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].
Black represented Zimbabwe at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She lost to 2nd seeded Jelena Jankovic from Serbia in the first round on August 11 2008.She teamed up with Leander Paes from India for the mixed doubles at the US Open and won it beating Liezel Huber and Jamie Murray in the finals.
Grand Slam women's doubles finals (7)
Wins (5)
Runner-ups (2)
WTA Titles (56)
Singles (7)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tour Championships (0) |
| Tier I Event (0) |
| Tier II Event (0) |
| Tier III Event (0) |
| Tier IV Event (1) |
| ITF Circuit (6) |
| No.
| Date
| Tournament
| Surface
| Opponent in the final
| Score |
| 1.
| March 19, 1995
| Gabarone
| Hard
| Linda Jansson
| 6–4 6–2 |
| 2.
| March 26, 1995
| Harare
| Hard
| Karen Van Der Merwe
| 6–1, 6–2 |
| 3.
| May 12, 1996
| Nitra
| Clay
| Zuzana Valekova
| walkover |
| 4.
| February 2, 1997
| Mission
| Hard
| Keri Phebus
| 6–3, 6–3 |
| 5.
| March 30, 1997
| Dinard
| Clay Indoors
| Magalie Lamarre
| 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 6.
| October 3, 1999
| Santa Clara
| Hard
| Anna Smashnova
| 6–2, 6–1 |
| 7.
| September 15, 2002
| Waikoloa
| Hard
| Lisa Raymond
| 7–6, 6–4 |
Doubles (55)
| Legend (Doubles) |
| Grand Slam (5) |
| Tour Championships (1) |
| Tier I Event (12) |
| Tier II Event (19) |
| Tier III Event (3) |
| Tier IV-V Event (4) |
| ITF Circuit (10) |
| No.
| Date
| Tournament
| Surface
| Partner
| Finalists
| Score |
| 1.
| Mar. 27, 1994
| Nairobi
| Hard
| Nannie de Villiers
| Sybille Seyfried Magüi Serna
| 6–2, 6–2 |
| 2.
| Apr. 2, 1995
| Nairobi
| Hard
| Elissa Burton
| Lucinda Gibbs Giselle Swart
| 6–3, 6–2 |
| 3.
| Apr. 21, 1996
| Gelos
| Clay
| Nirupama Vaidyanathan
| Amélie Mauresmo Isabelle Taesch
| 7–6, 6–3 |
| 4.
| Nov. 11, 1996
| São Paulo
| Clay
| Irina Selyutina
| Ľudmila Cervanová Zuzana Valeková
| 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 5.
| Nov. 18, 1996
| São Paulo
| Clay
| Irina Selyutina
| Miriam D’Agostini Vanessa Menga
| 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 6.
| Jan. 6, 1997
| Delray Beach
| Hard
| Irina Selyutina
| Brie Rippner Paige Yaroshuk
| 6–3, 6–3 |
| 7.
| Apr. 7, 1997
| Athens
| Clay
| Irina Selyutina
| Virag Csurgo Svetlana Krivencheva
| 6–3, 6–4 |
| 8.
| Aug. 18, 1997
| Kiev
| Clay
| Irina Selyutina
| Natalia Egorova Olga Ivanova
| 6–2, 6–4 |
| 9.
| Sep. 22, 1997
| Tucumán
| Clay
| Irina Selyutina
| Miriam D’Agostini Vanessa Menga
| 6–3, 6–1 |
| 10.
| Sep. 28, 1998
| Santa Clara
| Hard
| Irina Selyutina
| Maureen Drake Lindsay Lee-Waters
| 6–4, 5–7, 6–3 |
| 11.
| Jan. 3, 2000
| Auckland
| Hard
| Alexandra Fusai
| Barbara Schwartz Patricia Wartusch
| 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 12.
| Jan. 7, 2001
| Hobart
| Hard
| Elena Likhovtseva
| Ruxandra Dragomir Virginia Ruano Pascual
| 6–4, 6–1 |
| 13.
| Apr. 30, 2001
| Hamburg
| Clay
| Elena Likhovtseva
| Květa Hrdlicková Barbara Rittner
| 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 14.
| May 14, 2001
| Rome
| Clay
| Elena Likhovtseva
| Paola Suárez Patricia Tarabini
| 6–1, 6–1 |
| 15.
