Liezel Huber (née Horn; born 21 August 1976) is a South African-American retired tennis player who represented the United States internationally since August 2007. Huber has won four Grand Slam titles in women's doubles with partner Cara Black, one with Lisa Raymond, and two mixed doubles titles with Bob Bryan. On 12 November 2007, she became the co-world No. 1 in doubles with Cara Black. On 19 April 2010, Huber became the sole No. 1 for the first time in her career.

Liezel Huber
Liezel Huber in action at Wimbledon 2013
Country (sports) South Africa (until 12 August 2007)
 United States (since 13 August 2007)
ResidenceNew York, U.S.
Born (1976-08-21) 21 August 1976 (age 48)
Durban, South Africa
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Turned pro1993
Retired2017[1]
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$6,287,881
Singles
Career record175–159
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 131 (29 March 1999)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2002)
French Open2R (1998)
WimbledonQ2 (2002)
US Open1R (1998)
Doubles
Career record790-395
Career titles53 WTA, 11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 1 (12 November 2007)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (2007)
French OpenF (2005)
WimbledonW (2005, 2007)
US OpenW (2008, 2011)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsW (2007, 2008, 2011)
Olympic GamesSF – 4th (2012)
Mixed doubles
Career titles2
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenF (2005)
French OpenW (2009)
WimbledonF (2001)
US OpenW (2010)
Other mixed doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2012)

Personal life

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At age 15, she moved from South Africa to the United States to attend the Van Der Meer Tennis Academy in Hilton Head, South Carolina in 1992. Huber has since resided in the U.S. and became a naturalized American citizen in July 2007.[2] She married Tony Huber, an American, in February 2000. In 2005, she started a foundation, Liezel's Cause, to raise money and gather basic supplies to assist the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

She competed for the United States in the 2008 Beijing Olympics in doubles, partnering with former World No. 1 (in both singles and doubles) Lindsay Davenport; the pair lost in the quarterfinals. At the 2012 London Olympics, she teamed with Lisa Raymond. Together they reached the semi-finals, losing to Hlaváčková and Hradecká of the Czech Republic.[3] They then lost the bronze medal match to Kirilenko and Petrova of Russia.[3] In the mixed doubles she teamed with Bob Bryan but lost in the first round.[4]

Professional career

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Liezel Huber is primarily a doubles specialist, having achieved one of the best careers in this discipline. She has won 64 women's doubles titles in her career; of which 53 are on the WTA Tour and 11 on the ITF Women's Circuit. In singles, her greatest result in her career was reaching to the quarterfinals at the tournament in Pattaya City in 2001, where she lost to Henrieta Nagyová. She participated in two Grand Slam singles main draws, losing to Lindsay Davenport in the second round of the 1998 French Open. She lost in the 1999 US Open first round to Raluca Sandu. Her highest singles ranking was world no. 131, which she achieved on 29 March 1999. She enjoyed the majority of her first eight years on tour on the ITF Circuit.

Huber has enjoyed successful women's partnerships with Magdalena Maleeva, Ai Sugiyama, Martina Navratilova, Lindsay Davenport, Cara Black, Sania Mirza, Nadia Petrova, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, María José Martínez Sánchez, and Lisa Raymond. Huber has been in the final of all four Grand Slams, winning in all except for the French Open. She has won a total of five Grand Slam women's doubles titles with three partners in ten finals with four partners, and finished as a titlist in two of her five mixed doubles finals.

Huber and her Zimbabwean partner Black made up what many tennis experts regard as one of the greatest women's doubles teams in history between mid-2005. and early 2010. Together, the pair reached seven women's doubles finals, winning four. The duo won a total of 29 titles together on the WTA Tour. The partnership suddenly broke up in April 2010.[5]

Huber has also enjoyed success in mixed doubles, winning two titles with American men's doubles legend Bob Bryan, at the 2009 French Open and 2010 US Open. She reached her first career mixed final with Bob's brother Mike at the 2001 Wimbledon Championships, and two additional finals, at the 2005 Australian Open with Kevin Ullyett, and at the 2008 US Open with Jamie Murray.

