![]() ![]() ![]() She excelled at junior level competitions and swept the singles and doubles titles at the National Girls' 18s and Clay Court Championships in 1991 and won the Junior U.S. She had a rapid growth spurt - about six inches in two years - which affected her coordination, but did not hinder her performance. When Davenport was 14, she joined the United States Tennis Association junior national team. At age 16, her family moved to Murrieta, California, where she attended and graduated from Murrieta Valley High School, and she began to work with Lynne Rolley and Robert Van't Hof. She attended Chadwick School in Palos Verdes Peninsula, California. She was coached by Robert Lansdorp, who had previously coached Tracy Austin. While her two older sisters, Leiann and Shannon, played volleyball, Lindsay began playing tennis at age six. Davenport was born to an athletic family. Jeberjahn, the president of the Southern California Volleyball Association. volleyball team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and the former Ann L. Lindsay Davenport is the daughter of Wink Davenport, who was a member of the U.S. ![]() Davenport was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2014. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-greatest player (male or female) of the preceding 40 years. ĭavenport was coached for most of her career by Robert Van't Hof. She also won 38 WTA Tour doubles titles, including three major titles (the French Open partnering Mary Joe Fernández, Wimbledon partnering Corina Morariu, and the US Open partnering Jana Novotná), and three Tour Finals (partnering Fernández, Novotná, and Natasha Zvereva).ĭavenport amassed career-earnings of US$22,166,338 currently eighth in the all-time rankings among female tennis players and formerly first, prior to being surpassed by Serena Williams in January 2009. Noted for her powerful and consistent groundstrokes, Davenport won a total of 55 WTA Tour singles titles, including three major titles (one each at the Australian Open, the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open), the gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and the Tour Finals. 1 for a total of 98 weeks, and was the year-end singles world No. Lindsay Ann Davenport Leach (born June 8, 1976) is an American former professional tennis player. ![]()
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