Cara Black
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| Country |
Zimbabwe |
| Residence |
London, England |
| Born |
17 February 1979 (1979-02-17) (age 32)
Salisbury, Rhodesia |
| Height |
1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Turned pro |
1998 |
| Plays |
Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money |
$ 5,866,727 |
| Singles |
| Career record |
312–239 |
| Career titles |
1 (6 in ITF) |
| Highest ranking |
No. 31 (15 March 1999) |
| Grand Slam results |
| Australian Open |
2R (2000, 2001, 2002, 2004) |
| French Open |
4R (2001) |
| Wimbledon |
3R (1998, 2003, 2005) |
| US Open |
2R (1998, 2002, 2004) |
| Other tournaments |
| Olympic Games |
2R (2004) |
| Doubles |
| Career record |
602–238 |
| Career titles |
54 (10 in ITF) |
| Highest ranking |
No. 1 (17 October 2005) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results |
| Australian Open |
W (2007) |
| French Open |
F (2005) |
| Wimbledon |
W (2004, 2005, 2007) |
| US Open |
W (2008) |
| WTA Championships |
W (2007, 2008) |
| Mixed Doubles |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results |
| Australian Open |
W (2010) |
| French Open |
W (2002) |
| Wimbledon |
W (2004, 2010) |
| US Open |
W (2008) |
| Last updated on: 14 September 2009. |
Cara Black (born 17 February 1979 in Salisbury, Rhodesia, now Harare, Zimbabwe) is a professional female tennis player from Zimbabwe. She has won 7 singles titles and 63 women's doubles titles. She has won all four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles and three of the four Grand Slam titles in women's doubles. She is currently ranked World No. 28 in women's doubles. Black has been one of the forerunning doubles players in the early 21st century.
Career
Born in Rhodesia as the daughter of Don and Velia Black, the tennis-playing Cara is the younger sister of Wayne Black and Byron Black, both professional male tennis players. All three compete mostly in doubles; Wayne was the 2001 US Open and 2005 Australian Open champion and Byron was the 1994 French Open winner. Black partnered with her brother Wayne to win the 2002 French Open and 2004 Wimbledon Championships mixed doubles events. Black has also engaged in long-term partnerships with Elena Likhovtseva, Rennae Stubbs, Liezel Huber, Anastassia Rodionova, and most recently Shahar Pe'er.
Cara has won five Grand Slam women's doubles titles in her career: Wimbledon 2004, 2005, and 2007; Australian Open 2007; and US Open 2008. She reached the 2000 US Open doubles final with Elena Likhovtseva. She has also won three Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, two of them partnering with her brother Wayne: the 2002 French Open and the 2004 Wimbledon Championships (they reached the final of the 2004 French Open and the semifinals of the 2003 French Open and 2003 US Open); and most recently the 2008 U.S. Open with Leander Paes of India.
In August 2005, Black announced that she would marry her longtime boyfriend, Australian mental and fitness trainer Brett Stephens. In November that year, Black was runner-up in the WTA Championships doubles title. Australian Samantha Stosur and American Lisa Raymond defeated Australian Rennae Stubbs and Black 6–7 (5–7), 7–5, 6–4.
2007 saw Black come back to partner Liezel Huber. They came together successfully, winning the 2007 Australian Open and triumphing at Wimbledon. The team ended the year as the number one team, winning the year-end championships over Katarina Srebotnik and Ai Sugiyama 5–7, 6–3, [10–8].
Black represented Zimbabwe at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She lost to 2nd seeded Jelena Janković from Serbia in the first round on 11 August 2008. She teamed up with Leander Paes from India for the mixed doubles at the US Open, triumphing over Liezel Huber and Jamie Murray in the finals.
2009 did not see her best performances with five doubles titles leading to the year end championships in Doha, Qatar. She defended her World No. 1 title in doubles from sisters Serena Williams and Venus Williams by advancing to the final round of the year-end championships. Should she have lost in the semifinal and the sisters won the tournament, she would have lost her World No. 1 title.
Black started 2010 strongly by winning two tournaments leading up to the 2010 Australian Open, coming to the slam with an unbeaten record. Black made it to the finals in both the women's doubles and mixed doubles. She and Huber lost the women's doubles final to Venus and Serena Williams in straight sets, 6–4, 6–3. However she and Leander Paes won the mixed doubles in straight sets. The victory marked Black's first ever mixed doubles victory at the Australian Open. The victory also made her achieve a Career Grand Slam in mixed doubles.
Black and Huber broke up mutually from being exclusive doubles partners in April 2010. Since, Black partnered with Shahar Pe'er, Elena Vesnina, Zi Yan, Lisa Raymond, Daniela Hantuchová, Marina Erakovic, and Anastasia Rodionova. Even though she made the final of Warsaw and won a small tournament in Birmingham, she mostly received modest results after the break-up. Partnering with Vesnina and Hantuchova respectively, she lost in the third round of the French Open and Wimbledon. Partnering with Rodionova, she lost in the semifinals of the US Open to Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova. Black then missed all tournaments following the US Open and did not qualify for the year end championships for the first time since 1999. Black ended 2010 ranked 13th in doubles, the first time she finished a year outside of the top 10 since 2000.
