / Tracy Austin

(1981) Frew McMillan / Betty Stöve

(1982) Kevin Curren / Anne Smith

(1983) John Lloyd / Wendy Turnbull

(1984) John Lloyd / Wendy Turnbull

(1985) Paul McNamee / Martina Navratilova

(1986) Ken Flach / Kathy Jordan

(1987) Jeremy Bates / Jo Durie

(1988) Sherwood Stewart / Zina Garrison

(1989) Jim Pugh / Jana Novotná

(1990) Rick Leach / Zina Garrison

(1991) John Fitzgerald / Elizabeth Sayers Smylie

(1992) Cyril Suk / Larisa Savchenko Neiland

(1993) Mark Woodforde / Martina Navratilova

(1994) Todd Woodbridge / Helena Suková

(1995) Jonathan Stark / Martina Navratilova

(1996) Cyril Suk / Helena Suková

(1997) Cyril Suk / Helena Suková

(1999) Max Mirnyi / Serena Williams

(1999) Leander Paes / Lisa Raymond

(2000) Donald Johnson / Kimberly Po

(2001) Leoš Friedl / Daniela Hantuchová

(2002) Mahesh Bhupathi / Elena Likhovtseva

(2003) Leander Paes / Martina Navratilova

(2004) Wayne Black / Cara Black

(2005) Mahesh Bhupathi / Mary Pierce

(2006) Andy Ram / Vera Zvonareva

(2007) Jamie Murray / Jelena Janković

(2008) Bob Bryan / Samantha Stosur

(2009) Mark Knowles / Anna-Lena Grönefeld

(2010) Leander Paes / Cara Black

(2011) Jürgen Melzer / Iveta Benešová

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US Open mixed doubles champions

(1968) Mary Ann Eisel / Peter Curtis

(1969) Margaret Court / Marty Riessen

(1970) Margaret Court / Marty Riessen

(1971) Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson

(1972) Margaret Court / Marty Riessen

(1973) Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson

(1974) Pam Teeguarden / Geoff Masters

(1975) Rosemary Casals / Dick Stockton

(1976) Billie Jean King / Phil Dent

(1977) Betty Stöve / Frew McMillan

(1978) Betty Stöve / Frew McMillan

(1979) Greer Stevens / Bob Hewitt

(1980) Wendy Turnbull / Marty Riessen

(1981) Anne Smith / Kevin Curren

(1982) Anne Smith / Kevin Curren

(1983) Elizabeth Sayers Smylie / John Fitzgerald

(1984) Manuela Maleeva / Tom Gullikson

(1985)Martina Navrátilová / Heinz Günthardt

(1986)Raffaella Reggi / Sergio Casal

(1987) Martina Navrátilová / Emilio Sánchez Vicario

(1988) Jana Novotná / Jim Pugh

(1989) Robin White / Shelby Cannon

(1990) Elizabeth Sayers Smylie / Todd Woodbridge

(1991) Manon Bollegraf / Tom Nijssen

(1992) Nicole Provis / Mark Woodforde

(1993) Helena Suková / Todd Woodbridge

(1994) Elna Reinach / Patrick Galbraith

(1995) Meredith McGrath / Matt Lucena

(1996) Lisa Raymond / Patrick Galbraith

(1997) Manon Bollegraf / Rick Leach

(1998) Serena Williams / Max Mirnyi

(1999) Ai Sugiyama / Mahesh Bhupathi

(2000) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Jared Palmer

(2001) Rennae Stubbs / Todd Woodbridge

(2002) Lisa Raymond / Mike Bryan

(2003) Katarina Srebotnik / Bob Bryan

(2004) Vera Zvonareva / Bob Bryan

(2005) Daniela Hantuchová / Mahesh Bhupathi

(2006) Martina Navrátilová / Bob Bryan

(2007) Victoria Azarenka / Max Mirnyi

(2008) Cara Black / Leander Paes

(2009) Carly Gullickson / Travis Parrott

(2010) Liezel Huber / Bob Bryan

(2011) Melanie Oudin / Jack Sock

Others

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Tennis players who have completed the Grand Slam or career Grand Slam in singles and/or doubles

Calendar year (men's singles)

1938: Don Budge

1962: Rod Laver

1969: Rod Laver

Calendar year (women's singles)

1953: Maureen Connolly

1970: Margaret Court

1988: Steffi Graf

Calendar year (men's doubles)

1951: Ken McGregor/ Frank Sedgman

Calendar year (women's doubles)

1960: Maria Bueno

1984: Martina Navrátilová/ Pam Shriver

1998: Martina Hingis

Calendar year (mixed doubles)

1963: Margaret Court/ Ken Fletcher

1965: Margaret Court

1967: Owen Davidson

Career (men's singles)

1933-34-35: Fred Perry

1937-38: Don Budge

1960-61-62: Rod Laver

1961-63-64: Roy Emerson

1992-94-95-99: Andre Agassi

2003-04-09: Roger Federer

2005-08-09-10: Rafael Nadal

Career (women's singles)

1951-52-53: Maureen Connolly

1949-50-51-54: Doris Hart

1951-56-57: Shirley Fry Irvin

1960-62-63: Margaret Court

1966-67-68-72: Billie Jean King

1974-75-82: Chris Evert

1978-81-82-83: Martina Navrátilová

1987-88: Steffi Graf

1999-2002-03: Serena Williams

Career (men's doubles)

1935-36-39: Adrian Quist

1951: Ken McGregor/ Frank Sedgman

1953–56: Lew Hoad/ Ken Rosewall

1959-60-62: Roy Emerson/ Neale Fraser

1965–67: John Newcombe/ Tony Roche

1962-64-67-77: Bob Hewitt

1982-84-86-89: John Fitzgerald

1983-87-89: Anders Järryd

1994-95-98: Jacco Eltingh/ Paul Haarhuis

1992–93-95-2000: Todd Woodbridge/ Mark Woodforde

1998-2002-03-05: Jonas Björkman

2003-05-06: Bob Bryan/ Mike Bryan

2002-04-07-08: Daniel Nestor

1999-2006-12: Leander Paes

Career (women's doubles)

1942-46-50: Louise Brough Clapp

1947-48-50-51: Doris Hart

1950-51-57: Shirley Fry Irvin

1956–1957: Althea Gibson

1958–60: Maria Bueno

1961–64: Lesley Turner Bowrey

1966-69-70: Margaret Court/ Judy Tegart Dalton

1980–81: Kathy Jordan/ Anne Smith

1981-82-83-84: Martina Navrátilová/ Pam Shriver

1989-90-93: Helena Suková

1992–93: Gigi Fernández/ Natasha Zvereva

1989-90-94: Jana Novotná

1996-97-98: Martina Hingis

1999-2000-01: Serena Williams/ Venus Williams

2000-01-06: Lisa Raymond

Career (mixed doubles)

1925-26-27-28 Jean Borotra

1949–51: Doris Hart/ Frank Sedgman

1963: Margaret Court/ Ken Fletcher

1965-66-67: Owen Davidson

1967–68: Billie Jean King

1969–75: Margaret Court/ Marty Riessen

1961-70-77-79: Bob Hewitt

1992–93: Mark Woodforde

1990-93-94-95: Todd Woodbridge

1974-85-2003: Martina Navrátilová

2001-02-05: Daniela Hantuchová

1997-99-2005-06: Mahesh Bhupathi

2002-04-08-10: Cara Black

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Women’s tennis players who won two or more Grand Slam singles titles in one calendar year

Four wins

1953: Maureen Connolly Brinker (AO&FO&WI&US)

1970: Margaret Court (AO&FO&WI&US)

1988: Steffi Graf (AO&FO&WI&US)

Three wins

1928: Helen Wills Moody (FO&WI&US)

1929: Helen Wills Moody (FO&WI&US)

1962: Margaret Court (AO&FO&US)

1965: Margaret Court (AO&WI&US)

1969: Margaret Court (AO&FO&US)

1972: Billie Jean King (FO&WI&US)

1973: Margaret Court (AO&FO&US)

1983: Martina Navratilova (AO&WI&US)

1984: Martina Navratilova (FO&WI&US)

1989: Steffi Graf (AO&WI&US)

1991: Monica Seles (AO&FO&US)

1992: Monica Seles (AO&FO&US)

1993: Steffi Graf (FO&WI&US)

1995: Steffi Graf (FO&WI&US)

1996: Steffi Graf (FO&WI&US)

1997: Martina Hingis (AO&WI&US)

2002: Serena Williams (FO&WI&US)

Two wins

1925: Suzanne Lenglen (FO&WI)

1927: Helen Wills Moody (WI&US)

1930: Helen Wills Moody (FO&WI)

1931: Cilly Aussem (FO&WI)

1932: Helen Wills Moody (FO&WI)

1939: Alice Marble (WI&US)

1946: Pauline Betz Addie (WI&US)

1949: Margaret Osborne duPont (FO&US)

1950: Louise Bough Clapp (AO&WI)

1952: Maureen Connolly Brinker (WI&US)

1954: Maureen Connolly Brinker (FO&WI)

1956: Shirley Fry Irvin (WI&US)

1957: Althea Gibson (WI&US)

1958: Althea Gibson (WI&US)

1959: Maria Bueno (WI&US)

1960: Darlene Hard (FO&US)

1963: Margaret Court (AO&WI)

1964: Margaret Court (AO&FO)

1964: Maria Bueno (WI&US)

1967: Billie Jean King (WI&US)

1968: Billie Jean King (AO&WI)

1971: Evonne Goolagong Cawley (FO&WI)

1974: Chris Evert (FO&WI)

1975: Chris Evert (FO&US)

1976: Chris Evert (WI&US)

1980: Chris Evert (FO&US)

1982: Martina Navratilova (FO&WI)

1982: Chris Evert (AO&US)

