Rennae Stubbs


Rennae Stubbs is an Australian retired tennis player, coach and commentator. She worked at the Seven Network between 2011 and 2018 as an analyst for women's matches and is now a full time commentator for ESPN tennis and the host of her own podcast, The Racquet Magazine podcast. She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. She has won four Grand Slam doubles titles and two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. She was ranked world No.1 in doubles in 2000. She represented Australia at four successive Summer Olympic Games: Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, and Beijing 2008.
Stubbs has recorded more doubles triumphs than any other Australian woman—60 from 1992 to the conclusion of the 2010 WTA Tour—enjoying success with eleven different partners. In 2001, Stubbs won the season-ending WTA Championships with regular partner Lisa Raymond and the pair were named ITF World Champions.
Stubbs is the longest-serving member of the Australia Fed Cup team, having played for 17 years since 1992, with a 28–9 win-loss record in doubles; the second highest in Australian Fed Cup Team history behind Wendy Turnbull. She retired from Fed Cup play after the 2011 Fed Cup tie with Italy. Stubbs played on the WTA Tour for the rest of 2011 mostly with Casey Dellacqua and played her last tour match at the 2011 US Open with Dellacqua. She then finished her career winning the World Team Tennis Title for the 3rd time with the Washington Kastles, her 5th overall WTT Title.
Stubbs transitioned from her playing days immediately into a successful television career as a commentator and host for TV Networks including, ESPN, Tennis Channel and Channel Seven Australia. She also worked as the lead female analyst at the 2012 London and the 2016 Rio Olympics for NBC.
From August 2018 until spring 2019, she was coach to Karolína Plíšková.
In January 2019, Stubbs received the OLY post-nominal title at the Brisbane International tournament.
Stubbs has recently been added to the coaching team of Samantha Stosur. Originally, Stubbs was only expected to finish out the 2019 season with Stosur, however, given the success of Stosur at the end of 2019, the pair have decided to continue on in 2020 starting in Australia.

Grand Slam finals

Women's doubles: 7 (4–3)

Mixed doubles: 3 (2–1)

