Chanda Rubin
Chanda Rubin (born February 18, 1976) is an American former top 10 professional tennis player. During her career, she reached the semifinals at the 1996 Australian Open, the quarterfinals of the French Open three times, and had wins over world number ones Serena Williams and Martina Hingis. In doubles, she won the 1996 Australian Open with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and was runner-up at the 1999 US Open with Sandrine Testud.
![]() Chanda Rubin playing in the U.S. Open Champions Team Tennis September 9, 2010 | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Lafayette, Louisiana |
Born | Lafayette, Louisiana | February 18, 1976
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Turned pro | August 1991 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $4,469,990 |
Singles | |
Career record | 399–254 |
Career titles | 7 WTA, 2 ITF |
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 | 226–160 |
Career titles | 10 WTA, 3 ITF |
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) |
Early life and family
Rubin was born to Edward D. Rubin, a state judge in Louisiana, and Bernadette Fontenot Rubin. She was the middle child of three siblings.[1] As a child, she was taught the sport of tennis by Nehemiah Atkinson.[2]
She married Mireyou Hollier in April 2015 and their daughter was born in October 2016.[3]
In early 2016, her younger brother - Edward Rubin Jr. - died aged 38 at his home in Lafayette, Louisiana.[4]
Tennis career
In 1992, Rubin won the girls' singles title at Wimbledon, and reached a peak ranking of world number 2 in the ITF Junior rankings.
Rubin's breakthrough season on the women's tour was 1995. In the third round of the French Open, Rubin came from 0–5, 0–40 down in the third set against Jana Novotná, saving nine match points, before winning 8-6. In the second round of Wimbledon, Rubin defeated Patricia Hy-Boulais 7–6, 6–7, 17–15, the longest women's match in Wimbledon history. At LA Women's Tennis Championships in August, she defeated Gabriela Sabatini and world no. 2 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario on her way to the final.
In 1996, Rubin reached the Australian Open semifinals, defeating Gabriela Sabatini in the fourth round and then Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–4, 2–6, 16–14 in the quarterfinals. The 48 games played in their quarterfinal are the most for a women's match at the Australian Open (tied in 2018). Rubin lost in the semifinals to Monica Seles 6–7, 6–1, 7–5, despite holding a 5–2 lead in the third set. Rubin rose to a career-high ranking of No. 6, after reaching the final of the Lipton Championships in 1996 where she lost to Steffi Graf. However, after fracturing a bone in her right hand in Miami, Rubin underwent surgery and missed the majority of the rest of the season.[5]
Representing the USA, Rubin won the Hopman Cup alongside Justin Gimelstob. She remained undefeated through three ties and the final in her singles matches. At the Linz Open, Rubin defeated world no. 4 Jana Novotna on the way to her first singles title.
In Indian Wells in 1999, Rubin defeated both Amanda Coetzer and world no. 1 Martina Hingis in straight sets on her way to the semifinals. She also won her second career title at the Hobart 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.[6]
In 2002, Rubin underwent surgery on her left knee again, missing the first half of the season. In August, she defeated Lindsay Davenport, Jelena Dokic and the world no. 1 Serena Williams on her way to the title in Los 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 the French Open and Wimbledon.
At the Miami Open in 2003, Rubin beat both Amélie Mauresmo and Justine Henin in straight sets on her way to the semi-finals, after which she peaked again at world no. 6 in the rankings. She reached her third and final French Open quarterfinal, and also won the Eastbourne International title for a second time, defeating Jennifer Capriati in the semifinals and Conchita Martinez in 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 in Quebec City.[7]
She was inducted into the Southern Tennis Hall of Fame in 2009, and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.[8]
Post-retirement
In 2013, Rubin completed a four year Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies with a concentration in Economics at Harvard University, graduating cum laude.[9]
In recent years, she has developed a career in broadcasting, working for Tennis Channel as a presenter and commentator.[10]
Awards
- 1995: ATA Athlete of the Year
- 1995: TENNIS Magazine 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[11]
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 2 (1–1)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1996 | Australian Open | ![]() |
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7–5, 2–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1999 | US Open | ![]() |
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6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |
WTA career finals
Singles: 19 (7–12)
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Nov 1991 | Scottsdale, US | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 2. | Feb 1994 | Chicago, US | Hard (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 3. | Jun 1995 | Eastbourne, UK | Grass | ![]() |
6–3, 0–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 4. | Aug 1995 | Manhattan Beach, US | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 5. | Mar 1996 | Key Biscayne, US | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1. | Feb 1997 | Linz, Austria | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 6. | Nov 1998 | Quebec City, Canada | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 6–7(6–8) |
Win | 2. | Jan 1999 | Hobart, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 7. | Nov 1999 | Quebec City, Canada | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–4, 1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 8. | Jan 2000 | Hobart, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 3. | Nov 2000 | Quebec City, Canada | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 9. | May 2002 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 4. | Jun 2002 | Eastbourne, UK | Grass | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 5. | Aug 2002 | Los Angeles, US | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Win | 6. | May 2003 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
Win | 7. | Jun 2003 | Eastbourne, UK | Grass | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 10. | Sep 2003 | Bali, Indonesia | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 11. | Sep 2003 | Shanghai, China | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–7(6–8) |
Loss | 12. | Oct 2003 | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | Hard (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 5–7 |
Doubles: 17 (10–7)
Legend |
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Grand Slam (1–1) |
