The 21st century
South Africa and United States · born Durban, 1976 · doubles specialist · twice Wimbledon doubles champion
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Wimbledon doubles titles, 2005 and 2007
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Wimbledon doubles finals in four years
6-2, 6-1
The 2005 Wimbledon final, as top seeds
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WTA doubles titles
Born in Durban on 21 August 1976, Huber moved to the United States at 15 in 1992 to train at the Van der Meer Tennis Academy in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Her singles ranking peaked at 131 in 1999, and she built her career in doubles, winning 53 WTA titles. With Cara Black she won Wimbledon in 2005 and 2007, the Australian Open in 2007 and the US Open in 2008; she added the 2011 US Open with Lisa Raymond and two mixed titles with Bob Bryan. She shared the doubles No. 1 ranking with Black in November 2007 and held it alone from April 2010. She became a US citizen in 2007, finished fourth in the doubles at the London Olympics in 2012 and retired in 2017.
| Wimbledon doubles | Champion 2005 and 2007 with Cara Black; finalist 2004 with Ai Sugiyama |
|---|---|
| Wimbledon finals | 2004: lost to Black and Rennae Stubbs 6-3, 7-6 (7-5). 2005: beat Svetlana Kuznetsova and Amélie Mauresmo 6-2, 6-1. 2007: beat Katarina Srebotnik and Sugiyama 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 |
| Wimbledon mixed | Finalist 2001 with Mike Bryan, lost to Leoš Friedl and Daniela Hantuchová |
| Other grass titles | Birmingham doubles 2008 and 2009, both with Black |
| Other grass finals | Eastbourne doubles 2006 and 2011 |
| Olympics at Wimbledon | 2012: fourth in the doubles with Lisa Raymond after losing the semi-final and the bronze medal match; first round in the mixed with Bob Bryan |
| Wimbledon | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Women's doubles | with Cara Black |
| 2007 | Women's doubles | with Cara Black |
| Birmingham | ||
| 2008 | Women's doubles | with Cara Black |
| 2009 | Women's doubles | with Cara Black |
| Eastbourne | ||
| 2008 | Women's doubles | with Cara Black |
Leading grass titles only: the grass majors, tour-level grass events since 1968 and the leading grass championships before 1968. †single source; ‡ sources disagree. Roll of champions
"Every time I got done with a singles match, I was crying."
The person behind the player.
Hilton Head 1992
At 15 she left South Africa for the Van der Meer Tennis Academy in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Singles never settled for her, and once she turned to doubles people asked her: "You're just doubles?" She went on to win Wimbledon twice.
Source: Sports IllustratedTokyo 2001
She first met Cara Black when Black was 12. "She's small!" Huber recalled. Their first title together came at the Toyota Princess Cup in Tokyo in 2001. Eight years later Huber added: "I still have my silver, fully loaded Lexus, by the way."
Source: Sports IllustratedWimbledon 2004
Huber's first Wimbledon women's doubles final was against Cara Black. Partnering Ai Sugiyama, she lost 6-3, 7-6 to Black and Rennae Stubbs. Twelve months later she was on the same side of the net as Black, and they won the title as top seeds.
Source: WikipediaHouston 2005
After Hurricane Katrina she founded Liezel's Cause to collect money and supplies for the victims. The work, she said, made her grateful for what she had: "Fortunately, I have a job and a roof over my head." Her reasoning was simple: "If you help somebody, they help somebody."
Source: Sports IllustratedHouston 2007
The wait for US citizenship, she said, was the hardest part; she once stood in the immigration office queue from 4 a.m. After the swearing-in in Houston she "ran to the car in my high heels" and changed on the drive to the airport to keep her tournament schedule.
Source: Sports IllustratedMiami 2010
After a first-round loss in Miami, Huber ended the partnership with Black. "I totally did initiate it," she said, explaining that the team had stopped improving: "We are like a 2002 Lexus." Black replied that it had not been her decision. Both went looking for new partners before Wimbledon.
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