Jennifer Capriati

Jennifer Capriati
Jennifer Capriati Wimbledon 2004.jpg
Country  United States
Residence Wesley Chapel, Florida, U.S.
Date of birth March 29, 1976 (1976-03-29) (age 34)
Place of birth New York City
Height 5' 7" (1.70 m)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg)
Turned pro March 5, 1990
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money US$10,206,639
Singles
Career record 430–176
Career titles 14
Highest ranking No. 1 (October 15, 2001)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open W (2001, 2002)
French Open W (2001)
Wimbledon SF (1991, 2001)
US Open SF (1991, 2001, 2003, 2004)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games Gold medal.svg Gold medal (1992)
Doubles
Career record 66–50
Career titles 1
Highest ranking No. 28 (March 2, 1992)
Last updated on: February 5, 2007.
Olympic medal record
Women's Tennis
Competitor for  United States
Gold 1992 Barcelona Singles

Jennifer Marie Capriati (born March 29, 1976, in New York City) is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player. She made her professional debut in 1990 at age 14 when she reached the final of the hard court event in Boca Raton, ultimately losing to Gabriela Sabatini. She reached the semifinals of the French Open in her debut and later became the youngest ever player to crack the top 10 at age 14 years, 235 days in October of that year. Between 1990 and 1993, Capriati won six singles titles, including a Gold Medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, defeating Steffi Graf in the final. Following a first round loss at the 1993 US Open, a burned out Capriati took a 14 month break from tennis. Her personal struggles during this time (including arrests for shoplifting and possession of marijuana) were well-documented by the press.

In 1998, Capriati won her first Grand Slam singles match in five years at Wimbledon. In the next two years Capriati slowly returned to form, winning her first title in six years at Strasbourg in 1999 and regaining a top 20 ranking. At the 2001 Australian Open, a re-committed Capriati became the lowest seed to ever win the championship when she defeated World No. 1 Martina Hingis in straight sets for her first Grand Slam title. She also won the French Open that year, claiming the number one ranking in October. After successfully defending her Australian Open crown in 2002, Capriati became a top ten mainstay until injuries derailed her career in 2004.

Capriati won 14 singles titles throughout her career, along with one doubles title.

In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked Capriati 36th in its list of the 40 greatest players in the magazine's 40 years.

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Playing style

Capriati was one of the first "power players" to emerge on the women's circuit in the early-to-mid 1990's, along with Monica Seles, Lindsay Davenport, and Mary Pierce. This style of play is characterized by taking the ball early and on the rise, powerful groundstrokes, and an aggressive mindset on the return of serve. This style of play gained more prominence at the turn of the century, paving the way for future #1's Venus and Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, and Ana Ivanovic.

Capriati's game was built around her groundstrokes and movement. Her flat forehand, devastating when hit hard, was considered her biggest weapon, especially when she was stretched out wide. She also possessed a solid backhand. She was quick around the court, able to play defense as well as offense. Her biggest weakness was considered to be her serve. Her first serve was powerful, but offset by a wandering ball-toss, and her second serve was considered to be the most attackable part of her game. However, Capriati was known to counter her inconsistent serve with her exceptional return of serve, which was widely considered one of the best in the game.

Career

1990

Capriati made her professional debut as a 13 year old, reaching the finals of two of her first three pro events, losing to Gabriela Sabatini and Martina Navratilova at Boca Raton and Hilton Head, respectively, earning her first two wins over top ten players (No. 10 Helena Sukova and No. 5. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario). She entered the rankings in April, at No. 23. Capriati made her Grand Slam debut at the French Open. She went all the way to the semifinals, losing to eventual champion Monica Seles. She then reached the fourth round at Wimbledon, losing again to the eventual champion; this time Steffi Graf. Later in the year Capriati won her first career title in Puerto Rico, defeating Zina Garrison 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, after trailing a break in the second set. After this victory Capriati entered the world's top 10. She qualified for the WTA Championships, narrowly losing to Graf in the first round in three sets. She finished her first season as a professional at World No 8.

Throughout the season Capriati set multiple "youngest ever" records. She was the youngest player to reach a tour final, the youngest player to reach the semifinals at the French Open, the youngest seed ever at Wimbledon, and the youngest player to qualify for the season-ending championships. She was also the fourth-youngest player to win a WTA title.