However, Black continued her successful partnership with Paes in 2010 as the pair won Mixed Doubles Title at Wimbledon and reached the quarterfinals at the US Open.
Entering the 2011 season, Black continued her partnership with Rodionova where they reached the semifinal in Brisbane but lost in the first round of Sydney. During the 2011 Australian Open, Black and Rodionova were seeded fifth and reached the quarterfinals where they lost to Huber and Nadia Petrova. In mixed doubles, Black partnered with Leander Paes and they were seeded fourth. They were eliminated in the second round by Chan Yung-jan and Paul Hanley in a tight straight sets loss, 6–7 (11), 6–7 (5). Despite Black being eliminated from both doubles and mixed doubles, Black was a sideline commentator for Seven including the grand final for ladies doubles and was present for former doubles partner Rennae Stubbs's speech.
Black then missed all tournaments following the Australian Open, including the 2011 French Open. But then, partnering with Arina Rodionova, she played at 2011 AEGON Trophy, an ITF $100,000-Tournament held in Nottingham in the second week of Roland Garros as the second seed. The pair lost in the first round.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)
| Outcome |
Year |
Championship |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents in the final |
Score in the final |
| Runner-up |
2000 |
US Open |
Hard |
Elena Likhovtseva |
Julie Halard-Decugis
Ai Sugiyama |
6–0, 1–6, 6–1 |
| Winner |
2004 |
Wimbledon |
Grass |
Rennae Stubbs |
Liezel Huber
Ai Sugiyama |
6–3, 7–6(5) |
| Runner-up |
2005 |
French Open |
Clay |
Liezel Huber |
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez |
4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner |
2005 |
Wimbledon (2) |
Grass |
Liezel Huber |
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Amélie Mauresmo |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Winner |
2007 |
Australian Open |
Hard |
Liezel Huber |
Chan Yung-jan
Chuang Chia-jung |
6–4, 6–7(4), 6–1 |
| Winner |
2007 |
Wimbledon (3) |
Grass |
Liezel Huber |
Katarina Srebotnik
Ai Sugiyama |
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner |
2008 |
US Open |
Hard |
Liezel Huber |
Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur |
6–3, 7–6(8) |
| Runner-up |
2009 |
US Open |
Hard |
Liezel Huber |
Serena Williams
Venus Williams |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up |
2010 |
Australian Open |
Hard |
Liezel Huber |
Serena Williams
Venus Williams |
6–4, 6–3 |
Mixed doubles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner-ups)
By winning the 2010 Australian Open title, Black completed the mixed doubles Career Grand Slam. She became the sixth female player in history to achieve this.
| Outcome |
Year |
Championship |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents in the final |
Score in the final |
| Winner |
2002 |
French Open |
Clay |
Wayne Black |
Elena Bovina
Mark Knowles |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up |
2004 |
French Open |
Clay |
Wayne Black |
Tatiana Golovin
Richard Gasquet |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner |
2004 |
Wimbledon |
Grass |
Wayne Black |
Alicia Molik
Todd Woodbridge |
3–6, 7–6(8), 6–4 |
| Winner |
2008 |
US Open |
Hard |
Leander Paes |
Liezel Huber
Jamie Murray |
7–6(6), 6–4 |
| Runner-up |
2009 |
Wimbledon |
Grass |
Leander Paes |
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Mark Knowles |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner-up |
2009 |
US Open |
Hard |
Leander Paes |
Carly Gullickson
Travis Parrot |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner |
2010 |
Australian Open |
Hard |
Leander Paes |
Ekaterina Makarova
Jaroslav Levinský |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner |
2010 |
Wimbledon |
Grass |
Leander Paes |
Lisa Raymond
Wesley Moodie |
6–4, 7–6(5) |
WTA Titles (71)
Singles (7)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tour Championships (0) |
| Tier I Event (0) |
| Tier II Event (0) |
| Tier III Event (0) |
| Tier IV Event (1) |
| ITF Circuit (6) |
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in final |
