Background
Rubin is the daughter of Edward D. Rubin, a state judge in Louisiana, and his wife, Bernadette Fontenot Rubin. They have two other children.
Rubin is the daughter of Edward D. Rubin, a state judge in Louisiana, and his wife, Bernadette Fontenot Rubin. They have two other children.
Graduate, Episcopal School Acadiana, 1993.
Winning seven Women's Tennis Association Tour singles titles, she reached her highest ranking World Number. 6 on April 8, 1996, after reaching semifinals at the 1996 Australian Open. Rubin is also former World Number.
9 in doubles, winning the Australian Open in 1996 partnering with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.
Throughout her long career, she has been ranked as high as Number. 6 in the world even though she has been plagued by injuries.
Rubin reached the quarterfinals at the French Open in 1995, 2000, and 2003. In 1995 on her way to the quarterfinals she defeated Jana Novotná 7–6, 4–6, 8–6 after falling behind 0–5, 0-40 in the third set and after saving nine match points.
Also in 1995 in the second round of Wimbledon, Rubin defeated Patricia Hy-Boulais 7-6, 6-7, 17-15.
The 58 games are the most for a women"s match. In 1996, she reached the Australian Open semifinals, defeating Gabriela Sabatini in the fourth round and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6-4, 2-6, 16-14 in the quarterfinals. The 48 games in the quarterfinal are the most for a women"s match at the Australian Open.
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 her career-high ranking of Number. 6 after reaching the final of the Lipton Championships in 1996 where she lost to Steffi Graf.
Rubin has defeated several other top players, including Lindsay Davenport, Justine Henin, Amélie Mauresmo, and Serena Williams. Her 2002 upset of Williams in the Los Angeles quarterfinals ended the top-ranked player"s winning streak of 21 matches, a stretch that carried Williams through titles at the French Open and Wimbledon.
In 2003, she was invited by Hong Kong Tennis Patrons" Association to play The Hong Kong Ladies Chellenge 2003 but she lost to her compatriot and former Yugoslavian Monica Seles 7–5, 1–6, 2–6 in the singles final.
Rubin received a wild card into the 2006 United States Open, where she lost in the first round to World Number. 9 Nicole Vaidišová 6–4, 6–3. Since then Rubin has struggled with injuries.
Rubin was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame on June 29, 2013.
Founder The Chanda Rubin Foundation.