1991

In her second season as a touring pro, Capriati established herself as a consistent top-ten player. She won two singles titles during the summer hard court circuit, defeating World No. 1 Monica Seles in a third set tie-breaker in finals of San Diego, and Katerina Maleeva in straight sets in the final of Toronto. She also reached two Grand Slam semifinals, at Wimbledon and the US Open. At Wimbledon, Capriati defeated 9-time champion Martina Navratilova in the quarterfinals, her earliest exit in 14 years, before losing to Sabatini. At the US Open, Capriati defeated Sabatini in the quarters but lost in the semis to eventual champion Seles 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(4) after serving for the match twice. Capriati qualified for the year-end championships for the second time, reaching the quarterfinals. She ended the year at No. 6, which would be a career high until 2001.

Capriati also won the only doubles title of her career at the Italian Open, partnering Seles.

1992

Capriati's 1992 season was highlighted by her victory at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, defeating 2nd seeded Sanchez-Vicario in the semis and coming from a set down to defeat top seed Graf in the gold medal match. She then defended her title in San Diego, defeating Conchita Martinez in the finals, the only time Capriati won back-to-back singles titles during her career. She reached the quarters at the Australian Open (her debut), Roland Garros and Wimbledon, and lost in the third round at the US Open. In Miami, Capriati ended Seles' streak of 21 consecutive finals in the quarterfinal. Capriati finished the year inside the top 10 for the third straight year, at No. 7.

1993

At her first tournament of the year in Sydney, Capriati defeated third-ranked Sabatini in the semifinals before defeating Anke Huber 6–1, 6–4 in the final. For the second straight year she reached the quarterfinals at the first three majors of the year. She reached the final of the Rogers Cup in Montreal, losing to Graf. At the US Open, the seventh-seeded Capriati lost her opening match to unheralded Leila Meskhi, her first loss in the first round of any pro tournament. Following this loss, Capriati decided to take a break from tennis. She finished the year at number 9.

1994-95

Capriati only played one match in 1994, losing in the first round of Philadelphia to Anke Huber. She fell off the rankings in June. She did not play at all in 1995.

1996

Capriati, unranked, played her first match in 15 months at Essen, where she reached the quarterfinals, losing to Jana Novotna in three sets. She reached her first final in more than three years at Chicago, defeating co-No. 1 Seles en route, before losing again to Novotna in 3 sets. Capriati also reached the quarters in the fall at the Zurich Open, defeating Sabatini in the opening round in what would be the last match of her career. She competed in her first Grand Slam tournaments since 1993 at the French Open and the US Open, losing in the first round of both. Capriati re-appeared on the rankings in April at No. 103, and finished the year inside the top 25, at No. 24.

1997-98

In January of 1997, Capriati reached the final of Sydney for the second time in her career, defeating World No. 9 Lindsay Davenport en route for her only top 10 win of the year, losing to Martina Hingis in the final. She only reached the quarterfinals at one other tournament, Oklahoma City, where she lost to Davenport. Capriati finished the year No 66, having played just 3 tournaments.

Capriati didn't play the first half of 1998. By the spring, she was ranked outside the top 200. She accepted a wildcard into the clay court event at Hamburg, where she reached the quarterfinals, losing to World No. 1 Hingis. She was also a quarterfinalist at Palermo. At Wimbledon, Capriati won her first [Grand Slam (tennis)|[Grand Slam]] singles match in five years before losing to wildcard Lori McNeill in the second round. Capriati finished 1998 at No. 101.

1999

1999 was Capriati's best season in several years. She won her first title in six years at Strasbourg, defeating ninth ranked Nathalie Tauziat 6–1, 6–0 in a quarterfinal for her first win over a top 10 player in two years. She defeated Russian Elena Likhovtseva in the final 6–1, 6–3. She won her second title of the year at Quebec City, defeating American Chanda Rubin in the final 4–6, 6–1, 6–2. She also reached the round of 16 at both Roland Garros and Wimbledon. She finished the year at No. 23.

2000

At the 2000 Australian Open, Capriati reached her first Grand Slam semifinal in nine years, saving a match point in the second round against Dominique Van Roost, prevailing 6–1, 4–6, 8–6, before losing to eventual champion Davenport in straight sets in the last four.

