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Liezel Huber
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Liezel Huber in action at Wimbledon 2013
Country (sports)  South Africa (until 12 August 2007)
 United States (since 13 August 2007)
Residence New York, U.S.
Born (1976-08-21) 21 August 1976 (age 47)
Durban, South Africa
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Turned pro 1993
Retired 2017
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $6,287,881
Singles
Career record 175–159
Career titles 0
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 790-395
Career titles 53 WTA, 11 ITF
Highest ranking No. 1 (12 November 2007)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open W (2007)
French Open F (2005)
Wimbledon W (2005, 2007)
US Open W (2008, 2011)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals W (2007, 2008, 2011)
Olympic Games SF – 4th (2012)
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)
Other mixed doubles tournaments
Olympic Games 1R (2012)

Liezel Huber (née Horn; born 21 August 1976) is a South African-American retired tennis player who represented the United States internationally since August 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 12 November 2007, she became the co-world No. 1 in doubles with Cara Black. On 19 April 2010, Huber became the sole No. 1 for the first time in her career.

Personal life

At age 15, she moved from South Africa to the United States to attend the Van Der Meer Tennis Academy in Hilton Head, South Carolina in 1992. Huber has since resided in the U.S. and became a naturalized American citizen in July 2007. She married Tony Huber, an American, 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 No. 1 (in both singles and doubles) Lindsay Davenport; the pair lost in the quarterfinals. At the 2012 London Olympics, she teamed with Lisa Raymond. Together they reached the semi-finals, losing to Hlaváčková and Hradecká of the Czech Republic. They then lost the bronze medal match to Kirilenko and Petrova of Russia. In the mixed doubles she teamed with Bob Bryan but lost in the first round.

Professional career

Liezel Huber is primarily a doubles specialist, having achieved one of the best careers in this discipline. She has won 64 women's doubles titles in her career; of which 53 are on the WTA Tour and 11 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 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 eight years on tour on the ITF Circuit.

Huber has enjoyed successful women's partnerships with Magdalena Maleeva, Ai Sugiyama, Martina Navratilova, Lindsay Davenport, Cara Black, Sania Mirza, Nadia Petrova, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, María José Martínez Sánchez, and Lisa Raymond. Huber has 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.

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.

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, Melanie Oudin, and Sloane Stephens.

Liezel Huber served as executive director of Tennis, at the New York Junior Tennis & Learning Cary Leeds Center, in Bronx Crotona Park. As of 4 January 2021, she is Director of Tennis and Racquets at The River Club of New York.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 10 (5–5)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 2004 Wimbledon Grass Japan Ai Sugiyama
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Runner-up 2005 French Open Clay Zimbabwe Cara Black
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Winner 2005 Wimbledon Grass Zimbabwe Cara Black 6–2, 6–1
Winner 2007 Australian Open Hard Zimbabwe Cara Black
  • Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
  • Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–1
Winner 2007 Wimbledon Grass Zimbabwe Cara Black Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Japan Ai Sugiyama
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Winner 2008 US Open Hard Zimbabwe Cara Black
6–3, 7–6(10–8)
Runner-up 2009 US Open Hard Zimbabwe Cara Black 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 2010 Australian Open Hard Zimbabwe Cara Black United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 2010 US Open Hard United States Vania King

Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova

2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Winner 2011 US Open Hard United States Lisa Raymond United States Vania King
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3)

Mixed doubles: 5 (2–3)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 2001 Wimbledon Grass
  • United States Mike Bryan
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl

Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová

4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Runner-up 2005 Australian Open Hard Australia Scott DraperAustralia Samantha Stosur 6–2, 2–6, [10–6]
Runner-up 2008 US Open Hard India Leander Paes

Zimbabwe Cara Black

7–6(8–6), 6–4
Winner 2009 French Open Clay United States Vania King

Brazil Marcelo Melo

5–7, 7–6(7–5), [10–7]
Winner 2010 US Open Hard United States Bob Bryan
  • Czech Republic Květa Peschke
  • Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
6–4, 6–4

Olympics

Doubles: 1 Bronze medal match (0–1)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
4th place 2012 London Olympics Grass
  • United States Lisa Raymond
Russia Maria Kirilenko

Russia Nadia Petrova

6-4, 4-6, 1-6

WTA career finals

Doubles: 92 (53–39)

Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (5–5)
Tour Championships (3–1)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (14–11)
Premier (19–15)
International (12–7)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 19 July 1998 Warsaw Open Clay Austria Karin Kschwendt Ukraine Olga Lugina
Slovakia Karina Habšudová
7–6(7–2), 7–5
Loss 2. 12 November 2000 Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic, Kuala Lumpur Hard Canada Vanessa Webb Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová
Austria Sylvia Plischke
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win 1. 23 September 2001 Toyota Princess Cup, Tokyo Hard Zimbabwe Cara Black Belgium Kim Clijsters
Japan Ai Sugiyama
6–1, 6–3
Win 2. 7 October 2001 Japan Open Tennis Championships, Tokyo Hard Australia Rachel McQuillan Chinese Taipei Janet Lee
Indonesia Wynne Prakusya
6–2, 6–0
Win 3. 14 October 2001 China Open, Shanghai Hard Czech Republic Lenka Němečková Australia Evie Dominikovic
Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn
6–0, 7–5
Loss 3. 11 November 2001 PTT Pattaya Open Hard Indonesia Wynne Prakusya Sweden Åsa Carlsson
Uzbekistan Iroda Tulyaganova
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win 4. 5 January 2002 Auckland Open Hard United States Nicole Arendt Czech Republic Květa Hrdličková
Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová
7–5, 6–4
Win 5. 30 March 2003 Miami Masters Hard Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva Japan Shinobu Asagoe
Japan Nana Miyagi
6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Win 6. 6 April 2003 Sarasota Clay Court Classic Clay United States Martina Navratilova Japan Shinobu Asagoe
Japan Nana Miyagi
7–6(10–8), 6–3
Win 7. 4 May 2003 Warsaw Open Clay Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva Greece Eleni Daniilidou
Italy Francesca Schiavone
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win 8. 24 May 2003 Madrid Open Clay United States Jill Craybas Italy Rita Grande
Indonesia Angelique Widjaja
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Win 9. 26 October 2003 Generali Ladies Linz Hard (i) Japan Ai Sugiyama France Marion Bartoli
Italy Silvia Farina Elia
6–1, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 4. 11 January 2004 Brisbane International, Gold Coast Hard Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
6–3, 6–4
Win 10. 21 February 2004 Hyderabad Open Hard India Sania Mirza China Li Ting
China Sun Tiantian
7–6(7–1), 6–4
Loss 5. 3 July 2004 Wimbledon Grass Japan Ai Sugiyama Zimbabwe Cara Black
Australia Rennae Stubbs
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 6. 8 August 2004 Rogers Cup, Montreal Hard Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn Japan Ai Sugiyama
Japan Shinobu Asagoe
6–0, 6–3
Loss 7. 7 November 2004 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia Hard (i) United States Corina Morariu United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Alicia Molik
7–5, 6–4
Loss 8. 26 February 2005 Qatar Total Open, Doha Hard Zimbabwe Cara Black Italy Francesca Schiavone
Australia Alicia Molik
6–3, 6–4
Loss 9. 2 May 2005 Qatar Total German Open, Berlin Clay Zimbabwe Cara Black Russia Vera Zvonareva
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 11. 9 May 2005 Rome Masters Clay Zimbabwe Cara Black Russia Maria Kirilenko
Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
6–0, 4–6, 6–1
Loss 10. 4 June 2005 French Open Clay Zimbabwe Cara Black Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win 12. 20 June 2005 Wimbledon Grass Zimbabwe Cara Black Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
France Amélie Mauresmo
6–2, 6–1
Win 13. 19 February 2006 Bangalore Open Hard India Sania Mirza Russia Anastasia Rodionova
Russia Elena Vesnina
6–3, 6–3
Loss 11. 22 March 2006 Sony Ericcson Open, Miami Hard United States Martina Navratilova United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Samantha Stosur
6–4, 7–5
Loss 12. 9 April 2006 MPS Group Championships, Ponte Vedra Beach Clay India Sania Mirza Japan Shinobu Asagoe
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6–2, 6–4
Win 14. 27 May 2006 Internationaux de Strasbourg Clay United States Martina Navratilova Germany Martina Müller
Romania Andreea Vanc
6–2, 7–6(7–1)
Loss 13. 18 June 2006 DFS Classic, Birmingham Grass United States Jill Craybas Serbia Jelena Janković
China Li Na
6–2, 6–4
Loss 14. 24 June 2006 Eastbourne International Grass United States Martina Navratilova Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
France Amélie Mauresmo
6–2, 6–4
Win 15. 24 September 2006 Sunfeast Open, Kolkata Hard India Sania Mirza Ukraine Yuliya Beygelzimer
Ukraine Yuliana Fedak
6–4, 6–0
Loss 15. 1 October 2006 Fortis Championships Luxembourg Hard (i) Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld Italy Francesca Schiavone