Score in final |
| 1. |
19 March 1995 |
Gaborone |
Hard |
Linda Jansson |
6–4 6–2 |
| 2. |
26 March 1995 |
Harare |
Hard |
Karen Van Der Merwe |
6–1, 6–2 |
| 3. |
12 May 1996 |
Nitra |
Clay |
Zuzana Valekova |
walkover |
| 4. |
2 February 1997 |
Mission |
Hard |
Keri Phebus |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 5. |
30 March 1997 |
Dinard |
Clay Indoors |
Magalie Lamarre |
4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 6. |
3 October 1999 |
Santa Clara |
Hard |
Anna Smashnova |
6–2, 6–1 |
| 7. |
15 September 2002 |
Waikoloa |
Hard |
Lisa Raymond |
7–6, 6–4 |
Doubles wins (63)
| Legend: Before 2009 |
Legend: Starting in 2009 |
| Grand Slam tournaments (5) |
| WTA Championships (2) |
| Tier I Event (12) |
Premier Mandatory (1) |
| Tier II Event (20) |
Premier 5 (2) |
| Tier III Event (3) |
Premier (2) |
| Tier IV-V Event (4) |
International (3) |
| ITF Circuit (10) |
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents in final |
Score in final |
| 1. |
27 Mar. 1994 |
Nairobi |
Hard |
Nannie de Villiers |
Sybille Seyfried
Magüi Serna |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 2. |
2 Apr. 1995 |
Nairobi |
Hard |
Elissa Burton |
Lucinda Gibbs
Giselle Swart |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 3. |
21 Apr. 1996 |
Gelos |
Clay |
Nirupama Vaidyanathan |
Amélie Mauresmo
Isabelle Taesch |
7–6, 6–3 |
| 4. |
11 Nov. 1996 |
São Paulo |
Clay |
Irina Selyutina |
Ľudmila Cervanová
Zuzana Valeková |
4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 5. |
18 Nov. 1996 |
São Paulo |
Clay |
Irina Selyutina |
Miriam D’Agostini
Vanessa Menga |
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 6. |
6 Jan. 1997 |
Delray Beach |
Hard |
Irina Selyutina |
Brie Rippner
Paige Yaroshuk |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 7. |
7 Apr. 1997 |
Athens |
Clay |
Irina Selyutina |
Virag Csurgo
Svetlana Krivencheva |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 8. |
18 Aug. 1997 |
Kiev |
Clay |
Irina Selyutina |
Natalia Egorova
Olga Ivanova |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 9. |
22 Sep. 1997 |
Tucumán |
Clay |
Irina Selyutina |
Miriam D’Agostini
Vanessa Menga |
6–3, 6–1 |
| 10. |
28 Sep. 1998 |
Santa Clara |
Hard |
Irina Selyutina |
Maureen Drake
Lindsay Lee-Waters |
6–4, 5–7, 6–3 |
| 11. |
3 Jan. 2000 |
Auckland |
Hard |
Alexandra Fusai |
Barbara Schwartz
Patricia Wartusch |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 12. |
7 Jan. 2001 |
Hobart |
Hard |
Elena Likhovtseva |
Ruxandra Dragomir
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
6–4, 6–1 |
| 13. |
30 Apr. 2001 |
Hamburg |
Clay |
Elena Likhovtseva |
Květa Hrdličková
Barbara Rittner |
6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 14. |
14 May 2001 |
Rome |
Clay |
Elena Likhovtseva |
Paola Suárez
Patricia Tarabini |
6–1, 6–1 |
| 15. |
11 Jun. 2001 |
Birmingham |
Grass |
Elena Likhovtseva |
Kimberly Po
Nathalie Tauziat |
6–1, 6–1 |
| 16. |
30 Jul. 2001 |
San Diego |
Hard |
Elena Likhovtseva |
Martina Hingis
Anna Kournikova |
6–4, 1–6, 6–4 |
| 17. |
19 Aug. 2001 |
New Haven |
Hard |
Elena Likhovtseva |
Jelena Dokić
Nadia Petrova |
6–0, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 18. |
17 Sep. 2001 |
Tokyo (Princess) |
Hard (I) |
Liezel Huber |
Kim Clijsters
Ai Sugiyama |
6–1, 6–3 |
| 19. |
1 Apr. 2002 |
Porto |
Clay |
Irina Selyutina |
Kristie Boogert
Magüi Serna |
7–6, 6–4 |
| 20. |
23 Sep. 2002 |
Bali |
Hard |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 21. |
6 Jan. 2003 |
Hobart |
Hard |
Elena Likhovtseva |
Barbara Schett
Patricia Wartusch |
7–5, 7–6 |
| 22. |
21 Jul. 2003 |
Stanford |
Hard |
Lisa Raymond |
Yoon-Jeong Cho
Francesca Schiavone |
7–6, 6–1 |
| 23. |
12 Jan. 2004 |
Sydney |
Hard |
Rennae Stubbs |
Dinara Safina
Meghann Shaughnessy |
7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 24. |
3 Feb. 2004 |
Tokyo |
Carpet (i) |
Rennae Stubbs |
Elena Likhovtseva
Magdalena Maleeva |
6–0, 6–1 |
| 25. |
16 Feb. 2004 |
Antwerp |
Hard (i) |
Els Callens |
Myriam Casanova
Eleni Daniilidou |
6–2, 6–1 |
|
22 Feb. 2004 |
Hyderabad |
Hard |
Sania Mirza |
Li Ting
Sun Tiantian |
7-6, 6-4 |
| 26. |
21 Jun. 2004 |
Wimbledon |