Huber has also enjoyed impressive success in the Fed Cup national competition. She logged a 9–3 record on the South Africa Fed Cup team, with all but one match being in doubles. Huber is now a major member of the United States Fed Cup team, compiling a 6–2 record in doubles play. In the competition, Huber has played with Julie Ditty, Vania King, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Melanie Oudin, and Sloane Stephens.

Liezel Huber served as executive director of Tennis, at the New York Junior Tennis & Learning Cary Leeds Center, in Bronx Crotona Park. As of 4 January 2021, she is Director of Tennis and Racquets at The River Club of New York.

Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 10 (5–5)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2004 Wimbledon Grass   Ai Sugiyama 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 2005 French Open Clay   Cara Black 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win 2005 Wimbledon Grass   Cara Black 6–2, 6–1
Win 2007 Australian Open Hard   Cara Black 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–1
Win 2007 Wimbledon Grass   Cara Black   Katarina Srebotnik
  Ai Sugiyama
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 2008 US Open Hard   Cara Black 6–3, 7–6(10–8)
Loss 2009 US Open Hard   Cara Black 6–2, 6–2
Loss 2010 Australian Open Hard   Cara Black   Serena Williams
  Venus Williams
6–4, 6–3
Loss 2010 US Open Hard   Vania King

  Yaroslava Shvedova

2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win 2011 US Open Hard   Lisa Raymond   Vania King
  Yaroslava Shvedova
4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3)

Mixed doubles: 5 (2–3)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2001 Wimbledon Grass   Leoš Friedl

  Daniela Hantuchová

4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Loss 2005 Australian Open Hard   Scott Draper

  Samantha Stosur

6–2, 2–6, [10–6]
Loss 2008 US Open Hard   Leander Paes

  Cara Black

7–6(8–6), 6–4
Win 2009 French Open Clay   Vania King

  Marcelo Melo

5–7, 7–6(7–5), [10–7]
Win 2010 US Open Hard   Bob Bryan 6–4, 6–4

Olympics

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Doubles: 1 Bronze medal match (0–1)

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Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
4th place 2012 London Olympics Grass   Maria Kirilenko

  Nadia Petrova

6-4, 4-6, 1-6

WTA career finals

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Doubles: 92 (53–39)

