Jennifer Marie Capriati (born March 29, 1976, in New York City) is a former professional tennis player, ranked primary on this planet for a short while, and the winner of three women's singles championships in Grand Slam tournaments. Capriati made her professional debut in 1990 at the age of 14 when she reached the finals of the onerous court tournament in Boca Raton, Florida, dropping there to Gabriela Sabatini. Capriati reached the semifinals of the French Open in her debut and later became the youngest ever participant to crack the highest 10 at age 14 years, 235 days in October of that year. Between 1990 and 1993, Capriati received six singles titles, including a Gold Medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, defeating Steffi Graf in the final. Following a primary round loss on the 1993 U.S. Open, the burned out Capriati took a 14-month break from competitive pro tennis. Her private struggles during this time (including arrests for shoplifting and possession of marijuana) have been properly-documented by the press.

In 1998, Capriati gained her first Grand Slam singles match in five years at Wimbledon. In the course of the subsequent two years, Capriati slowly returned to championship kind, profitable her first title in six years in Strasbourg, France in 1999 and regaining a prime 20 ranking. At the 2001 Australian Open, the reinvigorated Capriati turned the bottom seed to ever win the championship when she defeated Martina Hingis (ranked number one on the planet on the time) in straight sets for her first Grand Slam championship. She additionally received the French Open that year, claiming the primary rating in October. After efficiently defending her Australian Open crown in 2002, Capriati turned a prime ten mainstay until injuries derailed her profession in 2004.

Capriati gained 14 professional singles tournaments throughout her career, along with one women's doubles championship.

In 2005, Tennis magazine ranked Capriati quantity 36 in its checklist of the forty biggest gamers in the forty years of that magazine.

 

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