Grass |
Rennae Stubbs |
Liezel Huber
Ai Sugiyama |
6–3, 7–6 |
| 27. |
26 Jul. 2004 |
San Diego |
Hard |
Rennae Stubbs |
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez |
4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| 28. |
4 Oct. 2004 |
Filderstadt |
Hard (i) |
Rennae Stubbs |
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Julia Schruff |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 29. |
18 Oct. 2004 |
Zürich |
Hard (i) |
Rennae Stubbs |
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 30. |
14 Feb. 2005 |
Antwerp |
Hard (I) |
Els Callens |
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Dinara Safina |
3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 31. |
9 May 2005 |
Rome |
Clay |
Liezel Huber |
Maria Kirilenko
Anabel Medina Garrigues |
6–0, 4–6, 6–1 |
| 32. |
20 Jun. 2005 |
Wimbledon |
Grass |
Liezel Huber |
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Amélie Mauresmo |
6–2, 6–1 |
| 33. |
25 Jul. 2005 |
Stanford |
Hard |
Rennae Stubbs |
Elena Likhovtseva
Vera Zvonareva |
6–3, 7–5 |
| 34. |
17 Oct. 2005 |
Zürich |
Hard (I) |
Rennae Stubbs |
Daniela Hantuchová
Ai Sugiyama |
6–7, 7–6, 6–3 |
| 35. |
31 Oct. 2005 |
Philadelphia |
Hard (I) |
Rennae Stubbs |
Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur |
6–4, 7–6 |
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| 36. |
31 Jul. 2006 |
San Diego |
Hard |
Rennae Stubbs |
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Meghann Shaughnessy |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 37. |
16 Oct. 2006 |
Zürich |
Hard (I) |
Rennae Stubbs |
Liezel Huber
Katarina Srebotnik |
7–5, 7–5 |
| 38. |
15 Jan. 2007 |
Melbourne |
Hard |
Liezel Huber |
Yung-Jan Chan
Chia-Jung Chuang |
6–4, 6–7, 6–1 |
| 39. |
5 Feb. 2007 |
Paris |
Carpet |
Liezel Huber |
Gabriela Navrátilová
Vladimíra Uhlířová |
6–2, 6–0 |
| 40. |
12 Feb. 2007 |
Antwerp |
Hard (I) |
Liezel Huber |
Elena Likhovtseva
Elena Vesnina |
7–5, 4–6, 6–1 |
| 41. |
19 Feb. 2007 |
Dubai |
Hard |
Liezel Huber |
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Alicia Molik |
7–6, 6–4 |
| 42. |
25 Jun. 2007 |
Wimbledon |
Grass |
Liezel Huber |
Katarina Srebotnik
Ai Sugiyama |
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 43. |
30 Jul. 2007 |
San Diego |
Hard |
Liezel Huber |
Victoria Azarenka
Anna Chakvetadze |
7–5, 6–4 |
| 44. |
8 Oct. 2007 |
Moscow |
Carpet (i) |
Liezel Huber |
Victoria Azarenka
Tatiana Poutchek |
4–6, 6–1, [10–7] |
| 45. |
28 Oct. 2007 |
Linz |
Hard (i) |
Liezel Huber |
Katarina Srebotnik
Ai Sugiyama |
6–2, 3–6, [10–8] |
| 46. |
11 Nov. 2007 |
Madrid |
Hard (i) |
Liezel Huber |
Katarina Srebotnik
Ai Sugiyama |
5–7, 6–3, [10–8] |
| 47. |
17 Feb. 2008 |
Antwerp |
Hard (i) |
Liezel Huber |
Květa Peschke
Ai Sugiyama |
6–1, 6–3 |
| 48. |
1 Mar. 2008 |
Dubai |
Hard |
Liezel Huber |
Yan Zi
Zheng Jie |
7–5, 6–2 |
| 49. |
11 May 2008 |
Berlin |
Clay |
Liezel Huber |
Nuria Llagostera Vives
María José Martínez Sánchez |
3–6, 6–2, [10–2] |
| 50. |
15 June 2008 |
Birmingham |
Grass |
Liezel Huber |
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Séverine Brémond |
6–2, 6–1 |
| 51. |
21 June 2008 |
Eastbourne |
Grass |
Liezel Huber |
Květa Peschke
Rennae Stubbs |
2–6, 6–0, [10–8] |
| 52. |
20 July 2008 |
Stanford |
Hard |
Liezel Huber |
Elena Vesnina
Vera Zvonareva |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 53. |
3 August 2008 |
Montreal |
Hard |
Liezel Huber |
Maria Kirilenko
Flavia Pennetta |
6–1, 6–1 |
| 54. |
August 2008 |
US Open |
Hard |
Liezel Huber |
Samantha Stosur
Lisa Raymond |
6–4, 7–6 |
| 55. |
19 October 2008 |
Zurich |
Hard (I) |
Liezel Huber |
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Patty Schnyder |
6–1, 7–6(3) |
| 56. |
9 November 2008 |
Doha |
Hard (i) |
Liezel Huber |
Květa Peschke
Rennae Stubbs |
6–1, 7–5 |
| 57. |
15 February 2009 |
Paris |
Hard (i) |
Liezel Huber |
Květa Peschke
Lisa Raymond |
6–4, 3–6, [10–4] |
| 58. |
21 February 2009 |
Dubai |
Hard |
Liezel Huber |
Maria Kirilenko
Agnieszka Radwańska |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 59. |
16 May 2009 |
Madrid |
Clay |
Liezel Huber |
Květa Peschke
Lisa Raymond |
4–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
