[39] The couple's fourth child (and third daughter) was born in 2014. 99, but lost to 7th-ranked and future doubles partner Mary Joe Fernandez. 1 Lindsay Davenport's son, Jagger Leach, won his first title on the ITF junior circuit. At the US Open, Davenport was seeded 23rd and lost to 12th-seeded Marion Bartoli in the third round. The Davenport family has a new champion as former World No. She tied Virginia Wade for seventh place on the list of most singles titles won during the open era. This was the first time that Davenport had lost to Sharapova in straight sets. I kind of pretend I dont hear it a lot of the time.. 6/17/2020. 2 and second-seeded Ana Ivanovic in the third round, 64, 62, before losing her fourth-round match with Dinara Safina, 36, 46. Williams went on to win, 46, 76, 97, in the longest (in terms of time) women's Wimbledon final in history. Lindsay Davenport was born on 8 June, 1976 in Palos Verdes Peninsula, California, United States, is an American tennis player. Her next event was the 2000 Australian Open, which she won in singles without the loss of a set. He doesnt want to do it he just wants to play tennis. 1. 1, joining Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, and Chris Evert as the only female players to end a year ranked first at least four times. She gave birth to a daughter in 2009 in Newport Beach, California. She lost in the US Open final to Venus. En route to the title, Davenport defeated third ranked Jelena Jankovi, among others. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked Davenport 29th in its list of the 40 greatest players of the tennis era. Davenport attributed the loss to her having resumed training only three weeks prior to the start of the tournament. Itll have to be like that for our kids., Fortunately, Lauren already has a leg up on her older brother Jagger Jonathan, 2. In that match, Davenport sustained a serious back injury while leading 42 (4015) in the final set, although she acknowledged after the match that the injury did not cause her defeat and that Williams was the superior mentally strong player on the day. Davenport finished the year with a loss to Hingis in the final of the Chase Championships . In doubles, Davenport and Jana Novotn started the year by winning the tournament in Sydney. Davenport eventually defeated Mauresmo and faced 14th-seeded Venus Williams in an all-American final. Davenport was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2014. Very, very hard". She also played with the St. Louis Aces in 2001, 2010 and 2011; New York Buzz in 2002; Newport Beach Breakers 2003 and 2008; Sacramento Capitals in 1993, 1997, 1998 and 2007 and the Orange County Breakers in 2012.[23]. At the French Open, Davenport defeated defending champion Iva Majoli in the quarterfinals, before losing to Arantxa Snchez Vicario in the semifinals. [20] She and her partner, world no. For access to all our exclusive celebrity videos and interviews Subscribe on YouTube! Jon Leach, who was the brother of Lindsay's former tennis coach, is the spouse of Lindsay. In her first clay-court tournament since 2005, Davenport reached the semifinals of the Bausch & Lomb Championships in Amelia Island, Florida, where she defaulted her match with Sharapova before it began, due to illness. [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. 1 ranking following the event. The 46-year-old said that she experienced a lot of happiness during the comeback phase of her career. Tennis superstar and 1996 Atlanta Games gold medalist Lindsay Davenport says her moment in the Olympics spotlight was made even more special by the fact that her entire family came out to support her. The 2000 Australian Open singles champion continued to play on the WTA tour even after the birth of her second child in 2009. She then lost to Monica Seles in the final at Los Angeles, after beating top-ranked Martina Hingis in the semifinals. She then lost to Venus in New Haven and to Serena Williams in the US Open semifinals. At her first tournament, she partnered with Lisa Raymond in the doubles competition at New Haven, where they lost in the first round to top seeds Cara Black and Liezel Huber. . Davenport went on to win the Wimbledon Invitational Doubles event, partnering once again with Hingis. I have an enormous amount of respect for her and Gavin [Rossdale]: when theyre with their kids, how they go about their jobs, how they feel about parenthood and working, she explains. At the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Davenport and Zvereva beat Hingis and Jana Novotn, to whom they had lost in three of the four 1998 Grand Slam doubles finals. Davenport and her partner Hantuchov also advanced to the semifinals in Bali, before withdrawing from the tournament. Her lack of court speed and mobility was her greatest weakness until she overhauled her conditioning program and lost 30 pounds beginning in 1995, and became mentally stronger. . Re-elected to the WTA player council in 2002. Leach, 15, won the J60 category event in. Lindsay Davenport net worth: Lindsay Davenport is an American former professional tennis player who has a net worth of $25 million. 