Chanda Rubin

Chanda Rubin

Country	United States
Residence	Lafayette, Louisiana, US
Born	February 18, 1976 (1976-02-18) Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb; 9 st 4 lb)
Turned pro	August 1991
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money	US$4,469,990
Singles
Career record	399–254
Career titles	7 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 6 (April 8, 1996)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	SF (1996)
French Open	QF (1995, 2000, 2003)
Wimbledon	4R (2002)
US Open	4R (1995, 2002)
Doubles
Career record	226–160
Career titles	10 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 9 (April 15, 1996)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	W (1996)
French Open	SF (2003)
Wimbledon	SF (2002)
US Open	F (1999)
Last updated on: December 11, 2009.

Chanda Rubin (born February 18, 1976) is an American tennis player. Winning seven WTA Tour singles titles, she reached her highest ranking World No. 6 on April 8, 1996, after reaching semifinals at the 1996 Australian Open. Rubin is also former World No. 9 in doubles, winning the Australian Open in 1996 partnering with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.

Tennis career

Throughout her long career, she has been ranked as high as No. 6 in the world even though she has been plagued by injuries. Rubin was the third African-American woman in the Open era to reach the top ten after Zina Garrison and Lori McNeil.

Rubin reached the quarterfinals at the French Open in 1995, 2000, and 2003. She also reached the Australian Open semifinals in 1996, defeating Gabriela Sabatini in the fourth round and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the quarterfinals before losing to Monica Seles 6–7, 6–1, 7–5. Rubin has defeated several other top players, including Lindsay Davenport, Justine Henin, Amélie Mauresmo, and Serena Williams. Her 2002 upset of Williams ended the top-ranked player's winning streak of 21 matches, a stretch that carried Williams through titles at the French Open and Wimbledon.

In 2003, she was invited by Hong Kong Tennis Patrons' Association to play The Hong Kong Ladies Chellenge 2003 but she lost to her compatriot and former Yugoslavian (now Serbian) Monica Seles 7–5, 1–6, 2–6 in final of single.

Rubin received a wild card into the 2006 U.S. Open, where she lost to World No. 9 Nicole Vaidišová 6–4, 6–3. Since then Rubin has struggled with injuries.

Awards

• 1995: ATA Athlete of the Year
• 1995: TENNIS Magazine Most Improved Player of the Year
• 1995: US Tennis Association Female Athlete of the Year
• 1995: WTA Most Improved Player of the Year
• 2002: Family Circle Player Who Makes a Difference Award
• 2003: USTA Service Bowl Award

Career statistics

Grand Slam women's doubles finals (2 (1–1))

Outcome	Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents in Final	Score in Final
Winners	1996	Australian Open	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández	7–5, 2–6, 6–4
Runner–up	1999	US Open	Sandrine Testud	Serena Williams Venus Williams	6–4, 1–6, 4–6

WTA Tour singles finals (19 (7–12))

Legend
Tier I (0/1)
Tier II (3/4)
Tier III (3/5)
Tier IV (1/2)
Grand Slam (0/0)
WTA Tour Championship (0/0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner–up	1.	November 3, 1991	Scottsdale, United States	Hard	Sabine Appelmans	5–7, 1–6
Runner–up	2.	February 13, 1994	Chicago, United States	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	3–6, 5–7
Runner–up	3.	June 25, 1995	Eastbourne, United Kingdom	Hard	Nathalie Tauziat	6–3, 0–6, 5–7
Runner–up	4.	August 13, 1995	Manhattan Beach, United States	Hard	Conchita Martínez	6–4, 1–6, 3–6
Runner–up	5.	March 30, 1996	Miami, United States	Hard	Steffi Graf	1–6, 3–6
Winner	1.	February 9, 1997	Linz, Austria	Hard (i)	Karina Habšudová	6–4, 6–2
Runner–up	6.	November 1, 1998	Quebec City, Canada	Hard (i)	Tara Snyder	6–4, 4–6, 6(6)–7
Winner	2.	January 17, 1999	Hobart, Australia	Hard	Rita Grande	6–2, 6–3
Runner–up	7.	November 7, 1999	Quebec City, Canada	Hard (i)	Jennifer Capriati	6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Runner–up	8.	January 15, 2000	Hobart, Australia	Hard	Kim Clijsters	6–2, 2–6, 2–6
Winner	3.	November 5, 2000	Quebec City, Canada	Hard (i)	Jennifer Capriati	6–4, 6–2
Runner–up	9.	May 25, 2002	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Monica Seles	4–6, 2–6
Winner	4.	June 22, 2002	Eastbourne, United Kingdom	Grass	Anastasia Myskina	6–1, 6–3
Winner	5.	August 11, 2002	Los Angeles, United States	Hard	Lindsay Davenport	5–7, 7–6, 6–3
Winner	6.	May 24, 2003	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Maria Sánchez Lorenzo	6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Winner	7.	June 21, 2003	Eastbourne, United Kingdom	Grass	Conchita Martínez	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Runner–up	10.	September 14, 2003	Bali, Indonesia	Hard	Elena Dementieva	2–6, 1–6
Runner–up	11.	September 21, 2003	Shangai, China	Hard	Elena Dementieva	3–6, 6(6)–7
Runner–up	12.	October 26, 2003	Luxembourg, Luxembourg	Hard (i)	Kim Clijsters	2–6, 5–7