1985: Martina Navratilova (AO&WI)

1986: Martina Navratilova (WI&US)

1987: Martina Navratilova (WI&US)

1994: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (FO&US)

2000: Venus Williams (WI&US)

2001: Jennifer Capriati (AO&FO)

2001: Venus Williams (WI&US)

2003: Serena Williams (AO&WI)

2003: Justine Henin (FO&US)

2006: Amélie Mauresmo (AO&WI)

2007: Justine Henin (FO&US)

2009: Serena Williams (AO&WI)

2010: Serena Williams (AO&WI)

AO=Australian Open, FO=French Open, WI=Wimbledon, US=US Open

Serena Williams Achievements

Top ten tennis players

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World rankings · Top ten tennis players as of 28 May 2012

ATP singles ATP doubles WTA singles WTA doubles

Novak Djokovic

Rafael Nadal

Roger Federer

Andy Murray

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

David Ferrer

Tomáš Berdych

Janko Tipsarević

Juan Martín del Potro

Mardy Fish

Max Mirnyi

Daniel Nestor

Bob Bryan

Mike Bryan

Michaël Llodra

Nenad Zimonjić

Leander Paes

Mariusz Fyrstenberg

Marcin Matkowski

Robert Lindstedt

Victoria Azarenka

Maria Sharapova

Agnieszka Radwańska

Petra Kvitová

Serena Williams

Samantha Stosur

Li Na

Marion Bartoli

Caroline Wozniacki

Angelique Kerber

Liezel Huber

Lisa Raymond

Květa Peschke

Katarina Srebotnik

Yaroslava Shvedova

Vania King

Elena Vesnina

Sara Errani

Roberta Vinci

Sania Mirza

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Women's Tennis Association: Top ten American female singles tennis players, as of May 14, 2012.

1. Serena Williams (6 3) · 2. Christina McHale (36 ) · 3. Vania King (58 1) · 4. Varvara Lepchenko (59 18) · 5. Venus Williams (63 9)

6. Jamie Hampton (87 2) · 7. Sloane Stephens (92 10) · 8. Irina Falconi (101 1) · 9. Jill Craybas (133 3) · 10. Alison Riske (136 1)

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Women's Tennis Association: Top ten female singles tennis players from the Americas as of May 28, 2012.

1. Serena Williams (5 ) · 2. Christina McHale (36 1) · 3. Venus Williams (53 1) · 4. Vania King (57 1) · 5. Aleksandra Wozniak (58 1)

6. Varvara Lepchenko (63 2) · 7. Sloane Stephens (70 9) · 8. Jamie Hampton (90 3) · 9. Stéphanie Dubois (97 1) · 10. Irina Falconi (112 2)

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Women's Tennis Association (WTA) World No. 1 doubles players

Martina Navratilova (1984/1990 – 237 w) · Pam Shriver (1985/1986 – 48 w) · Helena Suková (1990/1993 – 68 w) · Jana Novotná (1990/1999 – 67 w)
Gigi Fernández (1991/1995 – 80 w) · Natasha Zvereva (1991/1999 – 124 w) · Larisa Neiland (1992 – 4 w) · Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (1992/1997 – 111 w)
Lindsay Davenport (1997/2000 – 32 w) · Martina Hingis (1998/1999 – 35 w) · Anna Kournikova (1999/2000 – 10 w) · Corina Morariu (2000 – 7 w) ·
Lisa Raymond (2000/2012 – 120 w) · Rennae Stubbs (2000 – 3 w) · Julie Halard-Decugis (2000 – 14 w) · Ai Sugiyama (2000/2003 – 45 w)
Paola Suárez (2002/2004 – 87 w) · Kim Clijsters (2003 – 4 w) · Virginia Ruano Pascual (2003/2005 – 65 w) · Cara Black (2005/2010 – 163 w)
Samantha Stosur (2006/2007 – 61 w) · Liezel Huber (2007/2012 – 182 w) · Serena Williams (2010 – 8 w) · Venus Williams (2010 – 8 w)
Gisela Dulko (2010/2011 – 24 w) · Flavia Pennetta (2011 – 18 w) · Květa Peschke (2011 – 10 w) · Katarina Srebotnik (2011 – 10 w)

WTA rankings incepted on September 4, 1984 · (year first held/year last held – number of weeks (w)) · current No. 1 in bold, as of May 7, 2012

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Women's Tennis Association (WTA) World No. 1 singles players

Chris Evert (1975/1985 – 260 w)

Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1976 – 2 w)

Martina Navratilova (1978/1987 – 331 w)

Tracy Austin (1980 – 22 w)

Steffi Graf (1987/1997 – 377 w)

// Monica Seles (1991/1996 – 178 w)

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (1995 – 12 w)

Martina Hingis (1997/2001 – 209 w)

Lindsay Davenport (1998/2006 – 98 w)

Jennifer Capriati (2001/2002 – 17 w)

Venus Williams (2002 – 11 w)

Serena Williams (2002/2010 – 123 w)

Kim Clijsters (2003/2011 – 20 w)

Justine Henin (2003/2008 – 117 w)

Amélie Mauresmo (2004/2006 – 39 w)

Maria Sharapova (2005/2008 – 17 w)

Ana Ivanovic (2008 – 12 w)

Jelena Janković (2008/2009 – 18 w)

Dinara Safina (2009 – 26 w)

Caroline Wozniacki (2010/2012 – 67 w)

Victoria Azarenka (2012 – 18 w)

WTA rankings began on November 3, 1975

(year first held/year last held – number of weeks (w))

current No. 1 in bold, as of week of May 28, 2012

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Tennis at the Summer Olympics • Olympic Champions in women's doubles

1920: Kathleen McKane & Winifred McNair

1924: Hazel Wightman & Helen Wills Moody

1988: Zina Garrison & Pam Shriver

1992 - 1996: Gigi Fernández & Mary Joe Fernández

2000: Serena Williams & Venus Williams

2004: Sun Tiantian & Li Ting

2008: Serena Williams & Venus Williams

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WTA Year-end championships winners singles

(1971) Billie Jean King

(1972) Chris Evert

(1973) Chris Evert

(1974) Evonne Goolagong

(1975) Chris Evert

(1976) Evonne Goolagong

(1977) Chris Evert

(1978) Martina Navrátilová

(1979) Martina Navrátilová

(1980) Tracy Austin

(1981) Martina Navrátilová

(1982) Sylvia Hanika

(1983) Martina Navrátilová

(1984) Martina Navrátilová

(1985) Martina Navrátilová

(1986-1) Martina Navrátilová

(1986-2) Martina Navrátilová

(1987) Steffi Graf

(1988) Gabriela Sabatini

(1989) Steffi Graf

(1990) Monica Seles

(1991) Monica Seles

(1992) Monica Seles

(1993) Steffi Graf

(1994) Gabriela Sabatini

(1995) Steffi Graf

(1996) Steffi Graf

(1997) Jana Novotná

(1998) Martina Hingis

(1999) Lindsay Davenport

(2000) Martina Hingis

(2001) Serena Williams

(2002) Kim Clijsters

(2003) Kim Clijsters

(2004) Maria Sharapova

(2005) Amélie Mauresmo

(2006) Justine Henin

(2007) Justine Henin

(2008) Venus Williams

(2009) Serena Williams

(2010) Kim Clijsters

(2011) Petra Kvitová

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Winners of the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year

2000: Marion Jones* · 2001: Cathy Freeman · 2002: Jennifer Capriati · 2003: Serena Williams · 2004: Annika Sörenstam · 2005: Kelly Holmes · 2006: Janica Kostelić · 2007: Yelena Isinbayeva · 2008: Justine Henin · 2009: Yelena Isinbayeva · 2010: Serena Williams · 2011: Lindsey Vonn · 2012: Vivian Cheruiyot

Since this award, Jones has admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs. Her award is in doubt.

Persondata

Name Williams, Serena Jameka Ross Evelyn

Alternative names

Short description American tennis player

Date of birth September 26, 1981

Place of birth Saginaw, Michigan, United States

Date of death

Place of death

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Liezel Huber

Liezel Huber at the 2007 Acura Classic

Country South Africa
United States

Residence Houston, Texas, U.S.

Born (1976-08-21) August 21, 1976 (age 35)
Durban, South Africa

Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Weight 158 lb (72 kg; 11.3 st)

Turned pro 1993

Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Career prize money $5,463,343

Singles

Career record 175–159

Career titles 0 WTA, 0 ITF

Highest ranking No. 131 (29 March 1999)

Grand Slam Singles results

Australian Open Q3 (2002)

French Open 2R (1998)

Wimbledon Q2 (2002)

US Open 1R (1998)

Doubles

Career record 694–336

Career titles 52 WTA, 10 ITF

Highest ranking No. 1 (12 November 2007)

Current ranking No. 1 (7 November 2011)

Grand Slam Doubles results

Australian Open W (2007)

French Open F (2005)

Wimbledon W (2005, 2007)

US Open W (2008, 2011)

Other Doubles tournaments

WTA Championships W (2007, 2008, 2011)

Olympic Games QF (2008)

Mixed Doubles

Career titles 2

Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results

Australian Open F (2005)

French Open W (2009)

Wimbledon F (2001)

US Open W (2010)

Last updated on: 27 November 2011.

Liezel Huber (née Horn; born August 21, 1976, Durban, South Africa) is a professional tennis player who competes for and resides in the United States, having been a naturalized citizen on there since July 2007. Huber has won four Grand Slam titles in women's doubles with partner Cara Black, one with Lisa Raymond, and two mixed doubles titles with Bob Bryan. On November 12, 2007, she became the co-World No. 1 in Doubles with Cara Black. On April 19, 2010, Huber became the sole No. 1 for the first time in her career.

