Lisa Raymond : biography
Lisa Raymond (born August 10, 1973) is an American professional tennis player who has achieved notable success in doubles tennis. Raymond has 11 Grand Slam titles to her name: 6 in women’s doubles and 5 in mixed doubles. 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$9 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. Among her doubles partners are legends Lindsay Davenport, Martina Navrátilová, Rennae Stubbs, Samantha Stosur, Květa Peschke, and Liezel Huber, among others. She is also a mixed partner of Mike Bryan, with whom she won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, her lone medal to date.
Of her four singles titles, two have come at the Cellular South Cup in Memphis, Tennessee.
Team Events
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
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
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
Major finals
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 13 (6–7)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
Runner-up | 1994 | French Open | Clay | USA}} Lindsay Davenport | USA}} Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva | 6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1997 | Australian Open | Hard | USA}} Lindsay Davenport | SUI}} Martina Hingis Natasha Zvereva | 6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1997 | French Open | Clay | USA}} Mary Joe Fernández | USA}} Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva | 6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 2000 | Australian Open | Hard | AUS}} Rennae Stubbs | SUI}} Martina Hingis Mary Pierce | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
Winner | 2001 | Wimbledon | Grass | AUS}} Rennae Stubbs | BEL}} Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama | 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 2001 | US Open | Hard | AUS}} Rennae Stubbs | USA}} Kimberly Po Nathalie Tauziat | 6–2, 5–7, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 2002 | French Open | Clay | AUS}} Rennae Stubbs | ESP}} Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 2005 | US Open | Hard | AUS}} Samantha Stosur | RUS}} Elena Dementieva Flavia Pennetta | 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2006 | Australian Open | Hard | AUS}} Samantha Stosur | CHN}} Zi Yan Jie Zheng | 2–6, 7–6(7), 6–3 |
Winner | 2006 | French Open | Clay | AUS}} Samantha Stosur | SVK}} Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama | 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2008 | Wimbledon | Grass | AUS}} Samantha Stosur | USA}} Serena Williams Venus Williams | 6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2008 | US Open | Hard | AUS}} Samantha Stosur | ZIM}} Cara Black Liezel Huber | 6–3, 7–6(6) |
Winner | 2011 | US Open | Hard | USA}} Liezel Huber | USA}} Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova | 4–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(3) |