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**Lindsay Davenport**

Country	United States
Residence	Laguna Beach, California
Date of birth	June 8, 1976 (1976-06-08) (age 31)
Place of birth	Palos Verdes, California
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 1/2 in)
Weight	92 kg (202 lb)
Turned Pro	February 22, 1993
Plays	Right; two-handed backhand
Career Prize Money	US$21,763,653 (2nd in all-time rankings)
Singles
Career record:	721-188
Career titles:	52
Highest ranking:	No. 1 (October 12, 1998)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	W (2000)
French Open	SF (1998)
Wimbledon	W (1999)
U.S. Open	W (1998)
Doubles
Career record:	368-111
Career titles:	36 (1 ITF)
Highest ranking:	No. 1 (October 20, 1997)
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Medal record
Olympic Games
Women's tennis
Gold	1996 Atlanta	Singles

Lindsay Ann Davenport (born June 8, 1976 in Palos Verdes, California) is a former World No. 1 American professional female tennis champion. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments: the 1998 U.S. Open, 1999 Wimbledon, and the 2000 Australian Open. She also won an Olympic gold medal in singles in 1996. Davenport has earned over US $21 million in prize money. The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... Tennis, in the form of lawn tennis, was a summer Olympic sport contested in every Games between 1896 and 1924 before disappearing from the Olympic scene until its revival as an Olympic event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. ... The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ... At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the United States won 3 of the 4 gold medals offered. ... is the 159th day of the year (160th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Palos Verdes is often used to refer to a group of coastal cities on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in the Los Angeles/South Bay area of California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 kmÂ²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... In tennis, a singles player or doubles team that wins all four Grand Slam titles in the same year is said to have achieved the Grand Slam or a Calendar Year Grand Slam. ... // Stock car racing: Dale Earnhardt won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Jeff Gordon NASCAR celebrates its 50th anniversary Indy Racing League - Indianapolis 500 - Eddie Cheever CART Racing - Alex Zanardi won the season championship Formula One Championship - Mika HÃ¤kkinen of Finland 24 hours of Le Mans: won by the team... The U.S. Open is the fourth and final event of the Grand Slam in tennis. ... See also: 1998 in sports, other events of 1999, 2000 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Athletics Hicham El Guerrouj sets the new World Record in the mile at the World Championships in Rome. ... Wimbledon logo The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as simply Wimbledon, is the oldest and arguably most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. ... See also: 1999 in sports, other events of 2000, 2001 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Dale Jarrett won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Bobby Labonte Indy Racing League - Buddy Lazier won the season championship Indianapolis 500- Juan Pablo Montoya CART Racing... The Australian Open is held each January at Melbourne Park. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... See also: 1995 in sports, other events of 1996, 1997 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Dale Jarrett won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Terry Labonte Rusty Wallace wins the Suzuka NASCAR Thunder 100 at Suzuka City November 24, the first NASCAR...

Davenport was ranked as the #1 women singles and doubles player several times between 1998 and 2001. She returned to the number one ranking in singles during the latter part of the 2004 season, remaining there throughout most of the 2005 season (being briefly overtaken by Maria Sharapova for seven weeks). She was the year-end #1 player in 1998, 2001, 2004, and 2005. Only three other women have finished #1 at least four times since the computer singles rankings were established in 1975: Steffi Graf (eight times), Martina Navratilova (seven times), and Chris Evert (six times). Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (Russian: ) (born April 19, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player and a former World No. ... For the Austrian middle distance runner Steffi Graf, see Stephanie Graf. ... Martina Navratilova (born October 18, 1956, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former World No. ... Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954) is a former World No. ...

She announced at the end of the 2005 season that she would play fewer events in 2006. As a result of this schedule, and a lower back injury, her ranking fell to #25, marking the first time since the computer singles rankings were established in 1975 that no American has been ranked in the top 10.

Playing style

Her game is built largely around her groundstrokes, service return, and serve, which are considered to be among the most powerful and cleanly struck in the history of women's tennis. Her devastating return of second service is frequently taken well inside the baseline. Lack of court speed is perhaps her greatest weakness, mainly because of her size. At slightly over 6 ft 2 in (1.89 m), she is the tallest woman ever to win a Grand Slam singles title. However, she has worked to overcome this by losing weight, overhauling her conditioning program, and by becoming mentally stronger. She is an advocate for the mental game, as evidenced by her comments on the cover of "Smart Tennis: How to Play and Win the Mental Game."

Reputation

She has a reputation among the tennis media and much of the tennis watching public of being thoughtful, polite, and balanced. She is also known among fans and tennis experts to be a good autograph signer. She remains an extremely popular figure among hardcore tennis fans who affectionately refer to her as "The Dav". The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...

Personal life

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 Ann Davenport. She attended both Chadwick School in Palos Verdes Peninsula, California and Murrieta Valley High School in Murrieta, California. Wink Davenport is a volleyball player, and the father of tennis champion, Lindsay Davenport. ... Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics Categories: | | ... The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were held in Mexico City in 1968. ... Nickname: Motto: Ciudad en movimiento Location of Mexico City in central Mexico Coordinates: , Country Federal entity Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded c. ... Chadwick School is a K-12 coed private day school located in the Palos Verdes Peninsula. ... Murrieta Valley High School (MVHS), a California Distinguished School, is a four-year comprehensive high school (opened in 1990) fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. ... Westward view of Murrieta/Temecula. ...

In 2003, she married investment banker and former All-American tennis player Jon Leach, brother of tennis player Rick Leach. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rick Leach (b. ...