WTA career finals

Doubles: 103 (60–43)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.9 February 1992OsakaCarpet Helena Suková Sandy Collins
Rachel McQuillan
3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win2.3 May 1992HamburgClay Steffi Graf Manon Bollegraf
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win3.14 June 1992BirminghamGrass Lori McNeil Sandy Collins
Elna Reinach
5–7, 6–3, 8–6
Win4.23 August 1992MontrealHard Lori McNeil Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
3–6, 7–5, 7–5
Loss1.17 January 1993SydneyHard Lori McNeil Pam Shriver
Elizabeth Smylie
7–6, 6–2
Loss2.1 February 1993TokyoCarpet Lori McNeil Martina Navratilova
Helena Suková
6–4, 6–3
Win5.15 March 1993Indian WellsHard Helena Suková Ann Wunderlich
Patricia Hy
6–3, 6–4
Win6.2 May 1993HamburgClay Steffi Graf Larisa Neiland
Jana Novotná
6–4, 7–6
Loss3.1 August 1993San JuanHard Gigi Fernández Ann Wunderlich
Debbie Graham
5–7, 7–5, 7–5
Win7.10 February 1994OsakaCarpet Larisa Neiland Pam Shriver
Elizabeth Smylie
6–4, 6–7, 7–5
Win8.22 May 1994StrasbourgClay Lori McNeil Patricia Tarabini
Caroline Vis
6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Loss4.5 February 1995TokyoCarpet Lindsay Davenport Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
6–0, 6–3
Loss5.19 February 1995ParisCarpet Manon Bollegraf Meredith McGrath
Larisa Neiland
6–4, 6–1
Loss6.22 May 1995EdinburghClay Manon Bollegraf Meredith McGrath
Larisa Neiland
6–2, 7–6
Win9.12 June 1995BirminghamGrass Manon Bollegraf Nicole Bradtke
Kristine Kunce
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss7.10 September 1995US OpenHard Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
7–5, 6–3
Loss8.5 November 1995Quebec CityHard Lisa Raymond Nicole Arendt
Manon Bollegraf
7–6, 4–6, 6–2
Loss9.3 March 1996LinzCarpet Helena Suková Meredith McGrath
Manon Bollegraf
6–4, 6–4
Win10.3 November 1996ChicagoCarpet Lisa Raymond Angela Lettiere
Nana Miyagi
6–1, 6–1
Win11.17 November 1996PhiladelphiaCarpet Lisa Raymond Nicole Arendt
Lori McNeil
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win12.26 October 1997Quebec CityHard Lisa Raymond Alexandra Fusai
Nathalie Tauziat
6–4, 5–7, 7–5
Win13.16 November 1997PhiladelphiaCarpet Lisa Raymond Lindsay Davenport
Jana Novotná
6–3, 7–5
Win14.22 February 1998HanoverCarpet Lisa Raymond Elena Likhovtseva
Caroline Vis
6–1, 6–7, 6–3
Loss10.5 April 1998Hilton HeadClay Lisa Raymond Conchita Martínez
Patricia Tarabini
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss11.14 June 1998BirminghamGrass Lisa Raymond Els Callens
Julie Halard-Decugis
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win15.16 August 1998BostonHard Lisa Raymond Mariaan de Swardt
Mary Joe Fernandez
6–4, 6–4
Loss12.25 October 1998MoscowCarpet Lisa Raymond Mary Pierce
Natasha Zvereva
6–3, 6–4
Win16.28 February 1999Oklahoma CityHard Lisa Raymond Amanda Coetzer
Jessica Steck
6–3, 6–4
Loss13.11 April 1999Amelia IslandClay Lisa Raymond Conchita Martínez
Patricia Tarabini
7–5, 0–6, 6–4
Loss14.15 August 1999Los AngelesHard Lisa Raymond Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Larisa Neiland
6–2, 6–7, 6–0
Win17.29 August 1999New HavenHard Lisa Raymond Elena Likhovtseva
Jana Novotná
7–6, 6–2
Win18.17 October 1999ZürichHard Lisa Raymond Nathalie Tauziat
Natasha Zvereva
6–2, 6–2
Win19.24 October 1999MoscowCarpet Lisa Raymond Julie Halard-Decugis
Anke Huber
6–1, 6–0
Win20.14 November 1999PhiladelphiaCarpet Lisa Raymond Chanda Rubin
Sandrine Testud
6–1, 7–6
Win21.30 January 2000Australian OpenHard Lisa Raymond Martina Hingis
