The 21st century
United States · born Norristown, Pennsylvania, 1973 · three Wimbledon titles in doubles and mixed · doubles world No. 1
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Wimbledon titles, doubles 2001, mixed 1999 and 2012
6
Eastbourne doubles titles, 2001 to 2010
137
Weeks at No. 1 in doubles
860
Doubles match wins, a WTA record
Bronze
Olympic mixed doubles at Wimbledon, 2012
Born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, on 10 August 1973, Raymond grew up near Philadelphia and won the NCAA singles title for the University of Florida in 1992 and 1993. As a professional she reached No. 15 in singles in 1997 and won four singles titles, but doubles made her career. She first became world No. 1 in doubles in June 2000, held the ranking for 137 weeks over five spells, and won 79 doubles titles, with at least one every year from 1993 to 2012. Her 11 major titles, six in women's doubles and five in mixed, include a career Grand Slam in doubles completed at the 2006 French Open. She won Olympic bronze in mixed doubles in 2012 with Mike Bryan, and at 38 became the oldest woman ranked No. 1 in doubles. She retired in 2015.
| Wimbledon doubles | Champion 2001 with Rennae Stubbs, beating Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama 6-4, 6-3. Runner-up 2008 with Samantha Stosur, losing to Serena and Venus Williams 6-2, 6-2 |
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| Wimbledon mixed | Champion 1999 with Leander Paes, beating Anna Kournikova and Jonas Björkman 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, and 2012 with Mike Bryan, beating Elena Vesnina and Paes 6-3, 5-7, 6-4. Runner-up 2010 with Wesley Moodie and 2013 with Bruno Soares |
| Wimbledon singles | Quarter-final 2000, unseeded, beaten by Serena Williams |
| Eastbourne doubles | Six titles: 2001, 2002, 2005 and 2010 with Stubbs; 2003 with Lindsay Davenport; 2007 with Stosur |
| Birmingham | Singles 2000 as sixth seed, beating Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-2, 6-7 (7-9), 6-4. Doubles 2010 with Cara Black |
| Olympics at Wimbledon | 2012: bronze in mixed doubles with Mike Bryan; fourth in women's doubles with Liezel Huber |
| Wimbledon | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Mixed doubles | with Leander Paes |
| 2001 | Women's doubles | with Rennae Stubbs |
| 2012 | Mixed doubles | with Mike Bryan |
| Eastbourne | ||
| 2001 | Women's doubles | with Rennae Stubbs |
| 2002 | Women's doubles | with Rennae Stubbs |
| 2003 | Women's doubles | with Lindsay Davenport |
| 2005 | Women's doubles | with Rennae Stubbs |
| 2007 | Women's doubles | with Samantha Stosur |
| 2010 | Women's doubles | with Rennae Stubbs |
| Birmingham | ||
| 2000 | Women's singles | |
| 2010 | 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
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Philadelphia Cricket Club
Raymond grew up playing at the Philadelphia Cricket Club and said her game suited grass, which was one reason the London Olympics, held at Wimbledon, appealed to her so much. She was 38 at the time and still looking for a medal.
Source: NBC10 PhiladelphiaThe volley
Asked what set her apart, Raymond said: "I stick my volleys. A lot of girls guide their volleys." Her coach Eric Riley went further and called her the best volleyer in the history of the women's game, singling out the volley she played on the move from near the service line.
Source: The Philadelphia InquirerWimbledon 2012 · Olympics
With Liezel Huber she lost the women's doubles bronze medal match in three sets. About 45 minutes later she was back on court with Mike Bryan, and they won the mixed bronze, taking the match tie-break 10-4. Bryan called it a coin flip for a medal and said she took it to another level in the breaker.
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer2010
Raymond admitted she had lost her way for a time and wondered whether to carry on. After one defeat in 2010, Rennae Stubbs, her former partner and close friend, asked her: "What are you doing? You need to make some changes here." Two years later she won the Wimbledon mixed title with Mike Bryan.
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer2012
At 38 she became the oldest woman ranked No. 1 in doubles, passing Billie Jean King, and was pleased to be mentioned alongside her. Asked whether an Olympic gold would end her career, she said it would put a huge cap on it, then laughed: "No, no, no, not yet."
Source: NBC10 PhiladelphiaOn tour
Explaining her diet, she said: "Everybody who knows me knows I love to eat." By then she had earned more than any other female professional athlete from the Philadelphia area, and insisted: "It's not about the money anymore."
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