The couple announced on December 13, 2006, that Davenport was pregnant and that the baby was due in June 2007.^[1] ^[2] Davenport took an indefinite break from competitive tennis, but has since gone public with her plans to once again compete on the WTA Tour.^[3] On June 10, 2007, she gave birth to a baby boy, Jagger Jonathan in Newport Beach, California.^[4]^[5]^[6] is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Location of Newport Beach within Orange County, California. ...

Career

1991-1993

While Davenport's first play dated back to 1991, she officially became a professional two years after her first professional-level matches. Davenport's doubles success in 1993 was a 17-16 record while she reached the top 100 in doubles rankings. She reached the third round at the 1993 Australian Open doubles competition with Chanda Rubin. Davenport entered the top 20, despite coming into her first tournament that year ranked 162. She qualified for the 1993 Australian Open, reaching the third round before falling to Mary Pierce. At the Indian Wells Masters, Davenport reached the quarterfinals ranked 99, but lost to 7th-ranked and future doubles partner Mary-Joe Fernandez. Later that year, Davenport won her first Tier III title at the European Open where she beat Nicole Bradtke in three sets in the finals. She reached the third round at the 1993 Wimbledon Championships, and at the 1993 U.S. Open, the American reached the fourth round ranked 24. See also: 1990 in sports, other events of 1991, 1992 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Ernie Irvan won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Dale Earnhardt CART Racing - Michael Andretti won the season championship Indianapolis 500 - Rick Mears Formula One Championship - Ayrton... List of the 1993 Australian Open Champions: Seniors Mens singles Main article: 1993 Australian Open - Mens Singles Jim Courier (USA) def. ... Chanda Rubin (born February 18, 1976 in Lafayette, Louisiana) a professional tennis player from the United States. ... List of the 1993 Australian Open Champions: Seniors Mens singles Main article: 1993 Australian Open - Mens Singles Jim Courier (USA) def. ... Mary Pierce (born on January 15, 1975, in Montreal, Canada) is a French-American womens professional tennis player on the WTA and one of the leading women in professional sports with multiple Grand Slam tennis championships to her name. ... The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in the small city of Indian Wells, California. ... Maria Jose (Mary Joe) FernÃ¡ndez Godsick (b. ... The European Open is a professional snooker tournament. ... Nicole Bradtke (born September 22, 1969, in Melbourne) is a retired professional tennis player from Australia. ... List of the 1993 Wimbledon Champions:: // Seniors Mens Singles Pete Sampras (USA) def. ...

1994-1995

In 1994, Davenport came back to win another title; winning her first tournament that she entered in Brisbane. The next tournament Davenport was the 1994 Australian Open, reaching her first Grand Slam quarterfinal, defeating number 5 Mary-Joe Fernandez in the fourth round before taking a beating from number one Steffi Graf. Her doubles success was better, where she again had success at the European Open and lost in the doubles final. Davenport's great results continued as she made semifinal showings at the Indian Wells and Miami Masters and won the title in Lucerne. At Wimbledon, Lindsay reached her second Grand Slam quarterfinal in three showings at a Grand Slam. Ranked ninth, Davenport defeated Gabriela Sabatini before losing to Conchita Martínez. In 1994 in Tennis: Pete Sampras dominates the year on the mens side, winning the Australian Open and Wimbledon as well as three Super 9 events (now known as the ATP Masters Series) - Indian Wells, Miami and Rome. ... For other uses, see Brisbane (disambiguation). ... List of the 1994 Australian Open Champions: Seniors Mens singles Main article: 1994 Australian Open - Mens Singles Pete Sampras (USA) def. ... In tennis, a singles player or doubles team that wins all four Grand Slam titles in the same year is said to have achieved the Grand Slam or a Calendar Year Grand Slam. ... Maria Jose (Mary Joe) FernÃ¡ndez Godsick (b. ... For the Austrian middle distance runner Steffi Graf, see Stephanie Graf. ... The European Open is a professional snooker tournament. ... The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in the small city of Indian Wells, California. ... The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held at Key Biscayne, in Miami, Florida. ... For other uses, see Lucerne (disambiguation). ... The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as Wimbledon, is the oldest major championship in tennis and is widely considered to be the most prestigious. ... In tennis, a singles player or doubles team that wins all four Grand Slam titles in the same year is said to have achieved the Grand Slam or a Calendar Year Grand Slam. ... Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini (b. ... Conchita Martinez in a match Conchita MartÃnez (born April 16, 1972 in MonzÃ³n, Huesca, Spain) is a professional tennis player from Spain. ...

Doubles in 1994 was much improved for Davenport. She won the Indian Wells Masters with Lisa Raymond. She reached the 1994 French Open doubles final with Raymond before losing to Gigi Fernandez and Natasha Zvereva. She won a title in Oakland as well. The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in the small city of Indian Wells, California. ... Lisa Raymond (born August 10, 1973 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is a professional female tennis player from the United States. ... List of the 1994 French Open champions: // Main article: 1994 French Open - Mens Singles Sergi Bruguera (ESP) def. ... Beatriz Fernández (born 1966), better known as Gigi Fernández, is a Puerto Rican former tennis player. ... Natalya Natasha Zvereva (Belarusian: ÐÐ°Ñ‚Ð°Ð»ÑŒÐ»Ñ Ð—ÑŒÐ²ÐµÑ€Ð°Ð²Ð°, Russian: ÐÐ°Ñ‚Ð°ÑˆÐ° Ð—Ð²ÐµÑ€ÐµÐ²Ð°; born April 16, 1971) is a tennis player from Belarus. ... Oakland is the name of several places in the United States of America: Oakland, Alabama Oakland, California (The best-known city with this name) Oakland, Florida Oakland, Maine Oakland, Maryland Oakland, Michigan Oakland, Missouri Oakland, Nebraska Oakland, New Jersey Oakland, Oklahoma Oakland, Oregon Oakland, Pennsylvania Oakland, Rhode Island Oakland, Tennessee...

