Lisa Raymond

1. Life and Collegiate Career

Lisa Raymond's formative years and collegiate athletic achievements laid the groundwork for her successful professional career.

1.1. Early Childhood and Background

Born on August 10, 1973, in Norristown, Pennsylvania, Lisa Raymond grew up in Media, Pennsylvania. She attended and graduated in 1991 from The Academy of Notre Dame de Namur, a private Catholic girls' school located in Villanova, Pennsylvania.

1.2. Collegiate Tennis Career

Raymond received an athletic scholarship to the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she became a prominent member of coach Andy Brandi's Florida Gators women's tennis team. During her collegiate career, she won the NCAA singles title consecutively in 1992 and 1993. She also played a pivotal role in leading the Gators to their first NCAA national team championship in 1992. Raymond made history by becoming the first player to win all three collegiate Grand Slam titles in a single season in 1992. Her collegiate accolades include the 1992 Rookie of the Year award and the 1992 Tennis Magazine Collegiate Player of the Year award. Furthermore, she was twice honored with the Honda Sports Award for Tennis, recognizing her as the outstanding collegiate female tennis player of the year for the 1991-1992 and 1992-1993 seasons.

As a junior player, Raymond secured five U.S. National (USTA) singles and doubles titles. In 1990, she was ranked No. 1 in the U.S. for players aged 18 and under. In recognition of her remarkable contributions to the University of Florida's athletic program, she was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2003.

2. Professional Tennis Career

Lisa Raymond's professional tennis career spanned over two decades, marked by exceptional achievements, particularly in doubles, and consistent high-level performance.

2.1. Debut and Early Career

Raymond turned professional in 1989. Her initial years on the tour involved developing her game and establishing her presence, leading to a focus on doubles where she would later achieve her greatest successes.

2.2. Singles Career

Although best known for her doubles achievements, Raymond also attained considerable success in singles. She won four WTA singles titles and reached eight other finals. Her career-high singles ranking was world No. 15, achieved in October 1997. Raymond consistently reached the second week of Grand Slam singles events, making it to the quarterfinals twice at the 2000 Wimbledon Championships and the 2004 Australian Open. She also reached the fourth round on six separate occasions.

During her singles career, Raymond recorded significant victories over several former world No. 1 players, including Venus Williams, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Monica Seles, Jennifer Capriati, and Martina Hingis. She also defeated other accomplished top 10 players such as world No. 2 Jana Novotná, Amanda Coetzer, Magdalena Maleeva, Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, Lori McNeil, Zina Garrison, Nathalie Tauziat, Irina Spîrlea, Natasha Zvereva, Conchita Martínez, Marion Bartoli, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Maria Kirilenko, Elena Dementieva, Daniela Hantuchová, and Dinara Safina. In February 2007, Raymond made the strategic decision to retire from singles play to concentrate fully on her highly successful doubles career.

2.3. Doubles Career

Lisa Raymond's doubles career is her most distinguished, highlighted by numerous titles, a world No. 1 ranking, and multiple Grand Slam victories.

2.3.1. Major Partnerships

Throughout her career, Lisa Raymond formed highly successful doubles partnerships with several prominent players. Early in her career, she partnered with Lindsay Davenport, reaching Grand Slam finals together. She later formed a long and successful partnership with Rennae Stubbs, winning multiple titles including three Grand Slams.

A particularly dominant period for Raymond was with Samantha Stosur. In 2005, after playing the first half of the year with Rennae Stubbs, Raymond began her partnership with Stosur. They quickly found success, winning the US Open, which was Raymond's second doubles crown at Flushing Meadows, and also the season-ending WTA Tour Championships. Together, Raymond and Stosur secured six titles in 2005 and were recognized as the ITF World Doubles Champions. Their success continued into 2006, where they won an impressive ten titles, including the French Open and their second consecutive season-ending championships. Their victory at the French Open enabled Raymond to complete a Career Grand Slam in women's doubles, becoming only the 13th player in history to achieve this feat. They finished 2006 as co-holders of the world No. 1 ranking and were again named ITF World Doubles Champions, also receiving the WTA Team of the Year award. In 2007, they added five more titles before Stosur's illness forced a temporary halt to their partnership.

Raymond also formed a notable partnership with Liezel Huber starting in April 2011. After a slow start, they gained momentum, reaching the semifinals of the French Open and Birmingham, and finishing as runners-up in Eastbourne and Stanford. They won their first tournament together in Toronto, followed by victories at the US Open and Tokyo, culminating in a semifinal finish in Beijing that qualified them for the WTA Championships in Istanbul, which they also won. In 2012, Raymond and Huber continued their strong performance, reaching the final in Sydney and winning four consecutive tournaments in Paris, Doha, Dubai, and Indian Wells. They reached the semifinals of the 2012 London Olympics. Other significant partners included Martina Navratilova, Květa Peschke, and Cara Black.

