Liezel Huber

Infobox Tennis player
playername = Liezel Huber


nickname =
country = USA
residence = Houston, Texas, U.S.
datebirth = birth date and age|1976|8|21
placebirth = Durban, South Africa
height = height|ft=5|in=11
weight = convert|158|lb|kg st|abbr=on
turnedpro = April, 1993
retired =
plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
careerprizemoney = $3,089,560
singlesrecord = 175–159
singlestitles = 0
highestsinglesranking = No. 131 (March 29, 1999)
AustralianOpenresult = N/A
FrenchOpenresult = 2R (1998)
Wimbledonresult = N/A
USOpenresult = 1R (1998)
doublesrecord = 524–279
doublestitles = 32 WTA, 11 ITF
highestdoublesranking = No. 1 (November 12, 2007)
grandslamsdoublesresults = 4
AustralianOpenDoublesresult= W (2007)
FrenchOpenDoublesresult= F (2005)
WimbledonDoublesresult= W (2005, 2007)
USOpenDoublesresult= W (2008)
OthertournamentsDoubles = Yes
WTAChampionshipsDoublesresult = W (2007)
OlympicsDoublesresult=QF (OlympicEvent|Tennis|2008 Summer|title=2008|subcategory=Women's Doubles)
updated = September 8, 2008

Liezel Huber (born August 21, 1976 in Durban) is a tennis player from South Africa who competes for and resides in the United States. Huber has won the women's doubles title in Wimbledon in 2005 and the Australian Open in 2007 with partner Cara Black. As of November 12 2007, she is the co-World No. 1 in Doubles with Cara Black.

In 2005, Huber started a foundation, [ [http://www.liezelscause.com/ Liezel's Cause] , foundation for the Hurricane Katrina victims in New Orleans set up by Liezel Huber. Link accessed 2007-08-31.] to raise money and gather basic supplies to assist the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

In July 2007, it was revealed that Huber had been sworn in as a U.S. citizen in an expedited process, [ [http://www.tennis-ontheline.com/07cgwtt7.htm "Playoffs On The Line As Buzz Host Smash"] , by Christopher Gerby, "Tennis Online", 25 July, 2007. Link accessed 2007-08-31.] so that she could represent the country in WTA Tournaments and more importantly possibly the Fed Cup and the 2008 Beijing Olympics in doubles, partnering former world number 1 (both in singles and doubles) Lindsay Davenport.

Career statistics

Grand Slam finals

Doubles

Wins (4)

Runner-ups (2)

Highlights

*2008 US Open: Reached the mixed doubles final (partnering with Jamie Murray)
*2007 Australian Open and Wimbledon 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)

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