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

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. 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 11 singles and 21 doubles titles on the ITF. Her results on the

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include semifinals at the

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1995 and

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, and

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, as well as the quarterfinals of Indian Wells in

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Personal life and career

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Heath Waters is the owner of Strive Tennis Academy in

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. Lee-Waters gave birth to their daughter Sevyn on January 13, 2001, and later to their son Heath Paul on April 24, 2006. Born in

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to Ron and Pat,Lindsay Lee-Waters
at the International Tennis Federation she currently resides with her family in

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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.

Awards and nominations

* 1995 — WTA Most Impressive Newcomer (nominated)

Grand Slam performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

ITF Circuit finals

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

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

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee-Waters, Lindsay 1977 births American female tennis players Living people People from Dunwoody, Georgia Sportspeople from DeKalb County, Georgia Sportspeople from Oklahoma City Tennis people from Georgia (U.S. state) Tennis people from Oklahoma 21st-century American women