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Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (5–5)
Tour Championships (3–1)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (14–11)
Premier (19–15)
International (12–7)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 19 July 1998 Warsaw Open Clay   Karin Kschwendt   Olga Lugina
  Karina Habšudová
7–6(7–2), 7–5
Loss 2. 12 November 2000 Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic, Kuala Lumpur Hard   Vanessa Webb   Henrieta Nagyová
  Sylvia Plischke
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win 1. 23 September 2001 Toyota Princess Cup, Tokyo Hard   Cara Black   Kim Clijsters
  Ai Sugiyama
6–1, 6–3
Win 2. 7 October 2001 Japan Open Tennis Championships, Tokyo Hard   Rachel McQuillan   Janet Lee
  Wynne Prakusya
6–2, 6–0
Win 3. 14 October 2001 China Open, Shanghai Hard   Lenka Němečková   Evie Dominikovic
  Tamarine Tanasugarn
6–0, 7–5
Loss 3. 11 November 2001 PTT Pattaya Open Hard   Wynne Prakusya   Åsa Carlsson
  Iroda Tulyaganova
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win 4. 5 January 2002 Auckland Open Hard   Nicole Arendt   Květa Hrdličková
  Henrieta Nagyová
7–5, 6–4
Win 5. 30 March 2003 Miami Masters Hard   Magdalena Maleeva   Shinobu Asagoe
  Nana Miyagi
6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Win 6. 6 April 2003 Sarasota Clay Court Classic Clay   Martina Navratilova   Shinobu Asagoe
  Nana Miyagi
7–6(10–8), 6–3
Win 7. 4 May 2003 Warsaw Open Clay   Magdalena Maleeva   Eleni Daniilidou
  Francesca Schiavone
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win 8. 24 May 2003 Madrid Open Clay   Jill Craybas   Rita Grande
  Angelique Widjaja
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Win 9. 26 October 2003 Generali Ladies Linz Hard (i)   Ai Sugiyama   Marion Bartoli
  Silvia Farina Elia
6–1, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 4. 11 January 2004 Brisbane International, Gold Coast Hard   Magdalena Maleeva   Svetlana Kuznetsova
  Elena Likhovtseva
6–3, 6–4
Win 10. 21 February 2004 Hyderabad Open Hard   Sania Mirza   Li Ting
  Sun Tiantian
7–6(7–1), 6–4
Loss 5. 3 July 2004 Wimbledon Grass   Ai Sugiyama   Cara Black
  Rennae Stubbs
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 6. 8 August 2004 Rogers Cup, Montreal Hard   Tamarine Tanasugarn   Ai Sugiyama
  Shinobu Asagoe
6–0, 6–3
Loss 7. 7 November 2004 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia Hard (i)   Corina Morariu   Lisa Raymond
  Alicia Molik
7–5, 6–4
Loss 8. 26 February 2005 Qatar Total Open, Doha Hard   Cara Black   Francesca Schiavone
  Alicia Molik
6–3, 6–4
Loss 9. 2 May 2005 Qatar Total German Open, Berlin Clay   Cara Black   Vera Zvonareva
  Elena Likhovtseva
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 11. 9 May 2005 Rome Masters Clay   Cara Black   Maria Kirilenko
  Anabel Medina Garrigues
6–0, 4–6, 6–1
Loss 10. 4 June 2005 French Open Clay   Cara Black   Virginia Ruano Pascual
  Paola Suárez
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win 12. 20 June 2005 Wimbledon Grass   Cara Black   Svetlana Kuznetsova
  Amélie Mauresmo
6–2, 6–1
Win 13. 19 February 2006 Bangalore Open Hard   Sania Mirza   Anastasia Rodionova
  Elena Vesnina
6–3, 6–3
Loss 11. 22 March 2006 Sony Ericcson Open, Miami Hard   Martina Navratilova   Lisa Raymond
  Samantha Stosur
6–4, 7–5
Loss 12. 9 April 2006 MPS Group Championships, Ponte Vedra Beach Clay   Sania Mirza   Shinobu Asagoe
  Katarina Srebotnik
6–2, 6–4
Win 14. 27 May 2006 Internationaux de Strasbourg Clay   Martina Navratilova   Martina Müller
  Andreea Vanc
6–2, 7–6(7–1)
Loss 13. 18 June 2006 DFS Classic, Birmingham Grass   Jill Craybas   Jelena Janković
  Li Na
6–2, 6–4
Loss 14. 24 June 2006 Eastbourne International Grass   Martina Navratilova   Svetlana Kuznetsova
  Amélie Mauresmo
6–2, 6–4
Win 15. 24 September 2006 Sunfeast Open, Kolkata Hard   Sania Mirza   Yuliya Beygelzimer
  Yuliana Fedak
6–4, 6–0