| 60 |
14 June 2009 |
Birmingham |
Grass |
Liezel Huber |
Raquel Kops-Jones
Abigail Spears |
6–1, 6–4 |
| 61 |
16 August 2009 |
Cincinnati |
Hard |
Liezel Huber |
Nuria Llagostera Vives
María José Martínez Sánchez |
6–3, 0–6, [10–2] |
| 62 |
9 January 2010 |
Auckland |
Hard |
Liezel Huber |
Natalie Grandin
Laura Granville |
7–6(4), 6–2 |
| 63 |
15 January 2010 |
Sydney |
Hard |
Liezel Huber |
Tathiana Garbin
Nadia Petrova |
6–1, 3–6, [10–3] |
| 64 |
13 June 2010 |
Birmingham |
Grass |
Lisa Raymond |
Liezel Huber
Bethanie Mattek-Sands |
6–3, 3–2 ret |
Doubles Runner-ups
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents in final |
Score in final |
| 1. |
12 June 2000 |
Birmingham, the United Kingdom |
Grass |
Irina Selyutina |
Lisa McShea
Rachel McQuillan |
6–3, 7–6(5) |
| 2. |
30 July 2000 |
Stanford, United States |
Hard |
Amy Frazier |
Chanda Rubin
Sandrine Testud |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 3. |
10 September 2000 |
US Open |
Hard |
Elena Likhovtseva |
Ai Sugiyama
Julie Halard-Decugis |
6–0, 1–6, 6–1 |
| 4. |
7 May 2001 |
Berlin, Germany |
Clay |
Elena Likhovtseva |
Els Callens
Meghann Shaughnessy |
6–4 6–3 |
| 5. |
23 June 2001 |
Eastbourne |
Grass |
Elena Likhovtseva |
Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 6. |
4 November 2001 |
WTA Championships |
Indoor |
Elena Likhovtseva |
Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs |
7–5, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 7. |
3 March 2002 |
Scottsdale |
Hard |
Elena Likhovtseva |
Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs |
6–3, 5–7, 7–6 |
| 8. |
22 June 2002 |
Eastbourne |
Grass |
Elena Likhovtseva |
Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs |
6–7, 7–6, 6–2 |
| 8. |
11 November 2002 |
WTA Championships, LA |
Carpet |
Elena Likhovtseva |
Elena Dementieva
Janette Husárová |
4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 9. |
5 January 2003 |
Auckland |
Hard |
Elena Likhovtseva |
Abigail Spears
Teryn Ashley |
6–2, 2–6, 6–0 |
| 10. |
17 February 2003 |
Dubai Duty Free Women's Open, United Arab Emirates |
Hard |
Elena Likhovtseva |
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Martina Navrátilová |
6–3, 7–6(7) |
| 11. |
12 October 2003 |
Filderstadt |
Indoor |
Martina Navratilova |
Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 12. |
2 November 2003 |
Philadelphia |
Indoor |
Rennae Stubbs |
Lisa Raymond
Martina Navratilova |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 13. |
22 May 2004 |
Vienna |
Clay |
Rennae Stubbs |
Lisa Raymond
Martina Navratilova |
6–2, 7–5 |
| 14. |
8 November 2004 |
Los Angeles, USA |
Hard |
Rennae Stubbs |
Nadia Petrova
| Meghann Shaughnessy |
7–5, 6–2 |
| 15. |
26 February 2005 |
Doha |
Hard |
Liezel Huber |
Francesca Schiavone
Alicia Molik |
6–3 6–4 |
| 16. |
2 May 2005 |
Berlin, Germany |
Clay |
Liezel Huber |
Vera Zvonareva
Elena Likhovtseva |
4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 17. |
4 June 2005 |
French Open |
Clay |
Liezel Huber |
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez |
4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 18. |
2 October 2005 |
Luxembourg City |
Hard |
Rennae Stubbs |
Samantha Stosur
Lisa Raymond |
7–5, 6–1 |
| 19. |
16 October 2005 |
Moscow, Russia |
Carpet |
Rennae Stubbs |
Samantha Stosur
Lisa Raymond |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 20. |
13 November 2005 |
WTA Tour Championships |
Hard |
Rennae Stubbs |
Samantha Stosur
Lisa Raymond |
6–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 21. |
7 January 2006 |
Gold Coast, Australia |
Hard |
Rennae Stubbs |
Dinara Safina
Meghann Shaughnessy |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 22. |
5 February 2006 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Carpet |
Rennae Stubbs |
Samantha Stosur
Lisa Raymond |
6–2, 6–1 |
| 23. |
12 February 2006 |
Paris |
Carpet (I) |
Rennae Stubbs |
Émilie Loit
Květa Peschke |
7–6(5), 6–4 |
| 24. |
15 August 2006 |
Montreal, Canada |
Hard |
Anna-Lena Grönefeld |
Nadia Petrova
Martina Navrátilová |
6–1, 6–2 |
Performance timelines
Women's doubles
This timeline is valid as of 7 June 2010.
