Women's Doubles Performance Timeline
| Tournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Career SR | Career win-loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 1R | - | 2R | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | QF | SF | 3R | QF | SF | 3R | 3R | QF | 2R | F | 0 / 16 | 35–16 |
| French Open | - | - | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | QF | SF | 3R | SF | W | 1R | 2R | F | F | 2R | 3R | 1 / 15 | 36–13 |
| Wimbledon | - | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | F | F | 3R | W | F | QF | 1R | F | 2R | 2R | 1 / 14 | 36–15 |
| US Open | - | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | – | 1R | W | - | 1R | 2R | SF | 3R | 2R | QF | SF | 3R | 1 / 11 | 27–13 |
| WTA Premier Mandatory Tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | Not Tier I | 2R | QF | QF | 2R | W | 2R | F | A | A | QF | 1R | SF | 1R | 1 / 11 | 21–10 | |||
| Miami | A | A | QF | 2R | 1R | QF | A | W | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | 1R | QF | 1R | W | 1R | 2 / 14 | 20–12 |
| Madrid | Not Held | QF | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | |||||||||||||||
| Beijing | Not Held | Not Tier I | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||
| WTA Premier 5 Tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dubai | Not Held | Not Tier I | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | QF | QF | A | 2R | QF | W | 2R | 2R | F | 1 / 12 | 14–11 |
| Cincinnati | Not Held | Not Tier I | QF | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||
| Toronto/Montréal | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | QF | F | QF | F | A | W | SF | QF | W | QF | SF | 2 / 12 | 28–10 |
| Tokyo | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | QF | 1R | SF | 1R | SF | QF | SF | QF | 1R | 1R | F | 0 / 17 | 15–16 |
| Former WTA Tier I Tournaments (currently neither Premier Mandatory nor Premier 5 events) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Moscow | Not Tier I | SF | 1R | SF | W | A | A | A | SF | A | A | A | A | NM5 | 0 / 5 | 10–4 | |||
| Charleston | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | A | W | 1 / 5 | 5–4 | |
| Zürich | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | QF | 1R | A | 1R | W | F | SF | QF | SF | NTI | Not Held |
1 / 10 | 14–9 |
| San Diego | Not Tier I | 1R | F | QF | SF | NTI | 0 / 4 | 7–4 | |||||||||||
| Doha | Not Held | Not Tier I | SF | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||
| Berlin | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 2R | QF | A | A | F | A | SF | QF | QF | A | A | 0 / 8 | 13–8 | |
| Career Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments Played | 11 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 333 | |
| Finals Reached | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| Tournaments Won | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 38 | |
| Overall Win-Loss | 8–10 | 16–9 | 18–15 | 11–12 | 23–22 | 38–18 | 31–21 | 59–17 | 35–15 | 40–24 | 59–12 | 36–16 | 35–20 | 37–18 | 38–19 | 40–17 | 29–15 | 566–295 | |
| Year End Ranking | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ? | 3 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 11 | ? | N/A | N/A | |
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