In 1995, Lindsay's success as a singles player continued. Her notes in the season were making the 1995 Australian Open quarterfinals, and winning a title in Strasbourg. In doubles, Davenport won reached the Australian Open semifinals with Lisa Raymond before falling to Gigi Fernandez and Natasha Zvereva. She also reached the 1995 French Open doubles semifinals before falling to Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario. In addition, Davenport and Raymond won the Sydney, Indian Wells Masters, Strasbourg and Tokyo non-Tier I tournament. See also: 1995 in sports, 1994 in tennis, 1996 in tennis. ... List of the 1995 Australian Open Champions: // Seniors Mens singles Main article: 1995 Australian Open - Mens Singles Andre Agassi (USA) def. ... City flag City coat of arms Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Alsace Department Bas-Rhin (67) Intercommunality Urban Community of Strasbourg Mayor Fabienne Keller (UMP) City Statistics Land areaÂ¹ 78. ... The Australian Open is held each January at Melbourne Park. ... Lisa Raymond (born August 10, 1973 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is a professional female tennis player from the United States. ... Beatriz Fernández (born 1966), better known as Gigi Fernández, is a Puerto Rican former tennis player. ... Natalya Natasha Zvereva (Belarusian: ÐÐ°Ñ‚Ð°Ð»ÑŒÐ»Ñ Ð—ÑŒÐ²ÐµÑ€Ð°Ð²Ð°, Russian: ÐÐ°Ñ‚Ð°ÑˆÐ° Ð—Ð²ÐµÑ€ÐµÐ²Ð°; born April 16, 1971) is a tennis player from Belarus. ... List of the 1995 French Open Champions: Mens Singles Thomas Muster1 (AUT) d. ... Jana NovotnÃ¡ (b. ... Arantxa SÃ¡nchez Vicario1 (b. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in the small city of Indian Wells, California. ... City flag City coat of arms Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Alsace Department Bas-Rhin (67) Intercommunality Urban Community of Strasbourg Mayor Fabienne Keller (UMP) City Statistics Land areaÂ¹ 78. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ...

1996-1997

1996 for Davenport saw her reach the finals of Sydney, but lose in the fourth round of the Australian Open. Davenport reached the semifinals of the Indian Wells Masters, but lost in a hard match to Steffi Graf. Later that year, Davenport went on to reach her career-first win over Graf, beating her 6-3, 6-3 in the semifinals, where Davenport won the title. She won the Strasbourg later that year and reached the French Open quarterfinals. See also: 1995 in sports, other events of 1996, 1997 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Dale Jarrett won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Terry Labonte Rusty Wallace wins the Suzuka NASCAR Thunder 100 at Suzuka City November 24, the first NASCAR... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... The Australian Open is held each January at Melbourne Park. ... The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in the small city of Indian Wells, California. ... For the Austrian middle distance runner Steffi Graf, see Stephanie Graf. ... City flag City coat of arms Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Alsace Department Bas-Rhin (67) Intercommunality Urban Community of Strasbourg Mayor Fabienne Keller (UMP) City Statistics Land areaÂ¹ 78. ... The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held over two weeks between mid May and early June in Paris, France, and is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar. ...

Shortly after losing to Conchita Martínez in the French Open quarterfinals, Davenport went on to win the Gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, defeating Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario in the final Gold medal match. Conchita Martinez in a match Conchita MartÃnez (born April 16, 1972 in MonzÃ³n, Huesca, Spain) is a professional tennis player from Spain. ... At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the United States won 3 of the 4 gold medals offered. ... Arantxa SÃ¡nchez Vicario1 (b. ...

In doubles that year, Davenport teamed up with Mary-Joe Fernandez to win the Sydney title before losing in the final of the Australian Open to Chanda Rubin and Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario. Davenport and Fernandez went on, however, to get to the Miami Masters semifinals. Davenport built on her Olympic medal by winning the French Open doubles title with Fernandez won the title, defeating Gigi Fernandez and Natasha Zvereva in the final. Two other doubles titles were picked up and won and Davenport and Fernandez captured the year-end championsips. Maria Jose (Mary Joe) FernÃ¡ndez Godsick (b. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... The Australian Open is held each January at Melbourne Park. ... Chanda Rubin (born February 18, 1976 in Lafayette, Louisiana) a professional tennis player from the United States. ... Arantxa SÃ¡nchez Vicario1 (b. ... The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held at Key Biscayne, in Miami, Florida. ... Beatriz Fernández (born 1966), better known as Gigi Fernández, is a Puerto Rican former tennis player. ... Natalya Natasha Zvereva (Belarusian: ÐÐ°Ñ‚Ð°Ð»ÑŒÐ»Ñ Ð—ÑŒÐ²ÐµÑ€Ð°Ð²Ð°, Russian: ÐÐ°Ñ‚Ð°ÑˆÐ° Ð—Ð²ÐµÑ€ÐµÐ²Ð°; born April 16, 1971) is a tennis player from Belarus. ...

