Cara Black

This article is about the tennis player. For the author, see Cara Black (author).

Cara Black

Black at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	Zimbabwe
Residence	London, England
Born	(1979-02-17) 17 February 1979 Harare, Zimbabwe
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Turned pro	1998
Retired	2015
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$7,687,467
Singles
Career record	312–241
Career titles	1 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 31 (15 March 1999)
Grand Slam singles 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	Tɛmplet:Tennis record
Career titles	60 WTA, 11 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)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals	W (2007, 2008, 2014)
Mixed doubles
Career record	88–48
Career titles	5
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	W (2010)
French Open	W (2002)
Wimbledon	W (2004, 2010)
US Open	W (2008)

Cara Cavell Black (bɛ dɔɣi o la 17 February 1979) ka o nyɛ Zimbabwe "tennis" ŋmeri kuro.

Maŋmaŋa biɛhigu

Black nyɛla bɛ ni daa dɔɣi so Salisbury, Rhodesia (din pa nyɛ Harare, Zimbabwe) ka o laamba nyɛ Donald minj Velia Black.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	2000	US Open	Hard	Elena Likhovtseva	Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama	0–6, 6–1, 1–6
Winner	2004	Wimbledon	Grass	Rennae Stubbs	Liezel Huber  Ai Sugiyama	6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Runner-up	2005	French Open	Clay	Tɛmplet:Country data ZAF Liezel Huber	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Winner	2005	Wimbledon	Grass	Tɛmplet:Country data ZAF Liezel Huber	Svetlana Kuznetsova Amélie Mauresmo	6–2, 6–1
Winner	2007	Australian Open	Hard	Tɛmplet:Country data ZAF Liezel Huber	Tɛmplet:Country data TPE Chan Yung-jan Tɛmplet:Country data TPE Chuang Chia-jung	6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–1
Winner	2007	Wimbledon	Grass	Tɛmplet:Country data ZAF 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(10–8)
Runner-up	2009	US Open	Hard	Liezel Huber	Serena Williams Venus Williams	2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	2010	Australian Open	Hard	Liezel Huber	Serena Williams Venus Williams	4–6, 3–6

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	Score
Winner	2002	French Open	Clay	Tɛmplet:Country data ZIM Wayne Black	Elena Bovina Tɛmplet:Country data BAH Mark Knowles	6–3, 6–3
Runner-up	2004	French Open	Clay	Tɛmplet:Country data ZIM Wayne Black	Tatiana Golovin Richard Gasquet	3–6, 4–6
Winner	2004	Wimbledon	Grass	Tɛmplet:Country data ZIM Wayne Black	Alicia Molik Todd Woodbridge	3–6, 7–6(10–8), 6–4
Winner	2008	US Open	Hard	Leander Paes	Liezel Huber Tɛmplet:Country data GBR Jamie Murray	7–6(8–6), 6–4
Runner-up	2009	Wimbledon	Grass	Leander Paes	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Tɛmplet:Country data BAH Mark Knowles	5–7, 3–6
Runner-up	2009	US Open	Hard	Leander Paes	Carly Gullickson Travis Parrot	2–6, 4–6
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(7–5)

Career statistics

Main article: Cara Black career statistics

Grand Slam tournament performance timelines

Doubles

Tournament	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	Absent						1R	1R	2R	1R	3R	1R	2R	QF	W	QF	QF	F	QF	A	3R	QF	1 / 15	31–14
French Open	Absent						1R	2R	3R	3R	SF	3R	F	QF	SF	SF	SF	3R	A	A	QF	QF	0 / 14	38–14
Wimbledon	Absent					1R	2R	1R	2R	SF	3R	W	W	SF	W	SF	SF	3R	3R	A	2R	2R	3 / 16	43–13
US Open	Absent					1R	1R	F	SF	SF	SF	3R	QF	QF	2R	W	F	SF	A	A	3R	SF	1 / 15	46–14
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–2	1–4	5–4	8–4	10–4	12–4	10–3	15–3	12–4	17–2	17–3	14–4	13–4	5–2	0–0	8–4	11–4	5 / 60	158–55
Year-end championships
Tour Championships	Absent							QF	F	F	SF	F	F	F	W	W	F	A	A	A	A	W	3 / 11	15–8
Career statistics	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	No.
Titles	0	1	1	3	4	1	0	1	7	2	2	7	6	2	9	10	5	3	0	1	3	3	71
Finals reached	0	1	3	3	4	1	2	5	10	5	6	9	12	8	12	14	7	6	0	2	6	8	124
Overall W–L	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	41–16	9–7	7–1	38–17	49–21	750–303
Year-end ranking	–	–	479	306	159	78	30	14	3	9	9	3	1	5	1	1	1	13	77	497	13	4	No. 1

Mixed doubles

Tournament	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2013	2014	2015	Career SR	Career win–loss
Australian Open	A	A	2R	1R	1R	2R	2R	QF	1R	1R	QF	2R	W	2R	1R	1R	QF	1 / 15	16–14
French Open	A	3R	3R	1R	1R	W	SF	F	2R	1R	2R	2R	QF	A	SF	2R	A	1 / 14	23–13
Wimbledon	3R	3R	2R	3R	2R	3R	W	2R	SF	QF	3R	F	W	QF	3R	2R	3R	2 / 16	38–14
US Open	A	2R	2R	QF	QF	SF	2R	2R	1R	1R	W	F	QF	A	1R	QF	A	1 / 14	24–13
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 / 2	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 2	5 / 60	N / A
Grand Slam W–L	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	2–2	3–3	3–4	4–2	N / A	101–54

Cara Black in Tokyo 2009

External links

• Tɛmplet:Fed Cup player
• Cara Black at Olympics.com