At age 15, she moved to the United States from South Africa to attend the Van Der Meer Tennis Academy in Hilton Head, South Carolina in 1992. Huber has since resided in the U.S.^[1] She married Tony Huber, an American citizen, in February 2000. In 2005, she started a foundation, Liezel's Cause to raise money and gather basic supplies to assist the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

She competed for the United States in the 2008 Beijing Olympics in doubles, partnering with former world number 1 (both in singles and doubles) Lindsay Davenport; the pair lost in the quarterfinals.

Contents

1 Career

2 Grand Slam finals

2.1 Doubles: 10 (5–5)

2.2 Mixed doubles: 5 (2–3)

3 WTA Tour Finals

3.1 Doubles: 86 (52–34)

4 Grand Slam Statistics

4.1 Women's Doubles Performance Timeline

5 References

6 External links

Career [link]

Liezel Huber is primarily a doubles specialist, having achieved one of the greatest careers in this discipline. She has won 60 women's doubles titles in her career; of which 50 are on the WTA Tour and 10 on the ITF Women's Circuit. In singles, her greatest result in her career was reaching to the quarterfinals at the tournament in Pattaya City in 2001, where she lost to Slovakian Henrieta Nagyová. She participated in two Grand Slam singles main draws, losing to Lindsay Davenport in the second round of the 1998 French Open. She lost in the 1999 US Open first round to Raluca Sandu. Her highest singles ranking was World No. 131, which she achieved on 29 March 1999. She enjoyed the majority of her first 8 years on tour on the ITF Circuit.

Huber has enjoyed successful women's partnerships with Ai Sugiyama, Martina Navrátilová, Lindsay Davenport, Cara Black, Sania Mirza, Nadia Petrova, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, María José Martínez Sánchez, and Lisa Raymond. Huber has reached at least one Grand Slam women's doubles final for the last five years, since 2007. Huber has also been in the final of all four Grand Slams, winning in all except for the French Open. She has won a total of five Grand Slam women's doubles titles with three partners in ten finals with four partners, and finished as a titlist in two of her five mixed doubles finals.

Huber and her Zimbabwean partner Black made up what many tennis experts regard as one of the greatest women's doubles teams in history between mid-2005. and early 2010. Together, the pair reached seven women's doubles finals, winning four. The duo won a total of 29 titles together on the WTA Tour. The partnership suddenly broke up in April 2010.^[2]

Huber has also enjoyed success in mixed doubles, winning two titles with American men's doubles legend Bob Bryan, at the 2009 French Open and 2010 US Open. She reached her first career mixed final with Bob's brother Mike at the 2001 Wimbledon Championships, and two additional finals, at the 2005 Australian Open with Kevin Ullyett, and at the 2008 US Open with Jamie Murray.

Liezel Huber has also enjoyed impressive success in the Fed Cup national competition. She logged a 9–3 record on the South Africa Fed Cup team, with all but one match being in doubles. Huber is now a major member of the United States Fed Cup team, compiling a 6–2 record in doubles play. In the competition, Huber has played with Julie Ditty, Vania King, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, and Melanie Oudin.

Grand Slam finals [link]

Doubles: 10 (5–5)[link]

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score

Runner-Up 2004 Wimbledon Grass Ai Sugiyama Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs 6–3, 7–6^(7–5)

Runner-Up 2005 French Open Clay Cara Black Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez 4–6, 6–3, 6–3

Winner 2005 Wimbledon Grass Cara Black Svetlana Kuznetsova
Amélie Mauresmo 6–2, 6–1

Winner 2007 Australian Open Hard Cara Black Chan Yung-jan
Chuang Chia-jung 6–4, 6–7^(4–7), 6–1

Winner 2008 Wimbledon Grass Cara Black Katarina Srebotnik
Ai Sugiyama 3–6, 6–3, 6–2

Winner 2008 US Open Hard Cara Black Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur 6–3, 7–6^(10–8)

Runner-Up 2009 US Open Hard Cara Black Serena Williams
Venus Williams 6–2, 6–2

Runner-Up 2010 Australian Open Hard Cara Black Serena Williams
Venus Williams 6–4, 6–3

Runner-Up 2010 US Open Hard Nadia Petrova Vania King
Yaroslava Shvedova 2–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–4)

Winner 2011 US Open Hard Lisa Raymond Vania King
Yaroslava Shvedova 4–6, 7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(7–3)

Mixed doubles: 5 (2–3)[link]

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score

Runner-up 2001 Wimbledon Grass Mike Bryan Leoš Friedl
Daniela Hantuchová 4–6, 6–3, 6–2

Runner-up 2005 Australian Open Hard Kevin Ullyett Samantha Stosur
Scott Draper 6–2, 2–6, [10–6]

Runner-up 2008 US Open Hard Jamie Murray Leander Paes
Cara Black 7–6^(8–6), 6–4

Winner 2009 French Open Clay Bob Bryan Vania King
Marcelo Melo 5–7, 7–6^(7–5), [10–7]

Winner 2010 US Open Hard Bob Bryan Květa Peschke
Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi 6–4, 6–4

WTA Tour Finals [link]

Doubles: 86 (52–34)[link]

Legend: Before 2009 Legend: Starting in 2009

Grand Slam tournaments (5–5)

Olympic Gold (0–0)

WTA Championships (3–1)

Tier I (6–9) Premier Mandatory (2–1)

Tier II (13–7) Premier 5 (6–0)

Tier III (6–4) Premier (6–5)

Tier IV & V (3–1) International (2–1)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score

Runner-up 1. 19 July 1998 Warsaw Clay Karin Kschwendt Olga Lugina
Karina Habšudová 7–6^(7–2), 7–5

Runner-up 2. 12 November 2000 Kuala Lampur Hard Vanessa Webb Henrieta Nagyová
Sylvia Plischke 6–4, 7–6^(7–4)

Winner 1. 23 September 2001 Tokyo Hard Cara Black Kim Clijsters
Ai Sugiyama 6–1, 6–3

Winner 2. 7 October 2001 Tokyo Hard Rachel McQuillan Janet Lee
Wynne Prakusya 6–2, 6–0

Winner 3. 14 October 2001 Shanghai Hard Lenka Němečková Evie Dominikovic
Tamarine Tanasugarn 6–0, 7–5

Runner-up 3. 11 November 2001 Pattaya City Hard Wynne Prakusya Asa Carlsson
Iroda Tulyaganova 4–6, 6–3, 6–3

Winner 4. 5 January 2002 Auckland Hard Nicole Arendt Květa Hrdličková
Henrieta Nagyová 7–5, 6–4

Winner 5. 30 March 2003 Miami Hard Magdalena Maleeva Shinobu Asagoe
Nana Miyagi 6–4, 3–6, 7–5

Winner 6. 6 April 2003 Sarasota Clay Martina Navrátilová Shinobu Asagoe
Nana Miyagi 7–6^(10–8), 6–3

Winner 7. 4 May 2003 Warsaw Clay Magdalena Maleeva Eleni Daniilidou
Francesca Schiavone 3–6, 6–4, 6–2

Winner 8. 24 May 2003 Madrid Clay Jill Craybas Rita Grande
Angelique Widjaja 6–4, 7–6^(8–6)

Winner 9. 26 October 2003 Linz Hard (i) Ai Sugiyama Marion Bartoli
Silvia Farina Elia 6–1, 7–6^(8–6)

Runner-up 4. 11 January 2004 Gold Coast Hard Magdalena Maleeva Svetlana Kuznetsova
Elena Likhovtseva 6–3, 6–4

Winner 10. 21 February 2004 Hyderabad Hard Sania Mirza Li Ting
Sun Tiantian 7–6^(7–1), 6–4

Runner-up 5. 3 July 2004 Wimbledon Grass Ai Sugiyama Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs 6–3, 7–6^(7–5)

Runner-up 6. 8 August 2004 Montreal Hard Tamarine Tanasugarn Ai Sugiyama
Shinobu Asagoe 6–0, 6–3

Runner-up 7. 7 November 2004 Phildaelphia Hard (i) Corina Morariu Lisa Raymond
Alicia Molik 7–5, 6–4

Runner-up 8. 26 February 2005 Doha Hard Cara Black Francesca Schiavone
Alicia Molik 6–3, 6–4

Runner-up 9. 2 May 2005 Berlin Clay Cara Black Vera Zvonareva
Elena Likhovtseva 4–6, 6–4, 6–3

Winner 11. 9 May 2005 Rome Clay Cara Black Maria Kirilenko
Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–0, 4–6, 6–1

Runner-up 10. 4 June 2005 French Open Clay Cara Black Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez 4–6, 6–3, 6–3

Winner 12. 20 June 2005 Wimbledon Grass Cara Black Svetlana Kuznetsova
Amélie Mauresmo 6–2, 6–1

Winner 13. 19 February 2006 Bangalore Hard Sania Mirza Anastasia Rodionova
Elena Vesnina 6–3, 6–3

Runner-up 11. 22 March 2006 Miami Hard Martina Navrátilová Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur 6–4, 7–5

Runner-up 12. 9 April 2006 Ponte Vedra Beach Clay Sania Mirza Shinobu Asagoe
Katarina Srebotnik 6–2, 6–4

Winner 14. 27 May 2006 Strasbourg Clay Martina Navrátilová Martina Müller
Andreea Vanc 6–2, 7–6^(7–1)

Runner-up 13. 18 June 2006 Birmingham Grass Jill Craybas Jelena Janković
Li Na 6–2, 6–4

Runner-up 14. 24 June 2006 Eastbourne Grass Martina Navrátilová Svetlana Kuznetsova
Amélie Mauresmo 6–2, 6–4

Winner 15. 24 September 2006 Kolkata Hard Sania Mirza Yuliya Beygelzimer
Yuliana Fedak 6–4, 6–0

