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Encyclopedia > Cara Black

Cara Black (born February 17, 1979 in Harare) is a professional female tennis player from Zimbabwe. February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... Harare (pronounced , formerly Salisbury) is the capital city of Zimbabwe. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ...


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 with Wayne being the 2001 US Open and 2005 Australian Open champion and Byron the 1994 French Open winner. Wayne Hamilton Black (born November 17, 1973 in Harare) is a professional male tennis player from Zimbabwe. ... Byron Black (born October 6, 1969 in Harare, Zimbabwe) is a former touring professional tennis player. ... List of the 2001 US Open Champions: // Seniors Mens Singles Main article: 2001 US Open - Mens Singles Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) def. ... List of the 2005 Australian Open Champions: // Seniors Mens Singles Marat Safin (RUS) d. ... List of the 1994 French Open champions: Mens Singles Sergi Bruguera (ESP) d. ...


Cara also won three Grand Slam women doubles titles in her career: Wimbledon 2004 and 2005, and Australian Open 2007. She has won _ Grand Slam Mixed Doubles titles in her career, parterning with her brother Wayne: the 2002 French Open & the 2004 Wimbledon Championships. (they reached the final at the 2004 French Open; they reached the Semifinals at the 2003 French Open & 2003 US Open) The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as simply Wimbledon, is the oldest event in the sport of tennis. ... The Australian Open is the first of the worlds four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, held each January at Melbourne Park. ...


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. [1]


In August 2005, Black announced that she would marry her longtime boyfriend, Australian mental and fitness trainer Brett Stephens. [2] Brett Stephens (born February 20, 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL and currently a fitness trainer. ...


Grand Slam record

Australian Open The Australian Open is the first of the worlds four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, held each January at Melbourne Park. ...

  • Doubles champion: 2007 (w/L. Huber)

French Open The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held over two weeks between mid May and early June in Paris, France, and is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar. ...

  • Doubles semi-finalist: 2003
  • Mixed Doubles champion: 2002 (w/W. Black)

Wimbledon Wimbledon logo The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as simply Wimbledon, is the oldest and arguably most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. ...

  • Doubles champion: 2004, 2005
  • Doubles semi-finalist: 2002
  • Mixed Doubles champion: 2004 (w/W. Black)

U.S. Open For the article about the U.S. Open 2006, click here. ...

  • Doubles semi-finalist: 2001, 2002, 2003
  • Doubles quarter-finalist: 2005

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  Results from FactBites:
 
Cara Handed Tough Draw At Wimbledon (2686 words)
Black, who was unseeded, suffered a straight-sets defeat to 29th seed Schett who beat her 6-2, 6-2 to end any hopes the 23-year-old Zimbabwean had of reaching the second round of the third Grand Slam tournament of the year.
Black is also still in the running in the mixed doubles competition where she will play with her brother Wayne, who lost in the qualifying rounds of the men's singles at Wimbledon last week.
Don Black left a legacy in Byron, Wayne and Cara, the three children he introduced to the sport at courts encircled by banana and avocado plantations and are now holding their own on the professional scene.
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