Lindsay Lee-Waters
Lindsay Lee-Waters is an American professional tennis player.
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. Heath Waters is the owner of Strive Tennis Academy in Atlanta. 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 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Ron and Pat, she currently resides with her family in Dunwoody, Georgia.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
Grand Slam performance timelines
Singles
Doubles
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 23 (11–12)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | May 15, 1994 | Acapulco, Mexico | Clay |  Paula Cabezas | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | August 14, 1994 | College Park, United States | Hard |  Laxmi Poruri | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | January 22, 1995 | San Antonio, United States | Hard |  Sabine Haas | 6–7, 0–6 |
| Winner | 4. | January 29, 1995 | Woodlands, United States | Hard |  Jody Yin | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 5. | March 5, 1995 | Miami, United States | Hard | Tara Snyder | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 6. | February 18, 1996 | Midland, United States | Hard |  Anna Kournikova | 6–7, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | July 6, 1997 | Flushing, United States | Hard | Fang Li | 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 |  Olga Blahotová | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 10. | March 26, 2000 | Stone Mountain, United States | Hard | Dawn Buth | 3–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 11. | January 27, 2002 | Miami, United States | Hard |  Melinda Czink | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 12. | June 17, 2002 | Allentown, United States | Hard | Tanner Cochran | 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Winner | 13. | September 23, 2002 | Columbus, United States | Hard | Ashley Harkleroad | 1–6, 6–1, 7–6 |
| Winner | 14. | October 14, 2002 | Hallandale Beach, United States | Clay |  Gisela Dulko | 7–5, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Winner | 15. | October 12, 2003 | Lafayette, United States | Clay |  Natalie Grandin | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Winner | 16. | December 7, 2003 | Palm Beach Gardens, United States | Clay |  Marta Marrero | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 17. | February 10, 2004 | Rockford, United States | Hard | Gisela Dulko | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 18. | June 12, 2005 | Pennsylvania, United States | Hard |  Varvara Lepchenko | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 19. | July 4, 2005 | Los Gatos, United States | Hard | Carly Gullickson | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Winner | 20. | May 3, 2009 | Charlottesville, United States | Clay | Ekaterina Bychkova | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 21. | May 17, 2009 | Raleigh, United States | Clay | Melanie Oudin | 1–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 22. | May 16, 2010 | Raleigh, United States | Clay |  Johanna Konta | 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 23. | September 20, 2010 | Albuquerque, United States | Hard |  Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | 1–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 47 (21–26)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 27 June 1994 | Washington, United States | Hard | Emily Bond | Annie Miller  Stephanie Tibbits | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 8 August 1994 | College Park, United States | Hard | Marissa Catlin |  Gail Biggs  Tjasa Jezernik | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 27 February 1995 | Miami, United States | Hard | Emily Bond | Elly Hakami Stephanie Reece | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 10 February 1997 | Midland, United States | Hard |  Janet Lee | Angela Lettiere  Nana Smith | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 30 June 1997 | Flushing, United States | Hard | Janet Lee | Keri Phebus  Fang Li | 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 14 July 1997 | Clearwater, United States | Hard | Maureen Drake | Julie Pullin Amanda Wainwright | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 2 March 1998 | Rockford, United States | Hard | Surina De Beer |  Seda Noorlander  Nino Louarsabishvili | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 28 September 1998 | Santa Clara County, United States | Hard | Maureen Drake |  Cara Black  Irina Selyutina | 4–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Winner | 9. | 12 October 1998 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard |  Pavlina Nola | Erika deLone Katie Schlukebir | 6–0, 6–7, 6–1 |