Runner-up 15. 1 October 2006 Luxembourg Hard (i) Anna-Lena Grönefeld Francesca Schiavone
Květa Peschke 2–6, 6–4, 6–1

Runner-up 16. 22 October 2006 Zürich Hard (i) Katarina Srebotnik Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs 7–5, 7–5

Winner 16. 15 January 2007 Australian Open Hard Cara Black Yung-Jan Chan
Chia-Jung Chuang 6–4, 6–7^(4–7), 6–1

Winner 17. 5 February 2007 Paris Carpet Cara Black Gabriela Navrátilová
Vladimíra Uhlířová 6–2, 6–0

Winner 18. 12 February 2007 Antwerp Carpet Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva
Elena Vesnina 7–5, 4–6, 6–1

Winner 19. 19 February 2007 Dubai Hard Cara Black Svetlana Kuznetsova
Alicia Molik 7–6^(8–6), 6–4

Runner-up 17. 3 April 2007 Miami Hard Cara Black Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur 6–4, 3–6, [10–2]

Winner 20. 25 June 2007 Wimbledon Grass Cara Black Katarina Srebotnik
Ai Sugiyama 3–6, 6–3, 6–2

Winner 21. 30 July 2007 San Diego Hard Cara Black Victoria Azarenka
Anna Chakvetadze 7–5, 6–4

Runner-up 18. 19 August 2007 Toronto Hard Cara Black Katarina Srebotnik
Ai Sugiyama 6–4, 2–6, [10–5]

Runner-up 19. 25 August 2007 New Haven Hard Cara Black Sania Mirza
Mara Santangelo 6–1, 6–2

Winner 22. 8 October 2007 Moscow Carpet Cara Black Victoria Azarenka
Tatiana Poutchek 4–6, 6–1, [10–7]

Winner 23. 28 October 2007 Linz Hard (i) Cara Black Katarina Srebotnik
Ai Sugiyama 6–2, 3–6, [10–8]

Winner 24. 11 November 2007 Madrid Hard (i) Cara Black Katarina Srebotnik
Ai Sugiyama 5–7, 6–3, [10–8]

Winner 25. 17 February 2008 Antwerp Carpet Cara Black Květa Peschke
Ai Sugiyama 6–1, 6–3

Runner-up 20. 24 February 2008 Doha Hard Cara Black Rennae Stubbs
Květa Peschke 6–1, 5–7, [10–7]

Winner 26. 1 March 2008 Dubai Hard Cara Black Yan Zi
Zheng Jie 7–5, 6–2

Runner-up 21. 6 April 2008 Miami Hard Cara Black Katarina Srebotnik
Ai Sugiyama 7–5, 4–6, [10–3]

Winner 27. 11 May 2008 Berlin Clay Cara Black Nuria Llagostera Vives
María José Martínez Sánchez 3–6, 6–2, [10–2]

Winner 28. 15 June 2008 Birmingham Grass Cara Black Virginia Ruano Pascual
Séverine Brémond 6–2, 6–1

Winner 29. 21 June 2008 Eastbourne Grass Cara Black Květa Peschke
Rennae Stubbs 2–6, 6–0, [10–8]

Winner 30. 20 July 2008 Stanford Hard Cara Black Elena Vesnina
Vera Zvonareva 6–4, 6–3

Winner 31. 3 August 2008 Montreal Hard Cara Black Maria Kirilenko
Flavia Pennetta 6–1, 6–1

Winner 32. 7 September 2008 US Open Hard Cara Black Samantha Stosur
Lisa Raymond 6–4, 7–6^(8–6)

Runner-up 22. 12 October 2008 Moscow Hard (i) Cara Black Nadia Petrova
Katarina Srebotnik 6–4, 6–4

Winner 33. 19 October 2008 Zurich Hard (i) Cara Black Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Patty Schnyder 6–1, 7–6^(7–3)

Runner-up 23. 26 October 2008 Linz Hard (i) Cara Black Katarina Srebotnik
Ai Sugiyama 6–4, 7–5

Winner 34. 9 November 2008 Doha Hard Cara Black Květa Peschke
Rennae Stubbs 6–1, 7–5

Winner 35. 15 February 2009 Paris Hard (i) Cara Black Květa Peschke
Lisa Raymond 6–4, 3–6, [10–4]

Winner 36. 21 February 2009 Dubai Hard Cara Black Maria Kirilenko
Agnieszka Radwańska 6–3, 6–3

Winner 37. 16 May 2009 Madrid Clay Cara Black Květa Peschke
Lisa Raymond 4–6, 6–3, [10–6]

Winner 38. 14 June 2009 Birmingham Grass Cara Black Raquel Kops-Jones
Abigail Spears 6–1, 6–4

Winner 39. 16 August 2009 Cincinnati Hard Cara Black Nuria Llagostera Vives
María José Martínez Sánchez 6–3, 0–6, [10–2]

Runner-up 24. 14 September 2009 US Open Hard Cara Black Serena Williams
Venus Williams 6–2, 6–2

Runner-up 25. 1 November 2009 Doha Hard Cara Black Nuria Llagostera Vives
María José Martínez Sánchez 7–6^(7–0), 5–7, [10–7]

Winner 40. 9 January 2010 Auckland Hard Cara Black Natalie Grandin
Laura Granville 7–6^(7–4), 6–2

Winner 41. 15 January 2010 Sydney Hard Cara Black Tathiana Garbin
Nadia Petrova 6–1, 3–6, [10–3]

Runner-up 26. 29 January 2010 Australian Open Hard Cara Black Serena Williams
Venus Williams 6–4, 6–3

Runner-up 27. 14 February 2010 Paris Hard (i) Cara Black Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Iveta Benešová W/O

Winner 42. 18 April 2010 Charleston Clay Nadia Petrova Vania King
Michaëlla Krajicek 6–3, 6–4

Runner-up 28. 13 June 2010 Birmingham Grass Bethanie Mattek-Sands Cara Black
Lisa Raymond 6–3, 3–2 ret.

Winner 43. 1 August 2010 Stanford Hard Lindsay Davenport Chan Yung-jan
Zheng Jie 7–5, 6–7^(8–10), [10–8]

Runner-up 29. 13 September 2010 US Open Hard Nadia Petrova Yaroslava Shvedova
Vania King 2–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–4)

Winner 44. 20 February 2011 Dubai Hard María José Martínez Sánchez Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik 7–6^(7–5), 6–3

Runner-up 30. 26 February 2011 Doha Hard Nadia Petrova Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik 7–5, 6–7^(2–7), [10–8]

Runner-up 31. 3 April 2011 Miami Hard Nadia Petrova Daniela Hantuchová
Agnieszka Radwańska 7–6^(7–5), 2–6, [10–8]

Runner-up 32. 18 June 2011 Eastbourne Grass Lisa Raymond Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik 6–3, 6–0

Runner-up 33. 31 July 2011 Stanford Hard Lisa Raymond Victoria Azarenka
Maria Kirilenko 6–1, 6–3

Winner 45. 14 August 2011 Toronto Hard Lisa Raymond Victoria Azarenka
Maria Kirilenko W/O

Winner 46. 11 September 2011 US Open Hard Lisa Raymond Vania King
Yaroslava Shvedova 4–6, 7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(7–3)

Winner 47. 1 October 2011 Tokyo Hard Lisa Raymond Gisela Dulko
Flavia Pennetta 7–6^(7–4), 0–6, [10–6]

Winner 48. 30 October 2011 Istanbul Hard (i) Lisa Raymond Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik 6–4, 6–4

Runner-up 34. 13 January 2012 Sydney Hard Lisa Raymond Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik 6–1, 4–6, [13–11]

Winner 49. 12 February 2012 Paris Hard (i) Lisa Raymond Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Petra Martić 7–6^(7–3), 6–1

Winner 50. 19 February 2012 Doha Hard Lisa Raymond Raquel Kops-Jones
Abigail Spears 6–3, 6–1

Winner 51. 25 February 2012 Dubai Hard Lisa Raymond Sania Mirza
Elena Vesnina 6–2, 6–1

Winner 52. 17 March 2012 Indian Wells Hard Lisa Raymond Sania Mirza
Elena Vesnina 6–2, 6–3

Grand Slam Statistics [link]

Women's Doubles Performance Timeline [link]

Tournament 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 W–L

Grand Slam Tournaments

Australian Open A A 1R A A 1R 1R A 2R A 3R SF 2R 3R W QF QF F SF QF 33–13

French Open A LQ 1R A 2R 1R 3R QF 2R SF 1R 1R F 2R SF SF SF SF SF 36–16

Wimbledon LQ A 1R A 1R 1R SF 2R 1R 2R 3R F W QF W SF SF SF QF 43–14

US Open LQ LQ 1R 1R A 1R QF 2R 2R 2R QF QF A 3R 2R W F F W 37–13

References [link]

^ Sports Illustrated profile

^ Collin Matiza (April 27, 2010). "Zimbabwe: Cara Black, Huber Split". http://allafrica.com/stories/201004270066.html. Retrieved September 12, 2011.

