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
Chanda Rubin playing in the U.S. Open Champions Team Tennis September 9, 2010
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceLafayette, Louisiana
Born (1976-02-18) February 18, 1976
Lafayette, Louisiana
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned proAugust 1991
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$4,469,990
Singles
Career record399–254
Career titles7 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 6 (April 8, 1996)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenSF (1996)
French OpenQF (1995, 2000, 2003)
Wimbledon4R (2002)
US Open4R (1992, 1995, 2002)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (2003)
Olympic Games3R (2004)
Doubles
Career record226–160
Career titles10 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 9 (April 15, 1996)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenW (1996)
French OpenSF (2003)
WimbledonSF (2002)
US OpenF (1999)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (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

Grand Slam finals

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

WTA career finals

Singles: 19 (7–12)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Nov 1991 Scottsdale, US Hard Sabine Appelmans 5–7, 1–6
Loss 2. Feb 1994 Chicago, US Hard (i) Natasha Zvereva 3–6, 5–7
Loss 3. Jun 1995 Eastbourne, UK Grass Nathalie Tauziat 6–3, 0–6, 5–7
Loss 4. Aug 1995 Manhattan Beach, US Hard Conchita Martínez 6–4, 1–6, 3–6
Loss 5. Mar 1996 Key Biscayne, US Hard Steffi Graf 1–6, 3–6
Win 1. Feb 1997 Linz, Austria Hard (i) Karina Habšudová 6–4, 6–2
Loss 6. Nov 1998 Quebec City, Canada Carpet (i) Tara Snyder 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 2. Jan 1999 Hobart, Australia Hard Rita Grande 6–2, 6–3
Loss 7. Nov 1999 Quebec City, Canada Carpet (i) Jennifer Capriati 6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Loss 8. Jan 2000 Hobart, Australia Hard Kim Clijsters 6–2, 2–6, 2–6
Win 3. Nov 2000 Quebec City, Canada Carpet (i) Jennifer Capriati 6–4, 6–2
Loss 9. May 2002 Madrid, Spain Clay Monica Seles 4–6, 2–6
Win 4. Jun 2002 Eastbourne, UK Grass Anastasia Myskina 6–1, 6–3
Win 5. Aug 2002 Los Angeles, US Hard Lindsay Davenport 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win 6. May 2003 Madrid, Spain Clay María Sánchez Lorenzo 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Win 7. Jun 2003 Eastbourne, UK Grass Conchita Martínez 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 10. Sep 2003 Bali, Indonesia Hard Elena Dementieva 2–6, 1–6
Loss 11. Sep 2003 Shanghai, China Hard Elena Dementieva 3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 12. Oct 2003 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Hard (i) Kim Clijsters 2–6, 5–7

Doubles: 17 (10–7)
Legend
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
Win 1. Sep 1993 Tokyo, Japan Hard Lisa Raymond Amanda Coetzer
Linda Wild		 6–4, 6–1
Win 2. Jan 1994 Hobart, Australia Hard Linda Wild Jenny Byrne
Rachel McQuillan		 7–5, 4–6, 7–6
Loss 1. Nov 1994 Quebec City, Canada Carpet (i) Linda Wild Elna Reinach
Nathalie Tauziat		 4–6, 3–6
Win 3. May 1995 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Linda Wild Maria Lindström
Maria Strandlund		 6–7, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 2. Oct 1995 Zürich, 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 City, US Hard (i) Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Katrina Adams
Debbie Graham		 6–4, 6–3
Win 6. Mar 1996 Indian Wells, US Hard Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Julie Halard-Decugis
Nathalie Tauziat		 6–1, 6–4
Win 7. Apr 1996 Amelia Island, US Clay Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Meredith McGrath
Larisa Neiland		 6–1, 6–1
Loss 3. Sep 1997 Tokyo, Japan Hard Julie Halard-Decugis Monica Seles
Ai Sugiyama		 1–6, 0–6
Loss 4. Oct 1998 Quebec City, Canada Carpet (i) Sandrine Testud Lori McNeil
Kimberly Po		 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 4–6
Loss 5. Sep, 1999 US Open Hard Sandrine Testud Serena Williams
Venus Williams		 6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Win 8. Oct 1999 Filderstadt, Germany Hard (i) Sandrine Testud Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Larisa Neiland		 6–3, 6–4
Loss 6. Nov 1999 Philadelphia, US Carpet (i) Sandrine Testud Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs		 1–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win 9. Jul 2000 Stanford, US Hard Sandrine Testud Cara Black
Amy Frazier		 6–4, 6–4
Win 10. Oct 2000 Linz, Austria Carpet (i) Amélie Mauresmo Ai Sugiyama
Nathalie Tauziat		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 7. Oct 2001 Linz, Austria Hard (i) Els Callens Jelena Dokić
Nadia Petrova		 1–6, 4–6

