Cara Black can claim family bragging rights after winning her fifth grand slam title on Friday.

The Zimbabwean teamed with South African Liezel Huber to beat Taiwanese pair Chuang Chia-jung and Chan Yung-jan 6-4 6-7 (4-7) 6-1 in the Australian Open women's doubles final.

It was the 27-year-old Black's fifth grand slam doubles triumph, taking her past the four major titles won by brother Wayne.

Elder brother Byron Black also won the French Open men's doubles crown back in 1994.

The victory in Melbourne held extra significance for Black, who has recently married Brett Stephens, the ex- Fitzroy AFL footballer and former fitness coach for Pete Sampras and Mark Philippoussis.

"It's really nice to have my mother-in-law and my brother and sister-in-law and all of the family here," said Black.

"It has really been an awesome two weeks."

Black also paid tribute to her late father and first coach Don, who taught her and her brothers the finer points of doubles play on grass courts in the backyard of the family home.

"He always encouraged us to come into the net, to be aggressive players and to mix up our game a lot," she said.

"There was a certain drill we used to do on a wall, like a fast volley drill, we'd try and hit a hundred volleys as quick as we could and he would time us.

"I think that definitely helped all of our reflexes."

Black was broken when serving for the match in the 12th game of the second set, but the experience of the African pair came to the fore in the final set against the young Taiwanese pairing.

"There was a lot of expectation on us," the Zimbabwean said.

"We're the No.3 seeds and we didn't know what to expect from them.

" ... It was tight in the first two sets and I should have served it out at 6-5 but things didn't go our way.

"But we regrouped and stuck together and that was the major part of today."

Black and Huber had also combined to win the 2005 Wimbledon title and the South African pledged they would now target all four majors in 2007.

Chuang and Chan were playing only their third tournament together after entering the tournament as wildcards.

The 17-year-old Chan - who lost in the first round of the singles to Alicia Molik - was particularly impressive.

Meanwhile, Melbourne 17-year-old Stephen Donald lost his boys' doubles final at the Australian Open.

Donald and Indian partner Rupesh Roy were beaten by Briton Graeme Dyce and Finn Harri Heliovarra 6-2 6-7 (7-4) 6-3.

In the other mixed doubles semi-final, unseeded Daniel Nestor of Canada and Russian Elena Likhovtseva beat Huber and Ullyett 6-2 7-5.

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