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Also known as Cara Cavell Black

Zimbabwean tennis player

Key facts

Country sports
Zimbabwe
Residence
London, England
Born
( 1979-02-17 ) 17 February 1979 (age 47) , Harare, Zimbabwe
Height
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Plays
Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money
US$7,730,800
Career record
312–241
Career titles
1 WTA , 6 ITF
Highest ranking
No. 31 (15 March 1999)
Australian open
2R ( 2000 , 2001 , 2002 , 2004 )
French open
4R ( 2001 )
Wimbledon
3R ( 1998 , 2003 , 2005 )
Us open
2R ( 1998 , 2002 , 2004 )
Olympic games
2R ( 2004 )
Tour finals
W ( 2007 , 2008 , 2014 )

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Black
Gender
female
Citizenship
Zimbabwe
Place of birth
Harare
Occupation
tennis player
Sport
tennis
Mass
55
Image
Black RG13 (3) (9425013671).jpg
Height
167
Residence
Harare
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Commons category
Cara Black
date of birth
1979-02-17
birth name
Cara Cavell Black
singles record
312–241
doubles record
757–309
ranking
1
prize money
7730801
start of work period
1998-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Cara Cavell Black (born 17 February 1979) is a Zimbabwean former professional tennis player. Black was primarily a doubles specialist, winning 60 WTA Tour and 11 ITF doubles titles. A former doubles world No. 1, she won ten major titles. By winning the 2010 Australian Open mixed doubles title, Black became the third woman in the Open Era to complete the career Grand Slam in mixed doubles (after Martina Navratilova and Daniela Hantuchová). Having also won one singles title on the WTA Tour, Black peaked at world No. 31 in the singles rankings in March 1999.

Personal life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cara Black” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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