| Jun. 11, 2001
| Birmingham
| Grass
| Elena Likhovtseva
| Kimberly Po Nathalie Tauziat
| 6–1, 6–1 |
| 16.
| Jul. 30, 2001
| San Diego
| Hard
| Elena Likhovtseva
| Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova
| 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 |
| 17.
| Aug. 19, 2001
| New Haven
| Hard
| Elena Likhovtseva
| Jelena Dokić Nadia Petrova
| 6–0, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 18.
| Sep. 17, 2001
| Tokyo (Princess)
| Hard (I)
| Liezel Huber
| Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama
| 6–1, 6–3 |
| 19.
| Apr. 1, 2002
| Porto
| Clay
| Irina Selyutina
| Kristie Boogert Magui Serna
| 7–6, 6–4 |
| 20.
| Sep. 23, 2002
| Bali
| Hard
| Virginia Ruano Pascual
| Svetlana Kuznetsova Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario
| 6–2, 6–3 |
| 21.
| Jan. 6, 2003
| Hobart
| Hard
| Elena Likhovtseva
| Barbara Schett Patricia Wartusch
| 7–5, 7–6 |
| 22.
| Jul. 21, 2003
| Stanford
| Hard
| Lisa Raymond
| Yoon-Jeong Cho Francesca Schiavone
| 7–6, 6–1 |
| 23.
| Jan. 12, 2004
| Sydney
| Hard
| Rennae Stubbs
| Dinara Safina Meghann Shaughnessy
| 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 24.
| Feb. 3, 2004
| Tokyo
| Carpet (i)
| Rennae Stubbs
| Elena Likhovtseva Magdalena Maleeva
| 6–0, 6–1 |
| 25.
| Feb. 16, 2004
| Antwerp
| Hard (i)
| Els Callens
| Myriam Casanova Eleni Daniilidou
| 6–2, 6–1 |
| 26.
| Jun. 21, 2004
| Wimbledon
| Grass
| Rennae Stubbs
| Liezel Huber Ai Sugiyama
| 6–3, 7–6 |
| 27.
| Jul. 26, 2004
| San Diego
| Hard
| Rennae Stubbs
| Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
| 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| 28.
| Oct. 4, 2004
| Filderstadt
| Hard (i)
| Rennae Stubbs
| Anna-Lena Grönefeld Julia Schruff
| 6–3, 6–2 |
| 29.
| Oct. 18, 2004
| Zurich
| Hard (i)
| Rennae Stubbs
| Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
| 6–4, 6–4 |
| 30.
| Feb. 14, 2005
| Antwerp
| Hard (I)
| Els Callens
| Anabel Medina Garrigues Dinara Safina
| 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 31.
| May 9, 2005
| Rome
| Clay
| Liezel Huber
| Maria Kirilenko Anabel Medina Garrigues
| 6–0, 4–6, 6–1 |
| 32.
| Jun. 20, 2005
| Wimbledon
| Grass
| Liezel Huber
| Svetlana Kuznetsova Amélie Mauresmo
| 6–2, 6–1 |
| 33.
| Jul. 25, 2005
| Stanford
| Hard
| Rennae Stubbs
| Elena Likhovtseva Vera Zvonareva
| 6–3, 7–5 |
| 34.
| Oct. 17, 2005
| Zurich
| Hard (I)
| Rennae Stubbs
| Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama
| 6–7, 7–6, 6–3 |
| 35.
| Oct. 31, 2005
| Philadelphia
| Hard (I)
| Rennae Stubbs
| Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur
| 6–4, 7–6 |
| 36.
| Jul. 31, 2006
| San Diego
| Hard
| Rennae Stubbs
| Anna-Lena Grönefeld Meghann Shaughnessy
| 6–2, 6–2 |
| 37.
| Oct. 16, 2006
| Zurich
| Hard (I)
| Rennae Stubbs
| Liezel Huber Katarina Srebotnik
| 7–5, 7–5 |
| 38.
| Jan. 15, 2007
| Melbourne
| Hard
| Liezel Huber
| Yung-Jan Chan Chia-Jung Chuang
| 6–4, 6–7, 6–1 |
| 39.
| Feb. 5, 2007
| Paris
| Carpet
| Liezel Huber
| Gabriela Navrátilová Vladimíra Uhlířová
| 6–2, 6–0 |
| 40.