| Winner | 10. | 26 October 1998 | Austin, United States | Hard | Maureen Drake | Nannie De Villiers Liezel Horn | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Winner | 11. | 30 November 1998 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Hard | Meghann Shaughnessy |  Miriam D'Agostini Katalin Marosi | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner | 12. | 17 May 1999 | Jackson, United States | Clay | Julie Steven | Renata Kolbovic Tracy Singian | 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 7 June 1999 | Hilton Head Island, United States | Hard | Wendy Fix | Vanessa Webb Dawn Buth | 2–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Winner | 14. | 14 June 1999 | Mount Pleasant, United States | Hard | Wendy Fix | Petra Rampre Jennifer Hopkins | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Winner | 15. | 21 June 1999 | Easton, United States | Hard | Kim Grant | Holly Parkinson Julie Scott | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Winner | 16. | 17 January 2000 | Boca Raton, United States | Hard | Sandra Cacic | Li Ting Li Na | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 17. | 31 January 2000 | Clearwater, United States | Hard | Sandra Cacic |  Yoon Jeong Cho Yi Jing-Qian | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 18. | 27 March 2000 | Norcross, United States | Hard | Jessica Steck | Julia Abe  Tzipora Obziler | 7–5, 6–7, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 19. | 16 September 2001 | Greenville, United States | Hard |  Gaelle Adda | Melinda Czink  Salome Devidze | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 20. | 7 May 2002 | Sea Islands, United States | Clay | Courtenay Chapman | Tanner Cochran Ashley Harkleroad | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 21. | 1 October 2003 | Troy, United States | Hard | Petra Rampre | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Shenay Perry | 2–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Winner | 22. | 6 October 2003 | LaFayette, United States | Hard | Maureen Drake |  Jessica Fernández Kara Molony-Hussey | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 23. | 1 May 2005 | Raleigh, United States | Clay | Ashley Harkleroad | Maria Fernanda Alves Stéphanie Dubois | 6–2, 0–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 24. | 10 May 2005 | Charlottesville, United States | Clay | Ashley Harkleroad | Samantha Reeves Christina Wheeler | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 25. | 28 June 2005 | Los Gatos, United States | Hard | Kaysie Smashey | Teryn Ashley Carly Gullickson | 4–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 26. | 28 June 2005 | Indian Harbour Beach, United States | Clay | Carly Gullickson | Monique Adamczak Angela Haynes | 1–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 27. | 28 May 2007 | Carson, United States | Hard | Angela Haynes | Kim Grant Sunitha Rao | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 28. | 11 June 2007 | Allentown, United States | Hard | Angela Haynes | Ryōko Fuda Sunitha Rao | 7–6, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 29. | 14 July 2007 | Lexington, United States | Hard | Melinda Czink | Casey Dellacqua Natalie Grandin | 6–2, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 30. | 9 June 2008 | El Paso, United States | Hard | Ashley Weinhold | Surina De Beer Lauren Albanese | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 31. | 21 July 2008 | Lexington, United States | Hard | Melanie Oudin | Chin-Wei Chan Kimberly Couts | 6–2, 2–6, |
| Winner | 32. | 6 October 2008 | Pittsburgh, United States | Hard | Melinda Czink | Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 33. | 9 February 2009 | Midland, United States | Hard | Melinda Czink | Yi Chen Rika Fujiwara | 5–7, 6–7 |
| Winner | 34. | 13 April 2009 | Osprey, United States | Clay | Story Tweedie-Yates | Heidi El Tabakh  Melanie Klaffner | 6–3, 6–7, |
| Winner | 35. | 6 July 2009 | Grapevine, United States | Hard | Riza Zalameda | Kimberly Couts Valérie Tétreault | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 36. | 21 September 2009 | Albuquerque, United States | Hard | Melinda Czink | Mashona Washington Riza Zalameda | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 37. | 28 September 2009 | Las Vegas, United States | Hard | Kimberly Couts | Anikó Kapros Agustina Lepore | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 38. | 25 May 2010 | Carson, United States | Hard | Megan Moulton-Levy | Christina Fusano Courtney Nagle | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 39. | 7 June 2010 | El Paso, United States | Hard | Ashley Weinhold | Angela Haynes Ahsha Rolle | 3–6, 7–6 , 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 40. | 22 June 2010 | Boston, United States | Hard | Megan Moulton-Levy | Kimberly Couts  Tetiana Luzhanska | 6–4, 3–6, |
| Winner | 41. | 6 July 2010 | Grapevine, United States | Hard | Megan Moulton-Levy | Kimberly Couts Tetiana Luzhanska | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Winner | 42. | 21 September 2010 | Albuquerque, United States | Hard | Megan Moulton-Levy | Abigail Spears Mashona Washington | 2–6, 6–3, |
| Winner | 43. | 28 September 2010 | Las Vegas, United States | Hard | Megan Moulton-Levy | Irina Falconi Maria Sanchez | 1–6, 7–5, |
| Runner-up | 44. | 10 May 2011 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Megan Moulton-Levy | Petra Cetkovská Michaëlla Krajicek | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 45. | 19 July 2011 | Lexington, United States | Hard | Megan Moulton-Levy |  Tamaryn Hendler Chiara Scholl | 6–7, 6–3, |
| Runner-up | 46. | 1 November 2011 | Grapevine, United States | Hard | Megan Moulton-Levy | Jamie Hampton Zhang Shuai | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 47. | 27 March 2012 | Osprey, United States | Clay | Megan Moulton-Levy | Alexandra Panova Lesia Tsurenko | 2–6, 6–4, |