WTA Ranking (Season-Ending, Singles)

2002-3; 2001-2; 2000-14; 1999-23; 1998-101; 1997-66; 1996-24; 1995-NR; 1994-NR; 1993-9; 1992-7; 1991-6; 1990-8

Career Review

Career Highlights - Singles

Career Highlights - Doubles

Career Highlights - Mixed Doubles

Facts

• She withdrew from Canadian Open and Shanghai in August and September 2003 respectively due to continuing shoulder injury. She reached career third US Open semi-final before lost to eventual tournament champion Henin-Hardene for the 3 hour and 3 minute night match in August.
  
  
• In June, she reached at semi-final before lost to eventual champion Rubin at Eastbourne, but reached doubles final with Serena by suprassing No.1 seeds Likhovtseva/Sugiyama. Also reached Wimbledon quarter-final, falling world No.1 and eventual champion Serena Williams.
  
  
• She took one-and-only set off No.1 seed Serena Williams during their final at Miami in March, which fell on her birthday. It was a rematch of the 2002 Miami final when Capriati was world No.1 and top seed (Williams won).
  
  
• In February, she won first matches of year at Dubai to reach semi-final and become the 14th woman to surprass $7 million in career prize money. She became first women’s defending champion at Australian Open’ to lost in the 1st round in Open Era, lost to Weingartner.
  
  
• In 2002, she trailled Hingis to defend her Austrailian Open title; she had last four torunaments wins ( 2001 Australian Open, Charleston, Roland Garros and 2002 Australian Open) having all come defeating Hingis en route. Six weeks stint at No.1 ended on February when Venus Williams ascended.
  
  
• She reached final at Scottsdale without dropping a set, lost to S Williams; also reached at final in Miami; surpassed $6M mark career prize money.
  
  
• 2001 is her career-best season included first Grand Slam titles, reaching the world No.1 ranking for the first time; earned a career-high $2,268,624. She won Australian Open by defeating world No.1 Hingis, No.2 Davenport and No.4 Seles, the last three winners of tournament.
  
  
• She won Family Cirle Cup (First American-born winner since 1985) and her second Grand Slam at Roland Garros; defeated Serena Williams, world No.1 Hingis and No.12 seed Clijsters in longest–ever third set in a Ronald Carros final, became the fifth woman in history to win Australian Open and Roland Garros in the same year.
  
  
• In 1999, she attained her career-best indoor performance, reached semi-final at the event for the frist time. She underwent eye surgey to remove sun spots in both eyes.
  
  
• In 1992, She reached three Grand Slam quarter-final and won two titles consecutively; won singles Gold Medal at Barcelona Olympic; At Wimbledon, became the youngest player to surpass $1M in career prize money at the age of 16 years and 3 months.
  
  
• She became the youngest-ever player to reach a pro–final in her Tour debut at Boca Raton in 1990.

Awards

• Voted 2002 Player of the Month by the International Tennis Writers’ Association; won the 2002 ESPY for Best Comeback Athlete; recipient of the Laureus Sports Award for Female Athlete of the Year.
  
  
• Named 2001 World Singles Champion by International Tennis Federation; named the 2001 Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year; named the 2001 Reuters Sportswoman of the Year; named 2001 Sportswoman of the Year by Sports Illustrated Woman Magazine; receiveed 2001 Laureus World comeback of the Year Award; named WTA Tour Player of the Month in January, April and June 2001.
  
  
• Named TENNIS Magazine 1999 Comeback Player of the Year; received the 1999 Europort Spirit of Cooperation Award.
  
  
• Recipent of 1996 WTA Tour Comback Player of the Year Award
  
  
• 1991 TENNIS Magazine Most Improved Female Player
  
  
• Recipient of 1990 Sanex WTA Tour Most Impressive Newcomer Award and 1990 TENNIS Magazine/Rolex Watch Female Rookie of the Year.
  
  
• 1989 World Tennis and TENNIS magazine Junior Player of the Year and reecognized by the US Olympic Committee as Athlete of the Year in the Sport of Tennis 1989.
  
  
• In 1989 as age 13 became the yongest player to win Roland Garros junior title, the US Open junior title, the US Hard Court 18s and the US Clay Court 18s; also won the Astrid Bowl and Easter Bowl 16s junior titles, and junior doubles titles at the US Open and Wimbledon with Meredith McGrath.
  

Personal

• Coached by father, Stefano; fitness trainer is Karen Burnett.
  
  
• Both father and mother, play club-level tennis. Younger brother, Stevem, played collegiate tennis at the University of Arizona.
  
  
• Hobbies are reading, writing, watching movies and swing dancing.
  
  
• Favourite movies are ‘The Shining’ and ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’.