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Lisa Raymond
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| Residence | Wayne, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Born | August 10, 1973 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 | $9,008,533 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 390–299 |
| Career titles | 4 WTA |
| Highest ranking | No. 15 (October 20, 1997) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2004) |
| French Open | 4R (1997) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2000) |
| US Open | 4R (1996) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 756 - 277 |
| Career titles | 74 WTA (1 ITF) |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (June 12, 2000) |
| 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: November 7, 2011. | |
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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.
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[edit] Personal life
Raymond is openly lesbian and was in a long-term relationship with her former doubles partner, Rennae Stubbs.[1]
[edit] Career
[edit] Early years
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.[2][3]
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.[4][5]
[edit] 2005–2007
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.[6]
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.[6] They also received the WTA Team of the Year award for their achievents.[2]
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.[7] 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 bot compete.
[edit] 2008–2009
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.
[edit] 2010
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.
[edit] 2011
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.
[edit] Major finals
[edit] Grand Slam finals
[edit] Doubles: 13 (6–7)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1994 | French Open | Clay | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Runner-up | 1997 | Australian Open | Hard | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Runner-up | 1997 | French Open | Clay | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Winner | 2000 | Australian Open | Hard | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 | ||
| Winner | 2001 | Wimbledon | Grass | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Winner | 2001 | US Open | Hard | 6–2, 5–7, 7–5 | ||
| Runner-up | 2002 | French Open | Clay | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Winner | 2005 | US Open | Hard | 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 | ||
| Runner-up | 2006 | Australian Open | Hard | 2–6, 7–6(7), 6–3 | ||
| Winner | 2006 | French Open | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Runner-up | 2008 | Wimbledon | Grass | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Runner-up | 2008 | US Open | Hard | 6–3, 7–6(6) | ||
| Winner | 2011 | US Open | Hard | 4–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(3) |
[edit] Mixed doubles: 8 (4–4)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1996 | US Open | Hard | 7–6(6), 7–6(4) | ||
| Runner-up | 1997 | French Open | Clay | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| Runner-up | 1998 | US Open | Hard | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Winner | 1999 | Wimbledon | Grass | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | ||
| Runner-up | 2001 | US Open | Hard | 6–4, 5–7, [11–9] | ||
| Winner | 2002 | US Open | Hard | 7–6(9), 7–6(1) | ||
| Winner | 2003 | French Open | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Runner-up | 2010 | Wimbledon | Grass | 6–4, 7–6(5) |
[edit] WTA Tour Championships doubles titles (4)
| Year | Location | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
| 2001 | Munich | 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 | ||
| 2005 | Los Angeles | 6–7, 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| 2006 | Madrid | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| 2011 | Istanbul | 6-4, 6-4 |
[edit] WTA Tour Finals
[edit] Singles 12 (4-8)
| Legend |
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| 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 | Clay | 7–6(3), 6–4 | ||
| Runner-up | 2. | 12 February 1995 | Carpet (i) | 7–5, 7–6(2) | ||
| Runner-up | 3. | 6 August 1995 | Hard | 6–2, 6–0 | ||
| Winner | 1. | 27 October 1996 | Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Runner-up | 4. | 23 February 1997 | Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Runner-up | 5. | 12 October 1997 | Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Winner | 2. | 18 June 2000 | Grass | 6–2, 6–7(7), 6–4 | ||
| Runner-up | 6. | 28 October 2001 | Hard (i) | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Winner | 3. | 23 February 2002 | Hard (i) | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(9) | ||
| Runner-up | 7. | 15 September 2002 | Hard | 7–6(1), 6–4 | ||
| Winner | 4. | 22 February 2003 | Hard (i) | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Runner-up | 8. | 21 February 2004 | Hard (i) | 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
[edit] Doubles 113 (74-39)
| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
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| Grand Slam tournaments (6/7) | |
| Olympic Gold (0/0) | |
| WTA Championships (4/0) | |
| Tier I (20/9) | Premier Mandatory (0/2) |
| Tier II (31/12) | Premier 5 (2/1) |
| Tier III (8/2) | Premier (1/5) |
| Tier IV & V (0/0) | International (2/1) |
[edit] Team Events
[edit] Fed Cup
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
[edit] Hopman Cup
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
[edit] Olympics
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
[edit] Doubles performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through September 2010.
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Career SR | Career W-L |
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 3R | SF | QF | F | SF | SF | W | 1R | SF | SF | 2R | 2R | F | SF | 1R | 3R | SF | 3R | 1 / 19 | 54–17 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | F | A | 3R | F | 1R | 1R | 3R | SF | F | 3R | SF | QF | W | SF | 3R | 3R | 3R | SF | 1 / 17 | 51–15 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 3R | QF | SF | 3R | SF | W | QF | SF | SF | 1R | 3R | SF | F | 1R | QF | QF | 1 / 18 | 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 | 3 / 19 | 54–16 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 2 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 4 | 6 / 68 | N/A |
| WTA Tour Championships | A | A | A | A | QF | A | QF | A | SF | SF | SF | W | SF | A | A | W | W | A | A | A | A | W | 4 / 10 | 13–6 |
| Tokyo | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | QF | A | QF | SF | W | W | F | SF | A | W | W | F | QF | A | W | 5 / 13 | 35–8 |
| Indian Wells1 | A | A | A | A | W | W | SF | F | A | QF | 1R | SF | W | W | 2R | SF | W | W | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 6 / 17 | 41–11 |
| Key Biscayne | A | A | A | A | 3R | 3R | 3R | 1R | A | A | QF | F | W | 2R | SF | F | W | W | QF | F | SF | 2R | 3 / 15 | 42–11 |
| Hilton Head / Charleston | A | A | A | A | SF | A | QF | SF | F | QF | QF | W | W | A | F | SF | W | 2R | QF | SF | QF | 1R | 3 / 16 | 32–16 |
| Berlin | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | A | A | A | A | 1 / 3 | 6–2 |
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | W | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | SF | 2R | 1 / 8 | 8–8 |
| Madrid | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | F | 2R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 3–3 |
| San Diego2 | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | SF | 1R | 1R | A | W | A | QF | F | SF | 2R | SF | A | A | A | A | A | 1 / 10 | 14–9 |
| Montreal / Toronto | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | QF | QF | 2R | A | A | QF | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | 1 / 7 | 8–6 |
| Moscow | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | F | W | SF | A | A | A | A | W | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 2 / 5 | 13–3 |
| Zürich3 | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | QF | W | A | W | A | QF | 1R | SF | SF | F | 1R | A | A | A | 2 / 12 | 17–9 |
| Tournaments Won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | N/A | 70 |
- A = did not participate in the tournament.
- SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
- 1 Indian Wells tournament achieved Tier I status from 1996.
- 2 The San Diego tournament achieved Tier I status from 2004–2007.
- 3 The Zürich tournament achieved Tier I status from 1993–2007.
[edit] Mixed doubles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Career win-loss |
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | QF | SF | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | A | 2R | QF | 2R | 1R | SF | 1R | 21-16 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | 2R | F | 3R | QF | 3R | QF | 2R | W | 1R | QF | 1R | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 21-16 |
| 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 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Pearce, Linda (January 7, 2006), "Never lost for words", The Age, http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/01/06/1136387626879.html?from=rss, retrieved 2007-10-22
- ^ 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.
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