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Jennifer Capriati

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Jennifer Capriati is an American former professional tennis player who turned professional and reached a Grand Slam semifinal as a teenager in the early 1990s. After a turbulent period away from the top of the sport, she made a celebrated comeback in the early 2000s, winning multiple Grand Slam singles titles and reaching the world number one ranking.

Facts
Birth Year
1976 2
Birth Date
1976-03-29 1
Nationality
American 1
Career Highlight
She won three Grand Slam singles titles, at the 2001 Australian Open, 2001 French Open and 2002 Australian Open, and an Olympic gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Games. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
Connections

Competed In

Australian Open, Competitions
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French Open, Competitions
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US Open (Tennis), Competitions
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Wimbledon, Competitions
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Plays

Tennis, Sports
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1. Wikipedia, Jennifer Capriati
Wikipedia
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Capriati lead, opening sentence (birth clause)
    born March 29, 1976) is an American former professional tennis player.
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Capriati lead, opening sentence (birth year)
    born March 29, 1976) is an American former professional tennis player.
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Capriati lead, opening sentence (nationality)
    born March 29, 1976) is an American former professional tennis player.
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Capriati lead, first paragraph (career-highlight sentence)
    Capriati won 14 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including three majors at the 2001 Australian Open, 2001 French Open, and 2002 Australian Open, and an Olympic gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Jennifer Maria Capriati (born March 29, 1976) is an American former professional tennis player.
  • Competed In: Wimbledon, lead paragraph, competed-in
    In 1998, Capriati won her first major-level singles match in five years at Wimbledon.
  • Competed In: French Open, lead paragraph, competed-in
    She also won the French Open that year, claiming the WTA No. 1 ranking in October.
  • Competed In: US Open (Tennis), lead paragraph, competed-in
    Following a first-round loss at the 1993 US Open, she took a 14-month break from professional tennis.
  • Competed In: Australian Open, lead paragraph, competed-in
    After successfully defending her Australian Open title in 2002, she became a top-10 mainstay until injuries derailed her career in 2004.
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2. Wikidata: Jennifer Capriati
Wikidata Q11680, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

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