Chanda Rubin

Rubin at the 2015 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 (61.1%)
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 (58.5%)
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 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.

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 No. 2 in the ITF Junior rankings.

Her breakthrough season on the professional 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 the LA Tennis Championships in August, she defeated Gabriela Sabatini and world No. 2, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, on her way to the final.

In 1996, Rubin reached the Australian Open semifinals, defeating Gabriela Sabatini in the fourth round and then 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 Miami Open 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 U.S., 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 Novotná, 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.^[5]

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 semifinals, after which she peaked again at 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 Martínez 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.^[5]

She was inducted into the Southern Tennis Hall of Fame in 2009, and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.^[6]

Post-retirement

In 2013, Rubin completed a four-year Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies with a concentration in Economics at Harvard Extension School, graduating cum laude.^[7]

In recent years, she has developed a career in broadcasting, working for Tennis Channel as a presenter and commentator.^[8]

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^[9]

Grand Slam 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 career finals

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

Result	W/L	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	W/L	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

Wins over top 10 players

#	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

References

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