External links [link]

Liezel Huber at the Women's Tennis Association

Liezel Huber at the International Tennis Federation

Liezel Huber at the Fed Cup

Her official website

Liezel Huber in the Grand Slam Tournaments

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Australian Open women's doubles champions

(1969) Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton

(1970) Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton

(1971) Evonne Goolagong / Margaret Court

(1972) Kerry Harris / Helen Gourlay Cawley

(1973) Margaret Court / Virginia Wade

(1974) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Peggy Michel

(1975) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Peggy Michel

(1976) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Helen Gourlay Cawley

(1977 (Jan)) Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat / Helen Gourlay Cawley

(1977 (Dec)) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Helen Gourlay Cawley & Mona Schallau Guerrant / Kerry Melville Reid

(1978) Betsy Nagelsen / Renáta Tomanová

(1979) Judy Connor Chaloner / Diane Evers Brown

(1980) Martina Navrátilová / Betsy Nagelsen

(1981) Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith

(1982) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1983) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1984) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1985) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1987) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1988) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1989) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1990) Jana Novotná / Helena Suková

(1991) Patty Fendick / Mary Joe Fernández

(1992) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková

(1993) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1994) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1995) Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

(1996) Chanda Rubin / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

(1997) Martina Hingis / Natalia Zvereva

(1998) Martina Hingis / Mirjana Lučić

(1999) Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova

(2000) Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs

(2001) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2002) Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova

(2003) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2004) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez

(2005) Svetlana Kuznetsova / Alicia Molik

(2006) Yan Zi / Zheng Jie

(2007) Cara Black / Liezel Huber

(2008) Alona Bondarenko / Kateryna Bondarenko

(2009) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2010) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2011) Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta

(2012) Svetlana Kuznetsova / Vera Zvonareva

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Wimbledon (Open Era) ladies' doubles champions

(1968) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King

(1969) Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton

(1970) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King

(1971) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King

(1972) Billie Jean King / Betty Stöve

(1973) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King

(1974) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Peggy Michel

(1975) Ann Kiyomura / Kazuko Sawamatsu

(1976) Chris Evert / Martina Navrátilová

(1977) Helen Gourlay Cawley / JoAnne Russell

(1978) Kerry Melville Reid / Wendy Turnbull

(1979) Billie Jean King / Martina Navrátilová

(1980) Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith

(1981) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1982) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1983) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1984) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1985) Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Sayers Smylie

(1986) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1987) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková

(1988) Steffi Graf / Gabriela Sabatini

(1989) Jana Novotná / Helena Suková

(1990) Jana Novotná / Helena Suková

(1991) Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Natalia Zvereva

(1992) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1993) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1994) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1995) Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

(1996) Martina Hingis / Helena Suková

(1997) Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva

(1998) Martina Hingis / Helena Suková

(1999) Lindsay Davenport / Corina Morariu

(2000) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2001) Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs

(2002) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2003) Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama

(2004) Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs

(2005) Cara Black / Liezel Huber

(2006) Yan Zi / Zheng Jie

(2007) Cara Black / Liezel Huber

(2008) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2009) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2010) Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova

(2011) Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik

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US Open women's doubles champions

(1968) Maria Bueno / Margaret Court

(1969) Françoise Durr / Darlene Hard

(1970) Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton

(1971) Rosemary Casals / Judy Tegart Dalton

(1972) Françoise Durr / Betty Stöve

(1973) Margaret Court / Virginia Wade

(1974) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King

(1975) Margaret Court / Virginia Wade

(1976) Delina Boshoff / Ilana Kloss

(1977) Martina Navrátilová / Betty Stöve

(1978) Billie Jean King / Martina Navrátilová

(1979) Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull

(1980) Billie Jean King / Martina Navrátilová

(1981) Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith

(1982) Rosemary Casals / Wendy Turnbull

(1983) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1984) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1985) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková

(1986) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1987) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1988) Gigi Fernández / Robin White

(1989) Hana Mandlíková / Martina Navrátilová

(1990) Gigi Fernández / Martina Navrátilová

(1991) Pam Shriver / Natalia Zvereva

(1992) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1993) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková

(1994) Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

(1995) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1996) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1997) Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná

(1998) Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná

(1999) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2000) Julie Halard-Decugis / Ai Sugiyama

(2001) Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs

(2002) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez

(2003) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez

(2004) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez

(2005) Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur

(2006) Nathalie Dechy / Vera Zvonareva

(2007) Nathalie Dechy / Dinara Safina

(2008) Cara Black / Liezel Huber

(2009) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

(2010) Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova

(2011) Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond

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French Open mixed doubles champions

(1968) Françoise Durr / Jean-Claude Barclay

(1969) Margaret Court / Marty Riessen

(1970) Billie Jean King / Bob Hewitt

(1971) Françoise Durr / Jean-Claude Barclay

(1972) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Kim Warwick

(1973) Françoise Durr / Jean-Claude Barclay

(1974) Martina Navrátilová / Iván Molina

(1975) Fiorella Bonicelli / Thomas Koch

(1976) Ilana Kloss / Kim Warwick

(1977) Mary Carillo / John McEnroe

(1978) Renáta Tomanová / Pavel Složil

(1979) Wendy Turnbull / Bob Hewitt

(1980) Anne Smith / Billy Martin

(1981) Andrea Jaeger / Jimmy Arias

(1982) Wendy Turnbull / John Lloyd

(1983) Barbara Jordan / Eliot Teltscher

(1984) Anne Smith / Dick Stockton

(1985) Martina Navrátilová / Heinz Günthardt

(1986) Kathy Jordan / Ken Flach

(1987) Pam Shriver / Emilio Sánchez Vicario

(1988) Lori McNeil / Jorge Lozano

(1989) Manon Bollegraf / Tom Nijssen

(1990) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Jorge Lozano

(1991) Helena Suková / Cyril Suk

(1992) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Mark Woodforde

(1993) Eugenia Maniokova / Andrei Olhovskiy

(1994) Kristie Boogert / Menno Oosting

(1995) Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Todd Woodbridge

(1996) Patricia Tarabini / Javier Frana

(1997) Rika Hiraki / Mahesh Bhupathi

(1998) Venus Williams / Justin Gimelstob

(1999) Katarina Srebotnik / Piet Norval

(2000) Mariaan de Swardt / David Adams

(2001) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Tomas Carbonell

(2002) Cara Black / Wayne Black

(2003) Lisa Raymond / Mike Bryan

(2004) Tatiana Golovin / Richard Gasquet

(2005) Daniela Hantuchová / Fabrice Santoro

(2006) Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić

(2007) Nathalie Dechy / Andy Ram

(2008) Victoria Azarenka / Bob Bryan

(2009) Liezel Huber / Bob Bryan

(2010) Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić

(2011) Casey Dellacqua / Scott Lipsky

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US Open mixed doubles champions

(1968) Mary Ann Eisel / Peter Curtis

(1969) Margaret Court / Marty Riessen

(1970) Margaret Court / Marty Riessen

(1971) Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson

(1972) Margaret Court / Marty Riessen

(1973) Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson

(1974) Pam Teeguarden / Geoff Masters

(1975) Rosemary Casals / Dick Stockton

(1976) Billie Jean King / Phil Dent

(1977) Betty Stöve / Frew McMillan

(1978) Betty Stöve / Frew McMillan

(1979) Greer Stevens / Bob Hewitt

(1980) Wendy Turnbull / Marty Riessen

(1981) Anne Smith / Kevin Curren

(1982) Anne Smith / Kevin Curren

(1983) Elizabeth Sayers Smylie / John Fitzgerald

(1984) Manuela Maleeva / Tom Gullikson

(1985)Martina Navrátilová / Heinz Günthardt

(1986)Raffaella Reggi / Sergio Casal

(1987) Martina Navrátilová / Emilio Sánchez Vicario

(1988) Jana Novotná / Jim Pugh

(1989) Robin White / Shelby Cannon

(1990) Elizabeth Sayers Smylie / Todd Woodbridge

(1991) Manon Bollegraf / Tom Nijssen

(1992) Nicole Provis / Mark Woodforde

(1993) Helena Suková / Todd Woodbridge

(1994) Elna Reinach / Patrick Galbraith

(1995) Meredith McGrath / Matt Lucena

(1996) Lisa Raymond / Patrick Galbraith

(1997) Manon Bollegraf / Rick Leach

(1998) Serena Williams / Max Mirnyi

(1999) Ai Sugiyama / Mahesh Bhupathi

(2000) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Jared Palmer

(2001) Rennae Stubbs / Todd Woodbridge

(2002) Lisa Raymond / Mike Bryan

(2003) Katarina Srebotnik / Bob Bryan

(2004) Vera Zvonareva / Bob Bryan

(2005) Daniela Hantuchová / Mahesh Bhupathi

(2006) Martina Navrátilová / Bob Bryan

(2007) Victoria Azarenka / Max Mirnyi

(2008) Cara Black / Leander Paes

(2009) Carly Gullickson / Travis Parrott

(2010) Liezel Huber / Bob Bryan

(2011) Melanie Oudin / Jack Sock

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Women's Tennis Association (WTA) World No. 1 doubles players

Martina Navratilova (1984/1990 – 237 w) · Pam Shriver (1985/1986 – 48 w) · Helena Suková (1990/1993 – 68 w) · Jana Novotná (1990/1999 – 67 w)
Gigi Fernández (1991/1995 – 80 w) · Natasha Zvereva (1991/1999 – 124 w) · Larisa Neiland (1992 – 4 w) · Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (1992/1997 – 111 w)
Lindsay Davenport (1997/2000 – 32 w) · Martina Hingis (1998/1999 – 35 w) · Anna Kournikova (1999/2000 – 10 w) · Corina Morariu (2000 – 7 w) ·
Lisa Raymond (2000/2012 – 120 w) · Rennae Stubbs (2000 – 3 w) · Julie Halard-Decugis (2000 – 14 w) · Ai Sugiyama (2000/2003 – 45 w)
Paola Suárez (2002/2004 – 87 w) · Kim Clijsters (2003 – 4 w) · Virginia Ruano Pascual (2003/2005 – 65 w) · Cara Black (2005/2010 – 163 w)
Samantha Stosur (2006/2007 – 61 w) · Liezel Huber (2007/2012 – 182 w) · Serena Williams (2010 – 8 w) · Venus Williams (2010 – 8 w)
Gisela Dulko (2010/2011 – 24 w) · Flavia Pennetta (2011 – 18 w) · Květa Peschke (2011 – 10 w) · Katarina Srebotnik (2011 – 10 w)

