She then won the tournaments in Oklahoma City and Indian Wells, California for the first time in her career. She followed this with the 2010 Mercury Insurance Open, again with Huber. But the to-do list on your kitchen-counter says you have 73 other things to cross off first. She also had the most match wins on the WTA Tour, with 63. Davenport's next tournament championship was at Wimbledon. Davenport amassed career-earnings of $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. 2 and second-seeded Ana Ivanovic in the third round, 64, 62, before losing her fourth-round match with Dinara Safina, 36, 46. Sports is our way of life. "[12] She was also known for her powerful two-handed backhand, which was similarly hit hard and flat. Davenport was endorsed by Nike for clothing, shoes, and on-court apparel. 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. [6] [7] [8] Davenport was born to an athletic family. At Wimbledon, Davenport reached her second Grand Slam quarterfinal. But when it comes to her four children, finding the balance between exposing them to different activities and wanting to. All relationship and family history information shown on FameChain has been compiled from data in the public domain. The 46-year-old tennis player was born in Palos Verdes, California, USA. The win assured Davenport of recapturing the world no. [Were hoping Lauren is] a little bit of a tomboy, but well see, the former World No. Davenport had re-hired Adam Peterson as her coach, with whom she worked during her 200405 resurgence. [40] She owns homes in the Irvine, California, neighborhood of Shady Canyon,[41] in Laguna Beach, California, and in Kona, Hawaii. 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]. She finished the year ranked first for the third time in her career. She gave birth to a daughter in 2009 in Newport Beach, California. Davenport's second singles title of the year was at Madrid where she defeated lucky loser Paola Surez in the final. She then lost to Venus in New Haven and to Serena Williams in the US Open semifinals. Davenport and Fernandez then won the French Open doubles title, defeating Gigi Fernndez and Natasha Zvereva in the final. Countdown to Lindsay's next birthday. 1 ranking. The California connection at the US Open has always been strong. This raised her ranking to world no. 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 . In December 1994, Davenport hired Craig Kardon as her coach.[14]. 2012. At her next tournament in Los Angeles, she lost in the final to Chanda Rubin. Davenport took a break from competitive tennis in late 2006 and much of 2007 to have a baby. 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. 1 four times (1998, 2001, 2004, and 2005). 1 singles players, WTA rankings incepted on November 3, 1975, (year first held/year last held number of weeks (w)), current No. Your login session has expired. Although she is only 3 -months-old, Lauren Andrus Leach already has her future mapped out if mom Lindsay Davenport has a say in the matter! Davenport started 1998 by reaching the singles semifinals of the Australian Open, which was her second consecutive Grand Slam singles semifinal. Davenport returned to the WTA Tour in August, winning her comeback tournament in New Haven without dropping a set. Davenport was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2014. At the tournament in Indian Wells, California, in March, Davenport made history by defeating world no. Despite injury, Davenport reached the US Open quarterfinals, where she again lost to Henin. All the Celebrity Babies Born in 2017, Lindsay Davenport: Why the Atlanta Olympics Were So Special to Me and My Family, Lindsay Davenport Welcomes Daughter Haven Michelle, Lindsay Davenport talks more about Jagger, return to tennis, Lindsay Davenport says life is 'so much greater' with baby, Lindsay Davenport wins singles title in return to pro tour, Lindsay Davenport shares her secrets for being a successful working mom. 99, but lost to 7th-ranked and future doubles partner Mary Joe Fernandez. She also won 38 WTA Tour doubles titles, including three Grand Slam titles (the French Open partnering Mary Joe Fernndez, Wimbledon partnering Corina Morariu, and the US Open partnering Jana Novotn), and three WTA Championships (partnering Fernndez, Novotn, and Natasha Zvereva). Lindsay Ann Davenport Age 42 Born Tuesday 08 Jun 1976 Start a FameChain His Other Children Children Together Jagger Leach born 2007, age 11 Lauren Leach born 2009, age 8 Daughter of Former Tennis Champion Lindsay Davenport Kaya Leach born 2012, age 6 Daughter of Tennis Champion Lindsay Davenport Haven Leach born 2014, age 4 Legendary Olympians Who've Been Honored on Wheaties Boxes, Fun Facts About the 2022 Winter Olympics, by the Numbers, Hope Solo on Her Decision to Play in the Rio Olympics Despite Zika Fears: 'I Want to Start a Family', Olympic TikTok Is Back! This page was last edited on 4 February 2023, at 17:27. 1 ranking in doubles as well. At the French Open, Davenport was upset by the 22nd-ranked Dominique Van Roost in three sets in the first round. At the 2011 French Open she won the Women's Legends Doubles event with partner Martina Hingis. At the remaining Grand Slam tournaments of the year, she lost in the French Open fourth round, the Wimbledon quarterfinals, and the US Open semifinals. At the Tier I Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida, Davenport defeated world no. Lindsay Davenport has given birth to her fourth child, the tennis pro announced via Twitter on Monday, Jan. 6. Davenport's doubles success in 1993 was a 1716 record while she reached the top 100 in doubles rankings. Delphine! Lindsay Davenport's net worth 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. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked Davenport 29th in its list of the 40 greatest players of the tennis era. [39] The couple's fourth child (and third daughter) was born in 2014. 