Mary Pierce
6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Win22.21 May 2000RomeClay Lisa Raymond Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Magüi Serna
6–3, 4–6, 6–2
Win23.28 May 2000MadridClay Lisa Raymond Gala León García
María Sánchez Lorenzo
6–1, 6–3
Loss15.25 June 2000EastbourneGrass Lisa Raymond Ai Sugiyama
Nathalie Tauziat
2–6, 6–3, 7–6
Win24.6 August 2000San DiegoHard Lisa Raymond Lindsay Davenport
Anna Kournikova
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Loss16.12 November 2000PhiladelphiaCarpet Lisa Raymond Martina Hingis
Anna Kournikova
6–2, 7–5
Loss17.14 January 2001SydneyHard Lisa Raymond Anna Kournikova
Barbara Schett
6–2, 7–5
Win25.4 February 2001TokyoCarpet Lisa Raymond Anna Kournikova
Iroda Tulyaganova
7–6, 2–6, 7–6
Win26.4 March 2001ScottsdaleHard Lisa Raymond Kim Clijsters
Meghann Shaughnessy
w/o
Loss18.1 April 2001MiamiHard Lisa Raymond Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Nathalie Tauziat
6–0, 6–4
Win27.22 April 2001CharlestonClay Lisa Raymond Virginia Ruano-Pascual
Paola Suárez
5–7, 7–6, 6–3
Loss19.26 May 2001MadridClay Lisa Raymond Virginia Ruano-Pascual
Paola Suárez
7–5, 2–6, 7–6
Win28.23 June 2001EastbourneGrass Lisa Raymond Cara Black
Elena Likhovtseva
6–2, 6–2
Win29.8 July 2001WimbledonGrass Lisa Raymond Kim Clijsters
Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 6–3
Win30.9 September 2001US OpenHard Lisa Raymond Kimberly Po
Nathalie Tauziat
6–2, 5–7, 7–5
Win31.4 November 2001MunichCarpet Lisa Raymond Cara Black
Elena Likhovtseva
7–5, 3–6, 6–3
Win32.13 January 2002SydneyHard Lisa Raymond Martina Hingis
Anna Kournikova
w/o
Win33.3 February 2002TokyoCarpet Lisa Raymond Els Callens
Roberta Vinci
6–1, 6–1
Win34.3 March 2002ScottsdaleHard Lisa Raymond Cara Black
Elena Likhovtseva
6–3, 5–7, 7–6
Win35.16 March 2002Indian WellsHard Lisa Raymond Elena Dementieva
Janette Husárová
7–5, 6–0
Win36.1 April 2002MiamiHard Lisa Raymond Virginia Ruano-Pascual
Paola Suárez
7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Win37.21 April 2002CharlestonClay Lisa Raymond Alexandra Fusai
Caroline Vis
6–4, 3–6, 7–6
Loss20.9 June 2002French OpenClay Lisa Raymond Virginia Ruano-Pascual
Paola Suárez
6–4, 6–2
Win38.22 June 2002EastbourneGrass Lisa Raymond Cara Black
Elena Likhovtseva
6–7, 7–6, 6–2
Win39.28 July 2002StanfordHard Lisa Raymond Janette Husárová
Conchita Martínez
6–1, 6–1
Loss21.12 January 2003SydneyHard Conchita Martínez Kim Clijsters
Ai Sugiyama
6–3, 6–3
Win40.2 February 2003TokyoCarpet Elena Bovina Lisa Raymond
Lindsay Davenport
6–3, 6–4
Win41.10 August 2003Los AngelesHard Mary Pierce Elena Bovina
Els Callens
6–3, 6–3
Win42.12 October 2003FilderstadtHard Lisa Raymond Cara Black
Martina Navratilova
6–2, 6–4
Loss22.2 November 2003PhiladelphiaHard Cara Black Lisa Raymond
Martina Navratilova
6–3, 6–4
Win43.12 January 2004SydneyHard Cara Black Dinara Safina
Meghann Shaughnessy
7–5, 3–6, 6–4
Win44.3 February 2004TokyoCarpet Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva
Magdalena Maleeva
6–0, 6–1
Loss23.22 May 2004ViennaClay Cara Black Lisa Raymond
Martina Navratilova
6–2, 7–5
Win45.21 June 2004WimbledonGrass Cara Black Liezel Huber
Ai Sugiyama
6–3, 7–6
Win46.26 July 2004San DiegoHard Cara Black Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win47.4 October 2004FilderstadtHard Cara Black Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Julia Schruff
6–3, 6–2
Win48.18 October 2004ZürichHard Cara Black Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez
6–4, 6–4