1997 saw Davenport lose before the quarterfinals of the 1997 Australian Open, losing to Kimberly Po in the fourth round. She went on to win in Oklahoma City, and then at Indian Wells for the first time in her career, defeating Irina Spirlea 6-2, 6-1. Davenport also won at the Bausch & Lomb Championships. She lost to Iva Majoli, the eventual champion, in the fourth round at the French Open and to Denisa Chládková in the second round at Wimbledon. She lost in the finals at Los Angeles after beating top-ranked Martina Hingis in the semifinals but lost to Monica Seles in the final. After winning in Atlanta, Davenport reached the 1997 US Open semifinals. She went on to win the titles in Zurich and Chicago before going down in the finals of Philidelphia to Martina Hingis 7-5, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (4). See also: 1996 in sports, other events of 1997, 1998 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Jeff Gordon is the youngest driver ever to win the Daytona 500 on February 16 NASCAR Championship - Jeff Gordon Indy Racing League - Indianapolis 500 - Arie Luyendyk... List of the 1997 Australian Open Champions: // Mens Singles Pete Sampras (USA) d. ... Kimberly Po-Messerli (born October 20, 1971, in Los Angeles, California) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. ... Downtown Oklahoma City The State Capitol of Oklahoma From The South Motto: Nickname: Capital of the New Century Founded 1889 Incorporated County Oklahoma County Cleveland County Canadian County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Mick Cornett Area - Total - Water 1,608. ... The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in the small city of Indian Wells, California. ... Irina Spirlea (born March 26, 1974 in Bucharest) is a former tennis player from Romania, who turned professional in 1990. ... The Bausch & Lomb Championships is a tennis tournament held in Amelia Island, Florida, United States. ... Iva Majoli (born August 12, 1977) is a professional tennis player from Zagreb, Croatia. ... The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held over two weeks between mid May and early June in Paris, France, and is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar. ... Denisa ChlÃ¡dkovÃ¡ (born February 8, 1979 in Prague, Czech Republic) is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. ... The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as Wimbledon, is the oldest major championship in tennis and is widely considered to be the most prestigious. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 1,290. ... Martina Hingis (pronounced: ) (born September 30, 1980 in KoÅ¡ice, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a former World No. ... Monica Seles (born December 2, 1973) is an American professional tennis player, who originally played for her native Yugoslavia. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... List of the 1997 US Open Champions: Seniors Mens singles Main article: 1997 US Open - Mens Singles Patrick Rafter (AUS) def. ... Location within Switzerland ZÃ¼rich[?] (German pronunciation IPA: ; usually spelled Zurich in English) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of ZÃ¼rich. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area - City 234. ... Independence Hall Philadelphia (sometimes referred to as Philly or the City of Brotherly Love) is the fifth most populous city in the United States and the most populous city in the state of Pennsylvania, occupying all of Philadelphia County. ...

Doubles was also very successful. She reached the Sydney final with Natasha Zvereva and the Australian Open final with Lisa Raymond. However, she also would win the 1997 US Open doubles title with Czech partner Jana Novotná. Davenport won titles in Tokyo, Indian Wells, Amelia Isnland and Berlin. This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Natalya Natasha Zvereva (Belarusian: ÐÐ°Ñ‚Ð°Ð»ÑŒÐ»Ñ Ð—ÑŒÐ²ÐµÑ€Ð°Ð²Ð°, Russian: ÐÐ°Ñ‚Ð°ÑˆÐ° Ð—Ð²ÐµÑ€ÐµÐ²Ð°; born April 16, 1971) is a tennis player from Belarus. ... The Australian Open is held each January at Melbourne Park. ... Lisa Raymond (born August 10, 1973 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is a professional female tennis player from the United States. ... Jana NovotnÃ¡ (b. ... The Toray Pan Pacific Open(æ±ãƒ¬ãƒ»ãƒ‘ãƒ³ãƒ»ãƒ‘ã‚·ãƒ•ã‚£ãƒƒã‚¯ãƒ»ãƒ†ãƒ‹ã‚¹) is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1984 on indoor carpet courts in Tokyo, Japan. ... The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in the small city of Indian Wells, California. ... The Bausch & Lomb Championships is a tennis tournament held in Amelia Island, Florida, United States. ... The Qatar Telecom German Open is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women played in Berlin, Germany. ...