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. This turned out to be Davenport's only career victory against Sharapova. Generation X. Lindsay Davenport was born in the middle of Generation X. Davenport bypassed the European clay-court season and went to the French Open without having played a professional competitive match for weeks. She and Corina Morariu lost in the doubles semifinals to Hingis and Mary Pierce. Davenport returned to singles competition in Bali, where she won her first title since 2005, defeating Daniela Hantuchov in the final. 1 ranking. She reached the third round at the 1993 Australian Open doubles competition with Chanda Rubin. 1998 ITF World Champion in women's singles and doubles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-greatest player (male or female) of the preceding 40 years. My hips got bigger and my stomach got bigger sooner, she recalls. Lindsay Davenport, better known by her family name Lindsay Ann Davenport Leach, is a popular American Athlete. I have two of the sweetest boys on the planet.cuddling our newest addition, Haven.. Davenport was scheduled to play the Fortis Championships Luxembourg in October, but withdrew before the start of the tournament. Davenport eventually defeated Mauresmo and faced 14th-seeded Venus Williams in an all-American final. At the March tournament in Indian Wells, California, Davenport lost in the fourth round to Martina Hingis. Her father is Wink Davenport, one of the players on the United States 1968 Olympics volleyball team. 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 Lynne Rolley and Robert Van't Hof. Info on file: aciii's . Davenport then won Zrich and lost to 17th-ranked Graf in Philadelphia despite attaining the no. In doubles, Davenport was the runner-up in Sydney with Natasha Zvereva and at the Australian Open with Lisa Raymond. Davenport announced her intention to play in the 2009 Australian Open in January, ending speculation that she would be retiring from the sport. She also had the most match wins on the WTA Tour, with 63. [12], She won the women's singles in the Ojai Tennis Tournament in 1990.[13]. Lindsay Davenport Children Jagger Leach born 2007, age 11 with Jon Leach Lauren Leach born 2009, age 8 with Jon Leach Daughter of Former Tennis Champion Lindsay Davenport Kaya Leach born 2012, age 6 with Jon Leach Daughter of Tennis Champion Lindsay Davenport Haven Leach born 2014, age 4 with Jon Leach Daughter of Tennis Champion Lindsay Davenport Her career-earning was more than $22 million. Age: 46 (b. Davenport's doubles success in 1993 was a 1716 record while she reached the top 100 in doubles rankings. 1 doubles players, WTA rankings incepted on September 4, 1984, WTA Year-end championships doubles winners, Regions Morgan Keegan Championships & The Cellular South Cup, 3 different Grand Slam titles won without losing a set, List of Wimbledon ladies' singles champions, List of Grand Slam women's singles champions, "Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Player Bio: Lindsay Davenport", "Serena Williams breaks Sony Ericsson WTA Tour single-season prize money record", "Davenport elected to International Tennis Hall of Fame", "Standing Tall / Lindsay Davenport has run down any lingering doubt about her game", "California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985 (Winthrop Davenport and Ann L. Jeberjahn) [database on-line]", "Lindsay Davenport May Not Be Comfortable With Fame, but America's Top-Ranked Women's Tennis Player Continues to . Lindsay Davenport once revealed how it was for her to play on the tour after her oldest child Jagger Leach's birth, calling it an "exhilarating" experience. Weight: england was born in china mainland new york/newark area, 25 am 25 cm high, and was ranked world no. The family has . Davenport took a break from competitive tennis in late 2006 and much of 2007 to have a baby. At Wimbledon, Davenport was upset in the fourth round by Mary Joe Fernandez. Barrington. Lindsay Davenport. 24. It was Mauresmo's first win over Davenport after nine consecutive losses. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your device and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. 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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. 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 Kvitov en route.