Grand Slam singles performance timeline
Tournament199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007Career SR
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
1995
1. Jana Novotna 5 French Open Clay Third Round 7-6, 4-6, 8-6 53
2. Kimiko Date 6 Eastbourne International, UK Grass Quarterfinals 6-3, 6-0 29
3. Gabriela Sabatini 8 Manhattan Beach, USA Hard Quarterfinals 6-7, 7-6, 6-0 22
4. Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 2 Manhattan Beach, USA Hard Semifinal 6-3, 6-1 22
5. Lindsay Davenport 9 Filderstadt, Germany Carpet 3rd Round 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 15
1996
6. Gabriela Sabatini 7 Australian Open Hard R16 6-2, 6-4 14
7. Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 3 Australian Open Hard Quarterfinals 6-4, 2-6, 16-14 14
8. Gabriela Sabatini 6 Miami, USA Hard Quarterfinals 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 9
9. Iva Majoli 8 Philadelphia, USA Carpet Third Round 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 14
1997
10. Jana Novotna 4 Linz, Austria Carpet Semifinals 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 22
11. Karina Habsudova 10 Linz, Austria Carpet Final 6-4, 6-2 22
1999
12. Amanda Coetzer 9 Indian Wells, USA Hard R16 6-4, 6-4 26
13. Martina Hingis 1 Indian Wells, USA Hard Quarterfinals 6-3, 7-6 26
2000
14. Nathalie Tauziat 6 French Open Clay Third Round 6-4, 7-6 25
2002
15. Serena Williams 1 Los Angeles, USA Hard Quarterfinals 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 21
16. Jelena Dokic 5 Los Angeles, USA Hard Semifinals 6-0, 6-2 21
17. Lindsay Davenport 9 Los Angeles, USA Hard Final 5-7, 7-6, 6-3 21
18. Jelena Dokic 8 Linz, Austria Hard Quarterfinals 7-5, 6-2 14
2003
19. Amelie Mauresmo 4 Miami, USA Hard Fourth Round 6-3, 6-2 10
20. Justine Henin 7 Miami, USA Hard Quarterfinals 6-0, 6-2 10
21. Jennifer Capriati 8 Eastbourne International, UK Grass Semifinals 2-6, 7-6, 6-2 7
22. Amelie Mauresmo 6 WTA Finals Hard Semifinals 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 10

References
  1. "Judge Edward D. Rubin, Division D". 15th Judicial District of Louisiana. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  2. Lyman, Tim. "Jumping the Net". nola.com. Georges Media Group. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  3. 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.
  4. "Edward Rubin Jr., son of Lafayette judge, dies". Daily Advertiser. March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  5. "WTA Profile Page: Chanda Rubin". WTA Website. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  6. "WTA Profile Page: Chanda Rubin". WTA Website. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  7. "WTA Profile Page: Chanda Rubin". WTA Website. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  8. Cioffi, Ron. "USTA Southern Director, Communications". Southern Tennis Foundation. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  9. "Life after Professional Tennis". Harvard Extension School. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  10. "FORMER WTA STAR CHANDA RUBIN HAS DIFFERENT ROLE AS TENNIS CHANNEL COMMENTATOR". WTA Volvo Car Cup. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
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Preceded by
Mary Pierce		 WTA Most Improved Player of the Year
1995		 Succeeded by
Martina Hingis
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