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Lindsay Davenport Captures Doubles Title in Comeback at Stanford

By Hal SpivackAug 2nd 2010 – 1:43PM

Lindsay Davenport was successful in her WTA doubles comeback this weekend at the Bank of the West Classic at Stanford. In her first action on the women's tour since the 2008 U.S. Open, Davenport and partner Liezel Huber defeated Yung-Jan Chan and Jie Zheng 7-5, 6-7 (8), 10-8. Davenport and Huber needed a match tiebreak to...

Maria Sharapova Survives, Advances to Stanford Semifinals

By Hal SpivackJul 31st 2010 – 10:20AM

It wasn't smooth or pretty, but after almost three hours of play in the Bank of the West Classic at Stanford on Friday night, fifth-seeded Maria Sharapova emerged victorious against second-seeded Elena Dementieva. Sharapova overcame 15 double faults to defeat Dementieva in three sets, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. This week's...

Lindsay Davenport Successful in Wimbledon Return

By Hal SpivackJun 25th 2010 – 4:40PM

Three-time Grand Slam champion Lindsay Davenport came back to the major circuit on Friday at Wimbledon. The American played mixed doubles, partnering with compatriot Bob Bryan. The two received a wild card entry into the mixed doubles field at Wimbledon. Bryan and Davenport defeated the team of Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi and...

Lindsay Davenport to Play at Wimbledon

By Knox BardeenJun 8th 2010 – 5:30PM

Lindsay Davenport announced late last week that she would be coming out of retirement to play in two WTA Tour events. She'll be playing doubles in the Bank of the West Classic at Stanford University in the final week of July and the Mercury Insurance Open in La Costa, California in August. Davenport hasn't played in a...

Agassi, Sampras Feud at Charity Event

By Greg CouchMar 13th 2010 – 10:00AM

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. -- Somebody take Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi out back and give them both a spanking.A quarter of a million people dead in Haiti, and Sampras and Agassi took a charity event to raise money for earthquake victims and turned it into a night about themselves and their stupid bickering over Agassi calling...

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  • 05/23/12 Virgen's View: King pumped for new Breakers Source: Daily Pilot - Newport Beach CA Billie Jean King wasn't bashful about her opinion on the state of tennis during a quaint meet-and-greet for the new Orange County Breakers at the Ayres Hotel in Costa Mesa Tuesday night.

Background on lindsay davenport

Lindsay Ann Davenport (born June 8, 1976 in Palos Verdes, California) is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player.

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