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Rennae Stubbs

Aus
Residence: Sydney, Australia and Tampa, FL, USA
DOB: March 26, 1971
Birthplace: Sydney, Australia
Height: 5' 10 1/4" (1.78 m)
Weight: 143 lbs. (65 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Status: Pro
1986 - Played first event of career in doubles at ITF/Sydney-AUS.

1987 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

1988 - Fell in Tour qualifying twice (incl. Australian Open); won six doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

1989 - Played first Tour main draw at Australian Open, reaching 2r; fell in Tour qualifying six times; won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

1990 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r four times and in Tour qualifying 10 times (incl. Roland Garros); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

1991 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r four times and in Tour qualifying four times (incl. other two majors); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

1992 - QF at Eastbourne (made Top 100 singles debut afterwards on June 22, rising from No.123 to No.95); reached 3r once and 2r five times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon); fell 1r six times (incl. Roland Garros) and in Tour qualifying twice; won four Tour doubles titles.

1993 - Reached 2r five times; fell 1r eight times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon) and in Tour qualifying four times (incl. US Open); won two Tour doubles titles.

1994 - Reached 2r three times; fell 1r three times (incl. Australian Open) and in Tour qualifying 10 times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open); won two Tour doubles titles.

1995 - SF at Québec City (d. No.20 Raymond en route for first Top 20 win; l. to Van Roost); reached 2r four times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r four times (incl. US Open) and in Tour qualifying eight times (incl. Australian Open); won one Tour doubles title.

1996 - Reached QF at Essen (l. to Svensson); reached 3r once and 2r once (Australian Open); fell 1r 11 times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon, Olympics, US Open) and in Tour qualifying three times; reached career-high singles ranking of No.64 on October 14; won two Tour doubles titles.

1997 - Suffered right wrist tendonitis, missing most of season; returned to Tour in the fall and won two Tour doubles titles (played one Tour singles main draw, falling 1r).

1998 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r twice (Australian Open, Wimbledon) and in Tour qualifying seven times (incl. US Open); won two Tour doubles titles.

1999 - Fell in Tour singles qualifying six times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon); won five Tour doubles titles.

2000 - Fell in Tour singles qualifying three times; won four Tour doubles titles (incl. first Grand Slam doubles title at Australian Open w/Raymond); on August 21, rose to No.1 ranking in doubles (co-No.1 w/Raymond for three weeks); also won Australian Open mixed doubles title w/Palmer (first woman in Open Era to win both in same year).

2001 - First season played exclusively in doubles; won seven Tour doubles titles (incl. Wimbledon, US Open and Tour Championships w/Raymond); also won US Open mixed doubles title (w/Woodbridge); missed most of fall season w/left wrist fracture.

2002 - Won eight Tour doubles titles.

2003 - Won three Tour doubles titles.

2004 - Won six Tour doubles titles (incl. Wimbledon w/Black, her fourth Grand Slam doubles title).

2005 - Won four Tour doubles titles.

2006 - Won three Tour doubles titles.

2007 - Won three Tour doubles titles.

2008 - Eleventh straight (and 12th overall) Top 10 season in doubles; went 31-18 in near-exclusive partnership w/Peschke (19 of 20 events), winning Doha (d. Black/Huber in final) and finishing runners-up three times, at Eastbourne (l. to Black/Huber), Stuttgart (l. to Groenefeld/Schnyder) and Tour Championships (l. to Black/Huber); in only event played with another partner, reached 2r at Olympics (w/Stosur; l. to Medina Garrigues/Ruano Pascual).
SINGLES
Winner: 1991 - ITF/Mildura 2-AUS; 1990 - ITF/Perth-AUS.
Semifinalist (1): 1995 - Québec City.
Quarterfinalist (2): 1996 - Essen; 1992 - Eastbourne.

DOUBLES
Winner (59): 2008 - Doha (w/Peschke); 2007 - Los Angeles, Stuttgart, Zürich (all w/Peschke); 2006 - Sydney (w/Morariu), San Diego, Zürich (both w/Black); 2005 - Eastbourne (w/Raymond), Stanford, Zürich, Philadelphia (all w/Black); 2004 - Sydney, Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Wimbledon, San Diego, Filderstadt, Zürich (all w/Black); 2003 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (w/Bovina), Los Angeles (w/Pierce), Filderstadt (w/Raymond); 2002 - Sydney, Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Scottsdale, Indian Wells, Miami, Charleston, Eastbourne, Stanford (all w/Raymond); 2001 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Scottsdale, Charleston, Eastbourne, Wimbledon, US Open, Tour Championships (all w/Raymond); 2000 - Australian Open, Rome, Madrid, San Diego (all w/Raymond); 1999 - Oklahoma City, New Haven, Zürich, Moscow, Philadelphia (all w/Raymond); 1998 - Hannover, Boston (both w/Raymond); 1997 - Québec City, Philadelphia (both w/Raymond); 1996 - Chicago, Philadelphia (both w/Raymond); 1995 - Birmingham (w/Bollegraf); 1994 - Osaka (w/Neiland), Strasbourg (w/McNeil); 1993 - Indian Wells (w/Sukova), Hamburg (w/Graf); 1992 - Osaka (w/Sukova), Hamburg (w/Graf), Birmingham, Montréal (both w/McNeil).
Finalist (39): 2009 - Eastbourne, Wimbledon (both w/Stosur); 2008 - Eastbourne, Stuttgart (both w/Peschke); 2007 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (w/King), Eastbourne (w/Peschke); 2006 - Gold Coast, Tour Championships (both w/Black), Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Paris [Indoors], Stuttgart (all w/Black); 2005 - Miami (w/Raymond), Luxembourg, Moscow, Tour Championships (all w/Black); 2004 - Vienna, Tour Championships (both w/Black); 2003 - Sydney (w/Martínez), Philadelphia (w/Black); 2002 - Roland Garros (w/Raymond); 2001 - Sydney, Miami, Madrid (all w/Raymond); 2000 - Eastbourne, Philadelphia (both w/Raymond); 1999 - Amelia Island, Los Angeles (both w/Raymond); 1998 - Hilton Head, Birmingham, Moscow (all w/Raymond); 1996 - Linz (w/Sukova); 1995 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (w/Davenport), Paris [Indoors], Edinburgh (both w/Bollegraf), US Open (w/Schultz-McCarthy), Québec City (w/Raymond); 1993 - Sydney, Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (both w/McNeil), San Juan (w/G.Fernandez).

MIXED DOUBLES
Winner (2): 2001 - US Open (w/Woodbridge); 2000 - Australian Open (w/Palmer).
Finalist (1): 2000 - Roland Garros (w/Woodbridge).

ADDITIONAL
Australian Fed Cup Team, 1992-96, 1998-2000, 2002, 2004; Australian Olympic Team, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008.
Father, Gary, and mother, Margaret, are retired (and divorced); has two sisters, Carolyn and Natalie, and two brothers, Rodney and Mitchell and nephew Lachlan ... Interests include skiing, surfing, golf, relaxing with friends anywhere and anytime, fine red wines (preferably Australian Shiraz) and going home to Sydney ... Describes herself as a true Aries and most admires people who are honest, authentic and giving; believes strongly in "what goes around comes around" ... Has done TV broadcasting and would like to pursue a career in sports television after tennis.
- Named 2001 ITF World Champion in women's doubles (w/Raymond).
- Has qualified for Tour Championships in doubles as one of the best teams of the year 13 times, winning in 2001; w/Raymond, finished 1999 and 2001 regular seasons as the No.1 team in point standings.