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss 16. 22 October 2006 Zürich Open Hard (i) Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik Zimbabwe Cara Black
Australia Rennae Stubbs
7–5, 7–5
Win 16. 15 January 2007 Australian Open Hard Zimbabwe Cara Black Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–1
Win 17. 5 February 2007 Open Gaz de France, Paris Carpet (i) Zimbabwe Cara Black Czech Republic Gabriela Navrátilová
Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová
6–2, 6–0
Win 18. 12 February 2007 Proximus Diamond Games, Antwerp Carpet (i) Zimbabwe Cara Black Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Russia Elena Vesnina
7–5, 4–6, 6–1
Win 19. 19 February 2007 Dubai Tennis Championships Hard Zimbabwe Cara Black Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Australia Alicia Molik
7–6(8–6), 6–4
Loss 17. 3 April 2007 Sony Ericcson Open, Miami Hard Zimbabwe Cara Black United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Samantha Stosur
6–4, 3–6, [10–2]
Win 20. 25 June 2007 Wimbledon Grass Zimbabwe Cara Black Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Japan Ai Sugiyama
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 21. 30 July 2007 Acura Classic, San Diego Hard Zimbabwe Cara Black Belarus Victoria Azarenka
Russia Anna Chakvetadze
7–5, 6–4
Loss 18. 19 August 2007 Canada Masters, Toronto Hard Zimbabwe Cara Black Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Japan Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 2–6, [10–5]
Loss 19. 25 August 2007 New Haven Open at Yale Hard Zimbabwe Cara Black India Sania Mirza
Italy Mara Santangelo
6–1, 6–2
Win 22. 8 October 2007 Kremlin Cup, Moscow Carpet Zimbabwe Cara Black Belarus Victoria Azarenka
Belarus Tatiana Poutchek
4–6, 6–1, [10–7]
Win 23. 28 October 2007 Generali Ladies Linz Hard (i) Zimbabwe Cara Black Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Japan Ai Sugiyama
6–2, 3–6, [10–8]
Win 24. 11 November 2007 WTA Tour Championships, Madrid Hard (i) Zimbabwe Cara Black Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Japan Ai Sugiyama
5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
Win 25. 17 February 2008 Proximus Diamond Games, Antwerp Carpet Zimbabwe Cara Black Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Japan Ai Sugiyama
6–1, 6–3
Loss 20. 24 February 2008 Qatar Total Open, Doha Hard Zimbabwe Cara Black Australia Rennae Stubbs
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
6–1, 5–7, [10–7]
Win 26. 1 March 2008 Dubai Tennis Championships Hard Zimbabwe Cara Black China Yan Zi
China Zheng Jie
7–5, 6–2
Loss 21. 6 April 2008 Miami Masters Hard Zimbabwe Cara Black Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Japan Ai Sugiyama
7–5, 4–6, [10–3]
Win 27. 11 May 2008 German Open, Berlin Clay Zimbabwe Cara Black Spain Nuria Llagostera Vives
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
3–6, 6–2, [10–2]
Win 28. 15 June 2008 DFS Classic, Birmingham Grass Zimbabwe Cara Black Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
France Séverine Brémond
6–2, 6–1
Win 29. 21 June 2008 International Women's Open, Eastbourne Grass Zimbabwe Cara Black Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Australia Rennae Stubbs
2–6, 6–0, [10–8]
Win 30. 20 July 2008 Bank of the West Classic, Stanford Hard Zimbabwe Cara Black Russia Elena Vesnina
Russia Vera Zvonareva
6–4, 6–3
Win 31. 3 August 2008 Canada Masters, Montreal Hard Zimbabwe Cara Black Russia Maria Kirilenko
Italy Flavia Pennetta
6–1, 6–1
Win 32. 7 September 2008 US Open Hard Zimbabwe Cara Black Australia Samantha Stosur
United States Lisa Raymond
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 22. 12 October 2008 Kremlin Cup, Moscow Hard (i) Zimbabwe Cara Black Russia Nadia Petrova
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6–4, 6–4
Win 33. 19 October 2008 Zurich Open Hard (i) Zimbabwe Cara Black Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Switzerland Patty Schnyder
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 23. 26 October 2008 Generali Ladies Linz Hard (i) Zimbabwe Cara Black Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Japan Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 7–5
Win 34. 9 November 2008 WTA Tour Championships, Doha Hard Zimbabwe Cara Black Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Australia Rennae Stubbs
6–1, 7–5
Win 35. 15 February 2009 Open GDF Suez, Paris Hard (i) Zimbabwe Cara Black Czech Republic Květa Peschke
United States Lisa Raymond
6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Win 36. 21 February 2009 Dubai Tennis Championships Hard Zimbabwe Cara Black Russia Maria Kirilenko
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
6–3, 6–3
Win 37. 16 May 2009 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open Clay Zimbabwe Cara Black Czech Republic Květa Peschke
United States Lisa Raymond
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win 38. 14 June 2009 Aegon Classic, Birmingham Grass Zimbabwe Cara Black United States Raquel Kops-Jones
