The Players

Brady Anderson

Residence: Lake Tahoe, Nevada Birthdate: January 18, 1964 Birthplace: Silver Spring, MD Height: 6'1" Plays: Left-handed Position: Centerfield

Brady Anderson is participating in the Orioles Challenge Match for the fifth consecutive year. Brady teamed with Mary Pierce in his inaugural Orioles Challenge Match defeating the team of Cal Ripken and Arantxa Sanchez Vicario. In 1996, Brady teamed with Monica Seles to defeat the powerful team of Roberto Alomar and Mary Joe Fernandez and in 1997 he completed his triple crown by joining forces with Amanda Coetzer to defeat the team of B.J. Surhoff and Chanda Rubin. Last year, Brady teamed with Lindsay Davenport to complete his sweep of victories since the Orioles Challenge began in 1995.

One of the Orioles most popular players, Brady has set many team records since being acquired in 1988 from the Boston Red Sox. He hit his 7th lead-off HR of the season at Minnesota, the 36th of his career, to pass Bobby Bonds for 2nd place on the all-time list for lead-off HRs. On June 26, Brady became the Orioles' all-time stolen base leader, passing Al Bumbry with his 253rd steal as an Oriole and now has 277 thefts for the team. Last season at Yankee Stadium, Brady stole a single-game team record 4 bases, and at Minnesota on August 7th, Brady collected a career-high 5 hits with 2 home runs, 2 doubles and a single, tying the team record for total bases in a single game. In 1996, he set single-season team records for home runs (50) and extra base hits (86). Brady has played in the 1992, '96, and '97 All-Star Games.

Born in Silver Spring, Maryland, Anderson's family moved to California when he was an infant. In high school he lettered in basketball, as well as baseball. He attended the University of California-Irvine from 1982-85 where he studied economics.

Lindsay Davenport

Residence: Newport Beach, CA Birthdate: June 8, 1976 Birthplace: Palos Verdes, CA Height: 6'2" Plays: Right-handed Career Titles: 22 singles titles and 29 doubles titles 2 Grand Slam singles titles, 2 Grand Slam doubles titles

Currently ranked no. 2 in the world, Lindsay Davenport's convincing run to the 1999 Wimbledon title and decisive victory in the 1998 U.S. Open propels her to the heights of women's tennis. With her powerhouse serve and precise baseline ballistics, the California golden girl has revitalized the women's game and won a legion of fans worldwide. Combine her unlimited potential on the court with a down-to-earth approach to life and it's easy to see that Lindsay Davenport has it all.

Lindsay is also an outstanding doubles player--currently ranked No. 1 in the world. She teamed with Corina Morariu to win the 1999 Wimbledon doubles title completing a sweep of the All England Club titles. Other victories in 1999 included titles in Tokyo (w/Zvereva), Stanford (w/Morariu) and San Diego (w/Morariu). In 1998, she captured five Corel WTA Tour titles with partner Natasha Zvereva and reached the finals of all four majors.

In 1996 Lindsay won the gold medal in women's singles at the Olympic Games in Atlanta. She was a near-unanimous choice for the 1998 WTA Player of the Year Award, which was selected by worldwide media, and also took the 1998 Diamond Aces Award, which is selected by worldwide tournaments and goes to the player who has done the most to help grow the game both on and off the court. Most recently, Lindsay was named to represent the U.S. at the KB Fed Cup Group I finals match against Russia in mid September.

In her spare time, Lindsay enjoys wave-running, biking, and playing with her two Rottweilers. She is currently serving on the WTA Player Council as the Top Player Representative.

Anna Kournikova

Residence: Miami, FL Birthdate: June 7, 1981 Birthplace: Moscow, Russia Height: 5'8" Plays: Right-handed Career Titles: 4 doubles titles 1 Grand Slam doubles title

At the age of only 14, Anna Kournikova became the youngest player to compete and win in a Fed Cup competition at the first tie of 1996, helping Russia defeat Sweden 3-0. She's been the No. 1 junior player in the world, a junior major event winner, a Grand Slam doubles winner and one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People. Considering that Anna Kournikova just turned 18 in June, there's sure to be plenty more to follow.

Anna's first WTA Tour professional title came in 1998 at the Princess Cup in Tokyo, winning the doubles title with partner Monica Seles. She ended the year by qualifying for the season-ending Chase Championships in both singles and doubles (w/Larisa Neiland). Starting out 1999 on the hardcourts of this year's Australian Open, she won her first Grand Slam title capturing the doubles crown with Martina Hingis. Anna and Martina Hingis combined for several other victories this year including doubles titles at the Italian Open and the Evert/State Farm Cup in Indian Wells, CA. Her streak of recent victories has helped her climb all the way to No. 5 in the world doubles ranking.

Following up her 1996 WTA Tour Most Impressive Newcomer Award, Kournikova dominated over all of 1997 and into October of 1998, as she beat every player she faced outside of the top 15. Anna finished 1998 ranked No. 13 (her current singles ranking) in the world after spending three weeks ranked in the top ten. Her impressive run and improved court play earned her a runner-up award for the WTA's Most Improved Player.

Anna likes to dance, read, listen to music and is an avid fan of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Melrose Place. If she wasn't a tennis star, Anna says she would most likely be an actress. Her favorite city is Paris and her favorite tournaments are not surprisingly the French Open and Wimbledon. She loves all sports, but especially likes to root for NBA Basketball and NHL Hockey.

Pam Shriver

Residence: Baltimore, MD Birthdate: July 4, 1962 Birthplace: Baltimore, MD Height: 6' Plays: Right-handed Career Titles: 21 singles titles and 112 doubles titles 22 Grand Slam doubles titles, 1 Grand Slam mixed doubles title

Best recognized for her career achievements in doubles, Pam Shriver is one of the game's great ambassadors. Her commitment both on and off the tennis court have earned her the admiration of fans and her forthright nature and expressiveness have made her one of the game's crowd pleasers. Throughout the 1980s, Shriver ranked among the world's Top 10 pro tennis players and with Martina Navratilova, was part of one of the greatest doubles teams of all time. Shriver, 37, burst onto the international tennis scene in 1978, when she reached the U.S. Open final as a 16-year-old amateur. Since then she has won 21 singles titles and 112 doubles championships, been ranked as high as No. 3 in the world in singles and No. 1 in doubles. In partnership with Zina Garrison, Shriver won the 1988 Olympic Gold Doubles Medal in Seoul and was a member of the victorious 1986, '87 and '89 U.S. Federation Cup teams.

Shriver has received the Family Circle Magazine "Player Who Makes a Difference Award", honoring her outstanding contributions to her community and was also presented with the Corel WTA Tour's "David Gray Service Award" for life-long service & commitment to the game of tennis. Currently, Pam is serving her second term to the Board of Directors of the United States Tennis Association. She is past president (1991-94) of the Women's Tennis Association and a member of the board of trustees of the Baltimore Community Foundation and the McDonogh School, her alma mater. In addition to those activities, Pam is a minority owner of the Baltimore Orioles, the honorary chairman of the Baltimore Tennis Patrons and is vice-president of the International Tennis Hall of Fame.