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Jennifer Capriati
Jennifer Capriati Country  United States Residence Wesley Chapel, Florida, U.S. Born (1976-03-29) March 29, 1976 (age 38) New York City, New York Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Turned pro March 5, 1990 Retired 2004 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $10,206,639 Int. Tennis HOF 2012 (member page) Singles Career record 430–176 Career titles 14 Highest ranking No. 1 (October 15, 2001) Grand Slam Singles results Australian Open W (2001, 2002) French Open W (2001) Wimbledon SF (1991, 2001) US Open SF (1991, 2001, 2003, 2004) Other tournaments Tour Finals SF (2002, 2003) Olympic Games Gold medal (1992) Doubles Career record 66–50 Career titles 1 Highest ranking No. 28 (March 2, 1992) Olympic medal record Women's tennis Competitor for the  United States Gold 1992 Barcelona Singles Jennifer Maria Capriati (born March 29, 1976) is an American former professional tennis player. A former World No. 1, she won three women's singles championships in Grand Slam tournaments. Capriati made her professional debut in 1990 at the age of 13 years 11 months when she reached the finals of the hard court tournament in Boca Raton, Florida, losing there to Gabriela Sabatini. Capriati 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 U.S. Open, Capriati took a 14-month break from competitive pro 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. During the next two years, Capriati slowly returned to championship form, winning her first title in six years in Strasbourg, France in 1999 and regaining a top-20 ranking. At the 2001 Australian Open, the reinvigorated Capriati became the lowest seed to ever win the championship when she defeated Martina Hingis (ranked No. 1 in the world at the time) in straight sets for her first Grand Slam championship. She also won the French Open that year, claiming the No. 1 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 professional singles tournaments during her career, along with one women's doubles championship. In 2005, Tennis magazine ranked Capriati number 36 in its list of the 40 greatest players in the 40 years of that magazine. On July 14, 2012, Capriati was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

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