Lindsay Lee-Waters

Lindsay Lee-Waters (born June 28, 1977) is an American former professional tennis player.

Lindsay Lee–Waters

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Dunwoody, United States
Born	(1977-06-28) June 28, 1977 (age 48) Oklahoma City, United States
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)

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

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

• 1995 — WTA Most Impressive Newcomer (nomination)

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament	1995	1996	1997	2003	2004	2005	SR	W–L
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

Tournament	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2004	2005	2006	2011	2012	SR	W–L
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

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 23 (11 titles, 12 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	May 1994	ITF Acapulco, Mexico	Clay	Paula Cabezas	2–6, 2–6
Loss	2.	Aug 1994	ITF College Park, United States	Hard	Laxmi Poruri	3–6, 2–6
Loss	3.	Jan 1995	ITF San Antonio, United States	Hard	Sabine Haas	6–7(6–8), 0–6
Win	4.	Jan 1995	ITF Woodlands, United States	Hard	Jody Yin	6–4, 6–4
Win	5.	Mar 1995	ITF Miami, United States	Hard	Tara Snyder	6–2, 6–3
Loss	6.	Feb 1996	ITF Midland, United States	Hard	Anna Kournikova	6–7(2–7), 1–6
Loss	7.	Jul 1997	ITF Flushing Meadows, United States	Hard	Li Fang	5–7, 5–7
Win	8.	Apr 1998	ITF Burbank, United States	Hard	Jolene Watanabe	6–4, 6–4
Win	9.	Jan 2000	ITF Boca Raton, United States	Hard	Olga Blahotová	6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	10.	Mar 2000	ITF Stone Mountain, United States	Hard	Dawn Buth	3–6, 6–4, 1–6
Loss	11.	Jan 2002	ITF Miami, United States	Hard	Melinda Czink	5–7, 2–6
Loss	12.	Jun 2002	ITF Allentown, United States	Hard	Tanner Cochran	4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win	13.	Sep 2002	ITF Columbus, United States	Hard	Ashley Harkleroad	1–6, 6–1, 7–6(11–9)
Win	14.	Oct 2002	ITF Hallandale Beach, United States	Clay	Gisela Dulko	7–5, 3–6, 6–1
Win	15.	Oct 2003	ITF Lafayette, United States	Clay	Natalie Grandin	6–2, 6–0
Win	16.	Dec 2003	ITF Palm Beach Gardens, United States	Clay	Marta Marrero	6–3, 6–3
Win	17.	Feb 2004	ITF Rockford, United States	Hard (i)	Gisela Dulko	6–4, 7–5
Loss	18.	Jun 2005	ITF Allentown, United States	Hard	Varvara Lepchenko	6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win	19.	Jul 2005	ITF Los Gatos, United States	Hard	Carly Gullickson	6–4, 6–0
Win	20.	May 2009	ITF Charlottesville, United States	Clay	Ekaterina Bychkova	6–3, 7–5
Loss	21.	May 2009	Raleigh Challenger, United States	Clay	Melanie Oudin	1–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss	22.	May 2010	Raleigh Challenger, United States	Clay	Johanna Konta	6–2, 5–7, 6–4
Loss	23.	Sep 2010	ITF Albuquerque, United States	Hard	Mirjana Lučić-Baroni	1–6, 4–6