1998

Davenport's talented singles play was well-rewarded by a Grand Slam singles title in 1998. She started out well by reaching the semifinals of the 1998 Australian Open, reaching her second consecutive Grand Slam semifinal in singles appearance. She entered Tokyo ranked number 2, beating Martina Hingis, at number 1, in the final, 6-3, 6-3. She lost in the Indian Wells Masters finals to Hingis after defeating Steffi Graf, and lost in the Miami Masters quarterfinals to Anna Kournikova. At the 1998 French Open, Davenport avenged defending champion Iva Majoli for defeating her in 1997's fourth round in the quarterfinals, before going down to Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario in the semifinals. She won titles in San Diego, Sanford and Los Angeles, defeating Hingis in the final, with Davenport's victories over Hingis increasing. In tennis, a singles player or doubles team that wins all four Grand Slam titles in the same year is said to have achieved the Grand Slam or a Calendar Year Grand Slam. ... // Stock car racing: Dale Earnhardt won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Jeff Gordon NASCAR celebrates its 50th anniversary Indy Racing League - Indianapolis 500 - Eddie Cheever CART Racing - Alex Zanardi won the season championship Formula One Championship - Mika HÃ¤kkinen of Finland 24 hours of Le Mans: won by the team... List of the 1998 Australian Open Champions: Mens Singles Petr Korda (CZE) d. ... The Toray Pan Pacific Open(æ±ãƒ¬ãƒ»ãƒ‘ãƒ³ãƒ»ãƒ‘ã‚·ãƒ•ã‚£ãƒƒã‚¯ãƒ»ãƒ†ãƒ‹ã‚¹) is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1984 on indoor carpet courts in Tokyo, Japan. ... Martina Hingis (pronounced: ) (born September 30, 1980 in KoÅ¡ice, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a former World No. ... The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in the small city of Indian Wells, California. ... For the Austrian middle distance runner Steffi Graf, see Stephanie Graf. ... The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held at Key Biscayne, in Miami, Florida. ... Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova (Russian: ÐÐ½Ð½Ð° Ð¡ÐµÑ€Ð³ÐµÐµÐ²Ð½Ð° ÐšÑƒÑ€Ð½Ð¸ÐºÐ¾Ð²Ð° ( ), Anna Sergeevna Kurnikova; born June 7, 1981) is a retired Russian professional tennis player and model. ... List of the 1998 French Open Champions: Mens Singles Carlos Moya (ESP) d. ... Iva Majoli (born August 12, 1977) is a professional tennis player from Zagreb, Croatia. ... Arantxa SÃ¡nchez Vicario1 (b. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Americas Finest City Location Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates , Government County San Diego Mayor City Attorney City Council District One District Two District Three District Four District Five District Six District Seven District Eight Jerry Sanders (R) Michael Aguirre Scott Peters Kevin... Sanford is the name of several places in the United States of America: Sanford, Florida Sanford, Maine Sanford, Michigan Sanford, New York Sanford, North Carolina Sanford is also a company that manufactures the Sharpie marker. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 1,290. ...

Her next victory on tour was her first Grand Slam at the 1998 US Open, defeating fifth-ranked Venus Williams in the semifinals and top-ranked Martina Hingis in the championship match. List of the 1998 US Open Champions: Seniors Mens singles Main article: 1998 US Open - Mens Singles Patrick Rafter (AUS) def. ... Venus Ebone Starr Williams (born June 17, 1980 in Lynwood, California) is an American professional tennis player. ... Martina Hingis (pronounced: ) (born September 30, 1980 in KoÅ¡ice, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a former World No. ...

She then won Zurich and lost to 17th ranked Steffi Graf despite attaining the number 1 ranking at Philidelphia. Davenport lost in the finals of the Chase Championships to Martina Hingis. Location within Switzerland ZÃ¼rich[?] (German pronunciation IPA: ; usually spelled Zurich in English) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of ZÃ¼rich. ... For the Austrian middle distance runner Steffi Graf, see Stephanie Graf. ... Independence Hall Philadelphia (sometimes referred to as Philly or the City of Brotherly Love) is the fifth most populous city in the United States and the most populous city in the state of Pennsylvania, occupying all of Philadelphia County. ... The WTA Tour Championships is a tennis tournament played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the Womens Tennis Association (WTA) tour. ...

In doubles, Davenport impressively reached the finals of the 1998 Australian Open with Natalia Zvereva, but lost to wildard team of Hingis and Mirjana Lučić. Davenport and Zvereva would go on to lost to Hingis and Lučić again in the Tokyo finals, and then won both Indian Wells and Berlin, both times defeating Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat in the final. Natalya Natasha Zvereva (Belarusian: Натальля Зьверава, Russian: Наташа Зверева; born April 16, 1971) is a tennis player from Belarus. ... Mirjana LuÄiÄ‡ (born in March 9, 1982, in Dortmund, Germany) is a professional tennis player from Croatia. ... The Toray Pan Pacific Open(æ±ãƒ¬ãƒ»ãƒ‘ãƒ³ãƒ»ãƒ‘ã‚·ãƒ•ã‚£ãƒƒã‚¯ãƒ»ãƒ†ãƒ‹ã‚¹) is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1984 on indoor carpet courts in Tokyo, Japan. ... The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in the small city of Indian Wells, California. ... The Qatar Telecom German Open is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women played in Berlin, Germany. ... Alexandra Fusai (born November 22, 1973 in Saint-Cloud, France) is a former professional tennis player from France. ... Nathalie Tauziat (born October 17, 1967 in Bangui, Central African Republic) is a former professional tennis player from France. ...

She and Zvereva then lost to Hingis and Jana Novotná in the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open doubles finals. Davenport won San Diego and Sanford with Zvereva and lost in the US Open finals for doubles. Davenport won Filderstadt and then the year-end championships for doubles with Zvereva, defeating Fusai and Tauziat 6-7, 7-5, 6-3. In 1998, Davenport reached all four Grand Slam doubles finals with Zvereva, losing to Hingis all four times. Jana NovotnÃ¡ (b. ... Filderstadt is a town in the district of Esslingen, in Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg, Germany. ...