Loss 15. 1 October 2006 Fortis Championships Luxembourg Hard (i)   Anna-Lena Grönefeld   Francesca Schiavone
  Květa Peschke
2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss 16. 22 October 2006 Zürich Open Hard (i)   Katarina Srebotnik   Cara Black
  Rennae Stubbs
7–5, 7–5
Win 16. 15 January 2007 Australian Open Hard   Cara Black   Chan Yung-jan
  Chuang Chia-jung
6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–1
Win 17. 5 February 2007 Open Gaz de France, Paris Carpet (i)   Cara Black   Gabriela Navrátilová
  Vladimíra Uhlířová
6–2, 6–0
Win 18. 12 February 2007 Proximus Diamond Games, Antwerp Carpet (i)   Cara Black   Elena Likhovtseva
  Elena Vesnina
7–5, 4–6, 6–1
Win 19. 19 February 2007 Dubai Tennis Championships Hard   Cara Black   Svetlana Kuznetsova
  Alicia Molik
7–6(8–6), 6–4
Loss 17. 3 April 2007 Sony Ericcson Open, Miami Hard   Cara Black   Lisa Raymond
  Samantha Stosur
6–4, 3–6, [10–2]
Win 20. 25 June 2007 Wimbledon Grass   Cara Black   Katarina Srebotnik
  Ai Sugiyama
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 21. 30 July 2007 Acura Classic, San Diego Hard   Cara Black   Victoria Azarenka
  Anna Chakvetadze
7–5, 6–4
Loss 18. 19 August 2007 Canada Masters, Toronto Hard   Cara Black   Katarina Srebotnik
  Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 2–6, [10–5]
Loss 19. 25 August 2007 New Haven Open at Yale Hard   Cara Black   Sania Mirza
  Mara Santangelo
6–1, 6–2
Win 22. 8 October 2007 Kremlin Cup, Moscow Carpet   Cara Black   Victoria Azarenka
  Tatiana Poutchek
4–6, 6–1, [10–7]
Win 23. 28 October 2007 Generali Ladies Linz Hard (i)   Cara Black   Katarina Srebotnik
  Ai Sugiyama
6–2, 3–6, [10–8]
Win 24. 11 November 2007 WTA Tour Championships, Madrid Hard (i)   Cara Black   Katarina Srebotnik
  Ai Sugiyama
5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
Win 25. 17 February 2008 Proximus Diamond Games, Antwerp Carpet   Cara Black   Květa Peschke
  Ai Sugiyama
6–1, 6–3
Loss 20. 24 February 2008 Qatar Total Open, Doha Hard   Cara Black   Rennae Stubbs
  Květa Peschke
6–1, 5–7, [10–7]
Win 26. 1 March 2008 Dubai Tennis Championships Hard   Cara Black   Yan Zi
  Zheng Jie
7–5, 6–2
Loss 21. 6 April 2008 Miami Masters Hard   Cara Black   Katarina Srebotnik
  Ai Sugiyama
7–5, 4–6, [10–3]
Win 27. 11 May 2008 German Open, Berlin Clay   Cara Black   Nuria Llagostera Vives
  María José Martínez Sánchez
3–6, 6–2, [10–2]
Win 28. 15 June 2008 DFS Classic, Birmingham Grass   Cara Black   Virginia Ruano Pascual
  Séverine Brémond
6–2, 6–1
Win 29. 21 June 2008 International Women's Open, Eastbourne Grass   Cara Black   Květa Peschke
  Rennae Stubbs
2–6, 6–0, [10–8]
Win 30. 20 July 2008 Bank of the West Classic, Stanford Hard   Cara Black   Elena Vesnina
  Vera Zvonareva
6–4, 6–3
Win 31. 3 August 2008 Canada Masters, Montreal Hard   Cara Black   Maria Kirilenko
  Flavia Pennetta
6–1, 6–1
Win 32. 7 September 2008 US Open Hard   Cara Black   Samantha Stosur
  Lisa Raymond
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 22. 12 October 2008 Kremlin Cup, Moscow Hard (i)   Cara Black   Nadia Petrova
  Katarina Srebotnik
6–4, 6–4
Win 33. 19 October 2008 Zurich Open Hard (i)   Cara Black   Anna-Lena Grönefeld
  Patty Schnyder
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 23. 26 October 2008 Generali Ladies Linz Hard (i)   Cara Black   Katarina Srebotnik
  Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 7–5
Win 34. 9 November 2008 WTA Tour Championships, Doha Hard   Cara Black   Květa Peschke
  Rennae Stubbs
6–1, 7–5
Win 35. 15 February 2009 Open GDF Suez, Paris Hard (i)   Cara Black   Květa Peschke
  Lisa Raymond
6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Win 36. 21 February 2009 Dubai Tennis Championships Hard   Cara Black   Maria Kirilenko
  Agnieszka Radwańska
6–3, 6–3
Win 37. 16 May 2009 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open Clay   Cara Black   Květa Peschke
  Lisa Raymond
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win 38. 14 June 2009 Aegon Classic, Birmingham Grass   Cara Black   Raquel Kops-Jones