[33]. Davenport won a tour-high seven titles, including four straight during the summer (Stanford, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Cincinnati). "[12] She was also known for her powerful two-handed backhand, which was similarly hit hard and flat. Lindsay Ann Davenport Leach (born June 8, 1976) is an American former professional tennis player. Eight-Time World number-one Professional Tennis Player who won singles titles at the 1998 US Open, 1999 Wimbledon tournament, and 2000 Australian Open. 1-847-381-3411. Sports is our way of life. Davenport's last competitive match before the December announcement of her pregnancy was a quarterfinal loss in Beijing to top-ranked Mauresmo. Davenport also announced her intention to play doubles at two tournaments in the American hard-court season. Trivia She won doubles titles at the 1996 French Open, 1999 Wimbledon tournament and 1997 US Open. Family Circle Cup 1 American professional tennis player. Davenport and Leach are also parents to girls Kaya, 2, and Lauren, 4. Cultivating comfort and confidence in parenthood is my motto, and I would love to help serve your family in . 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 reached two more finals during 2002, losing in Moscow to Magdalena Maleeva and in Zrich to Patty Schnyder. At the French Open, Davenport was upset by the 22nd-ranked Dominique Van Roost in three sets in the first round. The Zrich title left her with eleven Tier I titles, second among active players. 9. (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); (WL) winloss record. she is one of famous Athlete with the age 45 years old group. Davenport started 1998 by reaching the singles semifinals of the Australian Open, which was her second consecutive Grand Slam singles semifinal. At her first tournament, she partnered with Lisa Raymond in the doubles competition at New Haven, where they lost in the first round to top seeds Cara Black and Liezel Huber. Davenport has played 11 seasons with World TeamTennis starting in 1993 when she debuted in the league with the Sacramento Capitals and proceeded to win three championships with the team in 1997, 1998 and 2007. On July 18, 2007, Davenport announced that she would return to the WTA Tour. She has three daughters and one son. . They made it to the second round before falling to Daniel Nestor and Bethanie Mattek-Sands. 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 Sukov. Discover Lindsay Davenport's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. Lindsay Davenports income source is mostly from being a successful Player. In the final, she defeated Steffi Graf in Graf's last career Grand Slam match. Legendary Olympians Who've Been Honored on Wheaties Boxes, Fun Facts About the 2022 Winter Olympics, by the Numbers, Hope Solo on Her Decision to Play in the Rio Olympics Despite Zika Fears: 'I Want to Start a Family', Olympic TikTok Is Back! They lost in the quarterfinals to Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Yan Zi. Davenport lost to eventual runner-up Mary Pierce. In the final, Davenport defeated sixth seeded Patty Schnyder for her fourth title in Zrich and her sixth title of 2005, second only to Clijsters's nine. Tennis star Lindsay Davenport's world has just expanded by one!She and husband Jonathan Leach welcomed daughter Lauren Andrus Davenport Leach on Saturday, June 27th at 11:04 a.m. in Newport . In 1998, Davenport reached all four Grand Slam doubles finals with Zvereva, losing to teams that included Hingis all four times. It was announced on June 30, 2009 that Davenport had given birth to a baby girl.[21]. Donald asks the courts to let him tweet. The 46-year-old tennis player was born in Palos Verdes, California, USA. She was ranked World No. She finished the year ranked first for the third time in her career. All the Celebrity Babies Born in 2017, Lindsay Davenport: Why the Atlanta Olympics Were So Special to Me and My Family, Lindsay Davenport Welcomes Daughter Haven Michelle, Lindsay Davenport talks more about Jagger, return to tennis, Lindsay Davenport says life is 'so much greater' with baby, Lindsay Davenport wins singles title in return to pro tour, Lindsay Davenport shares her secrets for being a successful working mom. [22] 1976, Sir Andy Murray{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Sir Andy Murray", "gender": "Male" } 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. En route to the title, Davenport defeated third ranked Jelena Jankovi, among others. At the tournament in Indian Wells, California, in March, Davenport made history by defeating world no. This back injury then forced her to withdraw from other hard-court events in San Diego and Los Angeles. 4 in September 2013. Sports - Tennis. Part of the a360media Entertainment Group.Powered by WordPress VIP. In the final, Davenport defeated sixth seeded Patty Schnyder for her fourth title in Zrich and her sixth title of 2005, second only to Clijsters's nine. 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Articles and topics related to Lindsay Davenport, Lindsay Davenport (Achievement predecessor & successor), Singles: 7 finals (3 titles, 4 runners-up), Doubles: 13 finals (3 titles, 10 runners-up), Grand Slam tournament performance timelines, Women's Tennis Association (WTA) world No. Hall of Fame Live with Lindsay Davenport. While the No Doubt frontwoman may serve as an inspiration, it is none other than Lindsays husband Jon Leach whom the tennis star calls the true parent of the household who leaves her amazed. After winning in Atlanta, Davenport reached her first grand slam semifinal at the US Open, losing to Hingis. About | Dallas Family Photographer | Lindsay Davenport So you want that 'warm and fuzzy' feeling? 