1999

1999 saw Davenport win another Grand Slam singles title. Her year started by winning the Sydney singles final and losing in the doubles final alongside Natalia Zvereva, but lost to Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova. Davenport did not play doubles at the 1999 Australian Open, but she made the semifinals of the singles event, before losing to Amelie Mauresmo after beating Venus Williams. At the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Davenport and Zvereva beat Hingis and Jana Novotná, who they lost to in three of the four Grand Slam doubles finals that were played in 1998. Davenport's second singles title of the 1999 was at Madrid where she defeated Lucky Loser Paola Suárez in the finals. After this victory, her next victory was the 1999 Wimbledon Championships, picking up another Grand Slam singles title. In the final she defeated Steffi Graf 6-4, 7-5. Davenport also doubled her victory by winning the doubles title with Corina Morariu, defeating Mariaan de Swardt and Elena Tatarkova in the final 6-4, 6-4. See also: 1998 in sports, other events of 1999, 2000 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Athletics Hicham El Guerrouj sets the new World Record in the mile at the World Championships in Rome. ... In tennis, a singles player or doubles team that wins all four Grand Slam titles in the same year is said to have achieved the Grand Slam or a Calendar Year Grand Slam. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Natalya Natasha Zvereva (Belarusian: Натальля Зьверава, Russian: Наташа Зверева; born April 16, 1971) is a tennis player from Belarus. ... Martina Hingis (pronounced: ) (born September 30, 1980 in KoÅ¡ice, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a former World No. ... Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova (Russian: ÐÐ½Ð½Ð° Ð¡ÐµÑ€Ð³ÐµÐµÐ²Ð½Ð° ÐšÑƒÑ€Ð½Ð¸ÐºÐ¾Ð²Ð° ( ), Anna Sergeevna Kurnikova; born June 7, 1981) is a retired Russian professional tennis player and model. ... List of the 1999 Australian Open Champions: Mens Singles Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) d. ... Am lie Mauresmo (born 5 July 1979) is a French professional tennis player. ... Venus Ebone Starr Williams (born June 17, 1980 in Lynwood, California) is an American professional tennis player. ... The Toray Pan Pacific Open(æ±ãƒ¬ãƒ»ãƒ‘ãƒ³ãƒ»ãƒ‘ã‚·ãƒ•ã‚£ãƒƒã‚¯ãƒ»ãƒ†ãƒ‹ã‚¹) is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1984 on indoor carpet courts in Tokyo, Japan. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... Jana NovotnÃ¡ (b. ... // Stock car racing: Dale Earnhardt won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Jeff Gordon NASCAR celebrates its 50th anniversary Indy Racing League - Indianapolis 500 - Eddie Cheever CART Racing - Alex Zanardi won the season championship Formula One Championship - Mika HÃ¤kkinen of Finland 24 hours of Le Mans: won by the team... Motto: (Spanish for From Madrid to Heaven) Location Coordinates: , Country Spain Autonomous Community Comunidad AutÃ³noma de Madrid Province Madrid Administrative Divisions 21 Neighborhoods 127 Founded 9th century Government - Mayor Alberto Ruiz-GallardÃ³n JimÃ©mez (PP) Area - Land 607 kmÂ² (234. ... Lucky Loser (Thai: à¸«à¸¡à¸²à¸à¹€à¸•à¸°..à¹‚à¸¥à¸à¸•à¸°à¸¥à¸¶à¸‡ or Mak Tae) was a 2006 Thai sports film and comedy about a World Cup playoff match between the Thai and Lao national soccer teams. ... Paola SuÃ¡rez (born June 23, 1976 in Pergamino, Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a top 10 tennis player in the early 2000s. ... List of the 1999 Wimbledon Champions: // Seniors Mens singles Main article: 1999 Wimbledon Championships - Mens Singles Pete Sampras (USA) def. ... For the Austrian middle distance runner Steffi Graf, see Stephanie Graf. ... Corina Marie Morariu (b. ... Mariaan de Swardt (born March 18, 1971 in Johannesburg) is a former tennis player from South Africa, who played as a professional from 1980 to 2001. ... Elena Tatarkova Serving Elena Tatarkova (born August 22, 1976 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan) is a professional female tennis player from Ukraine. ...

Continuing after the Wimbledon win, Davenport won the singles and doubles titles in Stanford, and won San Diego in doubles over Serena and Venus Williams in the final alongside Morariu. She lost in the singles semifinals to Serena Williams and in the doubles quarterfinals with Morariu to Chanda Rubin and Sandrine Testud at the 1999 US Open. Davenport won two additional singles titles that year and won the Chase Championships with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Martina Hingis in the final. Stanford may refer: Stanford University Places: Stanford, Kentucky Stanford, California, home of Stanford University Stanford Shopping Center Stanford, New York, town in Dutchess County. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Americas Finest City Location Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates , Government County San Diego Mayor City Attorney City Council District One District Two District Three District Four District Five District Six District Seven District Eight Jerry Sanders (R) Michael Aguirre Scott Peters Kevin... Serena Jameka Williams, (born September 26, 1981) is an American former World No. ... Venus Ebone Starr Williams (born June 17, 1980 in Lynwood, California) is an American professional tennis player. ... Serena Jameka Williams, (born September 26, 1981) is an American former World No. ... Chanda Rubin (born February 18, 1976 in Lafayette, Louisiana) a professional tennis player from the United States. ... Sandrine Testud (born April 3, 1972) in Lyon, France is a former professional female tennis player from France. ... List of the 1999 US Open Champions: Mens Singles Andre Agassi (USA) d. ... The WTA Tour Championships is a tennis tournament played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the Womens Tennis Association (WTA) tour. ... Martina Hingis (pronounced: ) (born September 30, 1980 in KoÅ¡ice, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a former World No. ...

2000

2000 was the year of which Davenport won her last Grand Slam title to date. See also: 1999 in sports, other events of 2000, 2001 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Dale Jarrett won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Bobby Labonte Indy Racing League - Buddy Lazier won the season championship Indianapolis 500- Juan Pablo Montoya CART Racing...

