Lindsay Davenport

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Lindsay Davenport Leach
Davenport in 2013
Full nameLindsay Ann Davenport Leach
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceLaguna Beach, California, U.S.
Born (1976-06-08) June 8, 1976 (age 47)
Palos Verdes, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1.89 m)
Turned proFebruary 22, 1993
Retired2010 (last match)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachRobert Lansdorp
Craig Kardon (1994–1995)
Robert Van't Hof (1995–2003)
Rick Leach (2004)
Adam Peterson (2004–2010)[1]
Prize moneyUS$22,166,338[2]
Fed Cup
W (1996, 1999, 2000)
Hopman CupW (2004)
Coaching career (2015–)
(2014–2015, 2017–)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Women's singles

Lindsay Ann Davenport Leach (born June 8, 1976) is an American former professional tennis player. Davenport was ranked singles world No. 1 for a total of 98 weeks, and was the year-end singles world No. 1 four times (1998, 2001, 2004, and 2005). She also held the doubles world No. 1 ranking for 32 weeks.[3]

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. She also won 38 WTA Tour doubles titles, including three major titles (the French Open partnering Mary Joe Fernández, Wimbledon partnering Corina Morariu, and the US Open partnering Jana Novotná), and three consecutive Tour Finals (partnering Fernández, Novotná, and Natasha Zvereva).

Davenport amassed career-earnings of US$22,166,338; currently 16th in the all-time rankings among female tennis players and formerly first, prior to being surpassed by Serena Williams in January 2009.[4]

Davenport was coached for most of her career by

TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-greatest player (male or female) of the preceding 40 years. Davenport was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2014.[5]

Early life

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 the former Ann L. Jeberjahn, the president of the Southern California Volleyball Association.[6][7][8] Davenport was born to an athletic family. While her two older sisters, Leiann and Shannon, played volleyball,[9] Lindsay began playing tennis at age six. She was coached by Robert Lansdorp, who had previously coached Tracy Austin.[7] She attended Chadwick School in Palos Verdes Peninsula, California. At age 16, her family moved to Murrieta, California, where she attended and graduated from Murrieta Valley High School, and she began to work with, among others, Robert Van't Hof.[10][11] At age 16, Davenport 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 hinder her performance. 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 1992.[12]

Career

1990–1993

She won the girls' 16s singles at the prestigious Ojai Tennis Tournament in 1990.[13]

While Davenport's first play dated back to 1991, she officially became a professional two years after her first professional-level matches. Davenport's doubles success in 1993 was a 17–16 record while she reached the top 100 in doubles rankings. She reached the third round at the 1993 Australian Open doubles competition with Chanda Rubin. Davenport entered the top 20, despite coming into her first tournament that year ranked no. 162. She qualified for the 1993 Australian Open, reaching the third round before falling to Mary Pierce.

At the

Indian Wells Masters, Davenport reached the quarterfinals ranked no. 99, but lost to 7th-ranked and future doubles partner Mary Joe Fernández. Later that year, Davenport won her first Tier III title at the European Open where she beat Nicole Bradtke in three sets in the finals. She reached the third round at the 1993 Wimbledon Championships, and at the 1993 US Open, the American reached the fourth round ranked no. 24. 1993 is also notable because it was the one time she faced Martina Navratilova
, falling in three sets, 6–1, 3–6, 5–7, in the Oakland semifinals.

1994

Davenport won the first professional tournament she entered in

Miami and won the title in Lucerne. At Wimbledon, Davenport reached her second Grand Slam quarterfinal. Ranked ninth, Davenport defeated tenth ranked Gabriela Sabatini, before losing to third ranked Conchita Martínez
, who went on to win the tournament. In November, she reached her first WTA Tour Championship final, losing to Sabatini.

In doubles, Davenport won Indian Wells with

Oakland, defeating Gigi Fernández and Martina Navratilova
in the final.

In December 1994, Davenport hired Craig Kardon as her coach.[14]

1995

Davenport started the year by reaching the final of the tournament in

Sydney, where she lost to Gabriela Sabatini. Davenport again reached the Australian Open quarterfinals and the following week, lost to Kimiko Date
in the final of the tournament in Tokyo.