WTA rankings incepted on September 4, 1984 · (year first held/year last held – number of weeks (w)) · current No. 1 in bold, as of May 7, 2012

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WTA Year-end championships winners doubles

(1971) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King

(1973) Rosemary Casals / Margaret Court

(1974) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King

(1979) Françoise Durr / Betty Stöve

(1980) Billie Jean King / Martina Navrátilová

(1981) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1982) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1983) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1984) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1985) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1986 (1)) Hana Mandlíková / Wendy Turnbull

(1986 (2)) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1987) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1988) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1989) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1990) Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Smylie

(1991) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver

(1992) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková

(1993) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva

(1994) Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva

(1995) Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

(1996) Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández

(1997) Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná

(1998) Lindsay Davenport / Natasha Zvereva

(1999) Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova

(2000) Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova

(2001) Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs

(2002) Elena Dementieva / Janette Husárová

(2003) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez

(2004) Nadia Petrova / Meghann Shaughnessy

(2005) Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur

(2006) Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur

(2007) Cara Black / Liezel Huber

(2008) Cara Black / Liezel Huber

(2009) Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez

(2010) Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta

(2011) Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond

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1. Liezel Huber (1 ) · 1. Lisa Raymond (1 ) · 3. Vania King (6 ) · 4. Gisela Dulko (14 ) · 5. Raquel Kops-Jones (25 1)

5. Abigail Spears (25 1) · 7. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (39 14) · 8. Paola Suárez (59 1) · 9. Jamie Hampton (74 ) · 10. Megan Moulton-Levy (101 1)

Top ten tennis players

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ATP singles ATP doubles WTA singles WTA doubles

Novak Djokovic

Rafael Nadal

Roger Federer

Andy Murray

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

David Ferrer

Tomáš Berdych

Janko Tipsarević

Juan Martín del Potro

Mardy Fish

Max Mirnyi

Daniel Nestor

Bob Bryan

Mike Bryan

Michaël Llodra

Nenad Zimonjić

Leander Paes

Mariusz Fyrstenberg

Marcin Matkowski

Robert Lindstedt

Victoria Azarenka

Maria Sharapova

Agnieszka Radwańska

Petra Kvitová

Serena Williams

Samantha Stosur

Li Na

Marion Bartoli

Caroline Wozniacki

Angelique Kerber

Liezel Huber

Lisa Raymond

Květa Peschke

Katarina Srebotnik

Yaroslava Shvedova

Vania King

Elena Vesnina

Sara Errani

Roberta Vinci

Sania Mirza

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Name Huber, Liezel

Alternative names

Short description South African-born U.S. tennis player

Date of birth August 21, 1976

Place of birth Durban, South Africa

Date of death

Place of death

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Singles

Country	United States
Residence	Wayne, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Born	(1973-08-10) August 10, 1973 (age 38) Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight	121 lb (55 kg; 8.6 st)
College	University of Florida
Turned pro	1993
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Career prize money	$9,309,169
Career record	390–299
Career titles	4 WTA
Highest ranking	No. 15 (October 20, 1997)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	QF (2004)
French Open	4R (1997)
Wimbledon	QF (2000)
US Open	4R (1996)
Doubles
Career record	781–283
Career titles	78 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 1 (June 12, 2000)
Current ranking	No. 1 (May 21, 2012)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	W (2000)
French Open	W (2006)
Wimbledon	W (2001)
US Open	W (2001, 2005, 2011)
Mixed Doubles
Career titles	4
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	SF (1996, 2010)
French Open	W (2003)
Wimbledon	W (1999)
US Open	W (1996, 2002)
Last updated on: May 21, 2012.

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1994	French Open	Clay	Lindsay Davenport	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	1997	Australian Open	Hard	Lindsay Davenport	Martina Hingis Natasha Zvereva	6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	1997	French Open	Clay	Mary Joe Fernandez	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	6–2, 6–3
Winner	2000	Australian Open	Hard	Rennae Stubbs	Martina Hingis Mary Pierce	6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Winner	2001	Wimbledon	Grass	Rennae Stubbs	Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama	6–4, 6–3
Winner	2001	US Open	Hard	Rennae Stubbs	Kimberly Po Nathalie Tauziat	6–2, 5–7, 7–5
Runner-up	2002	French Open	Clay	Rennae Stubbs	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	6–4, 6–2
Winner	2005	US Open	Hard	Samantha Stosur	Elena Dementieva Flavia Pennetta	6–2, 5–7, 6–3
Runner-up	2006	Australian Open	Hard	Samantha Stosur	Zi Yan Jie Zheng	2–6, 7–6(7), 6–3
Winner	2006	French Open	Clay	Samantha Stosur	Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	2008	Wimbledon	Grass	Samantha Stosur	Serena Williams Venus Williams	6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	2008	US Open	Hard	Samantha Stosur	Cara Black Liezel Huber	6–3, 7–6(6)
Winner	2011	US Open	Hard	Liezel Huber	Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova	4–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(3)

Year	Location	Partner	Opponents in Final	Score in Final
2001	Munich	Rennae Stubbs	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva	7–5, 3–6, 6–3
2005	Los Angeles	Samantha Stosur	Cara Black Rennae Stubbs	6–7, 7–5, 6–4
2006	Madrid	Samantha Stosur	Cara Black Rennae Stubbs	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
2011	Istanbul	Liezel Huber	Kveta Peschke Katarina Srebotnik	6–4, 6–4

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	22 May 1994	Lucerne	Clay	Lindsay Davenport	7–6(3), 6–4
Runner-up	2.	12 February 1995	Chicago	Carpet (i)	Magdalena Maleeva	7–5, 7–6(2)
Runner-up	3.	6 August 1995	San Diego	Hard	Conchita Martínez	6–2, 6–0
Winner	1.	27 October 1996	Quebec City	Hard (i)	Els Callens	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	4.	23 February 1997	Oklahoma City	Hard (i)	Lindsay Davenport	6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	5.	12 October 1997	Filderstadt	Hard (i)	Martina Hingis	6–4, 6–2
Winner	2.	18 June 2000	Birmingham	Grass	Tamarine Tanasugarn	6–2, 6–7(7), 6–4
Runner-up	6.	28 October 2001	Luxembourg City	Hard (i)	Kim Clijsters	6–2, 6–2
Winner	3.	23 February 2002	Memphis	Hard (i)	Alexandra Stevenson	4–6, 6–3, 7–6(9)
Runner-up	7.	15 September 2002	Waikoloa	Hard	Cara Black	7–6(1), 6–4
Winner	4.	22 February 2003	Memphis	Hard (i)	Amanda Coetzer	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	8.	21 February 2004	Memphis	Hard (i)	Vera Zvonareva	4–6, 6–4, 7–5

Legend: Before 2009	Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments (6/7)
Olympic Gold (0/0)
WTA Championships (4/0)
Tier I (20/9)	Premier Mandatory (1/2)
Tier II (31/12)	Premier 5 (3/1)
Tier III (8/2)	Premier (3/5)
Tier IV & V (0/0)	International (2/1)

Tournament	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	2R	3R	1R	2R	3R	1R	2R	1R	3R	2R	QF	3R	1R	16–12
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	1R	4R	1R	1R	2R	1R	1R	2R	2R	1R	1R	6–12
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	4R	1R	4R	2R	2R	1R	4R	QF	3R	4R	3R	2R	1R	2R	24–14
US Open	1R	1R	LQ	2R	2R	3R	2R	4R	2R	3R	2R	3R	3R	3R	2R	3R	2R	1R	25–18

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	3R	SF	QF	F	SF	SF	W	1R	SF	SF	2R	2R	F	SF	1R	3R	SF	3R	QF	57–18
French Open	A	A	A	A	F	A	3R	F	1R	1R	3R	SF	F	3R	SF	QF	W	SF	3R	3R	3R	SF	1R	51–16
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	3R	1R	3R	QF	SF	3R	SF	W	QF	SF	SF	1R	3R	SF	F	1R	QF	QF		51–17
US Open	2R	A	A	2R	QF	3R	2R	3R	SF	3R	QF	W	3R	2R	QF	W	SF	3R	F	1R	A	W		54–16

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	QF	SF	QF	QF	1R	1R	2R	2R	2R	QF	A	2R	QF	2R	1R	SF	1R	QF	23–17
French Open	A	A	A	A	3R	A	2R	F	3R	QF	3R	QF	2R	W	1R	QF	1R	QF	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	21–17
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	3R	1R	1R	2R	1R	W	3R	3R	QF	QF	2R	SF	3R	2R	3R	3R	F	1R		28–17
US Open	1R	A	A	A	1R	1R	W	SF	F	2R	1R	F	W	QF	2R	2R	1R	1R	2R	QF	QF	2R		32–17

Persondata
Name	Raymond, Lisa
Alternative names	Raymond, Lisa M.
Short description	American college tennis player, professional tennis player, NCAA singles champion, Australian Open doubles champion, French Open doubles champion, U.S. Open doubles champion, Wimbledon doubles champion
Date of birth	August 10, 1973
Place of birth	Norristown, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of death
Place of death

Olympic medal record
Women's tennis
Competitor for the USA
Gold	2000 Sydney	Singles
Gold	2000 Sydney	Doubles
Gold	2008 Beijing	Doubles

Tournament Name	Years	Record accomplished	Player tied
Summer Olympics	2000–08	3 tennis gold medals (open era)	Stands alone
Sony Ericsson Open	1998–2002	Most consecutive singles matches won at this tournament (22)	Steffi Graf
US Open	2007	Fastest serve by a woman (129 mph)^[62]	Stands alone
Wimbledon	2005	Longest women's singles final^[63]	Lindsay Davenport
Wimbledon	2007	Lowest-ranked winner (31st)^[64]	Stands alone
Wimbledon	2007	Lowest-seeded winner (23rd)^[64]	Stands alone
US Open	2007	Fastest serve by a woman (129 mph)^[65]	Stands alone
Wimbledon	2008	Fastest serve by a woman (129 mph)^[66]	Stands alone
French Open	2010	Fastest serve by a woman (207 km/h/128.6 mph)^[67]	Stands alone
1999 French Open – 2010 French Open	1999–2010	Longest streak of consecutive initial Grand Slam finals won (doubles) (12)	Serena Williams

