Davenport returning to singles in fall

BALI, Indonesia, July 31 (UPI) -- Former women's world No. 1 tennis player Lindsay Davenport will return to singles action in September, three months after giving birth to her first child.

Davenport, 31. hasn't played singles on the WTA Tour since last September, when she reached a quarterfinal in Beijing. She'll return for singles action at the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic in Bali, which she won in 2005.

The American had already announced she would return to play doubles alongside countrywoman Lisa Raymond in New Haven next month.

Davenport, 1996 Olympic gold medalist and three-time major champion, gave birth of her son Jagger June 10.