WTA Championships (0–0) |
Tier I (1–1) |
Tier II (5–3) |
Tier III (1–2) |
Tier IV (2–0) |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | Sep 1993 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 2. | Jan 1994 | Hobart, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 4–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 1. | Nov 1994 | Quebec City, Canada | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 3. | May 1995 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 2. | Oct 1995 | Zürich, Switzerland | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
Win | 4. | Jan 1996 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 2–6, 6–4 |
Win | 5. | Feb 1996 | Oklahoma City, US | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 6. | Mar 1996 | Indian Wells, US | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 7. | Apr 1996 | Amelia Island, US | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 3. | Sep 1997 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 4. | Oct 1998 | Quebec City, Canada | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(7–3), 5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 5. | Sep, 1999 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 8. | Oct 1999 | Filderstadt, Germany | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 6. | Nov 1999 | Philadelphia, US | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–7(2–7) |
Win | 9. | Jul 2000 | Stanford, US | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 10. | Oct 2000 | Linz, Austria | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 7. | Oct 2001 | Linz, Austria | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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1–6, 4–6 |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Career SR |
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Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 4R | 2R | SF | 4R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 1R | A | 4R | 4R | A | A | A | 0 / 12 |
French Open | A | Q2 | 1R | A | 1R | QF | A | 2R | 4R | 2R | QF | A | 4R | QF | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 9 |
Wimbledon | A | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 12 |
US Open | 1R | 2R | 4R | 3R | 1R | 4R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 4R | 1R | 3R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 15 |
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 | 0 / 48 |
WTA Tour Championships | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | RR | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 |
Year-end ranking | 521 | 83 | 83 | 69 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 30 | 34 | 22 | 13 | 54 | 13 | 9 | 53 | 546 | 481 | NR |
- A=did not participate in the tournament
- SR=the ratio of the number of tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played
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 |
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1995 | |||||||
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5 | French Open | Clay | Third Round | 7-6, 4-6, 8-6 | 53 |
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6 | Eastbourne International, UK | Grass | Quarterfinals | 6-3, 6-0 | 29 |
3. | ![]() |
8 | Manhattan Beach, USA | Hard | Quarterfinals | 6-7, 7-6, 6-0 | 22 |
4. | ![]() |
2 | Manhattan Beach, USA | Hard | Semifinal | 6-3, 6-1 | 22 |
5. | ![]() |
9 | Filderstadt, Germany | Carpet | 3rd Round | 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 | 15 |
1996 | |||||||
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7 | Australian Open | Hard | R16 | 6-2, 6-4 | 14 |
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3 | Australian Open | Hard | Quarterfinals | 6-4, 2-6, 16-14 | 14 |
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6 | Miami, USA | Hard | Quarterfinals | 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 | 9 |
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8 | Philadelphia, USA | Carpet | Third Round | 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 | 14 |
1997 | |||||||
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4 | Linz, Austria | Carpet | Semifinals | 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 | 22 |
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10 | Linz, Austria | Carpet | Final | 6-4, 6-2 | 22 |
1999 | |||||||
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9 | Indian Wells, USA | Hard | R16 | 6-4, 6-4 | 26 |
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1 | Indian Wells, USA | Hard | Quarterfinals | 6-3, 7-6 | 26 |
2000 | |||||||
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6 | French Open | Clay | Third Round | 6-4, 7-6 | 25 |
2002 | |||||||
15. | ![]() |
1 | Los Angeles, USA | Hard | Quarterfinals | 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 | 21 |
16. | ![]() |
5 | Los Angeles, USA | Hard | Semifinals | 6-0, 6-2 | 21 |
17. | ![]() |
9 | Los Angeles, USA | Hard | Final | 5-7, 7-6, 6-3 | 21 |
18. | ![]() |
8 | Linz, Austria | Hard | Quarterfinals | 7-5, 6-2 | 14 |
2003 | |||||||
19. | ![]() |
4 | Miami, USA | Hard | Fourth Round | 6-3, 6-2 | 10 |
20. | ![]() |
7 | Miami, USA | Hard | Quarterfinals | 6-0, 6-2 | 10 |
21. | ![]() |
8 | Eastbourne International, UK | Grass | Semifinals | 2-6, 7-6, 6-2 | 7 |
22. | ![]() |
6 | WTA Finals | Hard | Semifinals | 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 | 10 |
References
- "Judge Edward D. Rubin, Division D". 15th Judicial District of Louisiana. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
- Lyman, Tim. "Jumping the Net". nola.com. Georges Media Group. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- Henley, Blair (December 9, 2016). "DRIVEN TO SUCCEED: CHANDA RUBIN IS ON A MISSION TO KEEP GROWING TENNIS". Tennis Magazine (Online). Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- "Edward Rubin Jr., son of Lafayette judge, dies". Daily Advertiser. March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- "WTA Profile Page: Chanda Rubin". WTA Website. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- "WTA Profile Page: Chanda Rubin". WTA Website. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- "WTA Profile Page: Chanda Rubin". WTA Website. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- Cioffi, Ron. "USTA Southern Director, Communications". Southern Tennis Foundation. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- "Life after Professional Tennis". Harvard Extension School. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- "FORMER WTA STAR CHANDA RUBIN HAS DIFFERENT ROLE AS TENNIS CHANNEL COMMENTATOR". WTA Volvo Car Cup. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
- "Chanda Rubin: Director at Large". USTA Website. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
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Preceded by Mary Pierce |
WTA Most Improved Player of the Year 1995 |
Succeeded by Martina Hingis |