Persondata
Name	Williams, Venus Ebone Starr
Alternative names
Short description	American tennis player
Date of birth	June 17, 1980
Place of birth	Lynwood, California
Date of death
Place of death

Singles
Serena Williams at the 2011 AEGON International
Country	United States
Residence	Palm Beach Gardens, Florida^[1]
Born	(1981-09-26) September 26, 1981 (age 30) Saginaw, Michigan
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	70.3 kg (155 lb)
Turned pro	September 1995
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money	US$ 36,019,574 (1st all-time among women athletes and 4th all-time among tennis athletes)
Career record	523–106 (83%)
Career titles	41 WTA^[1] (10th in overall rankings)
Highest ranking	No. 1 (July 8, 2002)
Current ranking	No. 5 (May 28, 2012)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	W (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010)
French Open	W (2002)
Wimbledon	W (2002, 2003, 2009, 2010)
US Open	W (1999, 2002, 2008)
Other tournaments
Championships	W (2001, 2009)
Olympic Games	QF (2008)
Doubles
Career record	153–20 (88.4%)
Career titles	20
Highest ranking	No. 1 (June 7, 2010)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	W (2001, 2003, 2009, 2010)
French Open	W (1999, 2010)
Wimbledon	W (2000, 2002, 2008, 2009)
US Open	W (1999, 2009)
Other Doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	Gold medal (2000, 2008)
Mixed Doubles
Career record	27–3 (90%)
Career titles	2
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	F (1999)
French Open	F (1998)
Wimbledon	W (1998)
US Open	W (1998)
Last updated on: May 28, 2012.

Olympic medal record
Women's tennis
Competitor for the United States
Gold	2000 Sydney	Doubles
Gold	2008 Beijing	Doubles

Tournament	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	SR	W–L
Australian Open	2R	3R	4R	QF	A	W	A	W	3R	W	QF	W	W	A	4R	5 / 12	54–7
French Open	4R	3R	A	QF	W	SF	QF	A	A	QF	3R	QF	QF	A	1R	1 / 11	39–10
Wimbledon	3R	A	SF	QF	W	W	F	3R	A	QF	F	W	W	4R		4 / 12	60–8
US Open	3R	W	QF	F	W	A	QF	4R	4R	QF	W	SF	A	F		3 / 12	58–9
Win–Loss	8–4	11–2	12–3	18–4	21–0	19–1	14–3	12–2	5–2	19–3	19–3	23–2	18–1	9–2	3–2	13 / 47	211–34

Tournament Name	Years	Record accomplished	Player tied
Hopman Cup	2003–2008	Two Hopman Cup Titles won	Dominik Hrbatý Tommy Robredo James Blake Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Australian Open	2003–2010	5 singles titles during the open era	Stands alone^[3]
Australian Open	2007	Unseeded winner of singles title	Chris O'Neil (1978)
1999 French Open – 2010 French Open	1999–2010	Highest streak of consecutive initial Grand Slam finals won (doubles) (12)	Venus Williams
Grand Slam tournaments	2002	Won two Grand Slam singles tournaments in the same calendar year in straight sets	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova Steffi Graf Martina Hingis Justine Henin
Grand Slam tournaments	2000–present	Won 4 Grand Slam singles tournaments in straight sets	Evonne Goolagong
Sony Ericsson Open (Key Biscayne)	2002–2008	5 singles titles overall	Steffi Graf
2009 WTA Tour	2009	Highest single year earnings at $6,545,586 (2009)	Stands alone
	1995–present	Highest prize money career earnings by a female athlete at $34,962,357	Stands alone
2010 Wimbledon	2010	Most aces served by a female at a Grand Slam (89)	Stands alone

Persondata
Name	Williams, Serena Jameka Ross Evelyn
Alternative names
Short description	American tennis player
Date of birth	September 26, 1981
Place of birth	Saginaw, Michigan, United States
Date of death
Place of death

Singles
Liezel Huber at the 2007 Acura Classic
Country	South Africa United States
Residence	Houston, Texas, U.S.
Born	(1976-08-21) August 21, 1976 (age 35) Durban, South Africa
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	158 lb (72 kg; 11.3 st)
Turned pro	1993
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money	$5,463,343
Career record	175–159
Career titles	0 WTA, 0 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 131 (29 March 1999)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	Q3 (2002)
French Open	2R (1998)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2002)
US Open	1R (1998)
Doubles
Career record	694–336
Career titles	52 WTA, 10 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 1 (12 November 2007)
Current ranking	No. 1 (7 November 2011)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	W (2007)
French Open	F (2005)
Wimbledon	W (2005, 2007)
US Open	W (2008, 2011)
Other Doubles tournaments
WTA Championships	W (2007, 2008, 2011)
Olympic Games	QF (2008)
Mixed Doubles
Career titles	2
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	F (2005)
French Open	W (2009)
Wimbledon	F (2001)
US Open	W (2010)
Last updated on: 27 November 2011.

