Olympic Experience

2000 Olympic Games, lost in first round of doubles with Amanda Coetzer (for South Africa)
2008 Olympic Games, quarterfinals in doubles with Lindsay Davenport (lost to Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues, and Virginia Ruano Pascual)
2012 Olympic Games, 4th place in doubles

Career Highlights

2012 Wimbledon, semifinals in doubles with Lisa Raymond (lost to Serena and Venus Williams)
No. 1-ranked doubles player in the world (first hit No. 1 November 2007)
52 WTA doubles titles (including five Grand Slam titles)
2010 US Open, 1st (mixed doubles with Bob Bryan)
2009 Roland Garros, 1st (mixed doubles with Bob Bryan)
8-2 U.S. Fed Cup Team record (doubles)
Six WTA Player Awards Doubles Team of the Year (with Cara Black, 2007-08), Humanitarian of the Year (2005, 2007), Player Service Awards (2008-09)

Fun Facts: Liezel husband, Tony, serves as her coach. Sponsors annual U15 girls tournament in South Africa. Became an American citizen in July 2007. Liezel enjoys reading and traveling.

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