Lisa Raymond (born August 10, 1973 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is a professional female tennis player from the United States. On June 12, 2000, she reached the #1 spot in the world in doubles. Her career high singles ranking was #15 in October 1997.
Earning more than $7 million in prize money in her career, Raymond has reached the quarterfinals in singles at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon. Raymond, who plays right-handed, has wins over Venus Williams, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Monica Seles and Martina Hingis. She also is one of the few players to win a career Grand Slam in doubles.
Of her four singles titles, two have come at the Cellular South Cup in Memphis, Tennessee.
Though she was the number one-ranked doubles player, she was not selected to the US team for the 2000 Sydney Olympics.http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A04E0D81731F937A1575BC0A9669C8B63
