By James Waterson Photo Credit: Al Bello/Getty Images
(September 11, 2011) Fourth-seeded Lisa Raymond and Liezel Huber defeated defending US Open champions Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3) Sunday to win their first Grand Slam title as a team.
King and Shvedova were within three points of the championship three times, but they couldn’t close the deal.
“We really relied on our experience today and sticking together," Raymond, who won the US Open doubles title in 2001 and 2005, said. "Even when we were down when they were serving for the match. Just grinded it out, and now we're sitting here as US Open champions."
Today’s win elevates Huber to the World No. 1 doubles ranking, putting her above Kveta Peaschke and Katarina Srebotnik.
"I'm speechless, really," Huber said after finding out. "I think that ranking definitely doesn't define you as a person."