Lindsay Davenport signed a two-year contract renewal to stay the Billie Jean King Cup captain for the USA, the U.S. Tennis Affiliation introduced Tuesday.
Davenport led the People to the staff competitors’s closing this yr, their first look in that spherical since 2018. The U.S. misplaced to Italy.
Davenport grew to become captain in 2024. As a participant, she helped the U.S. win the occasion thrice, in 1996, 1999 and 2000.
She received three Grand Slam singles titles, reached No. 1 within the WTA rankings and was elected to the Worldwide Tennis Corridor of Fame in 2014.
“It’s an unbelievable honour to function U.S. Billie Jean Cup captain, and I’m thrilled and humbled to proceed doing it, particularly throughout such an incredible time for girls’s tennis in America,” Davenport mentioned.
With Coco Gauff at No. 3, Amanda Anisimova at No. 4, Jessica Pegula at No. 6 and Madison Keys at No. 7, this season was the primary since 2004 with 4 American ladies within the year-end prime 10 rankings.
Again then, Davenport completed at No. 1 and was joined by Serena Williams, Venus Williams and Jennifer Capriati.
America will play Billie Jean King Cup qualifying matches in April.