United States Abigail Spears
6–1, 6–4
Win 39. 16 August 2009 Cincinnati Masters Hard Zimbabwe Cara Black Spain Nuria Llagostera Vives
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
6–3, 0–6, [10–2]
Loss 24. 14 September 2009 US Open Hard Zimbabwe Cara Black United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
6–2, 6–2
Loss 25. 1 November 2009 WTA Tour Championships, Doha Hard Zimbabwe Cara Black Spain Nuria Llagostera Vives
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
7–6(7–0), 5–7, [10–7]
Win 40. 9 January 2010 Auckland Open Hard Zimbabwe Cara Black South Africa Natalie Grandin
United States Laura Granville
7–6(7–4), 6–2
Win 41. 15 January 2010 Medibank International Sydney Hard Zimbabwe Cara Black Italy Tathiana Garbin
Russia Nadia Petrova
6–1, 3–6, [10–3]
Loss 26. 29 January 2010 Australian Open Hard Zimbabwe Cara Black United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
6–4, 6–3
Loss 27. 14 February 2010 Open GDF Suez, Paris Hard (i) Zimbabwe Cara Black Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Czech Republic Iveta Benešová
w/o
Win 42. 18 April 2010 Family Circle Cup, Charleston Clay Russia Nadia Petrova United States Vania King
Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek
6–3, 6–4
Loss 28. 13 June 2010 Aegon Classic, Birmingham Grass United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands Zimbabwe Cara Black
United States Lisa Raymond
6–3, 3–2 ret.
Win 43. 1 August 2010 Bank of the West Classic, Stanford Hard United States Lindsay Davenport Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
China Zheng Jie
7–5, 6–7(8–10), [10–8]
Loss 29. 13 September 2010 US Open Hard Russia Nadia Petrova Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
United States Vania King
2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win 44. 20 February 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships Hard Spain María José Martínez Sánchez Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss 30. 26 February 2011 Qatar Ladies Open, Doha Hard Russia Nadia Petrova Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
7–5, 6–7(2–7), [10–8]
Loss 31. 3 April 2011 Miami Hard Russia Nadia Petrova Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
7–6(7–5), 2–6, [10–8]
Loss 32. 18 June 2011 Aegon International, Eastbourne Grass United States Lisa Raymond Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6–3, 6–0
Loss 33. 31 July 2011 Bank of the West Classic, Stanford Hard United States Lisa Raymond Belarus Victoria Azarenka
Russia Maria Kirilenko
6–1, 6–3
Win 45. 14 August 2011 Rogers Cup, Toronto Hard United States Lisa Raymond Belarus Victoria Azarenka
Russia Maria Kirilenko
w/o
Win 46. 11 September 2011 US Open Hard United States Lisa Raymond United States Vania King
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3)
Win 47. 1 October 2011 Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo Hard United States Lisa Raymond Argentina Gisela Dulko
Italy Flavia Pennetta
7–6(7–4), 0–6, [10–6]
Win 48. 30 October 2011 WTA Championships, Istanbul Hard (i) United States Lisa Raymond Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6–4, 6–4
Loss 34. 13 January 2012 Sydney International Hard United States Lisa Raymond Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6–1, 4–6, [13–11]
Win 49. 12 February 2012 Open GDF Suez, Paris Hard (i) United States Lisa Raymond Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Croatia Petra Martić
7–6(7–3), 6–1
Win 50. 19 February 2012 Qatar Ladies Open, Doha Hard United States Lisa Raymond United States Raquel Kops-Jones
United States Abigail Spears
6–3, 6–1
Win 51. 25 February 2012 Dubai Tennis Championships Hard United States Lisa Raymond India Sania Mirza
Russia Elena Vesnina
6–2, 6–1
Win 52. 17 March 2012 Indian Wells Masters Hard United States Lisa Raymond India Sania Mirza
Russia Elena Vesnina
6–2, 6–3
Loss 35. 18 June 2012 Birmingham Grass United States Lisa Raymond Hungary Tímea Babos
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
5–7, 7–6(7–2), [8–10]
Loss 36. 23 June 2012 Eastbourne Grass United States Lisa Raymond Spain Nuria Llagostera Vives
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
4–6, ret.
Win 53. 25 August 2012 New Haven Open at Yale Hard United States Lisa Raymond Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
4–6, 6–0, [10–4]
Loss 37. 3 February 2013 Open GDF Suez, Paris Hard (i) Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci
1–6, 1–6
Loss 38. 7 April 2013 Family Circle Cup, Charleston Clay Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková France Kristina Mladenovic
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 39. 28 September 2013 Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo Hard Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching Zimbabwe Cara Black
India Sania Mirza
4–6, 6–0, [9–11]