WTA Tour doubles finals (17 (10–7))

Legend
Tier I (1/1)
Tier II (5/3)
Tier III (1/2)
Tier IV (2/0)
Grand Slam (1/1)
WTA Tour Championship (0/0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score
Winners	1.	September 26, 1993	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Lisa Raymond	Amanda Coetzer Linda Wild	6–4, 6–1
Winners	2.	January 16, 1994	Hobart, Australia	Hard	Linda Wild	Jenny Byrne Rachel McQuillan	7–5, 4–6, 7–6
Runner–up	1.	November 6, 1994	Quebec City, Canada	Hard (i)	Linda Wild	Elna Reinach Nathalie Tauziat	4–6, 3–6
Winners	3.	May 14, 1995	Prague, Czech Republic	Clay	Linda Wild	Maria Lindström Maria Strandlund	6–7, 6–3, 6–2
Runner–up	2.	October 8, 1995	Zürich, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Caroline Vis	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	4–6, 6(4)–7, 4–6
Winners	4.	January 28, 1996	Australian Open, Melbourne	Hard	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández	7–5, 2–6, 6–4
Winners	5.	February 25, 1996	Oklahoma City, United States	Hard (i)	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	Katrina Adams Debbie Graham	6–4, 6–3
Winners	6.	March 17, 1996	Indian Wells, United States	Hard	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	Julie Halard-Decugis Nathalie Tauziat	6–1, 6–4
Winners	7.	April 14, 1996	Amelia Island, United States	Clay	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland	6–1, 6–1
Runner–up	3.	September 21, 1997	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Julie Halard-Decugis	Monica Seles Ai Sugiyama	1–6, 0–6
Runner–up	4.	September 21, 1997	Quebec City, Canada	Carpet	Sandrine Testud	Lori McNeil Kimberly Po	7–6(3), 5–7, 4–6
Runner–up	5.	September 12, 1999	US Open, Flushing Meadows	Hard	Sandrine Testud	Serena Williams Venus Williams	6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Winners	8.	October 10, 1999	Filderstadt, Germany	Hard (i)	Sandrine Testud	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Larisa Neiland	6–3, 6–4
Runner–up	6.	November 14, 1999	Philadelphia, United States	Hard	Sandrine Testud	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	1–6, 6(2)–7
Winners	9.	July 30, 2000	Stanford, United States	Hard	Sandrine Testud	Cara Black Amy Frazier	6–4, 6–4
Winners	10.	October 22, 2000	Linz, Austria	Carpet	Amélie Mauresmo	Ai Sugiyama Nathalie Tauziat	6–4, 6–4
Runner–up	7.	October 28, 2001	Linz, Austria	Hard (i)	Els Callens	Jelena Dokić Nadia Petrova	1–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit singles finals (2 (2–0))

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	February 5, 1995	Midland, Michigan, United States	Hard (i)	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	6–3, 6–2
2.	December 15, 1996	Salzburg, Austria	Carpet	Mirjana Lučić	6–1, 6–3

ITF Circuit doubles finals (3 (3–0))

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score
1.	January 20, 1991	Mission, United States	Hard	Nicole London	Jessica Emmons Betsy Somerville	6–3, 2–6, 6–4
2.	February 5, 1995	Midland, Michigan, United States	Hard (i)	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	Laxmi Poruri Varalee Sureephong	6–3, 6–2
3.	December 15, 1996	Salzburg, Austria	Carpet	Mirjana Lučić	Anca Barna Adriana Barna	6–3, 6–2

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Tournament	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995	1994	1993	1992	1991	1990
Australian Open	-	-	-	4R	4R	-	1R	2R	4R	1R	4R	SF	2R	4R	1R	1R	-	-
French Open	-	-	-	-	QF	4R	-	QF	2R	4R	2R	-	QF	1R	-	1R	-	-
Wimbledon	-	-	-	1R	3R	4R	1R	1R	1R	3R	1R	-	3R	1R	2R	1R	-	-
US Open	-	1R	-	3R	1R	4R	3R	3R	1R	2R	1R	-	4R	1R	3R	4R	2R	1R

References

• ITF site

External links

• Chanda Rubin at the Women's Tennis Association

Preceded by Mary Pierce

WTA Most Improved Player of the Year 1995

Succeeded by Martina Hingis