Chanda Rubin

Chanda Rubin

Rubin at the2015 US Open
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Lafayette,Louisiana
Born	(1976-02-18)February 18, 1976 Lafayette
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro	August 1991
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$4,470,180
Singles
Career record	399–254
Career titles	7
Highest ranking	No. 6 (April 8, 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	SF (1996)
French Open	QF (1995,2000,2003)
Wimbledon	4R (2002)
US Open	4R (1992,1995,2002)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals	RR (2003)
Olympic Games	3R (2004)
Doubles
Career record	227–161
Career titles	10
Highest ranking	No. 9 (April 15, 1996)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	W(1996)
French Open	SF (2003)
Wimbledon	SF (2002)
US Open	F (1999)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (2004)

Chanda Rubin(born February 18, 1976) is an American former top-10 professional tennis player. During her career, she reached the semifinals at the1996 Australian Open,the quarterfinals of theFrench Openthree times, and had wins over world No. 1sSerena WilliamsandMartina Hingis.In doubles, she won the1996 Australian OpenwithArantxa Sánchez Vicarioand alongsideSandrine Testud,were runners-up at the1999 US Open.

Early life and family

Rubin was born to Edward D. Rubin, a state judge inLouisiana,and Bernadette Fontenot Rubin. She was the middle child of three siblings.As a child, she was taught the sport of tennis byNehemiah Atkinson.

She married Mireyou Hollier in April 2015, and their daughter was born in October 2016.

In early 2016, her younger brother, Edward Rubin Jr., died aged 38 at his home inLafayette, Louisiana.

Tennis career

In 1992, Rubin won the girls' singles title atWimbledon,and reached a peak ranking of world No. 2 in theITF Juniorrankings.

Rubin's breakthrough season on the professional tour was 1995. In the third round of theFrench Open,she made a comeback from 0–5, 0–40 down in the third set against 5th seedJana Novotná,saving nine match points before eventually winning 8–6. She went on to reach her maiden Grand Slam quarterfinal, losing to world No. 1Arantxa Sánchez Vicario,the tournament's defending champion and eventual runner-up. In the second round ofWimbledon,Rubin defeatedPatricia Hy-Boulais7–6, 6–7, 17–15, the longest women's match inWimbledon history.At theLA Tennis Championshipsin August, she defeated world No. 8Gabriela Sabatiniand world No. 2 Sánchez Vicario, on her way to the final, where she lost to world No. 3Conchita Martínezin three sets.

In 1996, Rubin reached theAustralian Opensemifinals, defeating Sabatini in the fourth round and Sánchez Vicario 6–4, 2–6, 16–14 in the quarterfinals. The48 gamesplayed in their quarterfinal were the most for a women's match at the Australian Open, a record which would be tied byLauren DavisandSimona Halepin2018.Rubin lost in the semifinals to eventual championMonica Seles6–7, 6–1, 7–5, despite holding a 5–2 lead in the third set. A few days later, she and Sánchez Vicario won thedoubles title,defeating third-seededLindsay DavenportandMary Joe Fernándezin the final.

Rubin rose to a career-high singles ranking of No. 6 after reaching the final of the1996 Miami Openwhere she lost to world No. 1Steffi Graf.During the tournament, Rubin fractured a bone in her right hand. She eventually underwent surgery in August and missed the majority of the rest of the season.

Representing the United States, Rubin won the 1997Hopman CupalongsideJustin Gimelstob.She remained undefeated through three ties and the final in her singles matches. At theLinz Open,Rubin defeated world No. 4Jana Novotnáon the way to her first singles title.

InIndian Wellsin 1999, Rubin defeated bothAmanda Coetzerand world No. 1,Martina Hingis,in straight sets on her way to the semifinals. She also won her second career title at theHobart International.

Rubin underwent arthroscopic surgery on her left knee in 2001 after the Australian Open, and then suffered a left Achilles tendon injury in April, thereby missing the majority of the season.

In 2002, Rubin underwent surgery on her left knee again, missing the first half of the season. In August, she defeated Lindsay Davenport,Jelena Dokicand world No. 1Serena Williamson her way to the title inLos Angeles.Her upset of Williams ended the top-ranked player's winning streak of 21 matches, a stretch that had carried Williams through titles at theFrench OpenandWimbledon.

At the2003 Miami Open,Rubin defeatedAmélie MauresmoandJustine Heninin straight sets en route to the semifinals, after which she peaked again at No. 6 in the rankings. She reached her third and final French Open quarterfinal and also won theEastbourne Internationaltitle for a second time, defeatingJennifer Capriatiin the semifinals andConchita Martínezin the final. It would be Rubin's last career title.

Rubin missed the majority of the 2004–2006 seasons due to the persistent knee injury. Her last professional match was in October 2006 inQuebec City.

