Chanda Rubin | Country |  United States | | Residence | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States | | Date of birth | February 18, 1976 (1976-02-18) (age 33) | | Place of birth | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States | | Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | | Weight | 58 kg (130 lb; 9.1 st) | | Turned pro | 1991 | | Retired | Unknown | | Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | | Career prize money | US$4,469,990 | | Singles | | Career record | 399–254 | | Career titles | 7 | | Highest ranking | No. 6 (April 8, 1996) | | Grand Slam results | | Australian Open | SF (1996) | | French Open | QF (1995, 2000, 2003) | | Wimbledon | 4r (2002) | | US Open | 4r (1995, 2002) | | Doubles | | Career record | 226–160 | | Career titles | 10 | | Highest ranking | No. 9 (April 15, 1996) | | Last updated on: January 22, 2007. | Chanda Rubin (born February 18, 1976 in Lafayette, Louisiana) is a professional tennis player from the United States. Throughout her long career, she has been ranked as high as No. 6 in the world even though she has been plagued by injuries. Rubin was the third African-American woman in the Open era to reach the top ten after Zina Garrison and Lori McNeil. Rubin reached the quarterfinals at the French Open in 1995, 2000, and 2003. She also reached the Australian Open semifinals in 1996, defeating Gabriela Sabatini in the fourth round and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the quarterfinals before losing to Monica Seles 6–7, 6–1, 7–5. Rubin has defeated several other top players, including Lindsay Davenport, Justine Henin, Amélie Mauresmo, and Serena Williams. Her 2002 upset of Williams ended the top-ranked player's winning streak of 21 matches, a stretch that carried Williams through titles at the French Open and Wimbledon. Rubin received a wild card into the 2006 U.S. Open, where she lost to World No. 9 Nicole Vaidišová 6–4, 6–3. Since then Rubin has struggled with injuries. [edit] Titles (22) [edit] Singles (7 WTA, 2 ITF) | Legend | | Grand Slam (0) | | Tour Championships (0) | | Tier I Event (0) | | Tier II (3) | | Tier III (3) | | Tier IV & V (1) | | ITF Titles (2) | | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the Final | Score | | 1. | Feb. 5, 1995 | Midland, Michigan, United States | Hard Indoors |  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | 6–3 6–2 | | 2. | Dec. 15, 1996 | Salzburg, Austria | Carpet |  Mirjana Lučić | 6–1 6–3 | | 3. | Feb. 9, 1997 | Linz, Austria | Hard Indoors |  Karina Habšudová | 6–4 6–2 | | 4. | Jan. 17, 1999 | Hobart, Australia | Hard |  Rita Grande | 6–2 6–3 | | 5. | Nov. 5, 2000 | Quebec City, Canada | Hard Indoors | Jennifer Capriati | 6–4 6–2 | | 6. | Jun. 22, 2002 | Eastbourne, Great Britain | Grass |  Anastasia Myskina | 6–1 6–3 | | 7. | Aug. 11, 2002 | Los Angeles, United States | Hard | Lindsay Davenport | 5–7 7–6 6–3 | | 8. | May 24, 2003 | Madrid, Spain | Clay |  Maria Sánchez Lorenzo | 6–4 5–7 6–4 | | 9. | Jun. 21, 2003 | Eastbourne, Great Britain | Grass | Conchita Martínez | 6–4 3–6 6–4 | [edit] Doubles ( 10 WTA, 3 ITF) | Legend | | Grand Slam (1) | | Tour Championships (0) | | Tier I Event (1) | | Tier II (5) | | Tier III (1) | | Tier IV & V (2) | | ITF Titles (3) | | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the Final | Score | | 1. | Jan. 20, 1991 | Mission, United States | Hard | Nicole London | Jessica Emmons & Betsy Somerville | 6–3 2–6 6–4 | | 2. | Sep. 26, 1993 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Lisa Raymond |  Amanda Coetzer & Linda Wild | 6–4 6–1 | | 3. | Jan. 16, 1994 | Hobart, Australia | Hard | Linda Wild |  Jenny Byrne & Rachel McQuillan | 7–5 4–6 7–6 | | 4. | Feb. 5, 1995 | Midland, Michigan, United States | Hard Indoors | Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | Laxmi Poruri & Varalee Sureephong | 6–3 6–2 | | 5. | May 14, 1995 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Linda Wild |  Maria Lindstrom & Maria Strandlund | 6–7 6–3 6–2 | | 6. | Jan. 28, 1996 | Melbourne, Australia | Hard | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Lindsay Davenport & Mary Joe Fernandez | 7–5 2–6 6–4 | | 7. | Feb. 25, 1996 | Oklahoma City, United States | Hard Indoors | Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | Katrina Adams & Debbie Graham | 6–4 6–3 | | 8. | Mar. 17, 1996 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | Brenda Schultz-McCarthy |  Julie Halard-Decugis & Nathalie Tauziat | 6–1 6–4 | | 9. | Apr. 14, 1996 | Amelia Island, United States | Clay | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Meredith McGrath &  Larisa Neiland | 6–1 6–1 | | 10. | Dec. 15, 1996 | Salzburg, Austria | Carpet | Mirjana Lučić |  Anca Barna & Adriana Barna | 6–3 6–2 | | 11. | Oct. 10, 1999 | Filderstadt, Germany | Hard Indoors | Sandrine Testud | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario & Larisa Neiland | 6–3 6–4 | | 12. | Jul. 30, 2000 | Stanford, United States | Hard | Sandrine Testud |  Cara Black & Amy Frazier | 6–4 6–4 | | 13. | Oct. 22, 2000 | Linz, Austria | Carpet | Amélie Mauresmo |  Ai Sugiyama & Nathalie Tauziat | 6–4 6–4 | [edit] Grand Slam singles performance timeline | Tournament | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | | Australian Open | - | - | - | 4R | 4R | - | 1R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 4R | SF | 2R | 4R | 1R | 1R | - | - | | French Open | - | - | - | - | QF | 4R | - | QF | 2R | 4R | 2R | - | QF | 1R | - | 1R | - | - | | Wimbledon | - | - | - | 1R | 3R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | - | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | - | - | | US Open | - | 1R | - | 3R | 1R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | - | 4R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 2R | 1R | [edit] External links |
