It marked the first time that a player ranked in the top 3 had ever been "shut out" on the WTA tour and was the first time Sharapova had failed to win a game during a match. 1 four times (1998, 2001, 2004, and 2005). The win made her only the tenth woman ever to win 50 career WTA singles titles. Lindsay Davenport and her husband Jonathan Leach have welcomed their fourth child, daughter Haven Michelle; the tennis pro announced the news via Twitter on Monday, Jan, 6, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). After her one-year contract with Kardon had ended, Davenport hired Robert Van't Hof as her full-time coach.[10]. She then lost to Venus in New Haven and to Serena Williams in the US Open semifinals. In other tournaments, Davenport and Raymond won in Indian Wells, and Davenport and Mary Joe Fernandez won in Tokyo (the non-Tier I tournament) and Strasbourg. En route to the title, Davenport defeated third ranked Jelena Jankovi, among others. Discover Lindsay Davenport's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. This raised her ranking to world no. On July 18, 2007, Davenport announced that she would return to the WTA Tour. 1996, Floyd Mayweather{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Floyd Mayweather", "gender": "Male" }, Sue Barker{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Sue Barker", "gender": "Female" } It is believed to be correct at the time of inputting and is presented here in good faith. [5], Lindsay Davenport is the daughter of Wink Davenport, who was a member of the U.S. volleyball team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and the former Ann L. Jeberjahn, the president of the Southern California Volleyball Association. Gabriela Sabatini once commented that, "[Lindsay] likes to hit the ball hard into the corner. 1 American professional tennis player. She defeated Venus and Serena Williams for the first time since 2000, which she said instilled belief in her that she could win more Grand Slam tournaments. 2 and second-seeded Ana Ivanovic in the third round, 64, 62, before losing her fourth-round match with Dinara Safina, 36, 46. 1 American professional tennis player. She and Corina Morariu lost in the doubles semifinals to Hingis and Mary Pierce. In the final, she defeated Steffi Graf in Graf's last career Grand Slam match. They lost in the quarterfinals to Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Yan Zi. 24. At the French Open, Davenport was upset by the 22nd-ranked Dominique Van Roost in three sets in the first round. The 17-year-old Chadwick High senior from Murrieta, Calif., has a volleyball father: Wink Davenport, a member of the 1968 U.S. Olympic team. It is a specialized sport, she says. Davenport's third tournament was in Quebec City, Canada, defeating second-seeded Vera Zvonareva in the semifinals and Julia Vakulenko in the final. 1, and an Olympic Gold Medalist so she's no stranger to challenges. [27] Davenport possessed an exceptionally powerful first serve, which peaked at 119mph (192km/h), allowing her to serve multiple aces in any given match. She reached two more finals during 2002, losing in Moscow to Magdalena Maleeva and in Zrich to Patty Schnyder. She is one of only four women (the . At the Indian Wells Masters, Davenport reached the quarterfinals ranked no. She reached the third round at the 1993 Wimbledon Championships, and at the 1993 US Open, the American reached the fourth round ranked no. Lindsay Davenport is a family and newborn photographer and industry educator with a photography studio based in Dallas Texas. Now that my 3 children are in full day school, I have channeled my love into a business. And when the going gets tough and 24 hours in a day arent enough, Lindsay seeks advice from friend Gwen Stefani. Davenport attributed the loss to her having resumed training only three weeks prior to the start of the tournament. [34] He is the brother of her former coach Rick Leach. [16] Davenport finished the year with a loss to Hingis in the final of the Chase Championships . Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services. She is the second oldest super kid (by 34 seconds) of the Davenport family, but she is the oldest girl. The win assured Davenport of recapturing the world no. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your device and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. Already the pair have made an impact together, with Keys advancing to the semi-finals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time at the 2015 Australian Open, where she upset reigning Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitov en route.[33]. 