2.3.2. Doubles Grand Slams

Lisa Raymond holds six Grand Slam titles in women's doubles and was a finalist seven times. Her victories spanned all four major tournaments, completing a Career Grand Slam.

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1994	French Open	Clay	Lindsay Davenport	Gigi Fernández, Natasha Zvereva	6-2, 6-2
Runner-up	1997	Australian Open	Hard	Lindsay Davenport	Martina Hingis, Natasha Zvereva	6-2, 6-2
Runner-up	1997	French Open	Clay	Mary Joe Fernández	Gigi Fernández, Natasha Zvereva	6-2, 6-3
Winner	2000	Australian Open	Hard	Rennae Stubbs	Martina Hingis, Mary Pierce	6-4, 5-7, 6-4
Winner	2001	Wimbledon	Grass	Rennae Stubbs	Kim Clijsters, Ai Sugiyama	6-4, 6-3
Winner	2001	US Open	Hard	Rennae Stubbs	Kimberly Po, Nathalie Tauziat	6-2, 5-7, 7-5
Runner-up	2002	French Open	Clay	Rennae Stubbs	Virginia Ruano Pascual, Paola Suárez	6-4, 6-2
Winner	2005	US Open	Hard	Samantha Stosur	Elena Dementieva, Flavia Pennetta	6-2, 5-7, 6-3
Runner-up	2006	Australian Open	Hard	Samantha Stosur	Yan Zi, Zheng Jie	2-6, 7-6⁽⁷⁾, 6-3
Winner	2006	French Open	Clay	Samantha Stosur	Daniela Hantuchová, Ai Sugiyama	6-3, 6-2
Runner-up	2008	Wimbledon	Grass	Samantha Stosur	Serena Williams, Venus Williams	6-2, 6-2
Runner-up	2008	US Open	Hard	Samantha Stosur	Cara Black, Liezel Huber	6-3, 7-6⁽⁶⁾
Winner	2011	US Open	Hard	Liezel Huber	Vania King, Yaroslava Shvedova	4-6, 7-6⁽⁵⁾, 7-6⁽³⁾

2.3.3. Doubles Titles and Records

Lisa Raymond won a remarkable 79 WTA doubles titles, placing her sixth on the all-time list. She holds the record for the most doubles match wins (861) and most doubles matches played (1,206) in WTA history. A testament to her consistency, Raymond won at least one doubles title every year between 1993 and 2012, a span of 20 consecutive years. Her career prize money exceeded 10.03 M USD.

She reached the world No. 1 ranking in doubles for the first time on June 12, 2000, becoming the 13th player to achieve this milestone. Raymond held the No. 1 ranking on five separate occasions for a combined total of 137 weeks, which is the fourth-highest mark of all time. She finished as the year-end No. 1 doubles player in both 2001 and 2006.

Her four WTA Tour Championships titles in doubles further underscore her dominance:

Year	Location	Partner	Opponents	Score
2001	Munich	Rennae Stubbs	Cara Black, Elena Likhovtseva	7-5, 3-6, 6-3
2005	Los Angeles	Samantha Stosur	Cara Black, Rennae Stubbs	6-7⁽⁵⁾, 7-5, 6-4
2006	Madrid	Samantha Stosur	Cara Black, Rennae Stubbs	3-6, 6-3, 6-3
2011	Istanbul	Liezel Huber	Květa Peschke, Katarina Srebotnik	6-4, 6-4

2.4. Mixed Doubles Career

Lisa Raymond also achieved significant success in mixed doubles, winning five Grand Slam titles and reaching five other finals.

2.4.1. Mixed Doubles Grand Slams

Raymond's five mixed doubles Grand Slam titles demonstrate her versatility across different disciplines of tennis.

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1996	US Open	Hard	Patrick Galbraith	Manon Bollegraf, Rick Leach	7-6⁽⁶⁾, 7-6⁽⁴⁾
Runner-up	1997	French Open	Clay	Patrick Galbraith	Rika Hiraki, Mahesh Bhupathi	6-4, 6-1
Runner-up	1998	US Open	Hard	Patrick Galbraith	Serena Williams, Max Mirnyi	6-2, 6-2
Winner	1999	Wimbledon	Grass	Leander Paes	Anna Kournikova, Jonas Björkman	6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Runner-up	2001	US Open	Hard	Leander Paes	Rennae Stubbs, Todd Woodbridge	6-4, 5-7, [11-9]
Winner	2002	US Open	Hard	Mike Bryan	Katarina Srebotnik, Bob Bryan	7-6⁽⁹⁾, 7-6⁽¹⁾
Winner	2003	French Open	Clay	Mike Bryan	Elena Likhovtseva, Mahesh Bhupathi	6-3, 6-4
Runner-up	2010	Wimbledon	Grass	Wesley Moodie	Cara Black, Leander Paes	6-4, 7-6⁽⁵⁾
Winner	2012	Wimbledon	Grass	Mike Bryan	Elena Vesnina, Leander Paes	6-3, 5-7, 6-4
Runner-up	2013	Wimbledon	Grass	Bruno Soares	Kristina Mladenovic, Daniel Nestor	5-7, 6-2, 8-6

2.4.2. Major Mixed Doubles Titles

In addition to her Grand Slam titles, Raymond consistently performed well in mixed doubles throughout her career, often reaching the later stages of major tournaments.

