Lindsay Lee-Waters
Lindsay Lee-Waters (born June 28, 1977) is an American professional tennis player.
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Residence | Dunwoody |
Born | Oklahoma City | June 28, 1977
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Turned pro | 1994 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $859,911 |
Singles | |
Career record | 485–402 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 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 | 0 WTA, 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) |
Last updated on: May 21, 2018. |
Lee-Waters has a career high WTA singles ranking of No. 33, achieved on 1 April 1996. Lee-Waters also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 85, achieved on 25 February 2013. Lee-Waters has won 11 singles and 21 doubles ITF titles.
Her results on the WTA Tour include semifinals at 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
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, Oklahoma to Ron and Pat,[2] she currently resides with her family in Dunwoody, Georgia.[2][3]
Lee-Waters started playing tennis at age 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 hard court and clay; favorite shot is the return.
Awards and nominations
- 1995 — WTA Most Impressive Newcomer (nominated)
Grand Slam performance timelines
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 23 (11–12)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | May 15, 1994 | Acapulco, Mexico | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | August 14, 1994 | College Park, United States | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | January 22, 1995 | San Antonio, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(6–8), 0–6 |
Winner | 4. | January 29, 1995 | Woodlands, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 5. | March 5, 1995 | Miami, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 6. | February 18, 1996 | Midland, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(2–7), 1–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | July 6, 1997 | Flushing, United States | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 5–7 |
Winner | 8. | April 19, 1998 | Burbank, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 9. | January 16, 2000 | Boca Raton, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 10. | March 26, 2000 | Stone Mountain, United States | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | January 27, 2002 | Miami, United States | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 12. | June 17, 2002 | Allentown, United States | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Winner | 13. | September 23, 2002 | Columbus, United States | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 6–1, 7–6(11–9) |
Winner | 14. | October 14, 2002 | Hallandale Beach, United States | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 3–6, 6–1 |
Winner | 15. | October 12, 2003 | Lafayette, United States | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–0 |
Winner | 16. | December 7, 2003 | Palm Beach Gardens, United States | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 17. | February 10, 2004 | Rockford, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–4, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 18. | June 12, 2005 | Pennsylvania, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
Winner | 19. | July 4, 2005 | Los Gatos, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–0 |
Winner | 20. | May 3, 2009 | Charlottesville, United States | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 21. | May 17, 2009 | Raleigh, United States | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 22. | May 16, 2010 | Raleigh, United States | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 5–7, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 23. | September 20, 2010 | Albuquerque, United States | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 47 (21–26)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 27 June 1994 | Washington, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 8 August 1994 | College Park, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 3. | 27 February 1995 | Miami, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 10 February 1997 | Midland, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 5. | 30 June 1997 | Flushing, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 2–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 6. | 14 July 1997 | Clearwater, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 7. | 2 March 1998 | Rockford, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 8. | 28 September 1998 | Santa Clara County, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
Winner | 9. | 12 October 1998 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–7(4–7), 6–1 |
Winner | 10. | 26 October 1998 | Austin, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 11. | 30 November 1998 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 12. | 17 May 1999 | Jackson, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 13. | 7 June 1999 | Hilton Head Island, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Winner | 14. | 14 June 1999 | Mount Pleasant, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(9–7) |
Winner | 15. | 21 June 1999 | Easton, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(9–7) |
Winner | 16. | 17 January 2000 | Boca Raton, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 17. | 31 January 2000 | Clearwater, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Runner-up | 18. | 27 March 2000 | Norcross, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–7(7–9), 4–6 |
Runner-up | 19. | 16 September 2001 | Greenville, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 20. | 7 May 2002 | Sea Islands, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 21. | 1 October 2003 | Troy, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Winner | 22. | 6 October 2003 | LaFayette, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 23. | 1 May 2005 | Raleigh, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 0–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 24. | 10 May 2005 | Charlottesville, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 25. | 28 June 2005 | Los Gatos, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 26. | 28 June 2005 | Indian Harbour Beach, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 27. | 28 May 2007 | Carson, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 28. | 11 June 2007 | Allentown, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 4–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 29. | 14 July 2007 | Lexington, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6(10–8) |
Runner-up | 30. | 9 June 2008 | El Paso, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 31. | 21 July 2008 | Lexington, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 2–6, [8–10] |
Winner | 32. | 6 October 2008 | Pittsburgh, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 33. | 9 February 2009 | Midland, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–7(7–9) |
Winner | 34. | 13 April 2009 | Osprey, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7(5–7), [12–10] |
Winner | 35. | 6 July 2009 | Grapevine, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(9–7), 6–3 |
Runner-up | 36. | 21 September 2009 | Albuquerque, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 37. | 28 September 2009 | Las Vegas, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 38. | 25 May 2010 | Carson, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 39. | 7 June 2010 | El Paso, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6 (7–5) , 5–7 |
Runner-up | 40. | 22 June 2010 | Boston, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [10–8] |
Winner | 41. | 6 July 2010 | Grapevine, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–5 |
Winner | 42. | 21 September 2010 | Albuquerque, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Winner | 43. | 28 September 2010 | Las Vegas, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 7–5, [10–4] |
Runner-up | 44. | 10 May 2011 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 45. | 19 July 2011 | Lexington, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(9–11), 6–3, [7–10] |
Runner-up | 46. | 1 November 2011 | Grapevine, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 47. | 27 March 2012 | Osprey, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, [10–7] |