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Lindsay Davenport
Lindsay Ann Davenport Leach is an American former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 98 weeks, and as the world No. 1 in women's doubles for 32 weeks. Davenport won 55 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including three majors, the gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and the 1999 Tour Finals. She also won 38…
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sports · American former tennis player (born 1976) · tennis player · also Lindsay Davenport, Lindsay Ann Davenport, Lindsay Ann Davenport Leach, Davenport
Born 8 June 1976 · Q11677
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2026· 2 entries
Yardbarker: Lindsay Davenport explains what could decide Keys vs Pegula in Melbourne
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2025· 3 entries
Sports Illustrated: Lindsay Davenport Is Hopeful an American Can Win the U.S. Open on Both Sides of Draw
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USA Today: Hall of famer Lindsay Davenport stops by to talk all things tennis
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USA Today: Lindsay Davenport highlights what sets the Cincinnati Open apart from the rest
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2021· 1 entry
Serena Williams described Davenport in retrospect as the "hardest" hitter she had ever faced, and the most "powerful" player of all time
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2009· 1 entry
That Davenport had given birth to a baby girl
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2008· 2 entries
Davenport withdrew from the singles competition at the Olympic Games in Beijing because of a lingering knee injury
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Davenport surpassed Steffi Graf in career prize money earned on the women's tour, garnering a total of US$21,897,501
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2007· 2 entries
Davenport announced that she would return to the WTA Tour
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Gave birth to a son, Jagger Leach, in Newport Beach, California
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2006· 2 entries
Davenport became just the eighth woman in WTA history to win 700 singles matches, when she handed out her fourth career "double bagel", defeating Elena Likhovtseva in the second round of the Dubai tournament
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Davenport took a break from competitive tennis in late 2006 and much of 2007 to have a baby.
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2005· 3 entries
Won the WTA Dubai Championships with WTA Tour Womens (2005).
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TENNIS Magazine ranked Davenport 29th in its list of the 40 greatest players of the tennis era
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TENNIS Magazine ranked Davenport as the 29th-greatest player (male or female) of the preceding 40 years
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2004· 1 entry
Won the WTA Cincinnati Open with WTA Tour Womens (2004).
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2003· 1 entry
Davenport married Jon Leach, a Merrill Lynch investment banker and former University of Southern California All-American tennis player, on April 25, 2003, in Hawaii.
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2001· 1 entry
2010 and 2011; New York Buzz in 2002; Newport Beach Breakers 2003 and 2008; Sacramento Capitals in 1993, 1997, 1998 and 2007 and the Orange County Breakers in 2012
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2000· 2 entries
Won the Australian Open Women with _Retired Tennis (2000).
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Awarded Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award (2000).
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1999· 2 entries
Won the Wimbledon Women with _Retired Tennis (1999).
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Awarded Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award (1999).
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1998· 2 entries
Won the US Open Women with _Retired Tennis (1998).
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Davenport reached all four Grand Slam doubles finals with Zvereva, losing to teams that included Hingis all four times
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1993· 4 entries
When she debuted in the league with the Sacramento Capitals and proceeded to win three championships with the team in 1997, 1998 and 2007
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Was a 17–16 record while she reached the top 100 in doubles rankings
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The Rookie of the Year by both TENNIS Magazine and World TeamTennis
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Joined ATP Womens in 1993.
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1976· 1 entry
Born 1976-06-08.
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