2004-2006

In 2004, Davenport won a tour-high seven titles, including four straight during the summer (Stanford, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Cincinnati). She also had the most match wins on the WTA Tour, with 63. She finished the year ranked first for the third time in her career. Grand Slam Events Australian Open Mens Final: Roger Federer defeats Marat Safin, 7-6(7-3) 6-4 6-2 Womens Final: Justine Henin-Hardenne defeats Kim Clijsters, 6-3 4-6 6-3 French Open Mens Final: Gastón Gaudio defeats Guillermo Coria 0-6 3... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 1,290. ... The Acura Classic is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every summer at the La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California. ... The Cincinnati Masters is an annual tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is today the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city. ... WTA stands for Womens Tennis Association, and is also known as the WTA Tour, and is to womens tennis what the ATP is to mens tennis. ...

Davenport preparing to return a ball at the 2004 Wimbledon tournament.

Her success continued into 2005 when she reached her first Grand Slam final, at the Australian Open, since the U.S. Open in 2000. Unfortunately for Davenport, she lost a one set lead in the final, falling to Serena Williams in three sets. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 1464 KB) Lindsay Davenport prepares for a backhand swing, Wimbledon 2004. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 1464 KB) Lindsay Davenport prepares for a backhand swing, Wimbledon 2004. ... See also: 2005 in sports, 2004 in tennis, 2006 in tennis. ... The Australian Open is held each January at Melbourne Park. ... For other uses, see U.S. Open. ... Serena Jameka Williams, (born September 26, 1981) is an American former World No. ...

At a tournament in Indian Wells, California in March, Davenport made history by defeating world number three Maria Sharapova 6-0, 6-0. It marked the first time that a player ranked in the top three had ever been "shut out" on the WTA tour and was also the first time Sharapova had failed to win a game during a match. Indian Wells is a city located in Riverside County, California, in the Palm Springs area, in between Palm Desert and La Quinta. ... Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (Russian: ) (born April 19, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player and a former World No. ...

Davenport bypassed the European clay court season and went to the 2005 French Open without having played a professional competitive match for weeks. She confounded expectations with a run to the quarterfinals on her least favourite surface, including a come-from-behind victory over Kim Clijsters in the fourth round. Davenport lost to eventual runner-up Mary Pierce but returned for Wimbledon as the top seed. List of the 2005 French Open Champions: // Seniors Mens Singles Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. ... Kim Clijsters (IPA: , ; born June 8, 1983) is a Belgian retired tennis player. ... Mary Pierce (born on January 15, 1975, in Montreal, Canada) is a French-American womens professional tennis player on the WTA and one of the leading women in professional sports with multiple Grand Slam tennis championships to her name. ... The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as Wimbledon, is the oldest major championship in tennis and is widely considered to be the most prestigious. ...

She easily made it to the fourth round, where she was tested again by Clijsters but came through in three sets to win her second successive match against the Belgian. Davenport then reached the semifinals, where her match against Amélie Mauresmo was interrupted by rain and was completed over the course of two days. Davenport eventually defeated Mauresmo 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 and faced 14th seeded Venus Williams in an all-American final. Davenport lead most of the way, including having a match point at 5-4 in the final set. Williams went on to win 4-6, 7-6, 9-7 in the longest (in terms of time) Wimbledon final in history. In that match, Davenport sustained a serious back injury while leading 4-2 (40-15) in the final set, although she acknowledged after the match that the injury did not cause her defeat and that Williams was the superior player on the day. The injury forced Davenport to withdraw from Fed Cup competition. She returned to the tour in Palo Alto, California. After reinjuring her back in a warmup just hours before her match, Davenport retired while trailing 5-0 in the first set. This back injury then forced her to withdraw from other hardcourt events in Carlsbad and Los Angeles. AmÃ©lie Simone Mauresmo ( in French) (born on 5 July 1979) is a French professional tennis player. ... Venus Ebone Starr Williams (born June 17, 1980 in Lynwood, California) is an American professional tennis player. ... The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as Wimbledon, is the oldest major championship in tennis and is widely considered to be the most prestigious. ... The Fed Cup (until 1995 Federation Cup) is the most important tennis tournament for female national teams, very similar to the mens Davis Cup. ... Location of Palo Alto within Santa Clara County, California. ... Location of Carlsbad within San Diego County, California. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ...

Davenport returned to the WTA Tour in August, winning her comeback tournament in New Haven, Connecticut without dropping a set. Davenport then reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open, where she held a match point on Elena Dementieva before falling 7-6 (6) in the third set. Davenport briefly lost the #1 ranking following the event. â€œNew Havenâ€ redirects here. ... Elena Vyacheslavovna Dementieva (pronounced: L-e-nuh de-MENT-ye-vuh Russian: ); born October 15, 1981, Moscow), is a professional tennis player from Russia. ...

Davenport preparing to return serve at the 2006 US Open.

After the loss at the U.S. Open, Davenport captured the title in Bali without dropping a set and subsequently qualified for the WTA Tour Championships. She then won the title in Filderstadt, Germany, defeating Mauresmo in the final for the second year in a row. The win made her only the tenth woman ever to win 50 career WTA singles titles. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 493 Ã— 599 pixelsFull resolution (1034 Ã— 1256 pixel, file size: 103 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photo cropped by User:Quadzilla99 File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 493 Ã— 599 pixelsFull resolution (1034 Ã— 1256 pixel, file size: 103 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photo cropped by User:Quadzilla99 File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... This article is about the Indonesian island. ... The WTA Tour Championships is a tennis tournament played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the Womens Tennis Association (WTA) tour. ... , City Center seen from Weinsteige Road Castle Solitude The 1956 TV Tower The Weissenhof Estate in 1927 Stuttgart (IPA: []) is the capital of the state of Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg in southern Germany. ...