  Abigail Spears
6–1, 6–4
Win 39. 16 August 2009 Cincinnati Masters Hard   Cara Black   Nuria Llagostera Vives
  María José Martínez Sánchez
6–3, 0–6, [10–2]
Loss 24. 14 September 2009 US Open Hard   Cara Black   Serena Williams
  Venus Williams
6–2, 6–2
Loss 25. 1 November 2009 WTA Tour Championships, Doha Hard   Cara Black   Nuria Llagostera Vives
  María José Martínez Sánchez
7–6(7–0), 5–7, [10–7]
Win 40. 9 January 2010 Auckland Open Hard   Cara Black   Natalie Grandin
  Laura Granville
7–6(7–4), 6–2
Win 41. 15 January 2010 Medibank International Sydney Hard   Cara Black   Tathiana Garbin
  Nadia Petrova
6–1, 3–6, [10–3]
Loss 26. 29 January 2010 Australian Open Hard   Cara Black   Serena Williams
  Venus Williams
6–4, 6–3
Loss 27. 14 February 2010 Open GDF Suez, Paris Hard (i)   Cara Black   Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
  Iveta Benešová
w/o
Win 42. 18 April 2010 Family Circle Cup, Charleston Clay   Nadia Petrova   Vania King
  Michaëlla Krajicek
6–3, 6–4
Loss 28. 13 June 2010 Aegon Classic, Birmingham Grass   Bethanie Mattek-Sands   Cara Black
  Lisa Raymond
6–3, 3–2 ret.
Win 43. 1 August 2010 Bank of the West Classic, Stanford Hard   Lindsay Davenport   Chan Yung-jan
  Zheng Jie
7–5, 6–7(8–10), [10–8]
Loss 29. 13 September 2010 US Open Hard   Nadia Petrova   Yaroslava Shvedova
  Vania King
2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win 44. 20 February 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships Hard   María José Martínez Sánchez   Květa Peschke
  Katarina Srebotnik
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss 30. 26 February 2011 Qatar Ladies Open, Doha Hard   Nadia Petrova   Květa Peschke
  Katarina Srebotnik
7–5, 6–7(2–7), [10–8]
Loss 31. 3 April 2011 Miami Hard   Nadia Petrova   Daniela Hantuchová
  Agnieszka Radwańska
7–6(7–5), 2–6, [10–8]
Loss 32. 18 June 2011 Aegon International, Eastbourne Grass   Lisa Raymond   Květa Peschke
  Katarina Srebotnik
6–3, 6–0
Loss 33. 31 July 2011 Bank of the West Classic, Stanford Hard   Lisa Raymond   Victoria Azarenka
  Maria Kirilenko
6–1, 6–3
Win 45. 14 August 2011 Rogers Cup, Toronto Hard   Lisa Raymond   Victoria Azarenka
  Maria Kirilenko
w/o
Win 46. 11 September 2011 US Open Hard   Lisa Raymond   Vania King
  Yaroslava Shvedova
4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3)
Win 47. 1 October 2011 Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo Hard   Lisa Raymond   Gisela Dulko
  Flavia Pennetta
7–6(7–4), 0–6, [10–6]
Win 48. 30 October 2011 WTA Championships, Istanbul Hard (i)   Lisa Raymond   Květa Peschke
  Katarina Srebotnik
6–4, 6–4
Loss 34. 13 January 2012 Sydney International Hard   Lisa Raymond   Květa Peschke
  Katarina Srebotnik
6–1, 4–6, [13–11]
Win 49. 12 February 2012 Open GDF Suez, Paris Hard (i)   Lisa Raymond   Anna-Lena Grönefeld
  Petra Martić
7–6(7–3), 6–1
Win 50. 19 February 2012 Qatar Ladies Open, Doha Hard   Lisa Raymond   Raquel Kops-Jones
  Abigail Spears
6–3, 6–1
Win 51. 25 February 2012 Dubai Tennis Championships Hard   Lisa Raymond   Sania Mirza
  Elena Vesnina
6–2, 6–1
Win 52. 17 March 2012 Indian Wells Masters Hard   Lisa Raymond   Sania Mirza
  Elena Vesnina
6–2, 6–3
Loss 35. 18 June 2012 Birmingham Grass   Lisa Raymond   Tímea Babos
  Hsieh Su-wei
5–7, 7–6(7–2), [8–10]
Loss 36. 23 June 2012 Eastbourne Grass   Lisa Raymond   Nuria Llagostera Vives
  María José Martínez Sánchez
4–6, ret.
Win 53. 25 August 2012 New Haven Open at Yale Hard   Lisa Raymond   Andrea Hlaváčková
  Lucie Hradecká
4–6, 6–0, [10–4]
Loss 37. 3 February 2013 Open GDF Suez, Paris Hard (i)   Andrea Hlaváčková   Sara Errani
  Roberta Vinci
1–6, 1–6
Loss 38. 7 April 2013 Family Circle Cup, Charleston Clay   Andrea Hlaváčková   Kristina Mladenovic
  Lucie Šafářová
3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 39. 28 September 2013 Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo Hard   Chan Hao-ching   Cara Black
  Sania Mirza
4–6, 6–0, [9–11]

