Stories
Biography
- Currently without a coach ... Father Don (deceased) was a tennis coach who played at Wimbledon (coached Cara); mother, Velia, is a teacher; older brothers, Byron and Wayne, played on the men's tennis tour ... Married Brett Stephens on December 2, 2006 on Spurwing Island on Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe; first child, Lachlan Alexander Stephens, was born April 26, 2012 ... Has five dogs, three cats and two parrots ... Favorite surface is grass (grew up with four grass courts in backyard); is an all-court player ... Most memorable experience was winning junior Wimbledon ... Self-described as fun, easy-going and relaxed ... Favorite city is Melbourne ... Other interests include listening to music, snowboarding and surfing ... In her time off, likes to go out into the bush back home in Zimbabwe, visit Lake Kariba and enjoy the wildlife and surroundings ... Favorite movie is Seven; favorite actor is Brad Pitt; favorite flower is the flame lily, Zimbabwe's national flower; favorite author is Wilbur Smith.
Plays
Right-HandedCareer High
31Height
5' 5 3/4" (1.67 m)Birthday
Feb 17, 1979 February 17, 1979Birthplace
Harare, ZimbabweCareer Highlights
SINGLES
Winner (1): 2002 - Waikoloa.
Finalist (1): 2000 - Auckland.
DOUBLES
Winner (60): 2014 - Oeiras, Tokyo [Pan Pacific], WTA Finals (all w/Mirza); 2013 - Auckland (w/Rodionova), Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Beijing (both w/Mirza); 2010 - Auckland, Sydney (both w/Huber), Birmingham (w/Raymond); 2009 - Paris [Indoors], Dubai, Madrid, Birmingham, Cincinnati (all w/Huber); 2008 - Antwerp, Dubai, Berlin, Birmingham, Eastbourne, Stanford, Montréal, US Open, Zürich, WTA Finals (all w/Huber); 2007 - Australian Open, Paris [Indoors], Antwerp, Dubai, Wimbledon, San Diego, Moscow, Linz, WTA Finals (all w/Huber); 2006 - San Diego, Zürich (both w/Stubbs); 2005 - Antwerp (w/Callens), Rome, Wimbledon (both w/Huber), Stanford, Zürich, Philadelphia (all w/Stubbs); 2004 - Sydney, Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Wimbledon, San Diego, Filderstadt, Zürich (all w/Stubbs), Antwerp (w/Callens); 2003 - Hobart (w/Likhovtseva), Stanford (w/Raymond); 2002 - Porto (w/Selyutina), Bali (w/Ruano Pascual); 2001 - Hobart, Hamburg, Rome, Birmingham, San Diego, New Haven (all w/Likhovtseva), Tokyo [Princess Cup] (w/Huber); 2000 - Auckland (w/Fusai).
Finalist (49): 2014 - Indian Wells, Stuttgart, Montréal, Beijing (all w/Mirza), Wuhan (w/Garcia); 2013 - Madrid, Strasbourg, Birmingham (all w/Erakovic); 2010 - Australian Open, Paris [Indoors] (both w/Huber), Warsaw (w/Yan); 2009 - US Open, WTA Finals (both w/Huber); 2008 - Doha, Miami, Moscow, Linz (all w/Huber); 2007 - Miami, Toronto, New Haven (all w/Huber); 2006 - Gold Coast, Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Paris [Indoors], Stuttgart, WTA Finals (all w/Stubbs), Montréal (w/Groenefeld); 2005 - Doha, Berlin, Roland Garros (all w/Huber), Luxembourg, Moscow, WTA Finals (all w/Stubbs); 2004 - Vienna, WTA Finals (both w/Stubbs); 2003 - Auckland, Dubai (both w/Likhovtseva), Filderstadt (w/Navratilova), Philadelphia (w/Stubbs); 2002 - Scottsdale, Eastbourne, WTA Finals (all w/Likhovtseva); 2001 - Berlin, Eastbourne, WTA Finals (all w/Likhovtseva); 2000 - Birmingham (w/Selyutina), Stanford (w/Frazier), US Open (w/Likhovtseva); 1999 - 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Boogert), Québec City (w/Graham).
MIXED DOUBLES
Winner (5): 2010 - Australian Open, Wimbledon (both w/Paes); 2008 - US Open (w/Paes); 2004 - Wimbledon (w/W.Black); 2002 - Roland Garros (w/W.Black).
Finalist (3): 2009 - Wimbledon, US Open (both w/Paes); 2004 - Roland Garros (w/W.Black).
ADDITIONAL
Zimbabwean Fed Cup Team, 1993-94, 1996; Zimbabwean Olympic Team, 2000, 2004, 2008.
