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Lindsay Davenport: the case for the GOAT

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    Lindsay Davenport: the case for the GOAT

    USA · Born 8 June 1976, Palos Verdes, California, USA · Career 1993–2010

    Tall American with a flat, powerful baseline game who won majors on hard courts and grass and spent four separate years as the year-end No. 1.

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    Why Lindsay Davenport could be the GOAT

    Davenport finished four years as world No. 1, more than many players with bigger major counts, and won the 1996 Olympics plus majors at the US Open, Wimbledon and Australian Open. Her clean, powerful hitting matched the Williams sisters and Hingis. Her consistency at the top sets her apart.

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    Lindsay Davenport is #10 of 20 in the fan ranking, with a 1–1 head-to-head record from 17 Women's tennis votes. See the full Women's tennis GOAT ranking

    Lindsay Davenport head to head

    How the ranking works. Every head-to-head vote is a result, like a game. The standings use a Bradley–Terry model, the same idea behind chess ratings: beating a highly rated legend counts for more than beating a long shot. Ratings are shown on a chess-style scale centred on 1500.

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