Lindsay Davenport

Country :                 United States

Residence:           Laguna Beach, California

Born:  June 8, 1976 (age 39)

Height:   1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)

Turned pro:         February 22, 1993

Retired: 2010 (unofficial retirement)

Plays:      Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Coach (es):           Robert Lansdorp

Craig Kardon (1994–1995)

Robert Van't Hof (1995–2003)

Adam Petersen (2003–2010)

Lindsay Ann Davenport (born June 8, 1976 in Palos Verdes, California) is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player.

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 Ann Davenport, the president of the Southern California Volleyball Association. Davenport was born to an athletic family. Whereas her two older sisters, Leeann and Shannon, played volleyball, she started playing tennis at age six. She was coached by Robert Lansdorp, who had coached Tracy Austin before. She attended Chadwick School in Palos Verdes Peninsula, California. At age 16, her family shifted to Murrieta, California, where she attended Murrieta Valley High School, and she began to work with Lynne Rolley and Robert Van't Hof.

When Davenport was 14, she joined the United States Tennis Association junior national team. She had a rapid growth spurt — about six inches in two years — which affected her coordination, but did not obstruct her performance. She shined at junior level competitions and flounced 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.

Davenport was coached for most of her career by Robert Van't Hof. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine graded her as the 29th-best player of the prior 40 years. Davenport was instated into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2014

Awards and achievements

She has been awarded as the Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award.  She has secured three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. She was ranked World No. 1 on eight different occasions. Since 1975, she is one of five women who have been the year-end World No. 1 at least four times (1998, 2001, 2004, and 2005); the others are Chris Evert, Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova and Serena Williams who most recently completed the feat (2002, 2009, 2013, and 2014).

In 1991, she won both Singles and doubles champion at 18-and-under nationals.

In 1992  she also won U.S. Junior Open champion. She is the only American to be on the top for at least four times.

Relationship status:

Lindsay Davenport has been married to Jonathan Leach since April 25, 2003. They have been married for 12.2 years. She has four children namely Jagger Jonathan (Male 8 yrs.), Lauren Andrus (female 6 yrs.), Kaya Emory (female 3 yrs.), Haven Michelle Leach (female 18 months).