2.5. Team Event Participation

Lisa Raymond proudly represented the United States in various international team competitions, contributing to her nation's success.

2.5.1. Fed Cup and Hopman Cup

Raymond participated in the Fed Cup for the USA in 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, and 2008. She was part of the winning team in 2000. Her overall Fed Cup record stands at 14 wins and 9 losses, with a singles record of 3 wins and 6 losses, and a doubles record of 11 wins and 3 losses.

In the Hopman Cup, Raymond represented the USA in 2006, where she was part of the winning team alongside Taylor Dent. Her overall Hopman Cup record was 3 wins and 4 losses, comprising 0 wins and 4 losses in singles, and 3 wins and 0 losses in mixed doubles.

2.5.2. Olympic Participation

Lisa Raymond participated in the Olympic Games on two occasions. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, she reached the quarterfinals in women's doubles with Martina Navratilova and the third round in singles. Her overall record at the 2004 Olympics was 3 wins and 2 losses, with 2 wins and 1 loss in singles, and 1 win and 1 loss in doubles.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Raymond partnered with Mike Bryan to win the bronze medal in the mixed doubles competition. In the women's doubles event, partnering with Liezel Huber, they reached the semifinals but ultimately finished in fourth place after losing the bronze medal match to the Russian pair of Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova with a score of 6-4, 4-6, 1-6.

3. Awards and Honors

Beyond her on-court achievements, Lisa Raymond has received several awards and honors recognizing her contributions to tennis. She was a two-time recipient of the Honda Sports Award for Tennis, an honor given to the outstanding collegiate female tennis player of the year, in 1991-1992 and 1992-1993. In 2003, she was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great."

As a professional, Raymond and her doubles partner Samantha Stosur were named ITF World Doubles Champions in both 2005 and 2006. In 2006, their dominant performance also earned them the WTA Team of the Year award.

Tournament	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	W-L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	2R	3R	1R	2R	3R	1R	2R	1R	3R	2R	QF	3R	1R	16-12
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	1R	4R	1R	1R	2R	1R	1R	2R	2R	1R	1R	6-12
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	4R	1R	4R	2R	2R	1R	4R	QF	3R	4R	3R	2R	1R	2R	24-14
US Open	1R	1R	LQ	2R	2R	3R	2R	4R	2R	3R	2R	3R	3R	3R	2R	3R	2R	1R	25-18
Win-loss	0-1	0-1	0-0	1-1	3-2	3-4	6-3	4-4	6-4	4-4	4-4	8-4	4-4	7-4	5-4	8-4	3-4	1-4	71-56

