 Lindsay Davenport is an American professional tennis player. Lindsay Davenport
has won three Grand Slam tournaments: the 1998 U.S. Open, 1999 Wimbledon, and the 2000 Australian
Open. Lindsay Davenport also won the Olympic gold medal in 1996.
Davenport was ranked the world's #1 women singles and doubles player several
times between 1998 and 2001, and twice again in 2004. She was the year-end #1 player in 1998, 2001
and 2004. She won three doubles majors: the 1996 Roland Garros, 1997 US Open, and 1999 Wimbledon.
Her father, Wink Davenport, was a member of the US Olympic volleyball team in 1968.
Her game is built largely around her groundstrokes. Lack of court speed is
perhaps her greatest weakness, partly because of her size; at slightly over 6'2" (1.89 m), she is
one of the tallest women ever to play top-level tennis. However, Lindsay Davenport has worked to
overcome this by losing weight, overhauling her conditioning program, and 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.
Lindsay Davenport has a reputation amongst the tennis press, and thus much of
the tennis-watching public, of being reasonably thoughtful, polite, and balanced.
Lindsay Davenport married investment banker and former All-American tennis player
Jon Leach, brother of tennis player Rick Leach, in 2003.
Lindsay Davenport had an excellent year in 2004. She won a tour-high seven
titles including four straight during the summer, and posted the most match wins on the WTA with
63. Lindsay Davenport finished the year ranked Number 1 for the third time in her career.
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