Liezel Huber is a South African-American retired tennis player who represented the United States internationally since August 2007.
16 Facts About Liezel Huber
2.
On 19 April 2010, Liezel Huber became the sole No 1 for the first time in her career.
3.
Liezel Huber has since resided in the US and became a naturalized American citizen in July 2007.
4.
Liezel Huber married Tony Huber, an American, in February 2000.
5.
Liezel Huber competed for the United States in the 2008 Beijing Olympics in doubles, partnering with former World No 1 Lindsay Davenport; the pair lost in the quarterfinals.
6.
Liezel Huber is primarily a doubles specialist, having achieved one of the best careers in this discipline.
7.
Liezel Huber 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.
8.
Liezel Huber participated in two Grand Slam singles main draws, losing to Lindsay Davenport in the second round of the 1998 French Open.
9.
Liezel Huber lost in the 1999 US Open first round to Raluca Sandu.
10.
Liezel Huber enjoyed the majority of her first eight years on tour on the ITF Circuit.
11.
Liezel 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, Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, and Lisa Raymond.
12.
Liezel Huber has been in the final of all four Grand Slams, winning in all except for the French Open.
13.
Liezel Huber 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.
14.
Liezel Huber has 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.
15.
Liezel Huber 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.
16.
Liezel Huber has enjoyed impressive success in the Fed Cup national competition.