ITF finals

Singles (0–4)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 27 July 1994 Salisbury, United States Hard United States Camille Benjamin 6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 2. 3 June 1996 Skopje, Macedonia Clay Netherlands Linda Sentis 4–6, 0–6
Runner-up 3. 3 August 1997 Lexington, United States Hard United States Karin Miller 7–6(7–2), 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 4. 28 April 2002 Dothan, United States Clay Venezuela Milagros Sequera 6–7(7–9), 6–4, 1–6

Doubles (11–9)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 29 March 1992 Harare, Zimbabwe Hard United Kingdom Jennie McMahon Zimbabwe Julia Muir
Zimbabwe Sally McDonald
6–2, 4–6, 5–7
Runner-up 2. 12 April 1992 Gaborone, Botswana Hard South Africa Estelle Gevers Namibia Elizma Nortje
South Africa Louise Venter
0–6, 7–6(7–2), 4–6
Runner-up 3. 23 August 1992 Cuernavaca, Mexico Hard South Africa Estelle Gevers Brazil Cláudia Chabalgoity
Mexico Isabela Petrov
5–7, 7–5, 2–6
Runner-up 4. 16 May 1993 Basingstoke, Great Britain Hard Germany Sabine Haas United Kingdom Valda Lake
Australia Robyn Mawdsley
6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Winner 5. 4 October 1993 Pretoria, South Africa Hard South Africa Rene Mentz South Africa Surina De Beer
South Africa Karen van der Merwe
7–6(7–4), 7–5
Winner 6. 8 May 1994 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Hard South Africa Mariaan de Swardt United States Michelle Jackson-Nobrega
Poland Katarzyna Teodorowicz
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 7. 24 July 1994 Salisbury, United States Hard Japan Hiroko Mochizuki South Africa Mareze Joubert
Greece Christína Papadáki
6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Winner 8. 19 May 1996 Athens, Greece Clay Greece Christína Papadáki United States Angela Lettiere
United States Corina Morariu
7–5, 6–2
Winner 9. 29 July 1996 Roanoke, United States Hard Georgia (country) Nino Louarsabishvili United States Rebecca Jensen
United States Shannan McCarthy
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 10. 18 August 1996 Bronx, United States Hard Greece Christína Papadáki Finland Nanne Dahlman
United Kingdom Clare Wood
2–6, 3–6
Winner 11. 23 March 1997 Woodlands, United States Hard Belgium Nancy Feber Germany Sabine Haas
Sweden Kristina Triska
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 12. 12 October 1997 Sedona, United States Hard Argentina Paola Suárez Romania Cătălina Cristea
United States Corina Morariu
5–7, 2–6
Winner 13. 29 March 1997 Woodlands, United States Hard Belgium Els Callens France Nathalie Dechy
France Lea Ghirardi
6–4, 6–2
Winner 14. 10 May 1998 Cardiff, Great Britain Clay Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik Czech Republic Petra Langrová
Belgium Nancy Feber
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 15. 2 August 1998 Salt Lake City, United States Hard Austria Karin Kschwendt South Africa Mariaan de Swardt
United Kingdom Samantha Smith
2–6, 2–6
Winner 16. 21 September 1998 Seattle, United States Hard Belgium Els Callens United States Lilia Osterloh
United States Mashona Washington
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up 17. 1 November 1998 Austin, United States Hard South Africa Nannie de Villiers Canada Maureen Drake
United States Lindsay Lee-Waters
1–6, 1–6
Winner 18. 21 February 1999 Midland, United States Hard (i) United Kingdom Samantha Smith Germany Kirstin Freye
Canada Sonya Jeyaseelan
7–6(8–6), 0–6, 7–5
Winner 19. 15 October 2000 Miramar, United States Clay Australia Lisa McShea Paraguay Rossana de los Ríos
United States Samantha Reeves
5–3, 4–1, 4–1
Winner 20. 27 November 2000 Tucson, United States Hard Hungary Katalin Marosi United States Dawn Buth
United States Jolene Watanabe
6–4, 6–2