5.2. Doubles Performance

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2019	2020	SR	W-L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	3R	SF	QF	F	SF	SF	W	1R	SF	SF	2R	2R	F	SF	1R	3R	SF	3R	QF	2R	3R	1R	A	A	1 / 22	60-21
French Open	A	A	A	A	F	A	3R	F	1R	1R	3R	SF	F	3R	SF	QF	W	SF	3R	3R	3R	SF	1R	A	3R	A	A	A	1 / 19	53-17
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	3R	1R	3R	QF	SF	3R	SF	W	QF	SF	SF	1R	3R	SF	F	1R	QF	QF	SF	2R	2R	QF	A	A	1 / 22	60-21
US Open	2R	A	A	2R	QF	3R	2R	3R	SF	3R	QF	W	3R	2R	QF	W	SF	3R	F	1R	QF	W	3R	3R	3R	1R	A	A	3 / 24	63-21
Win-loss	1-1	0-0	0-0	1-1	12-4	5-3	8-4	15-4	12-4	8-4	15-3	16-2	14-4	11-3	12-4	9-3	17-3	14-4	12-4	4-4	12-4	15-3	9-4	4-3	7-4	3-3	0-0	0-0	6 / 87	236-80
Year-end championships
WTA Finals	A	A	A	A	QF	A	QF	A	SF	SF	SF	W	SF	A	A	W	W	A	A	A	SF	W	SF	A	A	A	A	A	4 / 12	13-8
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics	Not Held		A	Not Held			A	Not Held			A	Not Held			QF	Not Held			A	Not Held			SF	Not Held				0 / 2	4-2
Premier Mandatory tournaments
Indian Wells Open	Tier II						SF	F	A	QF	1R	SF	W	W	2R	SF	W	W	1R	1R	1R	1R	W	2R	A	SF	A	A	5 / 18	42-13
Miami Open	A	A	A	A	3R	3R	3R	1R	A	A	QF	F	W	2R	SF	F	W	W	QF	F	SF	2R	1R	F	1R	1R	A	A	3 / 20	46-15
Madrid Open	Not Held																			F	2R	2R	2R	1R	1R	2R	A	A	0 / 7	4-7
China Open	Not Held				Tier IV			Not Held			Tier IV			Tier II						1R	1R	SF	1R	QF	2R	A	A	0 / 6	5-5
Premier 5 tournaments
Dubai/Qatar Open	Not Held											Not Tier I							A	2R	2R	QF	W	QF	2R	A	A	1 / 6	9-5
Italian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	A	W	A	A	A	2R	A	2R	2R	2R	QF	SF	2R	SF	2R	2R	A	A	1 / 12	11-11
Canadian Open	A	A	A	2R	A	A	QF	QF	2R	A	A	QF	2R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	W	SF	A	A	A	A	1 / 8	10-7
Cincinnati Open	Not Held														Tier III					2R	F	QF	2R	2R	A	2R	A	0 / 6	6-6
Tokyo/Wuhan Open	Tier II			A	A	A	SF	QF	A	QF	SF	W	W	F	SF	A	W	W	F	QF	SF	W	SF	1R	1R	A	A	5 / 17	38-12
Former Tier I tournaments
Charleston Open	A	A	A	A	SF	A	QF	SF	F	QF	QF	W	W	A	F	SF	W	2R	QF	Premier									3 / 13	31-10
German Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	SF	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	W	A	Not held									1 / 3	6-2
San Diego Open	Tier III			Tier II											SF	2R	SF	A	Not held		Premier								0 / 3	4-3
Kremlin Cup	Tier V		Not Held		Tier II			A	F	W	SF	A	A	A	A	W	1R	A	A	Premier									2 / 5	13-3
Zurich Open	Tier II			A	1R	1R	A	1R	QF	W	A	W	A	QF	1R	SF	SF	F	T II	Not held									2 / 11	17-8
Philadelphia	NH	Tier II		QF	SF	SF	Tier II					Not held		Tier II			Not held												0 / 3	5-3
1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2019	2020	Career
Tournaments	1	1	2	7	16	13	19	17	21	21	20	18	19	16	18	21	23	16	18	21	20	21	23	21	19	12	1	0	425
Titles	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	5	4	9	9	6	2	6	10	5	2	1	2	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	79
Finals	0	0	0	1	3	2	2	5	5	7	6	12	10	9	4	8	12	6	5	5	4	6	8	1	1	0	0	0	122
Overall win-loss	1-1	0-1	2-2	13-6	30-12	23-11	34-17	34-15	40-19	45-16	44-16	59-9	53-9	46-8	37-16	43-15	60-13	40-10	32-16	28-20	33-18	40-17	49-19	22-20	21-18	12-12	1-1	0-0	861-347

5.3. Mixed Doubles Performance

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	SR	W-L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	QF	SF	QF	QF	1R	1R	2R	2R	2R	QF	A	2R	QF	2R	1R	SF	1R	QF	A	2R	2R	0 / 19	25-19
French Open	A	A	A	A	3R	A	2R	F	3R	QF	3R	QF	2R	W	1R	QF	1R	QF	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	QF	A	A	1 / 19	23-18
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	3R	1R	1R	2R	1R	W	3R	3R	QF	QF	2R	SF	3R	2R	3R	3R	F	1R	W	F	A	1R	2 / 21	37-19
US Open	1R	A	A	A	1R	1R	W	SF	F	2R	1R	F	W	QF	2R	2R	1R	1R	2R	QF	QF	2R	1R	2R	1R	2R	2 / 23	34-21
Win-loss	0-1	0-0	0-0	0-0	4-3	3-3	11-3	13-4	10-4	10-3	4-4	11-4	11-3	13-3	5-4	8-3	3-4	7-4	4-4	6-4	12-4	1-4	9-3	8-3	1-2	2-3	5 / 82	119-77

5.4. Year-end Rankings

Lisa Raymond consistently maintained high rankings throughout her professional career, particularly in doubles.

Year	Singles Ranking	Doubles Ranking
1990	218	725
1993		32
1994		10
1995		16
1996		12
1997	15	12
1998		5
1999		5
2000		5
2001		1
2002		3
2003		5
2004		10
2005		3
2006		1
2007		3
2008		8
2009		18
2010		9
2011		4
2012		6
2013		29
2014		44
2015		61
2019		1074