ITF finals

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Singles (0–4)

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$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 27 July 1994 Salisbury, United States Hard   Camille Benjamin 6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Loss 2. 3 June 1996 Skopje, Macedonia Clay   Linda Sentis 4–6, 0–6
Loss 3. 3 August 1997 Lexington, United States Hard   Karin Miller 7–6(7–2), 1–6, 2–6
Loss 4. 28 April 2002 Dothan, United States Clay   Milagros Sequera 6–7(7–9), 6–4, 1–6

Doubles (11–9)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 29 March 1992 Harare, Zimbabwe Hard   Jennie McMahon   Julia Muir
  Sally McDonald
6–2, 4–6, 5–7
Loss 2. 12 April 1992 Gaborone, Botswana Hard   Estelle Gevers   Elizma Nortje
  Louise Venter
0–6, 7–6(7–2), 4–6
Loss 3. 23 August 1992 Cuernavaca, Mexico Hard   Estelle Gevers   Cláudia Chabalgoity
  Isabela Petrov
5–7, 7–5, 2–6
Loss 4. 16 May 1993 Basingstoke, Great Britain Hard   Sabine Haas   Valda Lake
  Robyn Mawdsley
6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Win 5. 4 October 1993 Pretoria, South Africa Hard   Rene Mentz   Surina De Beer
  Karen van der Merwe
7–6(7–4), 7–5
Win 6. 8 May 1994 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Hard   Mariaan de Swardt   Michelle Jackson-Nobrega
  Katarzyna Teodorowicz
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 7. 24 July 1994 Salisbury, United States Hard   Hiroko Mochizuki   Mareze Joubert
  Christína Papadáki
6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Win 8. 19 May 1996 Athens, Greece Clay   Christína Papadáki   Angela Lettiere
  Corina Morariu
7–5, 6–2
Win 9. 29 July 1996 Roanoke, United States Hard   Nino Louarsabishvili   Rebecca Jensen
  Shannan McCarthy
6–4, 6–4
Loss 10. 18 August 1996 Bronx, United States Hard   Christína Papadáki   Nanne Dahlman
  Clare Wood
2–6, 3–6
Win 11. 23 March 1997 Woodlands, United States Hard   Nancy Feber   Sabine Haas
  Kristina Triska
6–1, 6–2
Loss 12. 12 October 1997 Sedona, United States Hard   Paola Suárez   Cătălina Cristea
  Corina Morariu
5–7, 2–6
Win 13. 29 March 1997 Woodlands, United States Hard   Els Callens   Nathalie Dechy
  Lea Ghirardi
6–4, 6–2
Win 14. 10 May 1998 Cardiff, Great Britain Clay   Katarina Srebotnik   Petra Langrová
  Nancy Feber
6–4, 6–3
Loss 15. 2 August 1998 Salt Lake City, United States Hard   Karin Kschwendt   Mariaan de Swardt
  Samantha Smith
2–6, 2–6
Win 16. 21 September 1998 Seattle, United States Hard   Els Callens   Lilia Osterloh
  Mashona Washington
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 17. 1 November 1998 Austin, United States Hard   Nannie de Villiers   Maureen Drake
  Lindsay Lee-Waters
1–6, 1–6
Win 18. 21 February 1999 Midland, United States Hard (i)   Samantha Smith   Kirstin Freye
  Sonya Jeyaseelan
7–6(8–6), 0–6, 7–5
Win 19. 15 October 2000 Miramar, United States Clay   Lisa McShea   Rossana de los Ríos
  Samantha Reeves
5–3, 4–1, 4–1
Win 20. 27 November 2000 Tucson, United States Hard   Katalin Marosi   Dawn Buth
  Jolene Watanabe
6–4, 6–2

