Lindsay Davenport - Awards and Accomplishments

Awards and Accomplishments

  • Named in 1993 the Rookie of the Year by both TENNIS Magazine and World Team Tennis.
  • 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.

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