| Feb. 12, 2007
| Antwerp
| Hard (I)
| Liezel Huber
| Elena Likhovtseva Elena Vesnina
| 7–5, 4–6, 6–1 |
| 41.
| Feb. 19, 2007
| Dubai
| Hard
| Liezel Huber
| Svetlana Kuznetsova Alicia Molik
| 7–6, 6–4 |
| 42.
| Jun. 25, 2007
| Wimbledon
| Grass
| Liezel Huber
| Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama
| 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 43.
| Jul. 30, 2007
| San Diego
| Hard
| Liezel Huber
| Victoria Azarenka Anna Chakvetadze
| 7–5, 6–4 |
| 44.
| Oct. 8, 2007
| Moscow
| Carpet (i)
| Liezel Huber
| Victoria Azarenka Tatiana Poutchek
| 4–6, 6–1, [10-7] |
| 45.
| Oct. 28, 2007
| Linz
| Hard (i)
| Liezel Huber
| Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama
| 6–2, 3–6, [10-8] |
| 46.
| Nov. 11, 2007
| Madrid
| Hard (i)
| Liezel Huber
| Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama
| 5–7, 6–3, [10-8] |
| 47.
| Feb. 17, 2008
| Antwerp
| Hard (i)
| Liezel Huber
| Kveta Peschke Ai Sugiyama
| 6–1, 6–3 |
| 48.
| Mar. 1, 2008
| Dubai
| Hard
| Liezel Huber
| Yan Zi Zheng Jie
| 7–5, 6–2 |
| 49.
| May 11, 2008
| Berlin
| Clay
| Liezel Huber
| Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez
| 3–6, 6–2, [10-2] |
| 50.
| June 15, 2008
| Birmingham
| Grass
| Liezel Huber
| Virginia Ruano Pascual Severine Bremond
| 6–2, 6–1 |
| 51.
| June 21, 2008
| Eastbourne
| Grass
| Liezel Huber
| Kveta Peschke Rennae Stubbs
| 2–6, 6–0, [10-8] |
| 52.
| July 20, 2008
| Stanford
| Hard
| Liezel Huber
| Elena Vesnina Vera Zvonareva
| 6–4, 6–3 |
| 53.
| August 3, 2008
| Montreal
| Hard
| Liezel Huber
| Maria Kirilenko Flavia Pennetta
| 6–1, 6–1 |
| 54.
| August, 2008
| US Open
| Hard
| Liezel Huber
| Samantha Stosur Lisa Raymond
| 6–4, 7–6 |
Grand Slam record
Australian Open- Doubles champion: 2007 (w/L. Huber)
French Open
- Doubles finalist: 2005 (w/L. Huber)
- Doubles semi-finalist: 2003, 2007, 2008
- Mixed Doubles champion: 2002 (w/W. Black)
Wimbledon
- Doubles champion: 2004 (w/R. Stubbs), 2005, 2007 (both w/ L. Huber)
- Doubles semi-finalist: 2002, 2006, 2008
- Mixed Doubles champion: 2004 (w/W. Black)
U.S. Open
- Doubles champion: 2008 (w/L. Huber)
- Doubles finalist: 2000 (w/E. Likhovtseva)
- Doubles semi-finalist: 2001, 2002, 2003
- '''Mixed Doubles champion: 2008 (w/L. Paes)
Women's Doubles performance timeline
This timeline is valid as of July 5, 2008.
