U.S. Olympic Athletes
Lisa Raymond
The Short List
Asked Martina Navratilova to form a doubles partnership in fall 2003 to make a run at the 2004 U.S. Olympic team, convincing the 47-year-old Navratilova, who hadn't planned to play in 2004, to continue competing.
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Raymond was not chosen for the 2000 U.S. Olympic team, despite being the world's No.1-ranked doubles player at the time. "That was probably the biggest disappointment of my career, to be honest," Raymond said. "I think a lot of people felt I should have been on the team. But now I've got another chance, and I'm going to make the best of it."
- Making Olympic debut in 2004 playing doubles with Martina Navratilova
- Seven Grand Slam doubles titles: three women's and four mixed
- Former world No. 1 doubles player
- Defeated Venus Williams at the 2004 Australian Open
- 1992 and 1993 NCAA champion at University of Florida
- 2003 University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame inductee
- 2001 ITF World Champion in women's doubles
- Her quick matches at the University of Florida became known as the Lisa Raymond Tanning Hour
Asked Martina Navratilova to form a doubles partnership in fall 2003 to make a run at the 2004 U.S. Olympic team, convincing the 47-year-old Navratilova, who hadn't planned to play in 2004, to continue competing.
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Raymond was not chosen for the 2000 U.S. Olympic team, despite being the world's No.1-ranked doubles player at the time. "That was probably the biggest disappointment of my career, to be honest," Raymond said. "I think a lot of people felt I should have been on the team. But now I've got another chance, and I'm going to make the best of it."