1, joining Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, and Chris Evert as the only female players to end a year ranked first at least four times. Her father is Wink Davenport, one of the players on the United States 1968 Olympics volleyball team. Davenport went on to win the Wimbledon Invitational Doubles event, partnering once again with Hingis. I SEE YOU. [38] She gave birth to her third child, a daughter, in 2012. She also possessed powerful and effective kick and slice serves, which she deployed as second serves; these prevented double faults, and allowed her to dictate play from a defensive position. NIKE COOLMOTION TENNIS TOP LINDSAY DAVENPORT SIZE XL XXL PLAYER ISSUED 826215552918 | eBay. Davenport then won Zrich and lost to 17th-ranked Graf in Philadelphia despite attaining the no. As in 2023, Lindsay Davenport's age is 46 years. That said, I did start hitting a few days ago, but its about much more now: Im 33, Ive had two kids, its definitely not as easy to jump right back into it.. En route to the title, Davenport defeated third ranked Jelena Jankovi, among others. 1998 ITF World Champion in women's singles and doubles. Davenport also won the doubles title at Wimbledon with Corina Morariu, defeating Mariaan de Swardt and Elena Tatarkova in the final. She attended Chadwick School in Palos Verdes Peninsula, California. This was the first time that Davenport had lost to Sharapova in straight sets. [25] Davenport has been described as one of the cleanest ball strikers in WTA history, as well as one of the most powerful;[12][26] in 2021, Serena Williams described Davenport in retrospect as the "hardest" hitter she had ever faced, and the most "powerful" player of all time. In 2007, she gave birth to a son in Newport Beach, California. Lindsay Davenport was born on 8 June, 1976 in Palos Verdes Peninsula, California, United States, is an American tennis player. 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. Open in '92. I always feel so lucky because [being in tennis] just came by chance, and I got to find my true passion in life, she adds. Davenport is one of five women who have been the year-end World No. While her two older sisters, Leiann and Shannon, played volleyball, she started playing tennis at age six. Lindsay Davenport. Davenport won a tour-high seven titles, including four straight during the summer (Stanford, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Cincinnati). Davenport's third tournament was in Quebec City, Canada, defeating second-seeded Vera Zvonareva in the semifinals and Julia Vakulenko in the final. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-greatest player (male or female) of the preceding 40 years. In her first tournament since the 2008 US Open, Davenport played mixed doubles at Wimbledon with Bob Bryan, where they received a wild card. 99, but lost to 7th-ranked and future doubles partner Mary Joe Fernandez. Citing undisclosed personal reasons, Davenport withdrew from the French Open five days before the tournament began. . Lindsay Davenport has a longtime love and obvious talent for tennis. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. Davenport bypassed the European clay-court season and went to the French Open without having played a professional competitive match for weeks. I have an enormous amount of respect for her and Gavin [Rossdale]: when theyre with their kids, how they go about their jobs, how they feel about parenthood and working, she explains. She reached the third round at the 1993 Australian Open doubles competition with Chanda Rubin. Very, very hard." [30] Throughout her career, Davenport rarely used defensive shots, instead predicating her game on pure power and aggression. She then won the title in Filderstadt, defeating Mauresmo in the final for the second consecutive year. Palos Verdes Peninsula, California, United States, Lauren Andrus Leach, Jagger Jonathan Leach, Haven Michelle Leach, Kaya Emory Leach. Jagger Leach, who started the week at No. She won doubles titles at the 1996 French Open, 1999 Wimbledon tournament and 1997 US Open. Davenport's last competitive match before the December announcement of her pregnancy was a quarterfinal loss in Beijing to top-ranked Mauresmo. She teamed with Natasha Zvereva to reach the doubles final, before losing to Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova. Has a Rottweiler named Scout . [7][24] She was a thirteen-time grand slam finalist in doubles, although she typically only approached the net in singles matches to retrieve short balls, or to finish a point when she had created an opportunity to attack with her powerful overhead smash. Please logout and login again. See everyone next year. Reports suggest Prince Charles will live "in a flat above the shop" when he becomes king. At the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Davenport and Zvereva beat Hingis and Jana Novotn, to whom they had lost in three of the four 1998 Grand Slam doubles finals. Voted by the International Tennis Writers Association as a joint winner of the 2004 women's Ambassador for Tennis award. Age: 46 (b. She qualified for the 1993 Australian Open, reaching the third round before falling to Mary Pierce. Should you have information that conflicts with anything shown please make us aware by email. She gave birth to her third child, a daughter, in 2012. Davenport started 1999 by winning the Sydney singles final and reaching the Australian Open singles semifinal, before losing to Amlie Mauresmo. She became the first American-born woman to win the U.S. Open since Chris Evert in 1982. My 9-year-old plays tennis every day for many hours, but each season I make him do one team sport, the 1996 Summer Olympics gold medalist shares on PEOPLEs Mom Talk. Fortunately for Davenports own parents, their daughter got hooked pretty quickly. At the tournament in New Haven, Davenport defeated world no. Davenport teamed with Arantxa Snchez Vicario to win the title in Oakland, defeating Gigi Fernndez and Martina Navratilova in the final. 