Cara Black
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Serena, Venus to meet in Sony Ericsson final...to Nuria Llagostera Vives and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez. The Spanish duo will face world No. 1 pairing Cara Black of Zimbabwe and American Liezel Huber on Sunday. Venus seemed down and out after defeat by her younger sister... In this article: Venus Williams, Jelena Jankovic, Caroline Wozniacki, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Sony Ericsson, Doha, U.S. Open, Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, and Dinara Safina |
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Yahoo! News | October 31, 2009
South Africa's Huber to prove she's all-American (AFP)
...Republic. In Sunday's final here, Huber and Black, who saw off Australia's Samantha Stosur and Rennae Stubbs in the semi-finals, will tackle either Serena and Venus Williams or Spain's Nuria Llagostera Vives and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez.
In this article: Liezel Huber, Serena Williams, Melanie Oudin, Fed Cup, Alexa Glatch, South Africa, US Open, Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, and Nuria Llagostera Vives
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Miami Herald | September 10, 2009
Williams sisters reach US Open doubles final
...at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Venus and Serena await Friday's winner between top seeds Cara Black of Zimbabwe and Liezel Huber of the United States and third-seeded Aussies Samantha Stosur and Rennae Stubbs. Black and Huber beat Stosur and...
In this article: Venus Williams, Serena Williams, U.S. Open, Wimbledon, Liezel Huber, Samantha Stosur, Ekaterina Makarova, Alisa Kleybanova, and Rennae Stubbs
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Bleacher Report | October 23, 2009
Serving It up in Doha: Women's Tennis Year-End Championships
...and (4) Samantha Stosur/Rennae Stubbs with 5048 points. Just like every other tournament she enters, the Sony Ericsson Year-End Championships could be Serena's if she chooses. She needs, however, to be interested long enough to stay...
In this article: Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Doha, Jelena Jankovic, Vera Zvonareva, Dinara Safina, Justine Henin, Waste, Nuria Llagostera, and Caroline Wozniacki
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Charlotte Observer | July 04, 2009
Venus faces lil' sis Serena in 4th Wimbledon final
...Thursday, July 2, 2009. Serena, left and Venus, right Williams return a shot to Cara Black of Zimbabwe and Liezel Huber of the U.S. during their doubles match at Wimbledon, Friday, July 3, 2009. WIMBLEDON, England Venus Williams...
In this article: Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Wimbledon, Elena Dementieva, Centre Court, Dinara Safina, Liezel Huber, and U.S.
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Kansas City Star | September 14, 2009
Williams sisters take doubles title without a fuss
...the United States, and her sister Serena pause during the women's doubles championship against Liezel Huber, of the United States, and Cara Black, of Zimbabwe, at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Monday, Sept. 14, 2009. The...
In this article: Serena Williams, U.S. Open, Liezel Huber, Venus Williams, Kim Clijsters, New York, and United States
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Winston-Salem Journal | September 14, 2009
Williams sisters take doubles championship
...hug," Williams said. Williams and sister Venus teamed up for a 6-2, 6-2 victory over defending champions Cara Black and Liezel Huber to win their 10th Grand Slam doubles title, and first at Flushing Meadows since 1999. Not surprisingly, the...
In this article: Serena Williams, Venus Williams, U.S. Open, Espn2, Liezel Huber, and Kim Clijsters
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | September 14, 2009
Williams sisters win doubles crown
...said. "I believe in her just as much as I believe in myself." Black and Huber top the season rankings but struggle to outplay the Williams sisters in the year's major events. "They are bigger and stronger than us and they serve much better...
In this article: Venus Williams, Serena Williams, US Open, Liezel Huber, United States, Wimbledon, and Australian Open
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New York Post | September 14, 2009
Serena, Venus caputure doubles title
...Venus said. Serena teamed with her older sister, Venus, to defeat defending champions Cara Black and Liezel Huber 6-2, 6-2 on Monday for their 10th career Grand Slam doubles title and first at Flushing Meadows since 1999. They are 10-0...
In this article: Serena Williams, Venus Williams, U.S. Open, Liezel Huber, Kim Clijsters, and Arthur Ashe Stadium
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Cara Black (born February 17, 1979 in Harare, Zimbabwe) is a professional female tennis player from Zimbabwe. She is the current World No.1 in Doubles.
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.
Cara also won four Grand Slam women's doubles titles in her career: Wimbledon 2004, 2005, and 2007 and Australian Open 2007. She has won 3 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles in her career, 2 of them partnering with her brother Wayne: the 2002 French Open & the 2004 Wimbledon Championships (they reached the final at the 2004 French Open and they reached the semifinals at the 2003 French Open & 2003 U.S. Open),and the most recent one with Leander Paes of India : 2008 U.S. Open. She also reached the 2000 U.S. Open doubles final with Elena Likhovtseva.
In November, 2005, 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.
In August of 2005, Black announced that she would marry her longtime boyfriend, Australian mental and fitness trainer Brett Stephens.
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].
- Birth Date:
- February 17, 1979
- Birthplace:
- Harare, Zimbabwe
- Weight:
- 55kg (121lb)
- Residence:
- London, England
- Highest Ranking - Singles:
- No. 31 (March 15, 1999)
- Highest Ranking - Doubles:
- 1 (October 17, 2005)
- Career Record - Singles:
- 312–239
- Career Record - Doubles:
- 547–223
- Career Titles - Singles:
- 1 (6 in ITF)
- Wimbledon Results:
- 3rd (1998, 2003, 2005)
- French Open Results:
- 4th (2001)
- Fench Open Results (Doubles):
- F (2005)
- Australian Open Results:
- 2nd (00, 01, 02, 04)
- Australian Open Results (Doubles):
- W (2007)
- US Open Results (Doubles):
- W (2008)
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