Rubin was inducted into the Southern Tennis Hall of Fame in 2009 and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.

Post-retirement

In 2013, Rubin completed a four-year Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies with a concentration in Economics atHarvard Extension School,graduatingcum laude.

In recent years, she has developed a career in broadcasting, working forTennis Channelas a presenter and commentator.

Awards

• 1995:ATA Athlete of the Year
• 1995:TENNISMagazine Most Improved Player of the Year
• 1995:US Tennis Association Female Athlete of the Year
• 1995:WTA Most Improved Player of the Year
• 1997: Arthur Ashe Leadership Award
• 2002:Family Circle Player Who Makes a Difference Award
• 2003:USTA Service Bowl Award
• 2008: International Lawn Tennis Danzig Trophy

Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1996	Australian Open	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández	7–5, 2–6, 6–4
Loss	1999	US Open	Sandrine Testud	Serena Williams Venus Williams	6–4, 1–6, 4–6

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 19 (7 titles, 12 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	Nov 1991	Scottsdale Championships,U.S.	Hard	Sabine Appelmans	5–7, 1–6
Loss	2.	Feb 1994	Chicago Cup,U.S.	Hard (i)	Natasha Zvereva	3–6, 5–7
Loss	3.	Jun 1995	Eastbourne International,UK	Grass	Nathalie Tauziat	6–3, 0–6, 5–7
Loss	4.	Aug 1995	LA Championships,U.S.	Hard	Conchita Martínez	6–4, 1–6, 3–6
Loss	5.	Mar 1996	Key Biscayne,U.S.	Hard	Steffi Graf	1–6, 3–6
Win	1.	Feb 1997	Linz Open,Austria	Hard (i)	Karina Habšudová	6–4, 6–2
Loss	6.	Nov 1998	Tournoi de Québec,Canada	Carpet (i)	Tara Snyder	6–4, 4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win	2.	Jan 1999	Hobart International,Australia	Hard	Rita Grande	6–2, 6–3
Loss	7.	Nov 1999	Tournoi de Québec, Canada	Carpet (i)	Jennifer Capriati	6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Loss	8.	Jan 2000	Hobart International, Australia	Hard	Kim Clijsters	6–2, 2–6, 2–6
Win	3.	Nov 2000	Tournoi de Québec, Canada	Carpet (i)	Jennifer Capriati	6–4, 6–2
Loss	9.	May 2002	Madrid Open,Spain	Clay	Monica Seles	4–6, 2–6
Win	4.	Jun 2002	Eastbourne International, UK	Grass	Anastasia Myskina	6–1, 6–3
Win	5.	Aug 2002	LA Championships, U.S.	Hard	Lindsay Davenport	5–7, 7–6(7–5),6–3
Win	6.	May 2003	Madrid Open, Spain	Clay	María Sánchez Lorenzo	6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Win	7.	Jun 2003	Eastbourne International, UK	Grass	Conchita Martínez	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Loss	10.	Sep 2003	Bali International,Indonesia	Hard	Elena Dementieva	2–6, 1–6
Loss	11.	Sep 2003	China Open,Shanghai	Hard	Elena Dementieva	3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss	12.	Oct 2003	Luxembourg Open	Hard (i)	Kim Clijsters	2–6, 5–7

Doubles: 17 (10 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (1–1)
Tier I (1–1)
Tier II (5–3)
Tier III (1–2)
Tier IV (2–0)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	Sep 1993	Tokyo Championships,Japan	Hard	Lisa Raymond	Amanda Coetzer Linda Wild	6–4, 6–1
Win	2.	Jan 1994	Hobart International,Australia	Hard	Linda Wild	Jenny Byrne Rachel McQuillan	7–5, 4–6, 7–6
Loss	1.	Nov 1994	Tournoi de Québec,Canada	Carpet (i)	Linda Wild	Elna Reinach Nathalie Tauziat	4–6, 3–6
Win	3.	May 1995	Prague Open,Czech Republic	Clay	Linda Wild	Maria Lindström Maria Strandlund	6–7, 6–3, 6–2
Loss	2.	Oct 1995	Zürich Open,Switzerland	Hard (i)	Caroline Vis	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	4–6, 6–7(4–7),4–6
Win	4.	Jan 1996	Australian Open,Melbourne	Hard	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández	7–5, 2–6, 6–4
Win	5.	Feb 1996	Oklahoma South Cup,U.S.	Hard (i)	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	Katrina Adams Debbie Graham	6–4, 6–3
Win	6.	Mar 1996	Indian Wells Open,U.S.	Hard	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	Julie Halard-Decugis Nathalie Tauziat	6–1, 6–4
Win	7.	Apr 1996	Amelia Island Championships,U.S.	Clay	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland	6–1, 6–1
Loss	3.	Sep 1997	Tokyo Championships, Japan	Hard	Julie Halard-Decugis	Monica Seles Ai Sugiyama	1–6, 0–6
Loss	4.	Oct 1998	Tournoi de Québec, Canada	Carpet (i)	Sandrine Testud	Lori McNeil Kimberly Po	7–6(7–3),5–7, 4–6
Loss	5.	Sep 1999	US Open,New York	Hard	Sandrine Testud	Serena Williams Venus Williams	6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Win	8.	Oct 1999	Porsche Grand Prix,Germany	Hard (i)	Sandrine Testud	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Larisa Neiland	6–3, 6–4
Loss	6.	Nov 1999	Philadelphia Championships,U.S.	Carpet (i)	Sandrine Testud	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	1–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win	9.	Jul 2000	Stanford Classic,U.S.	Hard	Sandrine Testud	Cara Black Amy Frazier	6–4, 6–4
Win	10.	Oct 2000	Linz Open,Austria	Carpet (i)	Amélie Mauresmo	Ai Sugiyama Nathalie Tauziat	6–4, 6–4
Loss	7.	Oct 2001	Linz Open, Austria	Hard (i)	Els Callens	Jelena Dokic Nadia Petrova	1–6, 4–6