On clay, Davenport won the tournament in Strasbourg on her first attempt, defeating Kimiko Date in the final. Date, however, turned the tables at the French Open, defeating Davenport in the fourth round.

At

Zina Garrison Jackson
.

In doubles, Davenport and Jana Novotná started the year by winning the tournament in Sydney. Davenport and Lisa Raymond then lost in the Australian Open semifinals to the top seeded team of Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva. Davenport teamed with Nicole Arendt to reach the French Open semifinals, where they lost to the top seeded team of Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. At Wimbledon, Davenport and Raymond, the fourth seeded team, were upset in the first round. At the US Open, Davenport and Raymond were again the fourth seeded team and were upset in the third round by fifteenth seeded Lori McNeil and Helena Suková. In other tournaments, Davenport and Raymond won in Indian Wells, and Davenport and Mary Joe Fernández won in Tokyo (the non-Tier I tournament) and Strasbourg.

After her one-year contract with Kardon had ended, Davenport hired Robert Van't Hof as her full-time coach.[10]

1996

Davenport's year began with a runner-up finish in

Indian Wells, California, where she lost to Steffi Graf
.

On clay, Davenport won the Strasbourg tournament and reached the French Open quarterfinals, losing to Conchita Martínez.

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. Davenport then won the gold medal at the Summer Olympics, defeating Mary Joe Fernández in the semifinal and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
in the final.

In doubles, Davenport teamed with

Chase Championships
together. Davenport partnered with Zvereva to win the tournament in Los Angeles.

1997

Davenport lost in the fourth round of the Australian Open to

Indian Wells, California
for the first time in her career.

Davenport began her clay-court season by winning the tournament in

Amelia Island, Florida. However, she lost to Iva Majoli
, the eventual champion, in the fourth round at the French Open, despite being up a set and 4–0 in the second set.

At

Zürich and Chicago, before losing the Philadelphia
final to Hingis in a third set tie-break.

In doubles, Davenport was the runner-up in Sydney with

Berlin
.

1998

Davenport started 1998 by reaching the singles semifinals of the

Los Angeles
.

Davenport's next victory on tour was her first Grand Slam singles title at the 1998 US Open, defeating fifth-ranked Venus Williams in the semifinals and top-ranked Hingis in the final. She became the first American-born woman to win the U.S. Open since Chris Evert in 1982.[15]

Davenport then won

Chase Championships
.

In doubles, Davenport reached the final of the 1998 Australian Open with

Berlin, both times defeating Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat
in the final.

Davenport and Zvereva then lost to Hingis and

Filderstadt
, and then the year-end doubles championship with Zvereva, defeating Fusai and Tauziat in three sets. In 1998, Davenport reached all four Grand Slam doubles finals with Zvereva, losing to teams that included Hingis all four times.

1999

Davenport started 1999 by winning the

Sydney singles final and reaching the Australian Open singles semifinal, before losing to Amélie Mauresmo. She teamed with Natasha Zvereva to reach the doubles final, before losing to Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova
.

At the

Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Davenport and Zvereva beat Hingis and Jana Novotná, to whom they had lost in three of the four 1998 Grand Slam doubles finals. Davenport's second singles title of the year was at Madrid where she defeated lucky loser Paola Suárez
in the final.

At Roland Garros, she reached the quarter-finals losing to Steffi Graf. Along the way, she defeated qualifier and future four-times French Open champion Justine Henin in the second round. Davenport's next tournament championship was at Wimbledon. In the final, she defeated Steffi Graf in Graf's last career Grand Slam match. Davenport also won the doubles title at Wimbledon with Corina Morariu, defeating Mariaan de Swardt and Elena Tatarkova in the final.

After Wimbledon, Davenport won the singles and doubles titles in

Chase Championships
with a victory over Hingis in the final.

2000

Davenport started the year by losing the

Sydney singles final against Amélie Mauresmo
.

Her next event was the

Miami
final.

