Former Gator Great Lisa Raymond in U.S. Open Doubles Semifinals
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 | Women's Tennis
Former University of Florida women's tennis great Lisa Raymond has advanced into the semifinals of the U.S. Open Women's Doubles Championship.
Raymond and her partner Samantha Stosur (AUS) defeated Marina Erakovic (NZL) and Jelena Kostanic Tosic (CRO), 7-6 (3), 6-0, in Tuesday's quarterfinal match played at Louis Armstrong Stadium.
Raymond and Stosur next face fourth-seeded Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) and Ai Sugiyama (JPN) for the right to advance to the final. The pair reached the championship match at 2008 Wimbledon, but fell to Serena and Venus Williams in the title bout.
Raymond has won a total of five professional women's doubles Grand Slam championships, including the 2001 and 2005 U.S. Open titles. She collected the women's doubles career Grand Slam after winning the 2006 French Open with Stosur. Raymond also has four Mixed Doubles Grand Slam championships to her credit.
Raymond spent the majority of the 2001 and 2002 seasons as the No. 1-ranked doubles player in the world and entered 2007 as the co-No. 1 ranked player.
The former Gator standout won the 1992 and 1993 NCAA Singles Championships while guiding Florida to the 1992 NCAA Team title. Raymond compiled an 84-4 singles record during her two-year tenure in Gainesville, amassing a winning percentage of 95.4 which still remains the career program standard.
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