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This tournament is huge and I'm very happy that I could win it once more
Davenport captures the Zurich Open Oct 23, 2005
It's tough sometimes to play four weeks in a row and still to come out on top
Davenport wins her fourth title at Bali Sep 18, 2005
I feel this is my hometown tournament and one in which I have always looked forward to playing
Davenport, Venus withdraw from Chase Open Aug 05, 2005
I'm starting to think that it could be one of my, not my best, but one of my greatest achievements in a while just to be able to still be here and still be playing
Davenport gets by at Roland Garros May 27, 2005
It's still a long summer to go, but it's a great start
Lindsay Davenport beats Venus Williams Jul 18, 2004
Infobox last updated on: April 14, 2008.
Lindsay Ann Davenport (born June 8, 1976 in Palos Verdes, California) is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, Tennis magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years. She is one of only four women (the others being Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, and Chris Evert) since 1975 who has been the year-end World No. 1 at least four times. Davenport finished 1998, 2001, 2004, and 2005 as the top ranked player.
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. Davenport currently owns a home in the Irvine, California neighborhood of Shady Canyon.