Chanda Rubin
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| Bio | Winning seven WTA Tour singles titles, she reached her highest ranking of world No. 6 on April 8, 1996, after reaching the semifinals at the 1996 Australian Open. Rubin achieved a career-high ranking of No. 9 in doubles, winning the Australian Open in 1996 with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. She is also a three-time Grand Slam singles quarterfinalist, having reached that stage at the French Open in 1995, 2000 and 2003. Throughout her long career, she has been ranked as high as No. 6 in the world even though she has been plagued by injuries. Rubin was the third African-American woman in the Open era to reach the top ten after Zina Garrison and Lori McNeil. She reached the quarterfinals at the French Open in 1995, 2000, and 2003; in 1995 on her way to the quarterfinals she defeated Jana Novotná 7–6, 4–6, 8–6 after falling behind 0–5, 0-40 in the third set and after saving nine match points. Also in 1995 in the second round of Wimbledon, Rubin defeated Patricia Hy-Boulais 7–6, 6–7, 17–15. The 58 games are the most for a women's match. In 1996, she reached the Australian Open semifinals, defeating Gabriela Sabatini in the fourth round and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–4, 2–6, 16–14 in the quarterfinals. The 48 games in the quarterfinal are the most for a women's match at the Australian Open, tied in 2018 by Simona Halep and Lauren Davis. 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 her career-high ranking of No. 6, after reaching the final of the Lipton Championships in 1996 where she lost to Steffi Graf. Rubin has defeated several other top players, including Lindsay Davenport, Justine Henin, Amélie Mauresmo, and Serena Williams. Her 2002 upset of Williams in the Los Angeles quarterfinals ended the top-ranked player's winning streak of 21 matches, a stretch that carried Williams through titles at the French Open and Wimbledon. In 2003, she was invited by Hong Kong Tennis Patrons' Association to play The Hong Kong Ladies Chellenge but she lost to her compatriot Monica Seles 7–5, 1–6, 2–6 in the singles final. Rubin received a wildcard into the 2006 US Open, where she lost in the first round to then world No. 9 Nicole Vaidišová, 4–6, 3–6. Over a number of years, Rubin had struggled with injuries and subsequently retired from tennis. Rubin was a power baseliner similar to Venus Williams. She possessed a powerful forehand and backhand which she would use to dictate play from the back of the court or hit outright winners. She was able to use her volleys if needed. She was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame on June 29, 2013. |
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