At the Miami Masters, Capriati defeated World No. 6 Serena Williams 7–6(3), 1–6, 6–3 for her first win over a player ranked in the top 6 in four years en route to a quarterfinal finish. Shortly after Capriati was sidelined with right Achilles tendonitis in April and an elbow injury in June.

Capriati had a strong fall season, winning her ninth career title at Luxembourg, defeating Magdalena Maleeva 4–6, 6–1, 6–4. She also finished runner up in Quebec City to Chanda Rubin and was a semifinalist in Zurich. These results propelled Capriati back into the top 20 for the first time since April 1994. She qualified for the season-ending championships for the first time in seven years. Her year-end ranking was 14, her highest in seven years. Capriati was also a member of the US Fed Cup Team, winning a singles and doubles rubber in the US's victory over Spain in the final.

2001

Capriati was seeded 12th at the 2001 Australian Open. In the quarterfinals, she rallied from 7–5, 4–2 down to defeat Seles 5–7, 6–4, 6–2. She then avenged her semifinal defeat to Davenport the year before with a 6–2, 6–2 thrashing of the World No. 2. She dispatched top seed and World No. 1 Martina Hingis 6–4, 6–3 in the final to win her first Grand Slam singles title. She was the lowest seed to ever win the title, a record that still stands today. She was the first player since Tracy Austin in 1979 to defeat the top two ranked players in straight sets at a major. As a result of this triumph Capriati re-entered the top 10 in the rankings at No. 7, the longest absence (nearly eight years) from the top 10 in WTA history.

Capriati then reached the finals of the Cellular Cup in Oklahoma City, losing in the final to Seles. After electing not to participate at the 2001 Indian Wells Masters, Capriati reached the final in Miami, losing to World No. 3 Venus Williams 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(4) after having eight championship points.

Capriati then embarked on a remarkably successful clay court campaign. She won her second title of the year at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina, defeating Hingis in three sets in the final. She then lost in the final of Berlin to Amelie Mauresmo in three sets. Seeded fourth at the 2001 French Open, Capriati reached the quarterfinals without dropping a set, where she defeated Serena Williams 6–2, 5–7, 6–2, despite squandering a match point in the second set. She then defeated Hingis for the third straight time in the semifinals in straight sets. In the final against 12th seed Kim Clijsters, Capriati prevailed 1–6, 6–4, 12–10, in the longest ever third set in a French Open final. Capriati was two points from defeat four times. She was only the fifth woman in history to win the Australian Open and Roland Garros back to back.

In the quarterfinals of Wimbledon, Capriati was two points from defeat against Serena Williams before winning 6–7(3), 7–5, 6–3. In the semifinals against eighth seeded Justine Henin, Capriati lost 2–6, 6–4, 6–2. Capriati was up a break in the second set when Henin took a bathroom break which resulted in a stark change of momentum, leading the press to question Henin's sportsmanship. Capriati rebounded at the Rogers Cup in Toronto, losing in the final to Serena Williams 6–1, 6–7(7), 6–3 after saving two championship points in the tiebreak. Capriati then lost in the semifinals of the US Open to Venus Williams. Despite the loss, Capriati accumulated the best Grand Slam record of 2001,and was the only player to reach at least the semifinals of all four tournaments.

Despite playing very little in the fall, Capriati became ranked Number One on October 15th. She lost her opening match at the WTA Tour Championships to Maleeva. Capriati would have finished the year No. 1 had she reached the semifinal. Instead she finished No. 2 (a career high), behind Davenport, with a 56–14 record.

2002

As a result of World No. 1 Lindsay Davenport's withdrawal from the Australian Open due to injury, Capriati was the top seed. She defeated sixth seed Mauresmo and fourth seed Clijsters en route to her second consecutive final there, where she once again faced Hingis. Capriati won 4–6, 7–6(7), 6–2, after Hingis led 6–4, 4–0, served for the match at 5–3 in the second set, had four championship points, and led by a break in the third set. The match was played in excruciating heat, with temperatures nearing 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Capriati's victory is widely regarded as one of the great comebacks in tennis history. Tennis Magazine selected the match as one of the ten best of the decade in 2009. Capriati reclaimed the No. 1 ranking as a result of her successful title defense.

