Cara Black
- Residence: Harare, Zimbabwe
- DOB: Febuary 17, 1979
- Birthplace: Harare, Zimbabwe
- Height: 5' 5 3/4" (1.67 m)
- Weight: 121 lbs. (55 kg)
- Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Biography
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; Wayne was the 2001 US Open and 2005 Australian Open champion and Byron was the 1994 French Open winner.
Cara also won five Grand Slam women's doubles titles in her career: Wimbledon 2004, 2005, and 2007, Australian Open 2007 and US Open 2008. She has won 3 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles in her career, 2 of them partnering with her brother Wayne: the 2002 French Open & the 2004 Wimbledon Championships (they reached the final at the 2004 French Open and they reached the semifinals at the 2003 French Open & 2003 U.S. Open),and the most recent one with Leander Paes of India : 2008 U.S. Open. She also reached the 2000 U.S. Open doubles final with Elena Likhovtseva.
Career History
Singles
- Career record:
312-239
- Career titles:
1 (6 in ITF)
- Highest ranking:
No. 31 (March 15, 1999)
Grand Slam results
- Australian Open:
2nd (00, 01, 02, 04)
- French Open:
4th (2001)
- Wimbledon:
3rd (1998, 2003, 2005)
- US Open:
2nd (1998, 2002, 2004)
Major tournaments:
- Olympic Games:
2r (2004)
Doubles results
- Career record:
584-233
- Career titles:
50 (10 in ITF)
- Highest ranking:
No. 1 (October 17, 2005)
Grand Slam Doubles results
- Australian Open:
W (2007)
- French Open:
F (2005)
- Wimbledon:
W (2004, 2005, 2007)
- US Open:
W (2008)
- WTA Championships:
W (2007, 2008)
- Australian Open:
QF (2005, 2008)
- French Open:
W (2003)
- Wimbledon:
W (2004)
- US Open:
W (2008)