Doubles: 47 (21 titles, 26 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	Jun 1994	ITF Washington, United States	Hard	Emily Bond	Annie Miller Stephanie Tibbits	5–7, 4–6
Loss	2.	Aug 1994	ITF College Park, United States	Hard	Marissa Catlin	Gail Biggs Tjasa Jezernik	4–6, 5–7
Loss	3.	Feb 1995	ITF Miami, United States	Hard	Emily Bond	Elly Hakami Stephanie Reece	1–6, 1–6
Loss	4.	Feb 1997	Midland Tennis Classic, United States	Hard (i)	Janet Lee	Angela Lettiere Nana Smith	3–6, 2–6
Win	5.	Jun 1997	ITF Flushing Meadows, United States	Hard	Janet Lee	Keri Phebus Fang Li	6–2, 2–6, 6–3
Loss	6.	Jul 1997	ITF Clearwater, United States	Hard (i)	Maureen Drake	Julie Pullin Amanda Wainwright	4–6, 4–6
Win	7.	Mar 1998	ITF Rockford, United States	Hard	Surina De Beer	Seda Noorlander Nino Louarsabishvili	6–2, 6–4
Loss	8.	Sep 1998	ITF Santa Clara, United States	Hard	Maureen Drake	Cara Black Irina Selyutina	4–6, 7–5, 3–6
Win	9.	Oct 1998	ITF Indian Wells, United States	Hard	Pavlina Nola	Erika deLone Katie Schlukebir	6–0, 6–7(4–7), 6–1
Win	10.	Oct 1998	ITF Austin, United States	Hard	Maureen Drake	Nannie de Villiers Liezel Horn	6–1, 6–1
Win	11.	Nov 1998	ITF Guadalajara, Mexico	Hard	Meghann Shaughnessy	Miriam D'Agostini Katalin Marosi	6–1, 6–3
Win	12.	May 1999	ITF Jackson, United States	Clay	Julie Steven	Renata Kolbovic Tracy Singian	4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Loss	13.	Jun 1999	ITF Hilton Head, United States	Hard	Wendy Fix	Vanessa Webb Dawn Buth	2–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win	14.	Jun 1999	ITF Mount Pleasant, United States	Hard	Wendy Fix	Petra Rampre Jennifer Hopkins	6–3, 7–6(9–7)
Win	15.	Jun 1999	ITF Easton, United States	Hard	Kim Grant	Holly Parkinson Julie Scott	6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Win	16.	Jan 2000	ITF Boca Raton, United States	Hard	Sandra Cacic	Li Ting Li Na	6–4, 7–5
Loss	17.	Jan 2000	ITF Clearwater, United States	Hard	Sandra Cacic	Cho Yoon-jeong Yi Jingqian	4–6, 6–7(7–9)
Loss	18.	Mar 2000	ITF Norcross, United States	Hard	Jessica Steck	Julia Abe Tzipora Obziler	7–5, 6–7(7–9), 4–6
Loss	19.	Sep 2001	ITF Greenville, United States	Hard	Gaelle Adda	Melinda Czink Salome Devidze	1–6, 4–6
Loss	20.	May 2002	ITF Sea Islands, United States	Clay	Courtenay Chapman	Tanner Cochran Ashley Harkleroad	3–6, 2–6
Loss	21.	Oct 2003	Tennis Classic of Troy, United States	Hard	Petra Rampre	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Shenay Perry	2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win	22.	Oct 2003	ITF LaFayette, United States	Hard	Maureen Drake	Jessica Fernández Kara Molony-Hussey	6–2, 6–3
Win	23.	May 2005	Raleigh Challenger, United States	Clay	Ashley Harkleroad	Maria Fernanda Alves Stéphanie Dubois	6–2, 0–6, 6–3
Win	24.	May 2005	ITF Charlottesville, United States	Clay	Ashley Harkleroad	Samantha Reeves Christina Wheeler	6–4, 7–5
Loss	25.	Jun 2005	ITF Los Gatos, United States	Hard	Kaysie Smashey	Teryn Ashley Carly Gullickson	4–6, 6–4, 1–6
Loss	26.	Jun 2005	ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States	Clay	Carly Gullickson	Monique Adamczak Angela Haynes	1–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss	27.	May 2007	Carson Challenger, United States	Hard	Angela Haynes	Kim Grant Sunitha Rao	4–6, 4–6
Loss	28.	Jun 2007	ITF Allentown, United States	Hard	Angela Haynes	Ryōko Fuda Sunitha Rao	7–6, 4–6, 1–6
Win	29.	Jul 2007	Lexington Challenger, United States	Hard	Melinda Czink	Casey Dellacqua Natalie Grandin	6–2, 7–6(10–8)
Loss	30.	Jun 2008	ITF El Paso, United States	Hard	Ashley Weinhold	Surina De Beer Lauren Albanese	3–6, 3–6
Loss	31.	Jul 2008	Lexington Challenger, United States	Hard	Melanie Oudin	Chan Chin-wei Kimberly Couts	6–2, 2–6, [8–10]
Win	32.	Oct 2008	ITF Pittsburgh, United States	Hard	Melinda Czink	Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears	6–2, 7–5
Loss	33.	Feb 2009	Midland Tennis Classic, United States	Hard	Melinda Czink	Chen Yi Rika Fujiwara	5–7, 6–7(7–9)
Win	34.	Apr 2009	ITF Osprey, United States	Clay	Story Tweedie-Yates	Heidi El Tabakh Melanie Klaffner	6–3, 6–7(5–7), [12–10]
Win	35.	Jul 2009	ITF Grapevine, United States	Hard	Riza Zalameda	Kimberly Couts Valérie Tétreault	7–6(9–7), 6–3
Loss	36.	Sep 2009	ITF Albuquerque, United States	Hard	Melinda Czink	Mashona Washington Riza Zalameda	3–6, 2–6
Loss	37.	Sep 2009	Las Vegas Open, United States	Hard	Kimberly Couts	Anikó Kapros Agustina Lepore	2–6, 5–7
Win	38.	May 2010	Carson Challenger, United States	Hard	Megan Moulton-Levy	Christina Fusano Courtney Nagle	6–1, 6–2
Loss	39.	Jun 2010	ITF El Paso, United States	Hard	Ashley Weinhold	Angela Haynes Ahsha Rolle	3–6, 7–6 (7–5) , 5–7
Loss	40.	Jun 2010	ITF Boston, United States	Hard	Megan Moulton-Levy	Kimberly Couts Tetiana Luzhanska	6–4, 3–6, [10–8]
Win	41.	Jul 2010	ITF Grapevine, United States	Hard	Megan Moulton-Levy	Kimberly Couts Tetiana Luzhanska	6–2, 7–5
Win	42.	Sep 2010	ITF Albuquerque, United States	Hard	Megan Moulton-Levy	Abigail Spears Mashona Washington	2–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win	43.	Sep 2010	Las Vegas Open, United States	Hard	Megan Moulton-Levy	Irina Falconi Maria Sanchez	1–6, 7–5, [10–4]
Loss	44.	May 2011	Prague Open, Czech Republic	Clay	Megan Moulton-Levy	Petra Cetkovská Michaëlla Krajicek	2–6, 1–6
Loss	45.	Jul 2011	Lexington Challenger, United States	Hard	Megan Moulton-Levy	Tamaryn Hendler Chiara Scholl	6–7(9–11), 6–3, [7–10]
Loss	46.	Nov 2011	ITF Grapevine, United States	Hard	Megan Moulton-Levy	Jamie Hampton Zhang Shuai	4–6, 0–6
Win	47.	Mar 2012	ITF Osprey, United States	Clay	Megan Moulton-Levy	Alexandra Panova Lesia Tsurenko	2–6, 6–4, [10–7]