In the spring, Capriati reached finals in Scottsdale and Miami, losing to Serena Williams on both occasions. Capriati prepared for her French Open title defense by participating in events in Charleston, Berlin and Rome, losing in the semifinals of all three. As the top seed at the French Open, Capriati reached the semifinals before losing to eventual champion Serena Williams 3–6, 7–6(3), 6–2. Capriati relinquished the number one ranking to Venus Williams as a result of this loss. Capriati's streak of six consecutive Grand Slam semifinals was broken at Wimbledon, where she lost to Amelie Mauresmo in three sets in the quarters. She also lost to Mauresmo in the final of the Canadian Open 6–4, 6–1, and in the quarterfinals of the US Open after serving for the match.

Capriati won only one match in the three European indoor events she played. She rebounded at the year-ending championships, reaching the semifinals for the first time, losing to World No. 1 Serena Williams 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, after leading 3–1 in the final set. Capriati finished the year World No. 3.

2003

A week after the 2002 WTA Championships, Capriati had eye surgery in order to remove pterygiums (sun spots) from both eyes. Recovery from the surgery hampered Capriati's off-season preparation.

After losing in the opening round of Sydney, Capriati was upset in the opening round of the 2003 Australian Open to Marlene Weingärtner 2–6, 7–6(6), 6–4, after Capriati led 6–2, 4–1. Capriati was the first Australian Open title-holder to lose in the first round. Capriati said in her press conference that had she not been the defending champion she would have played the event. She withdrew from the Pan Pacific Open to further recover from her surgery.

Capriati rebounded by reaching at least semifinals of the next five tournaments she played. She lost to Lindsay Davenport in the semifinals of Indian Wells 6–4, 4–6, 6–4. She then reached the final of the Sony Ericsson Open for the third consecutive year, losing to World No. 1 Serena Williams 4–6, 6–4, 6–1. Capriati lost in the round of 16 of the French Open to unseeded Nadia Petrova. She reached the quarters of Wimbledon for the sixth time, losing to Serena Williams in three sets, her eighth consecutive loss to her compatriot.

Capriati then reached her second final of 2003 in Stanford, losing to Kim Clijsters in three sets, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2. A pectoral strain forced Capriati to retire from her opening match in San Diego and pull out of Montreal. Capriati won her first title of 2003 in New Haven after Davenport retired in the final trailing 6–2, 4–0. This ended a 28-tournament title drought for Capriati, being her first tour victory since she won the 2002 Australian Open. Capriati was the title favorite at the US Open after both Williams sisters pulled out with injuries. Seeded 6th, Capriati reached the semifinal with only one set dropped (to Emelie Loit in the third round), where she faced second seeded Justine Henin. Capriati served for the match twice and was two points away from victory eleven times, but Henin prevailed 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(4), in three hour marathon. This match is regarded by Hall-of-Famer John McEnroe as the greatest women's match ever at the US Open.

Capriati did not play again until the WTA Tour Championships where she lost in the semifinal to World No. 1 Clijsters 4–6, 6–3, 6–0 after suffering a hip strain midway through the second set. Capriati finished the year at No. 6.

2004

Injuries plagued Capriati's 2004 season. A back injury suffered during the 2003 WTA Tour Championships forced Capriati to withdraw from the 2004 Australian Open and the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. Capriati advanced beyond the quarterfinals just once in her first four events of the year in Doha, losing to Anastasia Myskina in the semifinals. Jennifer's back continued to be an issue, forcing her out of Indian Wells and Miami. Her ranking dropped to number 10 as a result of her injuries.

Capriati produced her best results of the year during the European clay-court season. She reached the semis of Berlin, defeating World No. 5 Myskina in the quarters for her first top 5 win of the season, before losing to Mauresmo in the semifinals. At the Italian Open, Capriati defeated top seed Serena Williams in the quarterfinals, her first win over the American since Wimbledon 2001. Capriati moved on to the final, where she lost to Mauresmo in a 3 hour struggle 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(6), holding a match point on Mauresmo's serve at 5–4 in the third set. Seeded 7th at the French Open, Capriati defeated Yulia Beygelzimer in the first round 6–2, 4–6, 6–4, after trailing 0–3, 30–40 in the final set. She went on to the quarters, where she defeated Serena Williams again 6–3, 2–6, 6–3. Capriati then lost to sixth seeded and eventual champion Myskina in the semifinals 6–2, 6–2.

