A Comeback Career
With her career seemingly in doubt and for most, it may have been over, Capriati took to the court with a new interest and determination in the game, returning to the tour in 1996 and beginning a meteroric rise that would culminate in claiming the Number 1 Player in the World, but not before having several false starts, it would not be until May 1999, she would finally win her first tournament in six years at Strasbourg.
In 2001, 11 years after she had first taken the tour by storm as a young prodigy, Capriati finally made her Grand Slam breakthrough. She reached the final of the Australian Open against the then-World No. 1 player Martina Hingis, and won in straight sets 6-4, 6-3. She followed this up by capturing the French Open title five months later, beating Kim Clijsters in a dramatic final 1-6, 6-4, 12-10. In October 2001, Capriati reached the World No. 1 ranking.
Capriati won her third Grand Slam title in 2002, when she successfully defended her Australian Open crown. In the final against Hingis, Capriati was 4-6, 0-4 down at one point, but battled back to win 4-6, 7-6, 6-2. She fought off 4 Championship points during the final, which is a record for most match points saved during a Grand Slam tournament final.
In 2003, Capriati made an inspiring run to the US Open semi-finals, only to lose a classic match to Belgium's Justine Henin-Hardenne in a third set tiebreak, with the final score 6-4, 5-7, 6-7(4). The battle concluded well past midnight, and left Henin-Hardenne needing medical attention due to dehydration and exhaustion. During the match, Capriati was just two points from victory a remarkable eleven times.
During her career, Capriati has won 14 professional singles titles and 1 doubles title. Recently, she has suffered several dramatic defeats and has struggled with different injuries that have kept her from playing a full tour schedule, these injuries include the right shoulder and wrist with two surgeries done on each.
Accolades
In 2002, she received an ESPY for Comeback Player of the Year, that year's nominees included such high profile talent as Mario Lemiuex and Michael Jordan.
In 2005, TENNIS Magazine put her in 36th place in its list of 40 Greatest Players of the TENNIS era.
In 2001, 11 years after she had first taken the tour by storm as a young prodigy, Capriati finally made her Grand Slam breakthrough. She reached the final of the Australian Open against the then-World No. 1 player Martina Hingis, and won in straight sets 6-4, 6-3. She followed this up by capturing the French Open title five months later, beating Kim Clijsters in a dramatic final 1-6, 6-4, 12-10. In October 2001, Capriati reached the World No. 1 ranking.
Capriati won her third Grand Slam title in 2002, when she successfully defended her Australian Open crown. In the final against Hingis, Capriati was 4-6, 0-4 down at one point, but battled back to win 4-6, 7-6, 6-2. She fought off 4 Championship points during the final, which is a record for most match points saved during a Grand Slam tournament final.
In 2003, Capriati made an inspiring run to the US Open semi-finals, only to lose a classic match to Belgium's Justine Henin-Hardenne in a third set tiebreak, with the final score 6-4, 5-7, 6-7(4). The battle concluded well past midnight, and left Henin-Hardenne needing medical attention due to dehydration and exhaustion. During the match, Capriati was just two points from victory a remarkable eleven times.
During her career, Capriati has won 14 professional singles titles and 1 doubles title. Recently, she has suffered several dramatic defeats and has struggled with different injuries that have kept her from playing a full tour schedule, these injuries include the right shoulder and wrist with two surgeries done on each.
Accolades
In 2002, she received an ESPY for Comeback Player of the Year, that year's nominees included such high profile talent as Mario Lemiuex and Michael Jordan.
In 2005, TENNIS Magazine put her in 36th place in its list of 40 Greatest Players of the TENNIS era.
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