| Tournament |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
Career SR |
Career Win- Loss |
| Grand Slam Tournaments |
| Australian Open |
Absent |
1R |
1R |
2R |
1R |
3R |
1R |
2R |
QF |
W |
QF |
QF |
F |
QF |
1 / 13 |
26–12 |
| French Open |
Absent |
1R |
2R |
3R |
3R |
SF |
3R |
F |
QF |
SF |
SF |
SF |
3R |
A |
0 / 12 |
32–12 |
| Wimbledon |
Absent |
1R |
2R |
1R |
2R |
SF |
3R |
W |
W |
SF |
W |
SF |
SF |
3R |
|
3 / 13 |
39–10 |
| US Open |
Absent |
1R |
1R |
F |
SF |
SF |
SF |
3R |
QF |
QF |
2R |
W |
F |
SF |
|
1 / 13 |
40–12 |
| Grand Slam SR |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 2 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
1 / 4 |
1 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
2 / 4 |
1 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 1 |
5 / 51 |
N/A |
| Grand Slam Win-Loss |
0–0 |
0–0 |
0–0 |
0–0 |
0–0 |
0–2 |
2–4 |
6–4 |
8–2 |
10–4 |
12–4 |
10–3 |
15–3 |
13–4 |
18–2 |
17–3 |
16–4 |
13–4 |
3–1 |
N / A |
137–46 |
| Year-End Championship |
| WTA Tour Championships |
Absent |
QF |
F |
F |
SF |
F |
F |
F |
W |
W |
F |
A |
|
2 / 10 |
12–8 |
| WTA Premier Mandatory Tournaments |
| Indian Wells |
Not Tier I |
Absent |
1R |
2R |
1R |
2R |
2R |
QF |
2R |
2R |
2R |
Absent |
2R |
QF |
A |
0 / 11 |
11–11 |
| Key Biscayne |
Absent |
SF |
2R |
QF |
2R |
2R |
1R |
A |
1R |
F |
F |
2R |
1R |
|
0 / 11 |
17–11 |
| Madrid |
Not Held |
W |
1R |
|
1 / 2 |
4–1 |
| Beijing |
Not Held |
Not Tier I |
QF |
A |
|
0 / 1 |
1–1 |
| WTA Premier 5 Tournaments |
| Dubai |
Not Held |
Not Tier I |
W |
SF |
A |
1 / 2 |
6–1 |
| Rome |
Absent |
1R |
2R |
W |
SF |
2R |
1R |
W |
SF |
SF |
QF |
QF |
2R |
|
2 / 12 |
16–10 |
| Cincinnati |
Not Held |
Not Tier I |
W |
QF |
|
1 / 2 |
6–1 |
| Montréal/Toronto |
Absent |
1R |
QF |
SF |
2R |
2R |
A |
QF |
F |
F |
W |
SF |
2R |
|
1 / 11 |
16–10 |
| Tokyo |
Absent |
QF |
1R |
1R |
QF |
W |
QF |
F |
Absent |
SF |
A |
|
1 / 7 |
12–7 |
| Former WTA Tier I Tournaments (currently neither Premier Mandatory nor Premier 5 events) |
| Charleston |
Absent |
2R |
Absent |
QF |
SF |
Absent |
SF |
SF |
NM5 |
0 / 5 |
7–5 |
| Moscow |
Not Tier I |
SF |
Absent |
1R |
A |
SF |
A |
F |
1R |
W |
F |
1 / 7 |
14–6 |
| Doha |
Not Held |
Not Tier I |
F |
Not
Held |
NH |
NM5 |
0 / 1 |
3–1 |
| Berlin |
Absent |
2R |
2R |
F |
SF |
A |
QF |
F |
2R |
SF |
SF |
NH |
1 / 9 |
18–8 |
| San Diego |
Not Tier I |
W |
SF |
W |
W |
NH |
NM5 |
3 / 4 |
13–1 |
| Zürich |
Absent |
QF |
Absent |
SF |
W |
W |
W |
SF |
NH |
NH |
3 / 6 |
19–3 |
| Philadelphia |
Absent |
Not Tier I |
Not Held |
Not Tier I |
Not Held |
0 / 0 |
0–0 |
| Career statistics |
| Finals reached |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
8 |
12 |
14 |
7 |
5 |
|
N / A |
106 |
| Tournaments Won |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
9 |
10 |
5 |
2 |
|
N / A |
63 |
| Overall Win-Loss |
1–1 |
6–1 |
9–2 |
16–7 |
19–7 |
18–19 |
28–26 |
32–21 |
52–18 |
46–19 |
48–24 |
45–15 |
59–18 |
43–19 |
69–14 |
66–14 |
49–16 |
36–13 |
5–3 |
N / A |
643–256 |
| Year End Ranking |
None |
None |
479 |
306 |
159 |
78 |
30 |
14 |
3 |
9 |
9 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
|
N/A |
N/A |
Mixed doubles performance timeline
| Tournament |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
Career SR |
Career Win-Loss |
| Australian Open |
A |
A |
2R |
1R |
1R |
2R |
2R |
QF |
1R |
1R |
QF |
2R |
W |
2R |
1 / 12 |
14–11 |
| French Open |
A |
3R |
3R |
1R |
1R |
W |
SF |
F |
2R |
1R |
2R |
2R |
QF |
A |
1 / 12 |
19–11 |
| Wimbledon |
3R |
3R |
2R |
3R |
2R |
3R |
