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Lindsay Davenport had a spectacular 1998 season, ushering her to the elite ranks of the women’s tennis world. The 6’3” talent had six tournament victories, including a resounding win at the US Open. She became the first American-born female to triumph in the tournament since Chris Evert in 1982, beating out top-ranked Martina Hingis to steal away the #1 world ranking.

Davenport was born on June 8, 1976, in Palos Verdes, California. Her parents were both tall and athletic - her father, Wink, measured six feet, eight inches, and was a member of the 1968 US Olympic volleyball team. Her mother, Ann, was five feet, ten inches tall, and served on the board of the US Volleyball Association. Though both of her sisters played volleyball, Lindsay was encouraged to play tennis. She joined the US Tennis Association at age 12. By age 15, she won both singles and doubles championships at the 18-and-under Nationals in 1991 and then the Junior US Open in 1992.

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