Lisa Raymond

Lisa Raymond played in her 26^th consecutive and final US Open in September, retiring at age 43 and moving on to a coaching role with Top 20 and No. 2 American player Madison Keys. Raymond’s 26 consecutive Open appearances is a record—male or female—in the Open Era. The Pennsylvania native amassed 79 WTA doubles titles, including 11 Grand Slam wins, and in 2011, became the oldest woman (age 38) to win a Grand Slam doubles title at the US Open. A year later, she and Mike Bryan teamed up to take the mixed doubles bronze at the London Olympics. Raymond finished year-end No. 1 in doubles in 2001 and 2006 and briefly returned to No. 1 in 2012 – she is one of only 13 women in history to achieve the doubles career Grand Slam, and she spent 137 weeks as the world No. 1. The former No. 1 US junior (1990), Raymond spent 10 straight years ranked in the Top 30 in WTA singles rankings, reaching a career high of No. 15 with 4 WTA titles. As a collegian, she led Florida to its first-ever NCAA team title in 1992, won NCAA singles titles in ‘92 and ‘93, and was a Gator Athletic Hall of Fame inductee in 2003.