1 doubles players, WTA rankings incepted on September 4, 1984, WTA Year-end championships doubles winners, Regions Morgan Keegan Championships & The Cellular South Cup, 3 different Grand Slam titles won without losing a set, List of Wimbledon ladies' singles champions, List of Grand Slam women's singles champions, "Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Player Bio: Lindsay Davenport", "Serena Williams breaks Sony Ericsson WTA Tour single-season prize money record", "Davenport elected to International Tennis Hall of Fame", "Standing Tall / Lindsay Davenport has run down any lingering doubt about her game", "California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985 (Winthrop Davenport and Ann L. Jeberjahn) [database on-line]", "Lindsay Davenport May Not Be Comfortable With Fame, but America's Top-Ranked Women's Tennis Player Continues to . 2005 was the fourth time that Davenport ended the year ranked no. Date, however, turned the tables at the French Open, defeating Davenport in the fourth round. She amassed career-earnings of $22,166,338 dollars; currently eighth in the all-time rankings among female tennis players and formerly first, prior to being surpassed by Serena Williams in January 2009. Van Roost again beat her at The Hastings Direct International Championships in Eastbourne. : SHINE IN THE SPOTLIGHT", "Davenport Earning Her Degree as Pro: Tennis: Murrieta Valley High senior is knocking on the door of top 10 as she readies for Evert Cup", http://ojaitourney.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Past_Champions-070513.pdf, "SPORTS PEOPLE: TENNIS; Davenport's Coach", "Davenport Gives Mother Gift: Her First U.S. Open Victory", "Determination pays dividends for Davenport Rankings: Hard work helps Lindsay Davenport, at 22, become the second-oldest woman to earn the No. Married Jonathan Leach in 2003 and gave birth to Jagger Jonathan, Lauren Andrus, and Kaya Emory in 2007, 2009, and 2012, respectively. Lindsay Davenport is a 6-time Major Champion, former World No. At her first tournament, she partnered with Lisa Raymond in the doubles competition at New Haven, where they lost in the first round to top seeds Cara Black and Liezel Huber. See FameChain's massive Trump family tree. Speaking during a 2021 interview with Chris Evert, Davenport expressed that playing tennis as a parent took a lot of pressure off her, which she usually felt during tournaments, as her priority then was her son. Hingis defeated Davenport in the Miami final. Her lack of court speed and mobility was her greatest weakness until she overhauled her conditioning program and lost 30 pounds beginning in 1995, and became mentally stronger. Gigi Fernndez once remarked that Davenport has developed "a forehand as good as Steffi Graf's." Lindsay Ann Davenport Leach (born June 8, 1976) is an American former professional tennis player. Lindsay Davenports income source is mostly from being a successful Player. Lindsay Davenport - USA - 9th WTA N 1 - 12/10/98 - 98 weeks | Tennis players female, Tennis players, Play tennis. She also played with the St. Louis Aces in 2001, 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. She was coached by Robert Lansdorp, who had coached Tracy Austin before. A true working mom, Lindsay has her days scheduled down to the minute in order to maximize her time with her kids. She owns homes in the Irvine, California neighborhood of Shady Canyon and in Laguna Beach, California. She teamed with Natasha Zvereva to reach the doubles final, before losing to Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova. 1. 1, joining Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, and Chris Evert as the only female players to end a year ranked first at least four times. World Team Tennis announced that Davenport would not be able to compete for the season because she was pregnant with her third child. Davenport's second tournament was in Beijing, where she defeated fourth-seeded Russian Elena Dementieva in the quarterfinals, before losing to Jankovi in the semifinals. Davenport then won the gold medal at the Summer Olympics, defeating Mary Joe Fernandez in the semifinal and Arantxa Snchez Vicario in the final. The Davenport family has a new champion as former World No. Davenport has played 11 seasons with World TeamTennis starting in 1993 when he debuted in the league with the Sacramento Capitals and proceeded to win three championships with the team in 1997, 1998 and 2007. 