Grand Slam titles won by Leander Paes (To go with Paes-Dlouhy topple...)September 14th, 2009 NEW YORK - The 10 Grand Slam titles won by Leander Paes, with name of partner in brackets:
Men's doubles (six titles)
2009: US Open (Lukas Dlouhy)
2009: French Open (Lukas Dlouhy)
2006: US Open (Martin Damm)
2001: French Open (Mahesh Bhupathi)
1999: Wimbledon (Mahesh Bhupathi)
1999: French Open (Mahesh Bhupathi)
Mixed doubles (four titles)
2008: US Open (Cara Black)
2003: Wimbledon (Martina Navratilova)
2003: Australian Open (Martina Navratilova)
1999: Wimbledon (Lisa Raymond)
Serena, Venus Williams move into 1st US Open women's doubles final since 1999September 10th, 2009 Williams sisters a win away from a Perfect 10NEW YORK — Maybe they should just hand the Williams sisters the trophy. A victory Thursday put Venus and Serena in their 10th Grand Slam doubles final.
'I used to never look at numbers': Serena Williams accumulating Grand Slam titlesAugust 29th, 2009 Serena Williams seeks 12th major title at US OpenNEW YORK — In one breath, Serena Williams says she considers herself the favorite at the U.S. Open. In the next, she says she doesn't want to be touted as the woman to beat at the year's last Grand Slam tournament, which begins Monday.
Has Martina Navratilova got engaged to Julia Lemigova?August 25th, 2009 LONDON - Tennis legend Martina Navratilova is said to be engaged to former beauty queen Julia Lemigova. According to French reports, the Moscow-born beauty is engaged to Navratilova, 52, after a low-key relationship.
Top-seeded Serena Williams loses to Stosur in quarterfinals at StanfordAugust 1st, 2009 Serena Williams loses to Stosur at StanfordSTANFORD, Calif. — Australia's Samantha Stosur has won 22 WTA doubles titles and no singles titles.
Venus and Serena Williams win fourth Wimbledon doubles championshipJuly 4th, 2009 Williams sisters win Wimbledon doubles titleWIMBLEDON, England — Venus and Serena Williams have won their fourth women's doubles title at Wimbledon by beating Rennae Stubbs and Samantha Stosur of Australia 7-6 (4), 6-4. The doubles final began a few hours after Serena beat Venus for the singles championship Saturday.
Serena Williams beats big sister Venus in Wimbledon final for third timeJuly 4th, 2009 Serena beats sister Venus in Wimbledon finalWIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams has won her third Wimbledon title, beating sister Venus Williams 7-6 (3), 6-2 in the final. The second-seeded Serena also beat Venus in the 2002 and '03 Wimbledon finals, but lost to her older sibling in last year's championship match at the All England Club.
Serena Williams saves a match point, rallies to beat Dementieva in Wimbledon semifinalsJuly 2nd, 2009 Serena saves match point, advances to semifinalsWIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams saved a match point and rallied to beat Elena Dementieva 6-7 (4), 7-5, 8-6 Thursday, reaching the Wimbledon final for the second year in a row. The two-time Wimbledon champion saved the match point with a backhand volley while trailing 5-4 in the third set.
Serena Williams saves a match point, rallies to beat Dementieva in Wimbledon semifinalJuly 2nd, 2009 Serena rallies to advance to Wimbledon finalWIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams has rallied to beat Elena Dementieva 6-7 (4), 7-5, 8-6 and reach the Wimbledon final for the second year in a row. The two-time Wimbledon champion saved a match point with a backhand volley while trailing 5-4 in the third set of Thursday's semifinal.
Martina Navratilova's sued by ex-lover for millionsJune 25th, 2009 NEW YORK - The former lesbian lover of Martina Navratilova has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the tennis great. Toni Layton, who claims Navratilova wed her and then cruelly dumped her eight years later, wants a share of the four luxury homes the Wimbledon champ bought during their time together.
New roof open at Wimbledon as Roger Federer begins bid for 6th titleJune 22nd, 2009 Federer begins bid for 6th Wimbledon titleWIMBLEDON, England — So far, Wimbledon's new roof is keeping the rain away. The retractable roof was open Monday when five-time champion Roger Federer stepped onto the lawn for the opening match on Centre Court.
Serena Williams uses powerful serve in straight-sets win to reach 2nd round at WimbledonJune 22nd, 2009 Serena Williams advances to 2nd round at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams has advanced to the second round of Wimbledon by beating Neuza Silva of Portugal 6-1, 7-5. Williams breezed through the first set and then relied on her powerful serve in the second.
Loudest grunter at Wimbledon insists she is not a cheatJune 22nd, 2009 LONDON - The row over Wimbledon's grunting girls is getting louder, but the loudest offender insisted that she is not a cheat. "I am not a cheat.
Some things don't change: Venus Williams begins bid for 3rd straight and 6th Wimbledon titleJune 22nd, 2009 Venus seeks 3rd straight and 6th Wimbledon titleWIMBLEDON, England — When Venus Williams first played here in 1997, Wimbledon had a much different look, and not only because there's now a retractable roof on Centre Court. The field looked much different, too.
Navratilova terms grunting players cheatsJune 4th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Tennis legend Martina Navratilova, who won 18 grand slam titles, has called grunting female players cheats, and asked that something to be done to end the noise on court. Navratilova used the presentation of an award for her service to the game to air her grievances to tennis leaders.
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