Loss24.8 November 2004Los AngelesHard Cara Black Nadia Petrova
Meghann Shaughnessy
7–5, 6–2
Loss25.2 April 2005MiamiHard Lisa Raymond Svetlana Kuznetsova
Alicia Molik
7–5, 6–7, 6–2
Win49.18 June 2005EastbourneGrass Lisa Raymond Elena Likhovtseva
Vera Zvonareva
6–3, 7–5
Win50.25 July 2005StanfordHard Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva
Vera Zvonareva
6–3, 7–5
Loss26.2 October 2005Luxembourg CityHard Cara Black Samantha Stosur
Lisa Raymond
7–5, 6–1
Loss27.16 October 2005MoscowCarpet Cara Black Samantha Stosur
Lisa Raymond
6–2, 6–4
Win51.25 October 2005ZürichHard Cara Black Daniela Hantuchová
Ai Sugiyama
6–7, 7–6, 6–3
Win52.31 October 2005PhiladelphiaHard Cara Black Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur
6–4, 7–6
Loss28.13 November 2005Los AngelesHard Cara Black Samantha Stosur
Lisa Raymond
6–7, 7–5, 6–4
Loss29.7 January 2006Gold CoastHard Cara Black Dinara Safina
Meghann Shaughnessy
6–2, 6–3
Win53.17 January 2006SydneyHard Corina Morariu Paola Suárez
Virginia Ruano Pascual
6–3, 5–7, 6–2
Loss30.5 February 2006TokyoCarpet Cara Black Samantha Stosur
Lisa Raymond
6–2, 6–1
Loss31.12 February 2006ParisCarpet Cara Black Émilie Loit
Květa Peschke
7–6, 6–4
Win54.31 July 2006San DiegoHard Cara Black Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Meghann Shaughnessy
6–2, 6–2
Loss32.8 October 2006StuttgartHard Cara Black Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur
6–3, 6–4
Win55.22 October 2006ZürichHard Cara Black Liezel Huber
Katarina Srebotnik
7–5, 7–5
Loss33.12 November 2006MadridHard Cara Black] Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss34.4 February 2007TokyoCarpet Vania King Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur
7–6, 3–6, 7–5
Loss35.23 June 2007EastbourneGrass Květa Peschke Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur
6–7, 6–4, 6–3
Win56.19 August 2007Los AngelesHard Květa Peschke Alicia Molik
Mara Santangelo
6–0, 6–1
Win57.14 October 2007StuttgartHard Květa Peschke Chan Yung-jan
Dinara Safina
6–7, 7–6,
Win58.21 October 2007ZürichCarpet Květa Peschke Lisa Raymond
Francesca Schiavone
7–5, 7–6
Win59.24 February 2008DohaHard Květa Peschke Cara Black
Liezel Huber
6–1, 5–7,
Loss36.21 June 2008EastbourneGrass Květa Peschke Cara Black
Liezel Huber
2–6, 6–0,
Loss37.5 October 2008StuttgartHard Květa Peschke Patty Schnyder
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
6–2, 6–4
Loss38.11 November 2008DohaHard Květa Peschke Cara Black
Liezel Huber
6–1, 7–5
Loss39.20 June 2009EastbourneGrass Samantha Stosur Ai Sugiyama
Akgul Amanmuradova
6–4, 6–3
Loss40.4 July 2009WimbledonGrass Samantha Stosur Serena Williams
Venus Williams
7–6, 6–4
Loss41.23 August 2009TorontoHard Samantha Stosur Nuria Llagostera Vives
María José Martínez Sánchez
2–6, 7–5,
Win60.19 June 2010EastbourneGrass Lisa Raymond Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik
6–2, 2–6,
Loss42.8 August 2010San DiegoHard Lisa Raymond Maria Kirilenko
Zheng Jie
6–4, 6–4
Loss43.15 August 2010CincinnatiHard Lisa Raymond Victoria Azarenka
Maria Kirilenko
7–6, 7–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 3 (2–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.26 November 1989Bulleen, AustraliaHard Anke Huber4–6, 1–6
Winner2.19 November 1990Perth, AustraliaGrass Kristin Godridge6–1, 6–1
Winner3.1 December 1991Mildura, AustraliaHard Michelle Jaggard-Lai6–4, 1–6, 7–6

Doubles: 16 (10–6)

Grand Slam performance timelines

Doubles

Mixed doubles

Personal life

In a 2006 newspaper interview, Stubbs identified herself as a lesbian.