At Wimbledon, Capriati reached the quarters for the fourth straight year, where she lost to Serena Williams 6–1, 6–1, in 45 minutes, the most lopsided result of their 17-match rivalry. A hamstring injury forced Jennifer to withdraw from Los Angeles and San Diego, but she reached the quarterfinals of both Montreal and New Haven. Seeded 8th at the US Open, Capriati defeated Williams 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 in a controversial quarterfinal match to reach her fourth US Open semifinal. She lost to fifth seed Elena Dementieva 6–0, 2–6, 7–6(5), after serving for the match at 6–5. This was the third time Capriati had lost in a third set tiebreaker of a US Open semifinal.

Following the US Open, Capriati lost in the quarterfinals of Philadelphia to No. 11 Vera Zvonareva 6–1, 6–0, her worst loss since 1999 (where she won only one game against Graf in Miami). Capriati failed to qualify for the season-ending championships for the first time since 1999. She finished the year World No. 10.

Injuries

Ongoing problems with her shoulder and wrist have prevented Capriati from competing on the WTA Tour. She has had several surgeries on her wrist and shoulder, most recently in 2007. Capriati has not officially retired, but she is widely regarded as so.

Accolades

In 2002, she received an ESPY for Comeback Player of the Year. That year's nominees included Mario Lemieux and Michael Jordan. She was also the 2002 Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year, in recognition of her success at Roland Garros in 2001 and the successful defence of her Australian Open title in 2002. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine put her in 36th place in its list of 40 Greatest Players of the TENNIS era.

Post-tennis endeavors

In April 2009, it was announced that Capriati would appear on the ABC television reality series "The Superstars". The show, described as a revival of the 1970s series of the same name, premiered on June 23, 2009, in a co-ed format, with Capriati paired with singer and actor David Charvet, best known for his role as a lifeguard on the television show Baywatch. In the first episode of the show, they were one of the lower-performing teams and were sent into a run-off in an obstacle course race against basketball player Lisa Leslie and actor Dan Cortese. Capriati/Charvet won their race and avoided elimination.[1] At the start of the next episode, however, which aired on June 30, 2009, it was suddenly announced that Capriati had re-aggravated a previous injury during the first episode's events, and that as a result she and her partner were eliminated from the competition.

Other works

Capriati appeared in Oil of Olay commercial in the early 1990s. Also, she appeared in an American Express commercial during the US Open.

Personal life

Capriati dated adult film actor Dale DaBone from 2003 to 2009.[2]

On June 27, 2010, Capriati was taken to a Florida hospital after an overdose of prescription medication. The family denied that the overdose was an attempt at suicide.[3]

Awards

1988
  • U.S. Hard Court 18-and-under singles
  • U.S. Clay Court 18-and-under singles
1989
  • World Tennis Junior Player of the Year
  • Tennis Magazine Junior Player of the Year
  • US Olympic Committee Athlete of the Year
  • French Open junior singles title
  • U.S. Open junior singles title
  • Wimbledon junior doubles title
  • U.S. Open junior doubles title
  • Astrid Bowl junior singles title
  • Easter Bowl 16-and-under singles title
  • U.S. Wightman Cup Team
1990
  • WTA Most Improved Player of the Year
  • Tennis Magazine/Rolex Rookie of the Year
1991
  • Tennis Magazine Most Improved Female Player
1992
  • Olympic Games Singles Gold Medal
1996
  • WTA Comeback Player of the Year
  • Tennis Magazine Comeback Player of the Year
  • Eurosport Spirit of Cooperation Award
2001
  • WTA Player of the Year
  • ITF Women's Singles World Champion
  • Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year
  • Reuters Sportswoman of the Year
  • SI.com Sportswoman of the Year
  • Laureus World Comeback of the Year
  • U.S. Olympic Committee Sports Woman of the Year
  • WTA Player of the Month
2002
  • Laureus Female Athlete of the Year
  • ESPY Award Best Comeback Athlete
  • ITWA Player of the Month
2003
  • TourÆs 30th Anniversary attended on-court ceremony at 2003 season-ending Championships that honored 13 world No.1 champions and founding members of the Tour

Major finals

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 3 (3 titles)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner 2001 Australian Open Hard Switzerland Martina Hingis 6–4, 6–3
Winner 2001 French Open Clay Belgium Kim Clijsters 1–6, 6–4, 12–10
Winner 2002 Australian Open (2) Hard Switzerland Martina Hingis 4–6, 7–6(7), 6–2

