Editing Lindsay Davenport (section)

===1998===
Davenport started 1998 by reaching the singles semifinals of the [[1998 Australian Open|Australian Open]], which was her second consecutive Grand Slam singles semifinal. At the tournament in [[Pan Pacific Open|Tokyo]], Davenport, ranked second, defeated [[Martina Hingis]], ranked first, in the final. Davenport then lost in the [[Pacific Life Open|Indian Wells, California]], final to Hingis, after defeating [[Steffi Graf]], and in [[Sony Ericsson Open|Miami]], she fell in the quarterfinals to [[Anna Kournikova]]. At the [[1998 French Open|French Open]], Davenport defeated defending champion [[Iva Majoli]] in the quarterfinals, before losing to [[Arantxa Sánchez Vicario]] in the semifinals. Davenport won titles in [[Acura Classic|San Diego]], [[Bank of the West Classic|Stanford]], and [[JPMorgan Chase Open|Los Angeles]].

Davenport's next victory on tour was her first Grand Slam singles title at the [[1998 US Open (tennis)|1998 US Open]], defeating fifth-ranked [[Venus Williams]] in the semifinals and top-ranked Hingis in the final. She became the first American-born woman to win the U.S. Open since Chris Evert in 1982.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://online.wsj.com/articles/SB905650973327887500 |title=Davenport Gives Mother Gift: Her First U.S. Open Victory |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=September 13, 1998 |first=Will |last=Springer |access-date=September 21, 2014 }}</ref>

Davenport then won [[Zürich Open|Zürich]] and lost to 17th-ranked Graf in [[Philadelphia]] despite attaining the no. 1 ranking.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1998/11/16/determination-pays-dividends-for-davenport-rankings-hard-work-helps-lindsay-davenport-at-22-become-the-second-oldest-woman-to-earn-the-no-1-ranking-for-the-first-time/ |title=Determination pays dividends for Davenport Rankings: Hard work helps Lindsay Davenport, at 22, become the second-oldest woman to earn the No. 1 ranking for the first time. |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 16, 1998 |first=Sandra |last=McKee |access-date=September 20, 2014 |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714201324/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1998-11-16/sports/1998320119_1_lindsay-davenport-vant-hof-1-ranking |url-status=live }}</ref> Davenport finished the year with a loss to Hingis in the final of the [[WTA Tour Championships|Chase Championships]] .

In doubles, Davenport reached the final of the 1998 Australian Open with [[Natasha Zvereva]], where they lost to the wildcard team of Hingis and [[Mirjana Lučić]]. Davenport and Zvereva lost to Hingis and Lučić again in the Tokyo final, and then won both Indian Wells and [[Qatar Telecom German Open|Berlin]], both times defeating [[Alexandra Fusai]] and [[Nathalie Tauziat]] in the final.

Davenport and Zvereva then lost to Hingis and [[Jana Novotná]] in the French Open, [[1998 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], and US Open doubles finals. Davenport won San Diego and Stanford with Zvereva and lost in the US Open doubles final. Davenport won [[Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Filderstadt]], and then the year-end doubles championship with Zvereva, defeating Fusai and Tauziat in three sets. In 1998, Davenport reached all four Grand Slam doubles finals with Zvereva, losing to teams that included Hingis all four times.