1 doubles player Liezel Huber, lost in the women's doubles quarterfinals. While her two older sisters, Leiann and Shannon, played volleyball,[9] Lindsay began playing tennis at age six. She also won 38 WTA Tour doubles titles, including three Grand Slam titles (the French Open partnering Mary Joe Fernndez, Wimbledon partnering Corina Morariu, and the US Open partnering Jana Novotn), and three WTA Championships (partnering Fernndez, Novotn, and Natasha Zvereva). 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. The couple's fourth child (and third daughter) was born in 2014. 1 American professional tennis player. 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. [31] She was also endorsed by Wilson for racquets throughout her career, typically utilising a racquet from the Wilson Hammer range. She was a semifinalist at the Australian Open, a semifinalist at Wimbledon, and a quarterfinalist at the US Open. Davenport amassed career-earnings of $22,166,338; currently eighth in the all-time rankings among female tennis players and formerly first, prior to being surpassed by Serena Williams in January 2009. 2005 was the fourth time that Davenport ended the year ranked no. She qualified for the 1993 Australian Open, reaching the third round before falling to Mary Pierce. Davenport's second tournament was in Beijing, where she defeated fourth-seeded Russian Elena Dementieva in the quarterfinals, before losing to Jankovi in the semifinals. Citing undisclosed personal reasons, Davenport withdrew from the French Open five days before the tournament began. Despite injury, Davenport reached the US Open quarterfinals, where she again lost to Henin. [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. On clay, Davenport won the Strasbourg tournament and reached the French Open quarterfinals, losing to Conchita Martnez. Her father is Wink Davenport, one of the players on the United States 1968 Olympics volleyball team. with her son and found herself putting on 20 more during her subsequent pregnancy, for a total weight gain of 50 lbs. Davenport and Zvereva lost to Hingis and Lui again in the Tokyo final, and then won both Indian Wells and Berlin, both times defeating Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat in the final. Lindsay Davenport's net worth She was then absent from the tour until August because of a back injury. She missed the Australian Open, French Open, and Wimbledon. FamousBirthdays.com - use subject to the practices disclosed in our privacy policy. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? 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. At the French Open, Davenport was upset by the 22nd-ranked Dominique Van Roost in three sets in the first round. Many online dating site, sears, painted should i join an online dating site davenport, when henry died. Your login session has expired. Davenport has been described as one of the cleanest ball-strikers in WTA history, and had a reputation as one of the tour's hardest hitters. Davenport's third tournament was in Quebec City, Canada, defeating second-seeded Vera Zvonareva in the semifinals and Julia Vakulenko in the final. She has achieved the No. Words can never describe:) We are all so thrilled, Davenport wrote. She then reached the fourth round of the Australian Open, where she lost to Justine Henin. [16] Davenport finished the year with a loss to Hingis in the final of the Chase Championships . You want to make sure these seasons don't go undocumented. At Roland Garros, she reached the quarter-finals losing to Steffi Graf. 1, joining Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, and Chris Evert as the only female players to end a year ranked first at least four times. Davenport's other doubles titles were in Tokyo, Indian Wells, Amelia Island, and Berlin. 1 four times (1998, 2001, 2004, and 2005). Is a fan of L.A. Angels, Mighty Ducks of . She lost the US Open semifinal to eventual champion Serena Williams. At the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Davenport and Zvereva beat Hingis and Jana Novotn, to whom they had lost in three of the four 1998 Grand Slam doubles finals. Her father is Wink Davenport, one of the players on the United States 1968 Olympics volleyball team. Davenport returned to singles competition in Bali, where she won her first title since 2005, defeating Daniela Hantuchov in the final. Be the first one to comment on this story. Davenport and her partner Hantuchov also advanced to the semifinals in Bali, before withdrawing from the tournament. The Zrich title left her with eleven Tier I titles, second among active players. In the Current Climate of the women's tour, a teenager with a tennis father