At the

Dominique Van Roost
in three sets in the first round. Van Roost again beat her at The Hastings Direct International Championships in Eastbourne.

Davenport reached the

Los Angeles final. She lost in the US Open
final to Venus.

After losing to Hingis in the

Spain
.

2001

Davenport was at least a quarterfinalist in all seventeen of her singles events. She won seven singles titles, with victories in

Chase Championships against Serena Williams. She was a semifinalist at the Australian Open, a semifinalist at Wimbledon, and a quarterfinalist at the US Open. She lost in the Australian Open doubles final with Morariu to Venus and Serena Williams. She teamed with Lisa Raymond
to win the doubles titles in Filderstadt and Zürich.

2002

Davenport did not win a singles title in 2002. She missed the

Chase Championships, Davenport lost to Monica Seles
, after holding seven match points, her third loss to Seles, having a match point opportunity on all three occasions.

Davenport played her first doubles tournament of the year in

Filderstadt in October, where she partnered with Lisa Raymond
to win the title. Her relationship with Coach Robert Van't Hof ended.

2003

Davenport started the year by hiring

New Haven
.

Davenport and

Eastbourne, over Jennifer Capriati and Magüi Serna
. Davenport and Raymond lost in the Wimbledon semifinals to Clijsters and Sugiyama.

2004

Davenport won a tour-high seven titles, including four straight during the summer (

Cincinnati). She also had the most match wins on the WTA Tour
, with 63. She finished the year ranked first for the third time in her career. 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.

Davenport preparing to return a ball at the 2004 Wimbledon tournament

2005

Davenport's success continued into 2005, when she reached her first Grand Slam final, at the Australian Open, since the 2000 US Open; she fell to Serena Williams in three sets.

At the tournament in

Indian Wells, California, in March, Davenport made history by defeating world no. 3 Maria Sharapova
, 6–0, 6–0. 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. This turned out to be Davenport's only career victory against Sharapova.

In April, she won the

Amelia Island, Florida for the third time, defeating Silvia Farina Elia in the final. In the quarterfinals of that tournament, Davenport defeated Venus Williams
for the fourth consecutive time.

Davenport bypassed the European clay-court season and went to the French Open without having played a professional competitive match for weeks. She confounded expectations with a run to the quarterfinals on her least favourite surface, including a come-from-behind victory over Kim Clijsters in the fourth round. Davenport lost to eventual runner-up Mary Pierce.

At

Los Angeles
.

Davenport returned to the WTA Tour in August, winning her comeback tournament in

New Haven without dropping a set. Davenport then reached the quarterfinals of the US Open, where she held a match point on Elena Dementieva
, before falling in the third set tie-break. Davenport briefly lost the no. 1 ranking following the event.

Davenport preparing to return serve at the 2006 U.S. Open against Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia in the third round on the Grandstand court

After the loss at the US Open, Davenport captured the title in

Filderstadt
, defeating Mauresmo in the final for the second consecutive year. The win made her only the tenth woman ever to win 50 career WTA singles titles.

In

Zürich, Davenport saved two match points while defeating Daniela Hantuchová. The win assured Davenport of recapturing the world no. 1 ranking from Sharapova the following week. In the final, Davenport defeated sixth seeded Patty Schnyder for her fourth title in Zürich and her sixth title of 2005, second only to Clijsters's nine. It was also the first time Davenport had saved match points en route to a victory since the 1999 U.S. Open
. The Zürich title left her with eleven Tier I titles, second among active players.

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. 1. 2005 was the fourth time that Davenport ended the year ranked no. 1, joining Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, and Chris Evert as the only female players to end a year ranked first at least four times.

In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked Davenport 29th in its list of the 40 greatest players of the tennis era.

2006

On February 22, 2006, Davenport became just the eighth woman in WTA history to win 700 singles matches, when she handed out her fourth career "double bagel", defeating

Dubai
tournament.

