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November 21, 1999: The day Lindsay Davenport defeated Martina Hingis to win the season-ending WTA Championships

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September 26, 2000: The day Monica Seles won the Olympic bronze medal in Sydney

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September 16, 2007: The day Lindsay Davenport won her comeback tournament after a maternity break

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August 11, 2003: The day Kim Clijsters hit the top of the WTA rankings for the first time

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July 2, 2005: The day Venus Williams beat Davenport in the longest Wimbledon women’s singles final

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March 12, 1996: The day Chanda Rubin upset the returning Jennifer Capriati in Indian Wells

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February 25, 2002: The day Venus Williams became the first black player to become world No 1 in tennis history

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October 12, 1998: The day Lindsay Davenport became world No 1 for the first time

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