might consider the Manson family relatively functional, so Lindsay Davenport can count herself lucky. We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous Athlete Davenport lost in the fourth round of the Australian Open to Kimberly Po. 1 at least four times (1998, 2001, 2004, and 2005) since 1975; the others are Chris Evert, Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova and Serena Williams. She played her first singles event in July, losing in the Stanford semifinals to Kim Clijsters. She lost in the Australian Open doubles final with Morariu to Venus and Serena Williams. The Hall of Famer took some time out of her busy schedule to chat . But when it comes to her four children, finding the balance between exposing them to different activities and wanting to. 5 Mary Joe Fernandez in the fourth round, before losing in the quarterfinals to top-ranked Steffi Graf. See FameChain's massive Trump family tree. Davenport won the titles in Zrich and Chicago, before losing the Philadelphia final to Hingis in a third set tie-break. Davenport announced her intention to play in the 2009 Australian Open in January, ending speculation that she would be retiring from the sport. See everyone next year. She gave birth to her third child, a daughter, in 2012. We have estimated Davenport's year began with a runner-up finish in Sydney. Lindsay Davenport is a 6-time Major Champion, former World No. At the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, the Australian Open, Davenport lost in the second round to eventual champion Maria Sharapova, 16, 36. At the year-end 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. 1996, Roger Black MBE{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Roger Black MBE", "gender": "Male" } As a natural-born feeler and extrovert, I gravitate toward cozy and authentic like a new mom to her morning coffee. 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 Elena Likhovtseva in the second round of the Dubai tournament. 2007 Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Comeback Player of the Year. kids. 1 doubles player Liezel Huber, lost in the women's doubles quarterfinals. She retired from the match because of a back injury sustained before the match started. 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 '92. At her next tournament in Los Angeles, she lost in the final to Chanda Rubin. [18] She and Corina Morariu lost in the doubles semifinals to Hingis and Mary Pierce. Although she is only 3 -months-old, Lauren Andrus Leach already has her future mapped out if mom Lindsay Davenport has a say in the matter! Lindsay Davenport has a longtime love and obvious talent for tennis. Davenport Family Funeral Homes and Crematory is a family owned & operated full-service funeral home with 3 locations - Barrington, Crystal Lake & Lake Zurich. Davenport was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2014. Kenzo! 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). Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services. [5], 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. 444 in the ITF junior rankings, did not drop a set en route to the title in Christchurch. And when the going gets tough and 24 hours in a day arent enough, Lindsay seeks advice from friend Gwen Stefani. She reached the third round at the 1993 Wimbledon Championships, and at the 1993 US Open, the American reached the fourth round ranked no. Davenport and Raymond won Indian Wells, defeating Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama. : SHINE IN THE SPOTLIGHT", "Davenport Earning Her Degree as Pro: Tennis: Murrieta Valley High senior is knocking on the door of top 10 as she readies for Evert Cup", http://ojaitourney.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Past_Champions-070513.pdf, "SPORTS PEOPLE: TENNIS; Davenport's Coach", "Davenport Gives Mother Gift: Her First U.S. Open Victory", "Determination pays dividends for Davenport Rankings: Hard work helps Lindsay Davenport, at 22, become the second-oldest woman to earn the No. Davenport then won Zrich and lost to 17th-ranked Graf in Philadelphia despite attaining the no. Davenport had re-hired Adam Peterson as her coach, with whom she worked during her 200405 resurgence. She was then absent from the tour until August because of a back injury. 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. She won the US Open with Czech partner Jana Novotn. She has plans for her future as a superhero, and plans to help her younger siblings be like her. Pictures have always been my love language. Jagger Jonathan Leach, on Sunday, June 10, 2007 . Jon and I happily and safely welcomed our 4th child yesterday, Haven Michelle Leach. In 2007, she gave birth to a son in Newport Beach, California. [28] She was known for her forehand, which was hit flat with an Eastern forehand grip, affording consistent depth, power, and penetration; Gigi Fernndez once remarked that Davenport has developed "a forehand as good as Steffi Graf's.