At the March tournament in

Los Angeles, losing a second-round match to Samantha Stosur. It was Davenport's earliest exit from a tournament since early 2003. Davenport attributed the loss to her having resumed training only three weeks prior to the start of the tournament. Davenport had re-hired Adam Peterson
as her coach, with whom she worked during her 2004–05 resurgence.

At the tournament in

New Haven, Davenport defeated world no. 1 Amélie Mauresmo in the quarterfinals, but was forced to retire with a right shoulder injury while playing Justine Henin
in the final.

Despite injury, Davenport reached the US Open quarterfinals, where she again lost to Henin.

Davenport's last competitive match before the December announcement of her pregnancy was a quarterfinal loss in Beijing to top-ranked Mauresmo. It was Mauresmo's first win over Davenport after nine consecutive losses.

2007

On July 18, 2007, Davenport announced that she would return to the

New Haven, where they lost in the first round to top seeds Cara Black and Liezel Huber
.

Davenport returned to singles competition in

Bali, where she won her first title since 2005, defeating Daniela Hantuchová in the final. En route to the title, Davenport defeated third ranked Jelena Janković
, among others. Davenport and her partner Hantuchová also advanced to the semifinals in Bali, before withdrawing from the tournament.

Davenport's second tournament was in Beijing, where she defeated fourth-seeded Russian Elena Dementieva in the quarterfinals, before losing to Janković in the semifinals.

Davenport's third tournament was in

Quebec City, Canada, defeating second-seeded Vera Zvonareva in the semifinals and Julia Vakulenko
in the final. This was Davenport's 53rd career singles title and lifted her to no. 73 in the WTA rankings.

2008

Davenport won the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, the first WTA tour event of the year. Davenport defeated Aravane Rezaï in the final. This raised her ranking to world no. 52. She was the only player in the WTA top 100 that had fewer than 10 tournaments counting towards her world ranking.

At the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, the Australian Open, Davenport lost in the second round to eventual champion Maria Sharapova, 1–6, 3–6. This was the first time that Davenport had lost to Sharapova in straight sets.

On January 14, 2008, Davenport surpassed Steffi Graf in career prize money earned on the women's tour, garnering a total of US$21,897,501.

In March, Davenport won her second tournament of the year and 55th career singles title by beating

open era. Davenport also teamed with Lisa Raymond
to win the doubles title.

At the

Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida, Davenport defeated world no. 2 and second-seeded Ana Ivanovic in the third round, 6–4, 6–2, before losing her fourth-round match with Dinara Safina
, 3–6, 4–6.

In her first clay-court tournament since 2005, Davenport reached the semifinals of the

Amelia Island, Florida, where she defaulted her match with Sharapova before it began, due to illness. Citing undisclosed personal reasons, Davenport withdrew from the French Open
five days before the tournament began.

At Wimbledon, Davenport was seeded 25th, won her first-round match, and then withdrew from the tournament because of a right knee injury.

On August 8, 2008, Davenport withdrew from the singles competition at the Olympic Games in Beijing because of a lingering knee injury.[20] She and her partner, world no. 1 doubles player Liezel Huber, lost in the women's doubles quarterfinals.

At the

Fortis Championships Luxembourg
in October, but withdrew before the start of the tournament.

2009

Davenport announced her intention to play in the 2009 Australian Open in January, ending speculation that she would be retiring from the sport. However, she withdrew from the event when she learned that she was expecting her second child. It was announced on June 30, 2009, that Davenport had given birth to a baby girl.[21]

2010

In her first tournament since the 2008 US Open, Davenport played mixed doubles at Wimbledon with Bob Bryan, where they received a wild card. They made it to the second round before falling to Daniel Nestor and Bethanie Mattek-Sands.

Davenport also announced her intention to play doubles at two tournaments in the American hard-court season. The first tournament was the women's doubles event at the 2010 Bank of the West Classic, where she won the title partnering Liezel Huber. She followed this with the 2010 Mercury Insurance Open, again with Huber. They lost in the quarterfinals to Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Yan Zi.

