SALT LAKE CITY, March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NYSE: USNA), a global nutritional supplements company, today congratulated Liezel Huber, on her third straight doubles title on the WTA Tour. This is the seventh WTA title for Huber and her doubles partner, Lisa Raymond. They have won 28 of their last 31 matches dating back to the 2011 US Open. Liezel has now earned a total of 51 career WTA doubles titles, extending her reign as the number one doubles player in the world for a total of 171 weeks. Huber has been taking USANA supplements for the past six years and attributes her success in part to her improved nutrition.
"The first time I became the WTA #1 was in 2007, when I first started using USANA products," said Huber. "At the time, players were not allowed to take supplements because the WTA was worried about unsafe ingredients. I was one of the original players to push to find supplements that would be safe for us to use. All the USANA products we take have been tested by NSF or HFL, which gives us peace of mind. Today I am one of the oldest players on the tour, and I feel like I am on the top of my game."
"We know that athletes are very cautious about what they put in their bodies and that anti-doping continues to be a big issue," said Jim Brown, USANA's vice president of global operations. "So we do everything in our power to ensure they are getting the safest, most effective supplements available. In addition to our strict quality control processes, we have our athlete products tested by third party organizations throughout the year, obtain certification from independent and government entities and even have a guarantee to select athletes that USANA will pay them two times their earnings up to one million dollars if they test positive due to taking USANA supplements."
Huber and Raymond won their last finals against Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 62 61. Liezel now has five Dubai titles and is scheduled to compete in this week's BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, which starts today.
For more information about Liezel Huber, visit www.wtatennis.com/player/liezel-huber_2257889_3447
To learn about USANA's products and sponsored athletes, visit http://www.usana.com/.
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About the WTA
The WTA is the global leader in women's professional sport with more than 2,500 players representing 92 nations competing for a record $96 million in prize money at the WTA's 53 events and four Grand Slams in 32 countries. More than 5.2 million people attended women's tennis events in 2011 with millions more watching on television and digital channels around the world. The 2012 WTA competitive season concludes with the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships in Istanbul, Turkey from October 23-28 and the Tournament of Champions in Sofia, Bulgaria from October 30-November 3. Further information on the WTA can be found on http://www.wtatennis.com/.
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