October 12, 1998: The day Lindsay Davenport became world No 1 for the first time
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back to the one of the biggest moments in tennis history. On this day in 1998, for the first time in her career, 22-year-old Lindsay Davenport held the world No 1 spot, a position she would hold for a total of 98 weeks
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On this day, October 12, 1998, Lindsay Davenport , aged 22, became world No 1 for the first time in her career. Although the American had just lost to Sandrine Testud in the final of the Porsche Open in Filderstadt (7-5, 6-3), the top spot was the cherry on the cake after a fantastic season. Just a few weeks earlier, Davenport had claimed her first Grand Slam title at the US Open , where she defeated world No 1 Martina Hingis in the final (6-3, 7-5).
Lindsay Davenport was born in 1976 in Palos Verdes, C alifornia . She turned pro in 1993, and during that season, the American claimed her first…