Legend: Before 2009	Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments (5–5)
Olympic Gold (0–0)
WTA Championships (3–1)
Tier I (6–9)	Premier Mandatory (2–1)
Tier II (13–7)	Premier 5 (6–0)
Tier III (6–4)	Premier (6–5)
Tier IV & V (3–1)	International (2–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	19 July 1998	Warsaw	Clay	Karin Kschwendt	Olga Lugina Karina Habšudová	7–6^(7–2), 7–5
Runner-up	2.	12 November 2000	Kuala Lampur	Hard	Vanessa Webb	Henrieta Nagyová Sylvia Plischke	6–4, 7–6^(7–4)
Winner	1.	23 September 2001	Tokyo	Hard	Cara Black	Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama	6–1, 6–3
Winner	2.	7 October 2001	Tokyo	Hard	Rachel McQuillan	Janet Lee Wynne Prakusya	6–2, 6–0
Winner	3.	14 October 2001	Shanghai	Hard	Lenka Němečková	Evie Dominikovic Tamarine Tanasugarn	6–0, 7–5
Runner-up	3.	11 November 2001	Pattaya City	Hard	Wynne Prakusya	Asa Carlsson Iroda Tulyaganova	4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Winner	4.	5 January 2002	Auckland	Hard	Nicole Arendt	Květa Hrdličková Henrieta Nagyová	7–5, 6–4
Winner	5.	30 March 2003	Miami	Hard	Magdalena Maleeva	Shinobu Asagoe Nana Miyagi	6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Winner	6.	6 April 2003	Sarasota	Clay	Martina Navrátilová	Shinobu Asagoe Nana Miyagi	7–6^(10–8), 6–3
Winner	7.	4 May 2003	Warsaw	Clay	Magdalena Maleeva	Eleni Daniilidou Francesca Schiavone	3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Winner	8.	24 May 2003	Madrid	Clay	Jill Craybas	Rita Grande Angelique Widjaja	6–4, 7–6^(8–6)
Winner	9.	26 October 2003	Linz	Hard (i)	Ai Sugiyama	Marion Bartoli Silvia Farina Elia	6–1, 7–6^(8–6)
Runner-up	4.	11 January 2004	Gold Coast	Hard	Magdalena Maleeva	Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva	6–3, 6–4
Winner	10.	21 February 2004	Hyderabad	Hard	Sania Mirza	Li Ting Sun Tiantian	7–6^(7–1), 6–4
Runner-up	5.	3 July 2004	Wimbledon	Grass	Ai Sugiyama	Cara Black Rennae Stubbs	6–3, 7–6^(7–5)
Runner-up	6.	8 August 2004	Montreal	Hard	Tamarine Tanasugarn	Ai Sugiyama Shinobu Asagoe	6–0, 6–3
Runner-up	7.	7 November 2004	Phildaelphia	Hard (i)	Corina Morariu	Lisa Raymond Alicia Molik	7–5, 6–4
Runner-up	8.	26 February 2005	Doha	Hard	Cara Black	Francesca Schiavone Alicia Molik	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	9.	2 May 2005	Berlin	Clay	Cara Black	Vera Zvonareva Elena Likhovtseva	4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Winner	11.	9 May 2005	Rome	Clay	Cara Black	Maria Kirilenko Anabel Medina Garrigues	6–0, 4–6, 6–1
Runner-up	10.	4 June 2005	French Open	Clay	Cara Black	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Winner	12.	20 June 2005	Wimbledon	Grass	Cara Black	Svetlana Kuznetsova Amélie Mauresmo	6–2, 6–1
Winner	13.	19 February 2006	Bangalore	Hard	Sania Mirza	Anastasia Rodionova Elena Vesnina	6–3, 6–3
Runner-up	11.	22 March 2006	Miami	Hard	Martina Navrátilová	Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur	6–4, 7–5
Runner-up	12.	9 April 2006	Ponte Vedra Beach	Clay	Sania Mirza	Shinobu Asagoe Katarina Srebotnik	6–2, 6–4
Winner	14.	27 May 2006	Strasbourg	Clay	Martina Navrátilová	Martina Müller Andreea Vanc	6–2, 7–6^(7–1)
Runner-up	13.	18 June 2006	Birmingham	Grass	Jill Craybas	Jelena Janković Li Na	6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	14.	24 June 2006	Eastbourne	Grass	Martina Navrátilová	Svetlana Kuznetsova Amélie Mauresmo	6–2, 6–4
Winner	15.	24 September 2006	Kolkata	Hard	Sania Mirza	Yuliya Beygelzimer Yuliana Fedak	6–4, 6–0
Runner-up	15.	1 October 2006	Luxembourg	Hard (i)	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	Francesca Schiavone Květa Peschke	2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up	16.	22 October 2006	Zürich	Hard (i)	Katarina Srebotnik	Cara Black Rennae Stubbs	7–5, 7–5
Winner	16.	15 January 2007	Australian Open	Hard	Cara Black	Yung-Jan Chan Chia-Jung Chuang	6–4, 6–7^(4–7), 6–1
Winner	17.	5 February 2007	Paris	Carpet	Cara Black	Gabriela Navrátilová Vladimíra Uhlířová	6–2, 6–0
Winner	18.	12 February 2007	Antwerp	Carpet	Cara Black	Elena Likhovtseva Elena Vesnina	7–5, 4–6, 6–1
Winner	19.	19 February 2007	Dubai	Hard	Cara Black	Svetlana Kuznetsova Alicia Molik	7–6^(8–6), 6–4
Runner-up	17.	3 April 2007	Miami	Hard	Cara Black	Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur	6–4, 3–6, [10–2]
Winner	20.	25 June 2007	Wimbledon	Grass	Cara Black	Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama	3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Winner	21.	30 July 2007	San Diego	Hard	Cara Black	Victoria Azarenka Anna Chakvetadze	7–5, 6–4
Runner-up	18.	19 August 2007	Toronto	Hard	Cara Black	Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama	6–4, 2–6, [10–5]
Runner-up	19.	25 August 2007	New Haven	Hard	Cara Black	Sania Mirza Mara Santangelo	6–1, 6–2
Winner	22.	8 October 2007	Moscow	Carpet	Cara Black	Victoria Azarenka Tatiana Poutchek	4–6, 6–1, [10–7]
Winner	23.	28 October 2007	Linz	Hard (i)	Cara Black	Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama	6–2, 3–6, [10–8]
Winner	24.	11 November 2007	Madrid	Hard (i)	Cara Black	Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama	5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
Winner	25.	17 February 2008	Antwerp	Carpet	Cara Black	Květa Peschke Ai Sugiyama	6–1, 6–3
Runner-up	20.	24 February 2008	Doha	Hard	Cara Black	Rennae Stubbs Květa Peschke	6–1, 5–7, [10–7]
Winner	26.	1 March 2008	Dubai	Hard	Cara Black	Yan Zi Zheng Jie	7–5, 6–2
Runner-up	21.	6 April 2008	Miami	Hard	Cara Black	Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama	7–5, 4–6, [10–3]
Winner	27.	11 May 2008	Berlin	Clay	Cara Black	Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez	3–6, 6–2, [10–2]
Winner	28.	15 June 2008	Birmingham	Grass	Cara Black	Virginia Ruano Pascual Séverine Brémond	6–2, 6–1
Winner	29.	21 June 2008	Eastbourne	Grass	Cara Black	Květa Peschke Rennae Stubbs	2–6, 6–0, [10–8]
Winner	30.	20 July 2008	Stanford	Hard	Cara Black	Elena Vesnina Vera Zvonareva	6–4, 6–3
Winner	31.	3 August 2008	Montreal	Hard	Cara Black	Maria Kirilenko Flavia Pennetta	6–1, 6–1
Winner	32.	7 September 2008	US Open	Hard	Cara Black	Samantha Stosur Lisa Raymond	6–4, 7–6^(8–6)
Runner-up	22.	12 October 2008	Moscow	Hard (i)	Cara Black	Nadia Petrova Katarina Srebotnik	6–4, 6–4
Winner	33.	19 October 2008	Zurich	Hard (i)	Cara Black	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Patty Schnyder	6–1, 7–6^(7–3)
Runner-up	23.	26 October 2008	Linz	Hard (i)	Cara Black	Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama	6–4, 7–5
Winner	34.	9 November 2008	Doha	Hard	Cara Black	Květa Peschke Rennae Stubbs	6–1, 7–5
Winner	35.	15 February 2009	Paris	Hard (i)	Cara Black	Květa Peschke Lisa Raymond	6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Winner	36.	21 February 2009	Dubai	Hard	Cara Black	Maria Kirilenko Agnieszka Radwańska	6–3, 6–3
Winner	37.	16 May 2009	Madrid	Clay	Cara Black	Květa Peschke Lisa Raymond	4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Winner	38.	14 June 2009	Birmingham	Grass	Cara Black	Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears	6–1, 6–4
Winner	39.	16 August 2009	Cincinnati	Hard	Cara Black	Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez	6–3, 0–6, [10–2]
Runner-up	24.	14 September 2009	US Open	Hard	Cara Black	Serena Williams Venus Williams	6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	25.	1 November 2009	Doha	Hard	Cara Black	Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez	7–6^(7–0), 5–7, [10–7]
Winner	40.	9 January 2010	Auckland	Hard	Cara Black	Natalie Grandin Laura Granville	7–6^(7–4), 6–2
Winner	41.	15 January 2010	Sydney	Hard	Cara Black	Tathiana Garbin Nadia Petrova	6–1, 3–6, [10–3]
Runner-up	26.	29 January 2010	Australian Open	Hard	Cara Black	Serena Williams Venus Williams	6–4, 6–3
Runner-up	27.	14 February 2010	Paris	Hard (i)	Cara Black	Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Iveta Benešová	W/O
Winner	42.	18 April 2010	Charleston	Clay	Nadia Petrova	Vania King Michaëlla Krajicek	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	28.	13 June 2010	Birmingham	Grass	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	Cara Black Lisa Raymond	6–3, 3–2 ret.
Winner	43.	1 August 2010	Stanford	Hard	Lindsay Davenport	Chan Yung-jan Zheng Jie	7–5, 6–7^(8–10), [10–8]
Runner-up	29.	13 September 2010	US Open	Hard	Nadia Petrova	Yaroslava Shvedova Vania King	2–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–4)
Winner	44.	20 February 2011	Dubai	Hard	María José Martínez Sánchez	Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik	7–6^(7–5), 6–3
Runner-up	30.	26 February 2011	Doha	Hard	Nadia Petrova	Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik	7–5, 6–7^(2–7), [10–8]
Runner-up	31.	3 April 2011	Miami	Hard	Nadia Petrova	Daniela Hantuchová Agnieszka Radwańska	7–6^(7–5), 2–6, [10–8]
Runner-up	32.	18 June 2011	Eastbourne	Grass	Lisa Raymond	Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik	6–3, 6–0
Runner-up	33.	31 July 2011	Stanford	Hard	Lisa Raymond	Victoria Azarenka Maria Kirilenko	6–1, 6–3
Winner	45.	14 August 2011	Toronto	Hard	Lisa Raymond	Victoria Azarenka Maria Kirilenko	W/O
Winner	46.	11 September 2011	US Open	Hard	Lisa Raymond	Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova	4–6, 7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(7–3)
Winner	47.	1 October 2011	Tokyo	Hard	Lisa Raymond	Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta	7–6^(7–4), 0–6, [10–6]
Winner	48.	30 October 2011	Istanbul	Hard (i)	Lisa Raymond	Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	34.	13 January 2012	Sydney	Hard	Lisa Raymond	Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik	6–1, 4–6, [13–11]
Winner	49.	12 February 2012	Paris	Hard (i)	Lisa Raymond	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Petra Martić	7–6^(7–3), 6–1
Winner	50.	19 February 2012	Doha	Hard	Lisa Raymond	Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears	6–3, 6–1
Winner	51.	25 February 2012	Dubai	Hard	Lisa Raymond	Sania Mirza Elena Vesnina	6–2, 6–1
Winner	52.	17 March 2012	Indian Wells	Hard	Lisa Raymond	Sania Mirza Elena Vesnina	6–2, 6–3

Raymond, Lisa Filmography

Raymond, Lisa Filmography

Raymond, Lisa Filmography

Famous quotes by Lisa Raymond:

"It's so nice to come home and play in front of my friends and family, sleep in my own bed. I'm certainly going to miss that."

"I face Silvia Farina Elia in the next round and am looking forward to it as we played each other at the Olympics. I hope I can build on this win and go far in the tournament."

"I'd played against Sam and thought she's a total raw talent with a very bright future,"

"It took us a couple weeks to get on track. It was just a matter of time of us getting used to each other, getting comfortable, relaxing a little bit. The rest is kind of history, the past three weeks."

"She's proven it the past few weeks. She's only going to get better."

"She's just a total raw talent,"

"But it takes a bit of time to get used to playing together and the last few weeks has been great."

"The first couple of tournaments we played in we didn't do that great,"

"It's unfortunate I wasn't able to do more with it. I had the momentum there. I was feeling really good. But then she came out just relaxed again after that break. It was nice to have the break, but at the same time, I had the momentum, so I was fine to keep going."

"It's a ball trajectory that you're not used to. She disguises it so well. She constantly keeps you guessing."

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Tournament	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	1R	A	A	1R	1R	A	2R	A	3R	SF	2R	3R	W	QF	QF	F	SF	QF	33–13
French Open	A	LQ	1R	A	2R	1R	3R	QF	2R	SF	1R	1R	F	2R	SF	SF	SF	SF	SF		36–16
Wimbledon	LQ	A	1R	A	1R	1R	SF	2R	1R	2R	3R	F	W	QF	W	SF	SF	SF	QF		43–14
US Open	LQ	LQ	1R	1R	A	1R	QF	2R	2R	2R	QF	QF	A	3R	2R	W	F	F	W		37–13

Persondata
Name	Huber, Liezel
Alternative names
Short description	South African-born U.S. tennis player
Date of birth	August 21, 1976
Place of birth	Durban, South Africa
Date of death
Place of death