Liezel Huber
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Country | ||
| Residence | Houston, Texas, USA | |
| Date of birth | August 21, 1976 (age 30) | |
| Place of birth | Durban, South Africa | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | |
| Weight | 158 lb (72 kg) | |
| Turned Pro | April 1993 | |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |
| Career Prize Money | $1,914,752 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 175-159 | |
| Career titles: | 0 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 131 (March 29, 1999) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | - | |
| French Open | 2r (1998) | |
| Wimbledon | - | |
| U.S. Open | 1r (1998) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 418-254 | |
| Career titles: | 19 WTA, 11 ITF | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 4 (July 4, 2005) | |
|
Infobox last updated on: March 19, 2007. |
||
Liezel Huber is a tennis player from South Africa who won the women's doubles title in Wimbledon in 2005 and the Australian Open in 2007 with partner Cara Black. It was the first Wimbledon title for Huber, born in Durban on August 21, 1976.
In 2005, Liezel started a foundation, Liezel's Cause, to raise money and gather basic supplies to assist the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
- 2007 Australian Open doubles: Won the tournament (partnering with Cara Black)
- 2006 Bangalore Open (Hyderabad Open in the previous years) doubles: Won the tournament (partnering with Sania Mirza); Strasbourg doubles: Won the tournament (partnering with Martina Navratilova)
- 2005 Wimbledon doubles: Won the tournament (partnering with Cara Black)
- 2004 Hyderabad Open doubles: Won the tournament (partnering with Sania Mirza)
- WTA Tour profile for Liezel Huber