Three-time Grand Slam singles champion Lindsay Davenport has been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame for 2014. The American former number one said that she was informed about it while she was in the hospital giving birth to her fourth child in January.
“Growing up playing tennis, getting to the Hall of Fame was never even in my dreams,” she said via a news conference call with WTA on Monday after the announcement was made. “It seemed a little bit too big for me.”
Davenport is joined in the class of 2014 Hall of Famers with five-time Paralympic medalist Chantal Vandierendonck, coach Nick Bollettieri, broadcaster John Barrett and executive Jane Brown Grimes.
Davenport has one of the most impressive resumes in WTA history. She won the 1998 US Open, 1999 Wimbledon and 2000 Australian Open. She also secured the gold medal in singles at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. She also won three Grand Slam doubles titles. She also held the number one ranking for a total of 98 weeks during her lustrous career.
Davenport considers the US Open win back in 1998 as the most special moment in her tennis career.
“For any player who has ever played with insecurity, not sure where they’re supposed to be, how good they are, that
really was a huge moment, not just in my career but for me personally,” Davenport said.
