Lindsay Lee-Waters
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Residence | Dunwoody, United States |
Born | Oklahoma City, United States | June 28, 1977
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Turned pro | 1994 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 859,911 |
Singles | |
Career record | 485–402 |
Career titles | 11 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 33 (April 1, 1996) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1997, 2004, 2005) |
French Open | 1R (1996, 2003, 2004) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1995) |
US Open | 2R (1995, 2004) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 303–229 |
Career titles | 21 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 85 (February 25, 2013) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1998) |
French Open | 1R (1996, 1998, & 2005) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1998–2011-2012) |
US Open | 2R (1996) |
Lindsay Lee-Waters (born June 28, 1977) is an American former professional tennis player.
Lee-Waters has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 33, achieved on 1 April 1996. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 85, achieved on 25 February 2013. Lee-Waters won eleven singles and 21 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Her results on the WTA Tour include semifinals at the Bell Challenge 1995 and British Hard Court Championships, and Canberra International, as well as the quarterfinals of Indian Wells in 1996.
Personal life and career
[edit]Lindsay Lee married her coach Heath Waters on March 7, 2000.[1] Heath Waters is the owner of Strive Tennis Academy in Atlanta.[1] Lee-Waters gave birth to their daughter Sevyn on January 13, 2001, and later to their son Heath Paul on April 24, 2006.[1] Born in Oklahoma City to Ron and Pat,[2] she currently resides with her family in Dunwoody, Georgia.[2][3]
Lee-Waters started playing tennis at the age of eight at the suggestion of a spectator at her baseball game. When she was 15, she moved from Owasso, Oklahoma, to Atlanta, Georgia to train. Lee-Waters has an all-court style of play and her favorite surfaces are hardcourt and clay; favorite shot is the return.
In 2020, Lee-Waters and her husband Heath developed the Match Tennis App.[4][5]
Awards and nominations
[edit]- 1995 — WTA Most Impressive Newcomer (nomination)
Grand Slam performance timelines
[edit]W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
[edit]Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | SR | W–L |
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Australian Open | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | |
French Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | |||
Wimbledon | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | |||
US Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | |
Win–loss | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0 / 16 | 6–16 |
Doubles
[edit]Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2011 | 2012 | SR | W–L |
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Australian Open | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | ||||||||
French Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | |||||||
Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | |||||||
US Open | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 1–9 | |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0 / 17 | 2–17 |
ITF Circuit finals
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$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 23 (11 titles, 12 runner-ups)
[edit]Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | May 1994 | ITF Acapulco, Mexico | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2. | Aug 1994 | ITF College Park, United States | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3. | Jan 1995 | ITF San Antonio, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(6–8), 0–6 |
Win | 4. | Jan 1995 | ITF Woodlands, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 5. | Mar 1995 | ITF Miami, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 6. | Feb 1996 | ITF Midland, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(2–7), 1–6 |
Loss | 7. | Jul 1997 | ITF Flushing Meadows, United States | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 5–7 |
Win | 8. | Apr 1998 | ITF Burbank, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 9. | Jan 2000 | ITF Boca Raton, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 10. | Mar 2000 | ITF Stone Mountain, United States | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
Loss | 11. | Jan 2002 | ITF Miami, United States | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 12. | Jun 2002 | ITF Allentown, United States | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Win | 13. | Sep 2002 | ITF Columbus, United States | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 6–1, 7–6(11–9) |
Win | 14. | Oct 2002 | ITF Hallandale Beach, United States | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 3–6, 6–1 |
Win | 15. | Oct 2003 | ITF Lafayette, United States | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–0 |
Win | 16. | Dec 2003 | ITF Palm Beach Gardens, United States | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 17. | Feb 2004 | ITF Rockford, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 18. | Jun 2005 | ITF Allentown, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
Win | 19. | Jul 2005 | ITF Los Gatos, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–0 |
