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Jennifer Capriati at an event for ESPY Awards (2002)

Biography

Jennifer Capriati

Overview

  • Born
    March 29, 1976 · New York City, New York, USA
  • Birth name
    Jennifer Marie Capriati
  • Nickname
    • Jenny
  • Height
    5′ 7″ (1.70 m)

Mini bio

  • Jennifer Capriati is an American former professional tennis player. A former World No. 1, she won three singles championships in Grand Slam tournaments and was the gold medalist at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

    Capriati set a number of youngest-ever records at the start of her career. She made her professional debut in 1990 at the age of 13 years, 11 months, reaching the final of the hard-court tournament in Boca Raton, Florida. Capriati reached the semifinals of the French Open in her debut and later became the youngest ever player to reach the top 10 at age 14 years, 235 days in October of that year.

    In 1998, Capriati won her first Grand Slam singles match in five years at Wimbledon. During the next two years, Capriati returned to championship form, winning her first title in six years in Strasbourg in 1999 and regaining a top-20 ranking. At the 2001 Australian Open, the reinvigorated Capriati became the lowest seed ever to win the championship when she defeated Martina Hingis in straight sets for her first Grand Slam championship. She also won the French Open that year, claiming the Women's Tennis Association No. 1 ranking in October. After successfully defending her Australian Open title in 2002, Capriati became a top-10 mainstay until injuries derailed her career in 2004. She won 14 professional singles tournaments during her career, along with one women's doubles championship.

    Capriati was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2012 at the age of just 36, and is considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time.
    - IMDb mini biography by: Bazza the Beast

Trivia

  • American tennis player who was ranked number 1 in the world in 2001 and 2002. She won 3 grand slam tournaments, was the gold medalist at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 11 other titles. Was elected best player in 2001.

Quotes

  • I was an emotional basket case.
  • I do still have some of the experience from playing, but it's been so long since I've been out in those quarters, semis, finals, the important final matches, just against the top players.
  • Tennis is what I do and is part of who I am.
  • I know there is much mystery, much question to what happened, and I must also say, many lies.
  • I mean, I feel like just a new person completely.

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