Olympic finals

Singles: 1 (1 gold medal)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Gold 1992 Barcelona Olympics Clay Germany Steffi Graf 3–6, 6–3, 6–4

Titles (15)

Singles (14)

Legend
Grand Slam (3)
WTA Championships (0)
Olympic Gold (1)
Tier I (2)
Tier II (4)
Tier III (3)
Tier IV & V (1)
ITF Tour (0)
Titles by Surface
Hard (9)
Clay (4)
Grass (0)
Carpet (1)
No. Date Tournament Name Location Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final
1. October 22, 1990 Puerto Rico Open Dorado, Puerto Rico Hard United States Zina Garrison 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
2. July 29, 1991 Mazda Tennis Classic (1) San Diego, California, U.S. Hard Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(2)
3. August 5, 1991 Canadian Open Toronto Hard Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva 6–2, 6–3
4. July 27, 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain Clay Germany Steffi Graf 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
5. August 24, 1992 Mazda Classic (2) San Diego, California, U.S. Hard Spain Conchita Martínez 6–3, 6–2
6. January 11, 1993 Peters New South Wales Open Tournament of Champions Sydney, Australia Hard Germany Anke Huber 6–1, 6–4
7. May 17, 1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Clay Russia Elena Likhovtseva 6–1, 6–3
8. November 1, 1999 Bell Challenge Quebec City, Canada Hard United States Chanda Rubin 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
9. September 25, 2000 SEAT Open Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Carpet Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
10. January 15, 2001 Australian Open (1) Melbourne Hard Switzerland Martina Hingis 6–4, 6–3
11. April 16, 2001 Family Circle Cup Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. Clay Switzerland Martina Hingis 6–0, 4–6, 6–4
12. May 28, 2001 French Open Paris Clay Belgium Kim Clijsters 1–6, 6–4, 12–10
13. January 14, 2002 Australian Open (2) Melbourne Hard Switzerland Martina Hingis 4–6, 7–6(7), 6–2
14. August 18, 2003 Pilot Pen Tennis New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. Hard United States Lindsay Davenport 6–2, 4–0 retired

Singles runners-up (17)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
WTA Championships (0)
Tier I (9)
Tier II (6)
Tier III (2)
Tier IV & V (0)
ITF Tour (0)
Titles by Surface
Hard (12)
Clay (3)
Grass (0)
Carpet (2)
No. Date Tournament Name Location Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final
1. March 5, 1990 Virginia Slims of Florida Florida Hard Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 6–4, 7–5
2. April 2, 1990 Family Circle Cup hilton Head Clay United States Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–4
3. November 11, 1991 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia Philadelphia Carpet United States Monica Seles 7–5, 6–1
4. August 16, 1993 Canadian Open Canada Hard Germany Steffi Graf 6–1, 0–6, 6–3
5. 3 November 1996 Ameritech Cup Chicago Carpet Czech Republic Jana Novotná 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
6. January 6, 1997 Medibank International Sydney Sydney, Australia Hard Switzerland Martina Hingis 6–1, 5–7, 6–1
7. October 30, 2000 Bell Challenge Quebec City Hard United States Chanda Rubin 6–4, 6–2
8. February 19, 2001 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup Oklahoma City Hard United States Monica Seles 6–3, 5–7, 6–2
9. March 21, 2001 Ericsson Open USA Hard United States Venus Williams 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(4)
10. May 7, 2001 WTA German Open Berlin Clay France Amélie Mauresmo 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
11. August 13, 2001 Rogers AT&T Cup Toronto, Canada Hard United States Serena Williams 6–1, 6–7(7), 6–3
12. February 25, 2002 State Farm Women's Tennis Classic USA Hard United States Serena Williams 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
13. March 20, 2002 NASDAQ-100 Open Miami Hard United States Serena Williams 7–5, 7–6(4)
14. August 12, 2002 Rogers AT&T Cup Montreal Hard France Amélie Mauresmo 6–4, 6–1
15. March 19, 2003 NASDAQ-100 Open Miami Hard United States Serena Williams 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
16. July 21, 2003 Bank of the West Classic Stanford Hard Belgium Kim Clijsters 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
17. May 10, 2004 Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome Clay France Amélie Mauresmo 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(6)

Doubles (1)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in Final Score in Final
1. May 12, 1991 Rome, Italy Clay Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles Australia Nicole Bradtke
South Africa Elna Reinach		 7–5, 6–2