W |
2R |
SF |
QF |
3R |
F |
W |
|
2 / 13 |
35–11 |
| US Open |
A |
2R |
2R |
QF |
QF |
SF |
2R |
2R |
1R |
1R |
W |
F |
QF |
|
1 / 12 |
22–11 |
| Grand Slam MDR |
0 / 1 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
1 / 4 |
1 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
1 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
2 / 4 |
0 / 1 |
5 / 49 |
N / A |
| Grand Slam Win-Loss |
2–1 |
5–3 |
5–4 |
4–4 |
3–4 |
11–3 |
12–3 |
8–4 |
6–4 |
3–4 |
11–3 |
10–4 |
14–2 |
1–1 |
77–38 |
Cara Black in Tokyo 2009
| Cara Black in the Grand Slam Tournaments |
|
| Wimbledon (Open Era) girls' singles champions |
|
1968 Kristy Pigeon • 1969 Kazuko Sawamatsu • 1970 Sharon Walsh • 1971 Marina Kroshina • 1972 Ilana Kloss • 1973 Ann Kiyomura • 1974 Mima Jaušovec • 1975 Natasha Chmyreva • 1976 Natasha Chmyreva • 1977 Lea Antonoplis • 1978 Tracy Austin • 1979 Mary Lou Piatek • 1980 Debbie Freeman • 1981 Zina Garrison • 1982 Catherine Tanvier • 1983 Pascale Paradis • 1984 Annabel Croft • 1985 Andrea Holíková • 1986 Natalia Zvereva • 1987 Natalia Zvereva • 1988 Brenda Schultz • 1989 Andrea Strnadová • 1990 Andrea Strnadová • 1991 Barbara Rittner • 1992 Chanda Rubin • 1993 Nancy Feber • 1994 Martina Hingis • 1995 Aleksandra Olsza • 1996 Amélie Mauresmo • 1997 Cara Black • 1998 Katarina Srebotnik • 1999 Iroda Tulyaganova • 2000 María Emilia Salerni • 2001 Angelique Widjaja • 2002 Vera Dushevina • 2003 Kirsten Flipkens • 2004 Kateryna Bondarenko • 2005 Agnieszka Radwańska • 2006 Caroline Wozniacki • 2007 Urszula Radwańska • 2008 Laura Robson • 2009 Noppawan Lertcheewakarn • 2010 Kristýna Plíšková • 2011 Ashleigh Barty
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| US Open girls' singles champions |
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1974 Ilana Kloss • 1975 Natasha Chmyreva • 1976 Marise Kruger • 1977 Claudia Casabianca • 1978 Linda Siegel • 1979 Alycia Moulton • 1980 Susan Mascarin • 1981 Zina Garrison • 1982 Beth Herr • 1983 Elizabeth Minter • 1984 Katerina Maleeva • 1985 Laura Garrone • 1986 Elly Hakami • 1987 Natalia Zvereva • 1988 Carrie Cunningham • 1989 Jennifer Capriati • 1990 Magdalena Maleeva • 1991 Karina Habšudová • 1992 Lindsay Davenport • 1993 Maria Francesca Bentivoglio • 1994 Meilen Tu • 1995 Tara Snyder • 1996 Mirjana Lučić • 1997 Cara Black • 1998 Jelena Dokić • 1999 Lina Krasnoroutskaya • 2000 María Emilia Salerni • 2001 Marion Bartoli • 2002 Maria Kirilenko • 2003 Kirsten Flipkens • 2004 Michaëlla Krajicek • 2005 Victoria Azarenka • 2006 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova • 2007 Kristína Kučová • 2008 Coco Vandeweghe • 2009 Heather Watson • 2010 Daria Gavrilova • 2011 Grace Min
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| French Open girls’ doubles champions |
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1981 Sophie Amiach / Corinne Vanier • 1982 Beth Herr / Janet Lagasse • 1983 Carin Anderholm / Helena Olsson • 1984 Digna Ketelaar / Simone Schilder • 1985 Mariana Perez-Roldan / Patricia Tarabini • 1986 Leila Meskhi / Natalia Zvereva • 1987 Natalia Medvedeva / Natalia Zvereva • 1988 Alexia Dechaume / Emmanuelle Derly • 1989 Nicole Pratt / Wang Shi-ting • 1990 Ruxandra Dragomir / Irina Spîrlea • 1991 Eva Bes / Inés Gorrochategui • 1992 Laurence Courtois / Nancy Feber • 1993 Laurence Courtois / Nancy Feber • 1994 Martina Hingis / Henrieta Nagyová • 1995 Corina Morariu / Ludmila Varmuzova • 1996 Alice Canepa / Giulia Casoni • 1997 Cara Black / Irina Selyutina • 1998 Kim Clijsters / Jelena Dokić • 