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Lindsay Ann Davenport Leach (born June 8, 1976) is an American former professional tennis player. Davenport was ranked singles world No. 1 for a total of 98 weeks, and was the year-end singles world No. 1 four times (1998, 2001, 2004, and 2005).
For a player who was ranked No. 1 in the world for 98 weeks and a year-end No. 1 four times in 1998, 2001, 2004, and 2005, Lindsay Ann Davenport may be the most unassuming and unabashed champion among the enshrinees in Newport.
Get the latest Player Stats on Lindsay Davenport including her videos, highlights, and more at the official Women's Tennis Association website.
Jun 18, 2020 · Another WTA Legend took to “Hall of Fame Live,” the International Tennis Hall of Fame's series on Facebook Live, as former World No.1 and three-time Grand Slam singles champion Lindsay Davenport discussed her stupendous career on Wednesday.
Mar 3, 2014 · NEW YORK (AP) — Lindsay Davenport was in the middle of another major life milestone when she found out she had been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The three-time Grand Slam champion got the call when she was in a hospital about to give birth to her fourth child in early January.
Sep 10, 2020 · Former World No.1 and three-time Grand Slam singles champion Lindsay Davenport is another name on that list of luminaries. The Palos Verdes, California, native first played the singles draw in 1991 as a 15 year old.
Feb 12, 2018 · But Lindsay Davenport brought a new, nonstop wallop to the WTA. “She likes to hit the ball hard into the corner,” said Gabriela Sabatini, an early victim of Davenport’s.
Mar 23, 2018 · Lindsay Davenport was the best ball-striker of her era, a woman who commanded points by routinely positioning hard, flat ground strokes into the corners with a metronomic consistency. It was pure power tennis, and in the mid- to late-1990s, no one performed it better.
Lindsay Davenport will replace Kathy Rinaldi as the U.S. captain for the Billie Jean King Cup after this year’s competition ends.
Jul 5, 2021 · Lindsay Davenport was just 20 years old when she won the women's singles gold medal at her home Olympic Games: Atlanta 1996. Victory propelled the future world No. 1 into a new stratosphere, and the Olympics remained a special moment each four years until her final appearance at Beijing 2008.
