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Cara Black

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Cara Black is a Zimbabwean former professional tennis player, born on 17 February 1979, who was primarily a doubles specialist and a former doubles world number one. She won 60 WTA Tour and 11 ITF doubles titles and ten major titles. Her five Grand Slam women's doubles titles came at Wimbledon in 2004, 2005 and 2007, the Australian Open in 2007 and the US Open in 2008. By winning the 2010 Australian Open mixed doubles title she became the third woman in the Open Era to complete the career Grand Slam in mixed doubles. She also won one WTA Tour singles title and peaked at world number 31 in singles in March 1999.

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1979 1
Gender
Female 1
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5+ 1
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is a Zimbabwean former professional tennis player
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    Cara Cavell Black (born 17 February 1979)
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    By winning the 2010 Australian Open mixed doubles title, Black became the third woman in the Open Era
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    A former doubles world No. 1, she won ten major titles
  • Lead, nationality
    is a Zimbabwean former professional tennis player
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    is a Zimbabwean former professional tennis player
  • Competed In: Wimbledon, Lead, Wimbledon
    Cara has won five Grand Slam women's doubles titles in her career: Wimbledon 2004, 2005, and 2007; Australian Open 2007; and US Open 2008
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