Lindsay Davenport's planned preparation for Wimbledon has been wiped out by a knee injury.

The 1999 Wimbledon winner has withdrawn from this week's Eastbourne event due to a right knee injury she sustained in practice over the weekend. The 26th-ranked American was scheduled to play 28th-ranked French woman Virginie Razzano in today's opening-round match, but pulled out of the tournament this morning.

Despite the injury, Davenport said she still plans to play at Wimbledon, which begins on Monday.

"I am very disappointed to be unable to compete here in Eastbourne, but I unfortunately injured my right knee in practice over the weekend and was unable to recover in time for today's match," Davenport said. "I look forward to it getting better and resting and, of course, being to play next week at Wimbledon. Fortunately the pain isn't in the spot where my previous injury was. I'm confident I can play (at Wimbledon) because I really want to, and I'm going to hope that a couple of days rest will calm it down."

The 2001 Eastbourne champion has been one of the game's best grass-court players for the past decade. A three-time Wimbledon finalist, Davenport has reached the final four at the grass-court Grand Slam in five of her last six Wimbledon appearances.

In her last appearance at The Championships, Davenport held championship point over Venus Williams in the 2005 final before the 14th-seeded Williams battled back to capture her third career Wimbledon championship with a thrilling 4-6, 7-6(4), 9-7 victory in a magnificent match between long-time rivals that spanned a record-setting two hours, 45 minutes.

The 32-year-old Davenport, who skipped Roland Garros citing personal reasons, has posted a 22-4 record on the season, winning tournament titles in Auckland and Memphis. She has not played a match since scoring a 6-4, 7-6(3) victory over Agnes Szavay in the quarterfinals of Amelia Island on Har-Tru in April.