Lindsay Davenport is a retired professional tennis player and current tennis coach. She is a former World Number 1 in both singles and doubles, reached in 1998 and 1997 respectively. Davenport is an Olympic gold medalist, winning the women’s singles title at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. She represented the United States at the time.
Player Profile
Lindsay Ann Davenport Leach was born on June 8, 1976, in Palos Verdes, California in the United States of America. She stands 189 cm tall and she is right-handed with a two-handed backhand. She currently resides in Laguna Beach, California.
Height / weight | 1.89 m / 80 kg |
Born | 8 Jun 1976 |
Nationality |
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Playing Style | Right Handed |
Her father Wink Davenport was also an Olympian and was part of the US Volleyball Team during the 1968 Olympics. Davenport’s older sisters also played volleyball. Lindsay began playing tennis when she was six years old.
Throughout her career, she has worked with coaches: Robert Lansdorp, Craig Kardon, Robert Van’t Hof, Rick Leach, and Adam Peterson. In total, she earned US$22,166,338 in prize money. This places her in 16th in all-time rankings.
Career
At 14, Davenport joined the United States Tennis Association’s junior national team. In 1991, she made her Grand Slam main draw debut at the US Open. In 1993, she made her first fourth round – this was at the US Open as well.
In 1994, she made it to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and Wimbledon. In 1996, she won her first Grand Slam title – the women’s doubles title at Roland Garros. She was paired with Mary Joe Fernandez at the time.
Then in 1997, she made it to her first US Open semifinals. That year, she also won her second doubles Grand Slam title at the US Open paired with Jana Novotna. In 998, she won her first singles Grand Slam title at the US Open. The following year, she won the Wimbledon singles title and in 2000, she won the Australian Open women’s singles title.
She reached her last Grand Slam finals in 2005 at the Aussie Open and Wimbledon. She was defeated by Serena Williams and Venus Williams, respectively.
In 2007, she was named the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Comeback Player of the Year.
Following her retirement, she started coaching and was the coach of Madison Keys from 2014 to 2015. She started coaching Keys again starting in 2017.
Career Record
Singles
- Career Record: 753–194 (79.5%)
Career Titles: 55
- Highest Ranking: No. 1 (October 12, 1998)
Grand Slam Singles Performances
- Australian Open - W (2000)
- French Open - SF (1998)
- Wimbledon - W (1999)
- US Open - W (1998)
Other Tournaments
- Grand Slam Cup - SF (1999)
- Tour Finals - W (1999)
- Olympic Games - W (1996)
Doubles
- Career Record: 387–116 (76.9%)
Career Titles: 38
- Highest Ranking: No. 1 (October 20, 1997)
Grand Slam Doubles Performances
- Australian Open - F (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005)
- French Open - W (1996)
- Wimbledon - W (1999)
- US Open - W (1997)
Other Doubles Tournaments
- Tour Finals - W (1996, 1997, 1998)
- Olympic Games - QF (2008)
Mixed Doubles
- Career Record: 18–6
- Career Titles: 0
Best Grand Slam Mixed Doubles Performances
- Australian Open - SF (1995)
- Wimbledon - SF (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004)
Team Competitions
- Fed Cup - W (1996, 1999, 2000)
- Hopman Cup - W (2004)
Coaching Career
- Madison Keys - (2014–2015, 2017–)
Medal Record
- 1996 - Gold, 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, Women’s singles