Win | 20. | May 2009 | ITF Charlottesville, United States | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 21. | May 2009 | Raleigh Challenger, United States | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Loss | 22. | May 2010 | Raleigh Challenger, United States | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 5–7, 6–4 |
Loss | 23. | Sep 2010 | ITF Albuquerque, United States | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 47 (21 titles, 26 runner-ups)
[edit]Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Jun 1994 | ITF Washington, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 2. | Aug 1994 | ITF College Park, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 3. | Feb 1995 | ITF Miami, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 4. | Feb 1997 | Midland Tennis Classic, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 5. | Jun 1997 | ITF Flushing Meadows, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 2–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 6. | Jul 1997 | ITF Clearwater, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 7. | Mar 1998 | ITF Rockford, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 8. | Sep 1998 | ITF Santa Clara, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
Win | 9. | Oct 1998 | ITF Indian Wells, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–7(4–7), 6–1 |
Win | 10. | Oct 1998 | ITF Austin, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 11. | Nov 1998 | ITF Guadalajara, Mexico | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 12. | May 1999 | ITF Jackson, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 13. | Jun 1999 | ITF Hilton Head, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Win | 14. | Jun 1999 | ITF Mount Pleasant, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(9–7) |
Win | 15. | Jun 1999 | ITF Easton, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(9–7) |
Win | 16. | Jan 2000 | ITF Boca Raton, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 17. | Jan 2000 | ITF Clearwater, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Loss | 18. | Mar 2000 | ITF Norcross, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–7(7–9), 4–6 |
Loss | 19. | Sep 2001 | ITF Greenville, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 20. | May 2002 | ITF Sea Islands, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 21. | Oct 2003 | Tennis Classic of Troy, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Win | 22. | Oct 2003 | ITF LaFayette, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 23. | May 2005 | Raleigh Challenger, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 0–6, 6–3 |
Win | 24. | May 2005 | ITF Charlottesville, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 25. | Jun 2005 | ITF Los Gatos, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
Loss | 26. | Jun 2005 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Loss | 27. | May 2007 | Carson Challenger, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 28. | Jun 2007 | ITF Allentown, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 29. | Jul 2007 | Lexington Challenger, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6(10–8) |
Loss | 30. | Jun 2008 | ITF El Paso, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 31. | Jul 2008 | Lexington Challenger, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 2–6, [8–10] |
Win | 32. | Oct 2008 | ITF Pittsburgh, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–5 |
Loss | 33. | Feb 2009 | Midland Tennis Classic, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–7(7–9) |
Win | 34. | Apr 2009 | ITF Osprey, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7(5–7), [12–10] |
Win | 35. | Jul 2009 | ITF Grapevine, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(9–7), 6–3 |
Loss | 36. | Sep 2009 | ITF Albuquerque, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 37. | Sep 2009 | Las Vegas Open, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 5–7 |
Win | 38. | May 2010 | Carson Challenger, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 39. | Jun 2010 | ITF El Paso, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6 (7–5) , 5–7 |
Loss | 40. | Jun 2010 | ITF Boston, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [10–8] |
Win | 41. | Jul 2010 | ITF Grapevine, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 42. | Sep 2010 | ITF Albuquerque, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Win | 43. | Sep 2010 | Las Vegas Open, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 7–5, [10–4] |
Loss | 44. | May 2011 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 45. | Jul 2011 | Lexington Challenger, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(9–11), 6–3, [7–10] |
Loss | 46. | Nov 2011 | ITF Grapevine, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 0–6 |
Win | 47. | Mar 2012 | ITF Osprey, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Info (Biography) | Lindsay Lee-Waters Archived 2010-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Lindsay Lee-Waters at the International Tennis Federation
- ^ Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Info | Lindsay Lee-Waters Archived 2010-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Tech Startup Company Launches Match Tennis App | Match! Tennis". web.matchtennisapp.com. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "Tech Startup Company Launches Match Tennis App". www.tennisnow.com. Retrieved 2022-08-04.