2011

At the 2011 French Open she won the Women's Legends Doubles event with partner Martina Hingis.[22] Davenport went on to win the Wimbledon Invitational Doubles event, partnering once again with Hingis. World Team Tennis announced that Davenport would not be able to compete for the season because she was pregnant with her third child.

World TeamTennis

Davenport has played 11 seasons with

Newport Beach Breakers 2003 and 2008; Sacramento Capitals in 1993, 1997, 1998 and 2007 and the Orange County Breakers in 2012.[23]

Davenport won multiple league honors during her WTT career including Female MVP 1997 and 2010; Women's Singles scoring leader 1997, 1998; Female Rookie of the Year 1993; Mixed Doubles scoring leader 1998 (w/ Brian MacPhie).

Playing style

Davenport was an aggressive baseliner,[24] whose game was built around her powerful serve and groundstrokes, which were used to dominate play, and hit winners both crosscourt and down-the-line.[11] Due to her aggressive and risky playing style, she typically hit large numbers of both winners and unforced errors. Gabriela Sabatini once commented that, "[Lindsay] likes to hit the ball hard into the corner. Very, very hard". She would typically utilise aggressive serve/groundstroke combinations to finish points quickly, and, by aiming for the corners and the lines, Davenport was able to dictate play from the baseline.[25] Davenport has been described as one of the cleanest ball strikers in WTA history, as well as one of the most powerful;[12][26] in 2021, Serena Williams described Davenport in retrospect as the "hardest" hitter she had ever faced, and the most "powerful" player of all time.[27] Davenport possessed an exceptionally powerful first serve, which peaked at 119 mph (192 km/h), allowing her to serve multiple aces in any given match. She also possessed powerful and effective kick and slice serves, which she deployed as second serves; these prevented double faults, and allowed her to dictate play from a defensive position.[28] She was known for her forehand, which was hit flat with an Eastern forehand grip, affording consistent depth, power, and penetration; Gigi Fernández once remarked that Davenport has developed "a forehand as good as Steffi Graf's."[12] She was also known for her powerful two-handed backhand, which was similarly hit hard and flat. Her lack of court speed and mobility was her greatest weakness throughout her career,[29] until she overhauled her conditioning program and lost 30 pounds beginning in 1995; she was also known for her mental strength.[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.[30] Throughout her career, Davenport rarely used defensive shots, instead predicating her game on pure power and aggression.

Equipment and endorsements

Davenport was endorsed by Nike for clothing, shoes, and on-court apparel.[31] She was also endorsed by Wilson for racquets throughout her career, typically utilising a racquet from the Wilson Hammer range.[32]

Coaching

Davenport became the coach of Madison Keys prior to the commencement of the 2015 season. 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 Kvitová en route.[33]

Personal life

Davenport married

All-American tennis player, on April 25, 2003, in Hawaii.[34] He is the brother of her former coach Rick Leach. Davenport took a break from competitive tennis in late 2006 and much of 2007 to have a baby. In 2007, she gave birth to a son, Jagger Leach, in Newport Beach, California.[35][36][37] She gave birth to a daughter in 2009 also in Newport Beach, California.[38] She gave birth to her third child, a daughter, in 2012.[39] The couple's fourth child (and third daughter) was born in 2014.[40] She owns homes in the Irvine, California, neighborhood of Shady Canyon,[41] in Laguna Beach, California
, and in Kona, Hawaii.

Jagger Leach made his Major debut in the juniors tournament at the 2024 Australian Open.[42]

Records

  • These records were attained in the
    Open Era
    of tennis.
Championship Years Record accomplished Player tied
Grand Slam 1998
1999
2000		 3 different Grand Slam titles won without losing a set Chris Evert
Steffi Graf
Serena Williams

Awards and accomplishments

  • Named in 1993 the Rookie of the Year by both TENNIS Magazine and World TeamTennis.
  • 1996 International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Champion in women's doubles.
  • 1998 ITF World Champion in women's singles and doubles.
  • 1998 Tennis Magazine player of the year.
  • 1998 and 1999 Women's Tennis Association (WTA) player of the year.
  • Diamond ACES award winner in 1998 and 1999.
  • Named the U.S. Olympic Committee's female athlete of the month for July 1999 after winning the women's doubles and singles at Wimbledon.
  • Voted by journalists at the 2000 French Open as the winner of the Prix Orange, which goes to the player who has shone in the tennis world the international essence of fairness, kindness, availability, and friendliness.
  • Re-elected to the WTA player council in 2002.
  • Voted by the International Tennis Writers Association as a joint winner of the 2004 women's Ambassador for Tennis award.
  • 2007 Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Comeback Player of the Year.