Women's doubles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
Tournament 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 2R A A 1R 1R A 2R 3R A SF 2R 3R W QF QF F SF QF 3R 3R 1 / 16 37–15
French Open A A 1R A 2R 1R 3R QF 2R SF 1R 1R F 2R SF SF SF SF SF 1R 1R 3R 0 / 19 38–19
Wimbledon A A 1R A 1R 1R SF 2R 1R 2R 3R F W QF W SF SF SF QF SF 3R 2R 2 / 19 50–17
US Open A A 1R 1R A 1R QF 2R 2R 2R QF QF A 3R 2R W F F W 3R 3R A 2 / 17 41–15
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–4 0–1 1–2 0–4 9–4 5–3 3–4 8–4 5–3 12–4 12–2 7–4 17–2 17–3 16–4 18–4 17–3 9–4 6–4 5–3 5 / 70 165–65
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics Not Held A Not Held 1R Not Held A Not Held QF Not Held SF NH 0 / 3 4–3
Year-end championships
Tour Championships A A A A A A A A A QF A A A A W W F A W SF A A 3 / 6 7–3
Premier Mandatory tournaments
Indian Wells Tier II A A A 1R A 2R QF 2R 2R 2R A A A 2R QF QF W 1R 1R 1 / 12 16–11
Miami A A 2R A A 1R 1R SF SF SF W QF SF F F F 2R 1R F 1R QF 1R 1 / 18 38–17
Madrid Not Held W 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R 1 / 6 4–5
Beijing NH Tier IV Not Held Tier IV Tier II QF 2R SF A 2R A 0 / 4 4–4
Premier 5 tournaments
Dubai Not Held Tier II W SF W Premier 2 / 3 9–1
Doha Not Held Tier III Tier II F Not Held P W 1R 2R 1 / 4 8–3
Rome A A A A A A 1R A QF 1R QF 2R W 2R SF QF QF SF 2R SF 2R 2R 1 / 15 15–14
Montreal/Toronto A A A A A A A 2R 1R SF SF F A A F W SF 2R W SF 2R A 2 / 12 24–9
Cincinnati Not Held Tier III W SF QF 2R QF A 1 / 5 10–4
Tokyo A A A A A A A A 1R 1R A QF QF A A A SF SF W A F A 1 / 8 12–7
Tier I tournaments
Charleston A A A A A A A 2R QF 1R 1R QF A QF SF SF Premier 0 / 8 8–8
Berlin A A A A A A QF A 2R 2R SF QF F 2R SF W Not Held 1 / 9 16–8
San Diego Tier II QF A QF W Not Held Premier 1 / 3 7–2
Moscow NH Tier II A A A A A 1R A A A QF W F Premier 1 / 4 8–3
Zurich A A A A A A A A A 1R SF QF A F SF T II Not Held 0 / 5 8–4
Career statistics 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 No.
Tournament played 1 3 14 3 5 16 13 15 26 20 21 24 15 26 23 25 21 24 24 21 20 17 377
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 5 1 2 3 9 10 5 4 5 5 0 0 53
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 1 5 5 5 9 12 14 7 8 9 8 2 0 91
Overall win–loss 0–1 2–3 3–13 0–3 1–5 10–15 12–13 18–15 35–23 23–19 42–15 38–22 33–13 45–23 69–14 68–15 49–16 53–18 53–19 47–17 21–19 16–17 622–301
Year-end ranking 388 112 181 130 106 57 37 43 21 18 12 11 6 17 1 1 1 3 1 8 22 51 $6,287,881

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