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Career SR
Australian Open A A QF QF A A A 1R A 2R SF W W 1R A 2 / 8
French Open SF 4R QF QF A A 1R A A 4R 1R W SF 4R SF 1 / 11
Wimbledon 4R SF QF QF A A A A 2R 2R 4R SF QF QF QF 0 / 11
US Open 4R SF 3R 1R A A 1R 1R 1R 4R 4R SF QF SF SF 0 / 13
Grand Slam SR 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 4 2 / 4 1 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 3 / 43

A = did not participate in the tournament

SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played

WTA Tour career earnings

Year Grand Slam
singles titles		 WTA
singles titles		 Total
singles titles		 Earnings ($) Money list rank
1990 0 1 1 283,597 14
1991 0 2 2 535,617 9
1992 0 2 2 315,501 15
1993 0 1 1 357,108 17
1994–95 DNP
1996–97 0 0 0 196,806 n/a
1998 0 0 0 66,573 126
1999 0 2 2 243,937 36
2000 0 1 1 488,861 19
2001 2 1 3 2,268,624 2
2002 1 0 1 2,217,939 3
2003 0 1 1 1,942,015 4
2004 0 0 0 1,290,061 10
Career 3 11 14 10,206,639 18

Head-to-head record against other players

Capriati's win-loss record against certain players who have been ranked World No. 10 or higher is as follows:

Players who have been ranked World No. 1 are in boldface.

Head-to-head Top 3 Ranked Players

Player Ranking Record W% Hardcourt Clay Grass Carpet
United States Martina Navratilova 1 1–1 50% 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–0
Germany Steffi Graf 1 1–10 9% 0–4 1–2 0–2 0–2
United States Monica Seles 1 5–9 35% 4–6 0–2 0–0 1–1
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1 4–6 40% 1–3 2–3 0–0 1–0
Switzerland Martina Hingis 1 4–5 44% 2–3 2–1 0–1 0–0
United States Lindsay Davenport 1 3–9 25% 3–6 0–2 0–1 0–0
United States Venus Williams 1 0–4 0% 0–4 0–0 0–0 0–0
United States Serena Williams 1 7–10 41% 3–4 3–3 1–2 0–1
Belgium Kim Clijsters 1 3–3 50% 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–0
Belgium Justine Henin 1 2–5 28% 1–3 1–1 0–1 0–0
France Amélie Mauresmo 1 4–7 36% 3–2 1–4 0–1 0–0
Russia Maria Sharapova 1 1–0 100% 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0
Spain Conchita Martínez 2 6–4 60% 5–1 1–2 0–0 0–1
Czech Republic Jana Novotná 2 0–4 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–3
Russia Anastasia Myskina 2 5–2 71% 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–0
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 2 1–0 100% 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
United States Pam Shriver 3 2–0 100% 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0
Switzerland Manuela Maleeva Fragniere 3 1–0 100% 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 3 5–11 31% 3–5 0–2 0–2 2–2
France Mary Pierce 3 4–1 80% 1–1 3–0 0–0 0–0
South Africa Amanda Coetzer 3 4–2 66% 2–0 2–2 0–0 0–0
France Nathalie Tauziat 3 5–1 83% 3–0 1–0 0–0 1–1
Russia Nadia Petrova 3 3–1 75% 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0
Russia Elena Dementieva 3 3–1 75% 3–1 0–0 0–0 0–0
Total - 74–96 43% 40–47 (45%) 22–28 (44%) 5–10 (33%) 7–11 (38%)

References

  1. ↑ "Capriati to compete on reality show". EW.com (Entertainment Weekly). http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/04/abcs-superstars.html. Retrieved 2009-04-27. 
  2. ↑ Was it a suicide attempt? Jennifer Capriati 'was depressed over her failed tennis career – and porn star ex'
  3. ↑ Fialkov, Harvey (June 30, 2010). "Jennifer Capriati family spokesperson denies suicide allegation". Boston Herald. http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/other_sports/tennis/view.bg?articleid=1264860&srvc=rss. 

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Sporting positions
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Venus Williams
Venus Williams		 World No. 1
October 15, 2001 – November 4, 2001
January 14, 2002 – February 24, 2002
March 18, 2002 – April 21, 2002
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1990		 Succeeded by
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1996		 Succeeded by
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