In Zurich, Davenport defeated Daniela Hantuchová 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, saving two match points. By winning the match, Davenport was assured of recapturing the World No.1 ranking from Maria Sharapova the following week. In subsequent matches, she inched past Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 and defeated seventh seed Anastasia Myskina 6-0, 6-4 to reach her sixth Zurich final in as many visits and set up a rematch of the 2002 final with Swiss Patty Schnyder. Davenport overcame the sixth seed 7-6 (5), 6-3 for her fourth title at Zurich and her sixth title of 2005, second only to Clijsters' nine. It was also the first time Davenport had saved match points en route to a victory since the 1999 U.S. Open. The Zurich Open victory left her with eleven Tier I titles, second among active players. Location within Switzerland ZÃ¼rich[?] (German pronunciation IPA: ; usually spelled Zurich in English) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of ZÃ¼rich. ... Daniela HantuchovÃ¡ (IPA: ) (pronounced: HAHN-too-khoh-vah; born April 23, 1983 in Poprad, Slovakia) is a Slovak professional tennis player. ... Francesca Schiavone (June 23, 1980, Milan) is a professional tennis player from Italy. ... Anastasia Andreyevna Myskina (ÐÐ½Ð°ÑÑ‚Ð°ÑÐ¸Ñ ÐœÑ‹ÑÐºÐ¸Ð½Ð°; in Russian pronounced //) (born July 8, 1981, Moscow, Russia) is a professional tennis player from Russia. ... Patty Schnyder (born December 14, 1978, Basel, Switzerland) is one of the more popular players in womens professional tennis. ... List of the 1999 US Open Champions: Mens Singles Andre Agassi (USA) d. ...

Davenport was a semifinalist at the WTA tour year-ending championships (losing to Mary Pierce 7-6, 7-6), which ensured that she finished the year ranked No. 1. 2005 was the fourth time that Davenport ended the year ranked No. 1, joining Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, and Monica Seles as the only female players to end a season ranked first at least four times. Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954) is a former World No. ... Martina Navratilova (born October 18, 1956, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former World No. ... For the Austrian middle distance runner Steffi Graf, see Stephanie Graf. ... Monica Seles (born December 2, 1973) is an American professional tennis player, who originally played for her native Yugoslavia. ...

In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked Davenport 29th in its list of 40 Greatest Players of the TENNIS era. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On February 22, 2006, 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 6-0, 6-0 in the second round of the [Dubai Duty Free Women's Open. is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Elena Likhovtseva (Russian: Ð•Ð»ÐµÐ½Ð° Ð›Ð¸Ñ…Ð¾Ñ†ÐµÐ²Ð°) (yi-LEN-ah LEE-half-tsih-vuh) is a Russian tennis player, born 8 September 1975 in Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan. ...

Davenport was absent from the court from March 2006, when she was defeated in the fourth round of Indian Wells by Martina Hingis 6-3, 1-6, 6-2, until August 2006 with a back injury. She returned in Los Angeles, losing to Samantha Stosur 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 in the second round (having received a first round bye). It was Davenport's earliest exit from a tournament since early 2003. Davenport attributed the loss to her having resumed training only three weeks prior to the start of the tournament. Davenport had re-hired Adam Pieterson as her coach, with whom she worked during her 2004-05 resurgence. Martina Hingis (pronounced: ) (born September 30, 1980 in KoÅ¡ice, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a former World No. ... Samantha Stosur (born March 30, 1984 in Brisbane, Australia) is a professional tennis player from Australia. ...

After the loss in Los Angeles, Davenport returned to the Pilot Pen Tournament in New Haven, defeating Katarina Srebotnik and Schiavone in her first two matches. Davenport then faced world #1 Mauresmo in the quarterfinals, posting a 6-4, 7-5 victory. In the semifinals, Davenport defeated Stosur (who had beaten Davenport in Los Angeles) 7-6, 7-6. Davenport was forced to retire with a right shoulder injury while playing Justine Henin in the final. Katarina Srebotnik (born March 12, 1981 in Slovenj Gradec) is a Slovenian professional tennis player, coached by Biljana Veselinovic. ... Justine Henin; ( ) (born June 1, 1982 in LiÃ¨ge) is a Belgian professional tennis player from the Walloon (French-speaking) region of Belgium. ...

Despite injury concerns, Davenport reached the 2006 U.S. Open quarterfinals where she again lost to Henin, 6-4, 6-4.

Davenport's last competitive match before the announcement of her pregnancy was a quarterfinal loss in Beijing at the China Open to Mauresmo 6-4, 6-3, who was at the time the top ranked player in the world. It was Mauresmo's first win over Davenport after losing nine straight times. â€œPekingâ€ redirects here. ... The China Open is a professional tennis tournament in Beijing, China. ...

2007 Comeback

On July 18, 2007, Davenport announced that she would make a return to the WTA Tour. She entered the doubles competition of the New Haven tournament, along with partner Lisa Raymond. However, her return was cut short when she and Raymond lost to top seeds Cara Black and Liezel Huber by a score of 6-7 (1), 6-3, 10-4. ^[7] She hopes to participate in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. Lindsay also announced that she would make a return to singles in Bali, Indonesia, as well as playing in the doubles with Slovakia

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