Career statistics

Main article: Lindsay Davenport career statistics

Grand Slam tournament finals

Singles: 7 finals (3 titles, 4 runners-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1998 US Open Hard Switzerland Martina Hingis 6–3, 7–5
Win 1999 Wimbledon Grass Germany Steffi Graf 6–4, 7–5
Win 2000 Australian Open Hard Switzerland Martina Hingis 6–1, 7–5
Loss 2000 Wimbledon Grass United States Venus Williams 3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 2000 US Open Hard United States Venus Williams 4–6, 5–7
Loss 2005 Australian Open Hard United States Serena Williams 6–2, 3–6, 0–6
Loss 2005 Wimbledon Grass United States Venus Williams 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 7–9

Doubles: 13 finals (3 titles, 10 runners-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1994 French Open Clay United States Lisa Raymond United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva		 6–2, 6–2
Loss 1996 Australian Open Hard United States Mary Joe Fernández United States Chanda Rubin
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 7–5, 2–6, 6–4
Win 1996 French Open Clay United States Mary Joe Fernández United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva		 6–2, 6–1
Loss 1997 Australian Open (2) Hard United States Lisa Raymond Switzerland Martina Hingis
Belarus Natasha Zvereva		 6–2, 6–2
Win 1997 US Open Hard Czech Republic Jana Novotná United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva		 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1998 Australian Open (3) Hard Belarus Natasha Zvereva
Mirjana Lučić
 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Loss 1998 French Open (2) Clay Belarus Natasha Zvereva Switzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Jana Novotná		 6–1, 7–6
Loss 1998 Wimbledon Grass Belarus Natasha Zvereva Switzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Jana Novotná		 6–3, 3–6, 8–6
Loss 1998 US Open Hard Belarus Natasha Zvereva Switzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Jana Novotná		 6–3, 6–3
Loss 1999 Australian Open (4) Hard Belarus Natasha Zvereva Switzerland Martina Hingis
Russia Anna Kournikova		 7–5, 6–3
Win 1999 Wimbledon Grass United States Corina Morariu South Africa Mariaan de Swardt
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 2001 Australian Open (5) Hard United States Corina Morariu United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams		 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Loss 2005 Australian Open (6) Hard United States Corina Morariu Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Australia Alicia Molik		 6–3, 6–4

Grand Slam tournament performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Career SR Career W–L
Australian Open A A 3R QF QF 4R 4R SF SF W SF A 4R QF F QF A 2R 1 / 14 56–13
French Open A A 1R 3R 4R QF 4R SF QF 1R A A 4R 4R QF A A A 0 / 11 31–11
Wimbledon A Q1 3R QF 4R 2R 2R QF W F SF A QF SF F A A 2R 1 / 13 49–11
US Open 1R 2R 4R 3R 2R 4R SF W SF F QF SF SF SF QF QF A 3R 1 / 17 62–16
Win–loss 0–1 1–1 7–4 12–4 11–4 11–4 12–4 21–3 21–3 19–3 14–3 5–1 15–4 17–4 20–4 8–2 0–0 4–2 N/A 198–51

Doubles

Tournament 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Career SR
Australian Open A A 3R 3R SF F F F F SF F A SF 3R F A A 3R 0 / 13
French Open A A 1R F SF W 3R F SF A A A 3R A A A A A 1 / 8
Wimbledon A A 2R 3R 1R QF QF F W A A A SF A 2R A A A 1 / 9
US Open 1R 1R 1R QF 3R A W F QF A A A A A A A A 3R 1 / 9

See also

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