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 She was coached by Robert Lansdorp, who had coached Tracy Austin before. [4], Davenport was coached for most of her career by Robert Van't Hof. 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. 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. In the final, Davenport defeated sixth seeded Patty Schnyder for her fourth title in Zrich and her sixth title of 2005, second only to Clijsters's nine. This was Davenport's 53rd career singles title and lifted her to no. Davenport bypassed the European clay-court season and went to the French Open without having played a professional competitive match for weeks. Two events later, at the Indian Wells, California tournament, Davenport again defeated Hingis and won the doubles title with Morariu over Anna Kournikova and Natasha Zvereva in the final. . Davenport's second singles title of the year was at Madrid where she defeated lucky loser Paola Surez in the final. See FameChain's massive Trump family tree. Davenport was coached for most of her career by Robert Van't Hof. Davenport's third tournament was in Quebec City, Canada, defeating second-seeded Vera Zvonareva in the semifinals and Julia Vakulenko in the final. At the French Open, Davenport defeated defending champion Iva Majoli in the quarterfinals, before losing to Arantxa Snchez Vicario in the semifinals. Lindsay Davenport has a longtime love and obvious talent for tennis. Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 44 years old? For most tennis players, that is kind of the routine. Davenport won Filderstadt, and then the year-end doubles championship with Zvereva, defeating Fusai and Tauziat in three sets. 1 on eight different occasions, for a total of 98 weeks. 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. At the final Grand Slam tournament of the year, the US Open, Davenport was again upset, this time in the second round by Zina Garrison Jackson. In her first clay-court tournament since 2005, Davenport reached the semifinals of the Bausch & Lomb Championships in Amelia Island, Florida, where she defaulted her match with Sharapova before it began, due to illness. During the summer, Davenport won the tournament in Los Angeles, defeating Graf for the first time in her career in the semifinals, before defeating Anke Huber in the final. You can find out more and change our default settings with Cookies Settings. Davenport won a tour-high seven titles, including four straight during the summer (Stanford, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Cincinnati). Davenport partnered with Zvereva to win the tournament in Los Angeles. Davenport's other doubles titles were in Tokyo, Indian Wells, Amelia Island, and Berlin. 444 in the ITF junior rankings, did not drop a set en route to the title in Christchurch. She tied Virginia Wade for seventh place on the list of most singles titles won during the open era. 1993 is also notable because it was the one time she faced Martina Navratilova, falling in three sets, 61, 36, 57, in the Oakland semifinals. Noted for her powerful and consistent groundstrokes, Davenport won a total of 55 WTA Tour singles titles, including three Grand Slam titles (one each at the Australian Open, the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open), the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games and the WTA Championships. 162. Jon Leach says his son has inherited that skill, but not from him. 2013, Martina Hingis{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Martina Hingis", "gender": "Female" }
A true working mom, Lindsay has her days scheduled down to the minute in order to maximize her time with her kids. After winning in Atlanta, Davenport reached her first grand slam semifinal at the US Open, losing to Hingis. Celebrity Babies Born in 2021, Part 2: Fall - Winter, Lindsay Davenport Welcomes Daughter Lauren Andrus, Khlo Kardashian, Gisele Bndchen & More Celeb Moms Who Got Real About Their Pregnancy Weight Gain, Lindsay Davenport talks about getting Jagger to adapt to her life, Teresa Palmer and Mark Webber Welcome Baby Daughter Prairie Moon: 'Little Magic Moon', See All of the Celebrity Babies Born in 2020, Nala! Davenport was a semifinalist at the WTA tour year-end championships (losing to Pierce in two tie-breaks), which ensured that she finished the year ranked no. Voted by the International Tennis Writers Association as a joint winner of the 2004 women's Ambassador for Tennis award. Itll have to be like that for our kids., Fortunately, Lauren already has a leg up on her older brother Jagger Jonathan, 2. Davenport won multiple league honors during her WTT career including Female MVP 1997 and 2010; Womens Singles scoring leader 1997, 1998; Female Rookie of the Year 1993; Mixed Doubles scoring leader 1998 (w/ Brian MacPhie). On July 18, 2007, Davenport announced that she would return to the WTA Tour. This turned out to be Davenport's only career victory against Sharapova. 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. We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 8 June. When Davenport was 14, she joined the United States Tennis Association junior national team. [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. She reached the third round at the 1993 Australian Open doubles competition with Chanda Rubin. Davenport had re-hired Adam Peterson as her coach, with whom she worked during her 200405 resurgence. In 1998, Davenport reached all four Grand Slam doubles finals with Zvereva, losing to teams that included Hingis all four times. En route to the title, Davenport defeated third ranked Jelena Jankovi, among others. Davenport was ranked singles world No. However, she lost to Iva Majoli, the eventual champion, in the fourth round at the French Open, despite being up a set and 40 in the second set. 1 won three Grand Slam singles titles, including the US Open in 1998..