1999 Flavia Pennetta / Roberta Vinci • 2000 Maria José Martínez / Anabel Medina • 2001 Petra Cetkovská / Renata Voráčová • 2002 Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Barbora Strýcová • 2003 Adriana Gonzalez-Peñas / Marta Fraga • 2004 Katerina Bohmova / Michaëlla Krajicek • 2005 Victoria Azarenka / Ágnes Szávay • 2006 Sharon Fichman / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova • 2007 Ksenia Milevskaya / Urszula Radwańska • 2008 Jessica Moore / Polona Hercog • 2009 Elena Bogdan / Noppawan Lertcheewakarn • 2010 Tímea Babos / Sloane Stephens • 2011 Irina Khromacheva / Maryna Zanevska
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| Wimbledon (Open Era) girls' doubles champions |
|
1982 Penny Barg / Beth Herr • 1983 Patty Fendick / Patricia Hy-Boulais • 1984 Caroline Kuhlman / Stephanie Rehe • 1985 Louise Field / Janine Thompson • 1986 Michelle Jaggard / Lisa O’Neill • 1987 Natalia Medvedeva / Natalia Zvereva • 1988 Jo-Anne Faull / Rachel McQuillan • 1989 Jennifer Capriati / Meredith McGrath • 1990 Karina Habšudová / Andrea Strnadová • 1991 Catherine Barclay / Limor Zaltz • 1992 Marja Avotins / Lisa McShea • 1993 Laurence Courtois / Nancy Feber • 1994 Esme DeVilliers / Elizabeth Jelfs • 1995 Cara Black / Aleksandra Olsza • 1996 Olga Barabanschikova / Amélie Mauresmo • 1997 Cara Black / Irina Selyutina • 1998 Eva Dyrberg / Jelena Kostanić • 1999 Dája Bedáňová / Maria Salerni • 2000 Ioana Gaspar / Tatiana Perebiynis • 2001 Gisela Dulko / Ashley Harkleroad • 2002 Elke Clijsters / Barbora Strýcová • 2003 Alisa Kleybanova / Sania Mirza • 2004 Victoria Azarenka / Olga Govortsova • 2005 Victoria Azarenka / Ágnes Szávay • 2006 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Alisa Kleybanova • 2007 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Urszula Radwańska • 2008 Jessica Moore / Polona Hercog • 2009 Noppawan Lertcheewakarn / Sally Peers • 2010 Tímea Babos / Sloane Stephens • 2011 Eugénie Bouchard / Grace Min
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| Australian Open women's doubles champions |
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| Wimbledon (Open Era) ladies' doubles champions |
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| US Open women's doubles champions |
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| Australian Open mixed doubles champions |
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| French Open mixed doubles champions |
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| Wimbledon (Open Era) mixed doubles champions |
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| US Open mixed doubles champions |
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| WTA Year-end championships winners doubles |
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| Women's Tennis Association (WTA) World No. 1 doubles players |
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| WTA rankings incepted on September 4, 1984 · (year first held/year last held – number of weeks (w)) · current No. 1 in bold, as of September 12, 2011 |
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Top ten tennis players
| World rankings · Top ten tennis players as of 12 September 2011 |
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Black, Cara |
| Alternative names |
|
| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
17 February 1979 |
| Place of birth |
Salisbury, Rhodesia |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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