1-847-381-3411. Tennis star Lindsay Davenport's world has just expanded by one!She and husband Jonathan Leach welcomed daughter Lauren Andrus Davenport Leach on Saturday, June 27th at 11:04 a.m. in Newport . And for Davenports parents, that sport seemed like it would naturally be something other than tennis: volleyball, since her two older sisters played. [32], Davenport became the coach of Madison Keys prior to the commencement of the 2015 season. . Jon and I happily and safely welcomed our 4th child yesterday, Haven Michelle Leach. She has plans for her future as a superhero, and plans to help her younger siblings be like her. At the 2011 French Open she won the Women's Legends Doubles event with partner Martina Hingis. On August 8, 2008, Davenport withdrew from the singles competition at the Olympic Games in Beijing because of a lingering knee injury. Davenport did not win a singles title in 2002. Davenport started the year by reaching the final of the tournament in Sydney, where she lost to Gabriela Sabatini. In doubles, Davenport reached the final of the 1998 Australian Open with Natasha Zvereva, where they lost to the wildcard team of Hingis and Mirjana Lui. Davenport's doubles success in 1993 was a 1716 record while she reached the top 100 in doubles rankings. Trivia She won doubles titles at the 1996 French Open, 1999 Wimbledon tournament and 1997 US Open. Explore how the celebrity world connects. Davenport attributed the loss to her having resumed training only three weeks prior to the start of the tournament. Business - Banker. She tied Virginia Wade for seventh place on the list of most singles titles won during the open era. 3 Maria Sharapova, 60, 60. The 37-year-old and her husband Jonathan Leach have welcomed baby girl Haven Michelle. Kelsea Ballerini, Chase Stokes Get Cozy at Rangers Game. She played for a couple more seasons before eventually calling it quits in 2011 when she announced that she was expecting her third child. But you didnt start volleyball then until you were, like, 9 or 10, she explains. All relationship and family history information shown on FameChain has been compiled from data in the public domain. At the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Davenport and Zvereva beat Hingis and Jana Novotn, to whom they had lost in three of the four 1998 Grand Slam doubles finals. I came back and started playing tournaments 10 weeks after [Jaggers birth]. Lindsay Nicole Davenport is one of the main protagonists of Fraternal Twins. Davenport then reached the semifinals at Indian Wells, California and Miami and won the title in Lucerne. Lake Zurich. At the tournament in Tokyo, Davenport, ranked second, defeated Martina Hingis, ranked first, in the final. At the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, the Australian Open, Davenport lost in the second round to eventual champion Maria Sharapova, 16, 36. Davenport was endorsed by Nike for clothing, shoes, and on-court apparel. Delphine! Davenport won titles in San Diego, Stanford, and Los Angeles. It was announced on June 30, 2009 that Davenport had given birth to a baby girl. Serving Families As We Would Want Ours Served. Davenport and Raymond also won in Amelia Island, over Paola Surez and Virginia Ruano Pascual, and in Eastbourne, over Jennifer Capriati and Magi Serna. Davenport and Zvereva lost to Hingis and Lui again in the Tokyo final, and then won both Indian Wells and Berlin, both times defeating Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat in the final. Discover today's celebrity birthdays and explore famous people who share your birthday. Davenport entered the top 20, despite coming into her first tournament that year ranked no. Diamond ACES award winner in 1998 and 1999. Really fun to be a part of it, she wrote at the time. 1 Lindsay Davenport's son, Jagger Leach, won his first title on the ITF junior circuit. Lindsay Davenport's net worth At the Indian Wells Masters, Davenport reached the quarterfinals ranked no. She also held the doubles world No. Davenport married Jon Leach, a Morgan Stanley investment banker and former University of Southern California All-American tennis player, on April 25, 2003 in Hawaii. She was coached by Robert Lansdorp, who had previously coached Tracy Austin. Lindsay Davenport's birthstone is Pearl, Moonstone and Alexandrite. Named the U.S. Olympic Committee's female athlete of the month for July 1999 after winning the women's doubles and singles at Wimbledon. 73 in the WTA rankings. Lindsay Davenport Children Jagger Leach born 2007, age 11 with Jon Leach Lauren Leach born 2009, age 8 with Jon Leach Daughter of Former Tennis Champion Lindsay Davenport Kaya Leach born 2012, age 6 with Jon Leach Daughter of Tennis Champion Lindsay Davenport Haven Leach born 2014, age 4 with Jon Leach Daughter of Tennis Champion Lindsay Davenport

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