| Tournament
| 1998
| 1999
| 2000
| 2001
| 2002
| 2003
| 2004
| 2005
| 2006
| 2007
| 2008
| Career SR
| Career Win-Loss |
| Australian Open
| A
| 1R
| 1R
| 2R
| 1R
| 3R
| 1R
| 2R
| QF
| W
| QF
| 1 / 10
| 16-9
|
| French Open
| A
| 1R
| 2R
| 3R
| 3R
| SF
| 3R
| F
| QF
| SF
| SF
| 0 / 10
| 28-10
|
| Wimbledon
| 1R
| 2R
| 1R
| 2R
| SF
| 3R
| W
| W
| SF
| W
| SF
| 3 / 10
| 33-8
|
| U.S. Open
| 1R
| 1R
| F
| SF
| SF
| SF
| 3R
| QF
| QF
| 2R
| W
| 1 / 11
| 31-10
|
| Grand Slam SR
| 0 / 2
| 0 / 4
| 0 / 4
| 0 / 4
| 0 / 4
| 0 / 4
| 1 / 4
| 1 / 4
| 0 / 4
| 2 / 4
| 0 / 2
| 4 / 40
| N/A
|
| Grand Slam Win-Loss
| 0–2
| 2–4
| 6–4
| 8–2
| 10-4
| 12-4
| 10-3
| 15-3
| 13-4
| 18-2
| 12-3
| N / A
| 94-32
|
| Indian Wells
| 1R
| 2R
| 1R
| 2R
| 2R
| QF
| 2R
| 2R
| 2R
| A
| A
| 0 / 9
| 8-9
|
| Miami
| A
| SF
| 2R
| QF
| 2R
| 2R
| 1R
| A
| 1R
| F
| F
| 0 / 9
| 16-9
|
| Charleston
| A
| 2R
| A
| A
| A
| QF
| SF
| A
| A
| SF
| SF
| 0 / 5
| 8-7
|
| Berlin
| A
| 2R
| 2R
| F
| SF
| A
| QF
| F
| 2R
| SF
| SF
| 1 / 9
| 19-12
|
| Rome
| A
| 1R
| 2R
| SF
| SF
| 2R
| 1R
| W
| SF
| SF
| QF
| 2 / 10
| 16-11
|
| Montréal/Toronto
| A
| 1R
| QF
| SF
| 2R
| 2R
| A
| QF
| F
| F
| W
| 1 / 8
| 13-12
|
| Tokyo
| A
| A
| QF
| 1R
| 1R
| QF
| W
| QF
| F
| A
|
| 1 / 6
| 10-6
|
| Moscow
| SF
| A
| A
| 1R
| A
| SF
| A
| F
| 1R
| W
|
| 1 / 6
| 11-5
|
| WTA Tour Championships
| A
| A
| QF
| F
| F
| SF
| F
| F
| F
| W
|
| 0 / 7
| 7-7
|
| Previous WTA Tier I tournaments
|
| Zürich
| A
| A
| QF
| A
| A
| SF
| W
| W
| W
| SF
| Not Held
| 3 / 6
| 16-3
|
| San Diego
| A
| QF
| SF
| W
| SF
| SF
| W
| SF
| W
| W
| Not Held
| 4 / 9
| 24-7
|
| Career Statistics
|
| Finals reached
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 2
| 7
| 6
| 2
| 3
| 2
| N / A
| 32
|
| Tournaments Won
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 2
| 7
| 6
| 2
| 9
| 7
| N / A
| 43
|
| Overall Win-Loss
| 18-19
| 28-26
| 32-21
| 52-20
| 46-20
| 48-26
| 45-17
| 59-20
| 43-22
| 69-14
|
| N / A
| 491-211
|
Mixed Doubles performance timeline
| Tournament
| 1998
| 1999
| 2000
| 2001
| 2002
| 2003
| 2004
| 2005
| 2006
| 2007
| 2008
| Career SR
| Career Win-Loss |
| Australian Open
| A
| A
| 2R
| 1R
| 1R
| 2R
| 2R
| QF
| 1R
| 1R
| QF
| 0 / 9
| 7-9
|
| French Open
| A
| 3R
| 3R
| 1R
| 1R
| W
| SF
| F
| 2R
| 1R
| 2R
| 1 / 10
| 16-9
|
| Wimbledon
| 3R
| 3R
| 2R
| 3R
| 2R
| 3R
| W
| 2R
| SF
| QF
| 3R
| 1 / 9
| 26-8
|
| U.S. Open
| A
| 2R
| 2R
| QF
| QF
| SF
| 2R
| 2R
| 1R
| 1R
| W
| 0 / 8
| 11-8
|
| Grand Slam MDR
| 0 / 1
| 0 / 3
| 0 / 4
| 0 / 4
| 0 / 4
| 1 / 4
| 1 / 4
| 0 / 4
| 0 / 4
| 0 / 4
| 0 / 2
| 2 / 37
| N / A
|
| Grand Slam Win-Loss
| 2–1
| 5–3
| 5–4
| 4–4
| 3–4
| 11-3
| 12-3
| 8–4
| 6–4
| 3–4
| 3-2
| 62-35
|
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