Women's doubles performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 2R A A 1R 1R A 2R 3R A SF 2R 3R W QF QF F SF QF 3R 3R 1 / 16 37–15
French Open A A 1R A 2R 1R 3R QF 2R SF 1R 1R F 2R SF SF SF SF SF 1R 1R 3R 0 / 19 38–19
Wimbledon A A 1R A 1R 1R SF 2R 1R 2R 3R F W QF W SF SF SF QF SF 3R 2R 2 / 19 50–17
US Open A A 1R 1R A 1R QF 2R 2R 2R QF QF A 3R 2R W F F W 3R 3R A 2 / 17 41–15
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–4 0–1 1–2 0–4 9–4 5–3 3–4 8–4 5–3 12–4 12–2 7–4 17–2 17–3 16–4 18–4 17–3 9–4 6–4 5–3 5 / 70 165–65
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics Not Held A Not Held 1R Not Held A Not Held QF Not Held SF NH 0 / 3 4–3
Year-end championships
Tour Championships A A A A A A A A A QF A A A A W W F A W SF A A 3 / 6 7–3
Premier Mandatory tournaments
Indian Wells Tier II A A A 1R A 2R QF 2R 2R 2R A A A 2R QF QF W 1R 1R 1 / 12 16–11
Miami A A 2R A A 1R 1R SF SF SF W QF SF F F F 2R 1R F 1R QF 1R 1 / 18 38–17
Madrid Not Held W 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R 1 / 6 4–5
Beijing NH Tier IV Not Held Tier IV Tier II QF 2R SF A 2R A 0 / 4 4–4
Premier 5 tournaments
Dubai Not Held Tier II W SF W Premier 2 / 3 9–1
Doha Not Held Tier III Tier II F Not Held P W 1R 2R 1 / 4 8–3
Rome A A A A A A 1R A QF 1R QF 2R W 2R SF QF QF SF 2R SF 2R 2R 1 / 15 15–14
Montreal/Toronto A A A A A A A 2R 1R SF SF F A A F W SF 2R W SF 2R A 2 / 12 24–9
Cincinnati Not Held Tier III W SF QF 2R QF A 1 / 5 10–4
Tokyo A A A A A A A A 1R 1R A QF QF A A A SF SF W A F A 1 / 8 12–7
Tier I tournaments
Charleston A A A A A A A 2R QF 1R 1R QF A QF SF SF Premier 0 / 8 8–8
Berlin A A A A A A QF A 2R 2R SF QF F 2R SF W Not Held 1 / 9 16–8
San Diego Tier II QF A QF W Not Held Premier 1 / 3 7–2
Moscow NH Tier II A A A A A 1R A A A QF W F Premier 1 / 4 8–3
Zurich A A A A A A A A A 1R SF QF A F SF T II Not Held 0 / 5 8–4
Career statistics 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 No.
Tournament played 1 3 14 3 5 16 13 15 26 20 21 24 15 26 23 25 21 24 24 21 20 17 377
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 5 1 2 3 9 10 5 4 5 5 0 0 53
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 1 5 5 5 9 12 14 7 8 9 8 2 0 91
Overall win–loss 0–1 2–3 3–13 0–3 1–5 10–15 12–13 18–15 35–23 23–19 42–15 38–22 33–13 45–23 69–14 68–15 49–16 53–18 53–19 47–17 21–19 16–17 622–301
Year-end ranking 388 112 181 130 106 57 37 43 21 18 12 11 6 17 1 1 1 3 1 8 22 51 $6,287,881

References

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  1. ^ "Seven-Time Grand Slam Doubles Champion Liezel Huber Joins NYJTL Cary Leeds Center". NY Tennis Magazine. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  2. ^ Sports Illustrated profile
  3. ^ a b "London 2012 - Tennis - Women's Doubles". olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  4. ^ "London 2012 - Tennis - Mixed Doubles". olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  5. ^ Collin Matiza (27 April 2010). "Zimbabwe: Cara Black, Huber Split". Retrieved 12 September 2011.
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