Singles performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Australian Open	A	A	1R	1R	4R	2R	SF	4R	1R	4R	2R	1R	A	4R	4R	A	A	A
French Open	A	Q2	1R	A	1R	QF	A	2R	4R	2R	QF	A	4R	QF	A	Q1	A	A
Wimbledon	A	Q1	1R	2R	1R	3R	A	1R	3R	1R	1R	1R	4R	3R	1R	A	A	A
US Open	1R	2R	4R	3R	1R	4R	A	1R	2R	1R	3R	3R	4R	1R	3R	A	1R	A
Grand Slam SR	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 1	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 0	0 / 1	0 / 0
WTA Tour Championships	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	1R	A	1R	RR	A	A	A	A
Year-end ranking	521	83	83	69	23	15	17	30	34	22	13	54	13	9	53	546	481	NR

Wins over top 10 players

Season	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	Total
Wins	5	4	2	0	2	1	0	4	4	22

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	Rubin Rank
1995
1.	Jana Novotná	5	French Open	Clay	3R	7–6, 4–6, 8–6	53
2.	Kimiko Date	6	Eastbourne,UK	Grass	QF	6–3, 6–0	29
3.	Gabriela Sabatini	8	Manhattan Beach,U.S.	Hard	QF	6–7, 7–6, 6–0	22
4.	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	2	Manhattan Beach, U.S.	Hard	SF	6–3, 6–1	22
5.	Lindsay Davenport	9	Filderstadt,Germany	Carpet (i)	3R	4–6, 6–2, 6–4	15
1996
6.	Gabriela Sabatini	7	Australian Open	Hard	4R	6–2, 6–4	14
7.	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3	Australian Open	Hard	QF	6–4, 2–6, 16-14	14
8.	Gabriela Sabatini	6	Miami,U.S.	Hard	QF	6–3, 5–7, 6–3	9
9.	Iva Majoli	8	Philadelphia, U.S.	Carpet (i)	R3	5–7, 6–2, 6–1	14
1997
10.	Jana Novotná	4	Linz, Austria	Carpet (i)	SF	7–5, 5–7, 6–3	22
11.	Karina Habšudová	10	Linz, Austria	Carpet (i)	F	6–4, 6–2	22
1999
12.	Amanda Coetzer	9	Indian Wells,U.S.	Hard	4R	6–4, 6–4	26
13.	Martina Hingis	1	Indian Wells, U.S.	Hard	QF	6–3, 7–6	26
2000
14.	Nathalie Tauziat	6	French Open	Clay	3R	6–4, 7–6	25
2002
15.	Serena Williams	1	Manhattan Beach, U.S.	Hard	QF	6–2, 4–6, 7–5	21
16.	Jelena Dokic	5	Manhattan Beach, U.S.	Hard	SF	6–0, 6–2	21
17.	Lindsay Davenport	9	Manhattan Beach, U.S.	Hard	F	5–7, 7–6, 6–3	21
18.	Jelena Dokic	8	Linz, Austria	Hard (i)	QF	7–5, 6–2	14
2003
19.	Amélie Mauresmo	4	Miami, U.S.	Hard	4R	6–3, 6–2	10
20.	Justine Henin	7	Miami, U.S.	Hard	QF	6–0, 6–2	10
21.	Jennifer Capriati	8	Eastbourne, UK	Grass	SF	2–6, 7–6, 6–2	7
22.	Amélie Mauresmo	6	WTA Finals,L.A.	Hard (i)	SF	4–6, 6–4, 6–2	10

External links

• Chanda Rubinat theWomen's Tennis Association
• Chanda Rubinat theInternational Tennis Federation
• Chanda Rubinat theBillie Jean King Cup