Cara Black
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| Country (sports) |
 Zimbabwe
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|---|---|
| Residence | London, England, U.K. |
| Born |
17 February 1979 Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 7,687,467 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 312–241 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 31 (15 March 1999) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2000, 2001, 2002, 2004) |
| French Open | 4R (2001) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1998, 2003, 2005) |
| US Open | 2R (1998, 2002, 2004) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 750–305 (71.09%) |
| Career titles | 60 WTA, 11 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (17 October 2005) |
| Current ranking | No. 4 (23 March 2015) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2007) |
| French Open | F (2005) |
| Wimbledon | W (2004, 2005, 2007) |
| US Open | W (2008) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W (2007, 2008, 2014) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career record | 88–48 |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2010) |
| French Open | W (2002) |
| Wimbledon | W (2004, 2010) |
| US Open | W (2008) |
| Last updated on: 4 April 2015. | |
Cara Black (born 17 February 1979) is a professional tennis player from Zimbabwe. She is primarily a doubles specialist, winning 60 WTA and 11 ITF titles in that discipline.
Black has won ten Grand Slam titles in women's doubles and mixed doubles combined. By winning the mixed doubles title at the 2010 Australian Open, Black became the third woman in the Open Era to complete a Career Grand Slam in mixed doubles (after Martina Navratilova and Daniela Hantuchová).
Black was born in Harare, Zimbabwe to Donald and Velia Black. Her father and older brothers, Wayne and Byron Black, were all professional male tennis players themselves. The siblings all compete mostly in doubles – Wayne was the 2001 US Open and 2005 Australian Open champion and Byron was the 1994 French Open winner.
Black partnered with her brother Wayne to win the 2002 French Open and 2004 Wimbledon Championships mixed doubles events. Black has also engaged in long-term partnerships with Irina Selyutina, Elena Likhovtseva, Rennae Stubbs, Liezel Huber, and most recently Sania Mirza.
In August 2005, Black announced that she would marry her longtime boyfriend, Australian mental and fitness trainer Brett Stephens. The couple's son Lachlan was born on 26 April 2012 following her break from tennis after Wimbledon 2011.
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